Rimic

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## Geography

Rimic is the country that occupies the thin, Moonreach peninsula, in the south eastern corner of the continent of Karandia. It has several important physical features and area. Important in understanding Rimic is to understand that it was moved to and settled by the Aquatikol as a defensive manoeuvre.

* The northern most cross section of Rimic is called the Military Border and is dominated by one of the great fortresses Aquariguard.
* The middle section, centred on Zenis is the Waterweb also called the Waterway and the Webway.
* Below the Webway on the eastern coast are the Kalasti Mountains and running from them the north south running river the Vispuli. Along this river is Lake Da'kor.
* Below the Webway on the western coast are the Triplets
* Finally the great capital of Venesti is in the east.
* On the southernmost tip is Moon's Reach.
* Beneath the waves are two important locations the Shiku Reefs and Aqual Sollus

#### Natural Geography

The great river of the Moon runs north to south. Along that river is lake Da'kor a large glacial lake covered in ice.

## **Demographics**

Aquati elves are the only inhabitants of landward Rimic. They tolerate visitors but only in limited and controlled numbers. They allow no other race to live in their fortress peninsula on a permanent basis.

Shiku live in the western reefs and are allies in some ways with the Aquati. Elves and dwarves are usually welcomed if they choose to visit.

There are very few elven children visible around Rimic. The Aquatikol population is small, but concentrated.

#### Key Organisations

There are various important organisations within Rimic.

* Echoes
* Feinclave,
* Forgiveness,
* Laqual House,
* Knights Glace,
* Sons of Sollus,
* Trident Knights,

#### Important Characters

* Adjudicator,
* Erion Dal,
* The Avenger,
* The Moon Seer,
* Kalasti,
* Rimic,
* War Marshal,

## Culture

The Aquati believe strongly in the rule of three. This balances everything in their lives. The three walls of Aquariguard. The three forts that flank her. The three rulers: The War Marshal, the King and the Moon Seer. The Triplets and the three orders of knighthood, each with three divisions within it. Zenis-trade, Venesti – war and Moon’s Reach – faith are another physical demonstration of this rule.

Two way lives land/sea and three way principles: life and peace, war and death and finally faith and the soul.

#### Language

Language wise they speak kol-tal or elven, some even speak vae'tal the language of life. Common was spoken, but only as a secondary language and it was not spoken by many in the population.

#### Religion

According to legend when Rimic returned from the final battle, the Reckoning, he fell onto his knees and cursed the gods. He cursed Senara, the goddess of life, for giving him birth and Necara, the goddess of death for taking his friends. Then he cursed all the gods save one, Sollus. The god of seas, water, mighty oceans and lonely streams. To him he cried out in his loneliness and pain and it is said he was heard. It is written ‘Sollus reached out his hand and quieted his heart’. Sollus is then supposed to have shown him how to keep his breath underwater.

Since then the Aquati have worshiped three deities in keeping with their rule of three, but the Moon Seer their chief religious icon is the representative of Sollus and it is he that is their Patron.

The other two are Zena goddess of peace and Varic, god of war. The city of Zenis is representative of Zena and Venesti the royal seat is for Varic. Moon's Reach and the hidden city of Aqual Sollus below representing Sollus. In the Avatar era the these are understood to represent facets of the Avatars of Light, Death and Nature.

#### Disposition

The Aquati like all elves do not desire blood shed. Yet as many of their kin across the land they have been pushed as close to extinction as they will allow. Therefore they have become a militarised nation. Not in their entirety but enough so as to make any attempt to destroy them so costly as to render it unactionable.

The Aquati believe strongly in the rule of three. This balances all in their lives. The three walls of Aquariguard. The three forts that flank her. The three rulers, The War Marshal, the King and the Moon Seer. The Triplets and the three orders of knighthood, each with three divisions within it. Zenis-trade, Venesti – war and Moon’s Reach – faith are another physical demonstration of this rule.

Two way lives land/sea and three way principles: life and peace, war and death and finally faith and the soul.

## Military

Due to the Military Border, Rimic has standing martial forces at all times. However the majority of these are made up of the three knighthoods. The core of any Aquati force will be the Knights. Trident Knights will be split into regular units as officers and form elite units.

If Rimic goes to war in earnest they organise like this:

* Warmarshal (ie the King). Leading the Tidal Force. This could number (With the unknown strength of Aqual-Sollus) over 100,000.
* Battle Marshal - (Usually Battle Marshals are Knights Glace) leading the Trimates, the three sections of the Tidal Force (or Army) These might number between 45-50,000).
* Generals (3-5 per Trimate) command about 10,000 elves each.

Generals have an assortment of Captains under them. Each Captain has a mark insignia indicating the size of unit he is ranked to command.

* Captain, Ocean-Mark - Not used until Dolf's army.
* Captain, Sea-Mark - 5,000 elves
* Captain, Lake-Mark - 1,000 elves
* Captain, River-Mark – 100 elves
* Worthy Blade - Used flexibly by Captains.
* Tai-Mark - Head of 10 elves.

A River-Mark unit size is the basic fundamental unit of the army but these are broken into Marks led by a Tai-Mark to allow greater flexibility. Also sometimes Solitars form commando groups with maybe two Theneri Sons of Sollus and a Zenic healer. These Marks are extremely dangerous and are called Fa'lon, meaning Forlorn Hope.

There is usually at least one Lake-Mark of just Vanarch Trident Knights. It is often the core, around which the other Lake-Marks form.

Sons of Sollus form their own units:

Swifts- 3-9 knights

Blood Packs 10-30 (Preferred by the Chaiani)

Sollus-Mark 30+ Not even under the Avenger did these become larger than 1,000 and they were usually no larger than 100 knights. Most Shentheri and Theneri prefer to work solo or in twos.

Under The Avenger this army, then named 'The Judgement', grew far beyond what had ever marched before and numbers well beyond these were called into battle. Also the elite Sons of Sollus bodyguard, The Hand of Vengeance, was formed. It grew to about 87 elite knights dedicated to preserving Dolf, under the leadership of Erion Dal.

## History

Time on Karandia and for simplicity on Tal is determined by the existence of the dominant human Empire or Auria. So years from before the Empire are annotated BE those after it or Post Empire are annotated PE. (eg 'Jomark came to power in 10BE' means Jomark gained his power 10 years before the founding of the Empire).

7000-3300BE The elven Golden Age. Aqual-Sollus is built in 4500BE during this period. (The Elves hold the Armlet of Strength).

4550BE- Zenis founded.

4444BE- The order of the Trident Knights set up.

3300BE- Orcs gain the Armlet of Strength and become a new major power forming an Empire in northwestern Karandia. Elves lost some of their most powerful magic users making the use of Aqual-Sollus and other underwater cities impossible.

1400BE- To assist the young race of men elves shared with them the secrets of magic allowing them to survive in an orc dominated world.

1000-100BE- Humans out populated elves and dwarves and turned on their former tutors driving them to the forests, underground and to the sea. These events become known as the Wars of Betrayal by the elves and dwarves.

700BE- After many years of gathering almost half of the surviving elven population, led by Rimic, were at the location of the modern day Military Border of Rimic. Bringing this concentrated force to bear the elves won a crucial battle decimating the pursuing human armies. The Aquatikol call this battle The ‘Reckoning’.

Soon after the Reckoning and according to legend through pacts with elven deities, Rimic is held to be responsible for the Aquati learning to breath underwater. Shape changing abilities began to manifest in some elves soon after.

600BE- The Sons of Sollus were founded.

700BE-100PE- Development: Military Border was built, the last Aquati outside Rimic the elves of Seaguard retreated to Rimic and the Triplets were founded.

100PE- Aquariguard the greatest elven fortress ever constructed was completed and symbolised the completion of the Military Border.

100-1000PE the Waterweb was built up and Zenis grew to match. It became the centre of commerce and trade.

500PE- The Moon Seer heard of the Great Druid's Prophecy about 'The Avenger' and went to commune with Sollus about it. He is never heard from, nor seen, again.
Venesti was founded as the landward capital of Rimic.

800PE- The River of Knives completed and the Twin bridges also. The Laqual House officially occupied their new royal quarters. Venesti was now complete.

1050PE- Torash built the Staging Forts in preparation for expansion into Rimic.

1240-41PE The Military Border was breached as a human Toran army invades. The Warmarshal and King Kalasti threw them back. It was during this time he approached the dragon matriarch.

1255PE- The Knights Glac‚ are officially founded by Kalasti at Lake Da'kor.

1520-22PE- First Dragon Army Invasion. The Aquati sink most of the Dragon Army fleet but as they acted alone their part in the war was never heard of, rewarded or appreciated.

1898-1900PE Second Dragon Army Invasion the Aquati do not get involved, though the current Moon Seer saw and prophesied that the war would lead to the birth of the 'Avenger'.

1924PE- The Avenger rose in Rimic.