Tornarin Empire

The **Tornarin Empire** is a large nation located at the eastern hemisphere of Jerde, to the east of the continent-kingdom of Daleskarnia and beyond the distant nation of Visenga.

## Flag and symbols

The flag of the Tornarin Empire consisted of a purple and yellow banner with a black rose at its centre. The purple and yellow symbolised power and wealth, and the black rose was the personal emblem of Tamandar Taral, the founding monarch of the empire and self-proclaimed successor of the Vilonian emperors.

Another symbol of the Tornarin Empire is the unicorn: the personal steed of Tamandar Taral, Dwegexar, was a black unicorn. Black unicorns -- mutated steeds interbred with carnivorous atsi-turpo horses, were used as the personal steeds of Tornarin's kings, queens, and nobles.

## History

The Tornarin Empire was set up at the western parts of the continent of Vilon (renamed Toralis after Emperor Taral took over its lands), located to the west of the jungles near Vozolaz and east of the mighty realm of Daleskarnia. Having used its bountiful resources to construct vast arrays of missiles to bombard the nearby realms of Palkyras to the east, its emperor Tamandar led great armies to conquer it -- that catastrophic event was so grievously severe to Palkyras' inhabitants that their calendar was dated from its year. After he was slain in battle, his realm was divded between his sons, many of whom in turn lost their possessions to various rebellions.

Only several states remained of the successors of Tamandar: Noktea to the north, bordering Arkola and Marnos; Exar to the east and south, at the doorstep of Arantar; and Toralis in much of Vilon. Of those realms, Noktea was the largest. While all three are collectively referred to as the "Tornarin Empire" to this day, each of them claims to be Tamandar's legitimate heirs, and though they still have a strong rivalry against each other their monarchs occasionally meet to discuss various issues for ever several years. While they refused to conduct an exhaustive war against the restored powers of Palkyras (except with a joint campaign with Daleskarnia to attack their Thralondian rivals), Noktea and Exar occasionally attempted to influence events to their east, such as using Mirukuz (appropriately named after wild unicorns?) as a puppet-state against Thralond's puppet states. Mirukuz existed as a front to allow the Tornarins to create an artificial lake, which still exists in Azgovian control as a reservoir for farmland and new jungles.

The Tornarin Empire faced a rebellion at the easterly region of Krodretch, where a militant faction of scientists formed the Technocrats, seeking to overthrow Emperor Mehangir and rule over the empire.

The Tornarin Empire took in thousands of Terrans, but enslaved most of them in menial labour or as cannon fodder. They never forgot the Terrans' attempts to overthrow their emperors or set up their own empires, so most Terrans suffered from discrimination. Around thirty percent of those Terrans were able to become freemen, or rise to higher ranks in the military.

## Geography

### Kingdom of Toralis

* Taral Dûsmath - capital city
* Druzmithar - industrial town, south

### Kingdom of Noktea

* Etnagraunoz - capital city
* Isel Melassa - major city, known for having the biggest shopping mall in the world.
* Hal Egthos - a major seaport
* Tuetchves - Terran-majority city, yet heavily-supervised as a fortress to force the Terrans to become more obedient.

### Kingdom of Exar

* Idgoli - capital city
* Hal Agdoth (Salaxos) - port city
* Ingrivalis - Terran-majority city, a business hub. One of several settlements where Terrans who flee there became freemen, after they finish a training course.

## Government

See also: List of Tornarin emperors

The Tornarin Empire is a league of monarchies, consisting of the three realms of Toralis, Noktea, and Exar. Usually, the emperor of Toralis has the highest authority of the whole empire, ruling over the other two realms.

## Military

The Tornarin Empire possesses the fourth largest military on all of Jerde, armed with plasma guns.

Traditional Tornarin warriors wore masks in battle, a tradition inherited from the final years of the Vilonian civilisation.

In addition to the Tornarin conscripts and volunteers, the Imperial Tornarin Army was also made of Terran criminals and outlaws, hired for their brutality and insane aggression.

## Economy

The Tornarin economy is run by corporations.

Its primary industries consist of farming, mining, and manufacturing.

## Society

See also: Tornarin glossary, Middle Exarin, Middle Exarin glossary, Exarin glossary, Noktean glossary, Tornarin calendar

The Tornarin Empire still remained as a slave society. Non-Tornarins are being discriminated against, and are more likely to be put into slavery.

Tornarins like to throw firecrackers.

Tornarins are physically related to the Vilonians, as both races and civilisations have brown skin, wavy black hair, and colourful eyes. But both of them practice entirely different cultures, although the Tornarins were influenced by Vilonian culture.

The džodholoth is a martial art from southern Toralis, mostly using kickboxing. One set of techniques, the dharath, uses spinning slices with a sword.

In the Tornarin Empire, spinels are grown from mushroom patches similar to Vozolaz in the east. The gems are carved into jewellery, mirrors, plates, funerary masks, and talismans.

## Religion

The Tornarins worship their own pantheon of gods, influenced by the Vilonians' earlier gods.

Building a spinel sculpture in the shape of a gryphon is considered an act of worship or a ceremony to the gods.

Taostchantri is a heavenly realm located in what is now the deserts of western Vozolaz. It was believed to be the original home of humanity, being a vast round lake, so its name literally means "the beautiful lake". Humanity was expelled from Taostchantri for a violent clash between three chiefs, who were buried under the lake and turned to gold, becoming the races of the world. The steppes and its lake were plucked from the world and taken to heaven, with what remained of it becoming the deserts east of Arantar.

### Gods

* Thirnavond - king of the gods, ruler of the heavenly realm of Taochathrant or Taostchantri.
* Nharovand - god of war. Rides on a gryphon

## Trivia

* The Tornarin Empire's culture is based on the Roman, Aztec, and Byzantine empires.
	+ Taostchantri was inspired by Tamoanchan, a paradise in Aztec mythology.
* The Tornarin Empire is one of several nations on Jerde that allow Terrans to enter, but usually enslaving them to punish them for historical crimes.