LavaNord Kingdom
The LavaNord Kingdom is an island kingdom in the south-east of Acciphere. It gains its reputation for having the largest forge on the planet. The island kingdom is centered around Mount Forge, a volcano that is used by the greatest blacksmiths in the world to create beyond amazing weapons and other tools for daily use and for the militaries of other Kingdoms.
Culture
The culture of the LavaNord Kingdom is mainly based on volcanic rituals. Their time with Mount Forge has led to the birth of cultures that involved gods and goddesses related to crafting, refining, and overall, the volcano itself. Most people believe that the volcano is a form of Amaos, god of Fire and the lava is a form of his child Kriara, goddess of the Blacksmiths. Hence they always conduct a small prayer to the two dieties before they start a new day, hoping that they can preserve the art of the blacksmiths.
Assets
The Kingdom owns a lot of ships considering it's an island. They also have a lot of wealth earned from their import/export business for tools.
History
Mount Forge was originally founded by Tersung the first, after the Kingdoms Act. Without telling anyone, he then exploited the whole island and started operations to convert the volcano into a massive forge. It worked out perfectly. But then a disaster happened. The volcano erupted, burning the foundations of the whole forge. Tersung had lost a lot of the budget to the forge, and now he had to fix it, or abandon it. He chose the latter, so the island was left alone.
Years later, the MechaGods Kingdom had a boom in business, and they got a lot more money for the next year's budget. By this Tersung the first was old and retired, and his son, Tersung the second was ruling the kingdom now. Finding a chance to revive the forge, Tersung the first told his heir about the secret volcano island and to revive it. He did just that, and also noticed that the eruption had fertilised the soil of the whole island. So Tersung the second used his father's documents to make the forge, but also made his own changes and utilised the latest inventions of that time. Hence he successfully kick-started the volcano forge.
It was centuries later when the rest of the world got to know.
From the very moment they made the volcano forge, The MechaGods Kingdom's business had been growing slowly but steadily. So one day the Council of Elders sent an inspector to inspect how their sales were growing. The Tersung family tried very hard to keep it a secret, but to no avail. The news spread that they had their own island as well. By this time the island gave birth to large cities and towns. There was also a part of the island kept for agricultural production, so the people deciding to live in the island could be self-sufficient. Since it was already functioning as a sub-kingdom, many people tried to make it a kingdom, but the MechaGods royalty kept them quiet. When the inspector found out and the matter reached the Council of Elders, it was made a separate kingdom called the LavaNord Kingdom.
Demography and Population
Most of the LavaNord kingdom's people live in the south part of the kingdom, whereas living in the North gives access to the mainland. The population lives in the south mostly because of the trade markets being located there and more work can be found in the South. There are agricultural fields in the South-West as well, so grains are found at a cheaper rate in the South than in the North.
Only one village called Hasttonas lives in the pure north, and the village mostly consists of Sailors taking and bring people to the mainland and back to the island everyday.
Territories
The Lava Kingdom occupies Mount Forge and the island it is situated upon. For a very brief time it also owned part of the Desert kingdom in the mainland, until they took it back 50 years later.
Religion
The people believe in Amaos, god of Fire and his child Kriara, goddess of the Blacksmiths, but not everyone imagines them as the same. The northern part of the Kingdom assumes them as deadly demons who wreck havoc on the puny humans, while the south imagines them as godly creatures as the volcano provides many jobs for them, hence build huge temples and statues in their honour.
Agriculture & Industry
The Kingdom is mostly a industrial power in making and manufacturing tools, weapons and anything else made out of metals. But it also owns one of the most fertile lands, making it an excellent place to farm. Especially for this reason, the South-West of the Kingdom is dedicated to farming and agriculture, which feeds the whole kingdom, leaving some surplus to be sold to other kingdoms.
Trade & Transport
Trade:
Trade in the LavaNord kingdom is very complex and unique. There are multiple trade routes inside the kingdom itself and between itself and other kingdoms. The inter kingdom trades usually happen at sea, giving the northern parts a chance to travel around the world to trade goods. There are trade centres inside the Kingdom as well, like Radhland, Ashstorm and Northdurn (refer to map.) which trade almost everything available exclusively in the kingdom. But Radhland is the only city where you can buy and sell goods coming from other Kingdoms, making it well developed. There is a separate underground section in Radhland as well, where the black trade market commences in the ignorance of the King and Queen.
Transport:
Transport in the system varies from underground minecarts, secret tunnels to black markets and supersonic trains to cars, buses and trucks on the ground. The mine carts are used to travel to each level in the volcano forge. There is also another section of mine carts that are used by labourers to commute to work everyday, though there are protests on using a better way of transport than mine carts. There are secret tunnels everywhere in the city of Radhland that lead to a certain part of the black market underground, since it stretches almost as far as the city. The supersonic trains were recently built as a means of transport from city to city, and can only be used by royalty as of now. There are protests that the trains should be made public. But until then, cars and buses are the only means of transport available that are both affordable and easy to travel with. Trucks are mainly used to transport goods from one place to other within the kingdom, and ships are used to transport people and goods from the island to the mainland.
Trade in the LavaNord kingdom is very complex and unique. There are multiple trade routes inside the kingdom itself and between itself and other kingdoms. The inter kingdom trades usually happen at sea, giving the northern parts a chance to travel around the world to trade goods. There are trade centres inside the Kingdom as well, like Radhland, Ashstorm and Northdurn (refer to map.) which trade almost everything available exclusively in the kingdom. But Radhland is the only city where you can buy and sell goods coming from other Kingdoms, making it well developed. There is a separate underground section in Radhland as well, where the black trade market commences in the ignorance of the King and Queen.
Transport:
Transport in the system varies from underground minecarts, secret tunnels to black markets and supersonic trains to cars, buses and trucks on the ground. The mine carts are used to travel to each level in the volcano forge. There is also another section of mine carts that are used by labourers to commute to work everyday, though there are protests on using a better way of transport than mine carts. There are secret tunnels everywhere in the city of Radhland that lead to a certain part of the black market underground, since it stretches almost as far as the city. The supersonic trains were recently built as a means of transport from city to city, and can only be used by royalty as of now. There are protests that the trains should be made public. But until then, cars and buses are the only means of transport available that are both affordable and easy to travel with. Trucks are mainly used to transport goods from one place to other within the kingdom, and ships are used to transport people and goods from the island to the mainland.
Infrastructure
The LavaNords have established a very well defined road network and sea network, as well as a train network that runs between cities and towns. They also have a very stable basis of infrastructure inside the Mount Forge, and have taken multiple preventive measures to make the forge safe for everybody. The cities are also built in such a way that they can withstand the lava and the heat in case of an eruption.
The black market in Radhland is also built on very stable ground. It is enclosed in the form of a sewer system that lies under the city, with each of the tunnels leading to different parts of the market. For example, if you wanted to buy a piece of Adamnite Gold in the black market, you would have to enter the sewer system from the manhole between the Town Hall and the assembly.
The black market in Radhland is also built on very stable ground. It is enclosed in the form of a sewer system that lies under the city, with each of the tunnels leading to different parts of the market. For example, if you wanted to buy a piece of Adamnite Gold in the black market, you would have to enter the sewer system from the manhole between the Town Hall and the assembly.
Qualis Arma Aedificationem
Volcano forge by Oission
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Demonym
LavaNords
Government System
Thanatocracy / Necrocracy
Power Structure
Autonomous area
Economic System
Command/Planned economy
Currency
Obsidian Bimity
Major Exports
Refined metals, forged weapons, tools, and other items made out of metal.
Major Imports
Lots of unrefined metals, anvils and other tools needed for smithing and farming materials.
Legislative Body
Kunhsaw Klak and Minhlange Orestilla Klak, the King and queen of the LavaNord Kingdom
Judicial Body
The king and queen
Neighboring Nations
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