Rathia Kingdom

Structure

The rulers of the Rathia Kingdom is the Rath family and have never yielded control for the 250 year history of the kingdom. All vassals are of trusted family ties and pass down from generation to generation. You can't be part of the government without being married into or being born to one of those families.
Current Queen: Sinthia of Rath
Head of families:

• Veerke of Thornbrandt

• Tam of dossee

• Aliaksandr of Spenston

• Karolina of Farnlyn

• Sebastian of Moredall

Public Agenda

To keep the people of the valley safe and fed, while respecting the wolf god who roams these lands.

History

History starts after the fall, when people collected in the fertile valley to make a life for themselves. Villages Basilica de Lupine as the formal religion of the region. This worked for a time, but the most economically powerful towns could influence the law and and hamlets spread quickly as more people came and their was peace. The land was also had a watchful protector in the form of a giant wolf. It seemed to welcome the humans to it's lands and protect them when needed. Worship of the wolf god started in this time and is still the major religion of the valley to this day.
Each village and town had different ideals and ways to worship the wolf, and started to have trouble with trade and traveling as the population grew. The largest towns started a confederacy of villages to standardize a currency and establish exploit the others easily. Infighting began as different townships formed alliances against the largest ones. The wolf took no sides in the conflict and it lasted 20 years.
The Rath family seized power in the aftermath of the confederacy wars. Their town (now the capital) was the victor in many battles and retained the most military might after the war. They decided the people in the valley needed a strong hand to unite them and keep them in line. All individual city states were abolished and declared part of the Rathia empire. The major families that supported the Rath takeover were appointed as vassals and given all political powers. They formed the star steels and deployed them throughout the kingdom for equal enforcement of laws, formed a powerful kingdom military to expand and deal with their neighbors such as the Zoras empire and the Protectorate of Mavtar. They brought new stability and innovation that has lead to advances in magic, technology and the arts.
After 250 years of Rath rule, the people have been whispering of new ideals of rights and freedoms the kingdom does not currently allow. Worshiping the wolf in their own way, representation not of the families, and other heretical thoughts have spread throughout the kingdom now that printing books and papers has become so cheap. Currently their is a purge of these extreme elements by the military.
The Atheocracy of Lom is their neighbor and has sent anti-priests to preach to the masses. These elements can't be squashed as easily, as hostility could cause war with Lom. Currently they are tolerated but they have been sending more powerful minions and perhaps war may be inevitable.

At all cost

Type

Geopolitical, Kingdom

Leader

Sinthia of Rath

Subsidiary Organizations

• Basilica de Lupine

Controlled Territories

• Iris village