Suncalia

The most ancient empire in Vespria, having survived several passages of Groetus. A fertile land of rivers, wealth, verdant planes and mineral hilly soils. Even the poor look rich in comparison to the standard of other countries. Production of coffee and incense mark the importance of Suncalia for Vesprian and maritime trade, while its many navigable rivers allow its internal unity and strenght against Marinhian traders. Many misteries are kept in the secrecy of its monasteries and shrines.
Suncalia is ruled by the House of Erathis, the aasimar descendents of a long gone goddess of law who renounced her godhood to live as a mortal. In Ardilia the King of Kings holds court with the powerful and noble Mesafint, the nobility of Suncalia, while the humble-born Mekwanint governors rule the several regions of Suncalia.
Suncalian authority goes well beyond its borders, and some of its remote territories were given to foreign dynasties as protectors and enforceres. In the North, Neustria is a vassal state to Suncalia, while the Trade Company of Ultramoesia pays tribute to the House of Erathis for the use of western coastal lands, for which the Mesafint had no interest when they convinced Michael II to rent the pirate-infested region to the Company. Even Brumia and Elesa owe their royal sovereignity to the recognition of the powerful Suncalia.

History

Suncalian people actually comes from the mountains of Kinbarag, from a time when the dwarven sky citadels weren't founded yet. Despite this mythic origin, that still bring many Suncalis in pilgrimage in Kinbarag, it has been centuries since Suncalia has gladly swapped the mountains for the riverine lands, although the House of Erathis is still locked in severe legal disputes with the Dwarves about their borders and their rights on trade, transit and soil exploitation. This confrontation is nonetheless kept in the diplomatic field, since the main interests of these two neighbours lie elsewhere, making the prospect of a war much unworthy the cost and risks.