Nameless Empire

The Nameless Empire is how the people of Emicara refer to the human nation that once covered the entire land and beyond. Most scholars believe that this Empire once ruled the entire known world and much of the world beyond both the Endless Ocean and the Land of Giants. All paid homage to the emperors of old, and the nations of Emicara are a mere reflection of what once was. The Nameless Empire was destroyed in a cataclysmic war against its rivals across the Endless Ocean and the weapons and magic used were so devastating that they killed millions and left the cities of old in ruins that still choke the wilderness to this day.

Culture

The Nameless Empire is said to have been obsessed with worldly pleasures and the development of technology and magic. They would seek out these things at the expense of their spirituality, and according to the Church of the One Sun, their very souls. The decadence and preference for leisure of the Nameless Empire is their defining trait, and it is often argued that the lack of material worldliness is what led to the deaths of many millions in the wake of the war that brought the nation low.

History

The history of the Nameless Empire is shrouded in myth and misinformation. The Church of the One Sun has destroyed many ancient documents and texts relating to the history of the old world, and archaeological digs of the ruins that remain have only recently begun occurring. It is believed that the Nameless Empire was founded by settlers from another human nation far across the Endless Ocean. In time this humble settlement, the city of Augustin according to some, turned into the most powerful force ever seen by the world. The new nation toppled their masters across the sea and used their mighty magic to expand relentlessly across the land, crushing the dwarves and other inhabitants within the interior. Even the giants were driven nearly to extinction. 
The expansion of the empire was not met without the rise of new enemies. Distant threats around the world would constantly emerge to challenge the united Emicara. These forces were consistently crushed. In time, however, they developed magic and abilities nearly as or perhaps even more powerful than the greatest of Emicaran wizards. The tension brought the world to a standstill that ultimately erupted into the final war. The war destroyed the Nameless Empire, and while some of the aristocracy and lower classes survived, those who did either regressed into savagery or formed the bases of the nations that exist in the modern day.

Disbandment

The powerful magic of the enemies of the Nameless Empire proved to be too much. The Elder Emicarans destroyed countless enemies in the final war, but there were too many, having been formed over centuries of expansion. The war destroyed all of the infrastructure and organization of the old world and those who survived did so only in scattered citadels and small communities that had not gathered the notice of the enemies' weaponry.

DISBANDED/DISSOLVED

Dissolution Date

Dustfall 23, 0 AF

Type

Geopolitical, Empire

Alternative Names

United Emicara, Unistatia

Demonym

Elder Emicaran

Power Structure

Unitary state

Economic System

Market economy

Official Languages

• Elder Common