The Negresti Empire
The Negresti Empire occupies a large region in the south of a continent that they call Iolivus on the world of Korris. Ruled by the Dragonborn Empress Ssiss'thera, the Negresti hold their seat of power in a city called Collibria that they built where the Kell river delta empties into the Bay of Scales. The Kell sits in between two other great rivers, the Yun in the west and Tor is the east; collectively referred to as The Sisters, that allow easy transport of goods and troops all over the Empire. Highways spread out from prominent trading towns along the Sisters and give the Negresti dominion over the vast plains of central Iolivus and connects the resources of the Empire to Collibria. Beyond the reach of these rivers, however, Negresti influence quickly wanes as they rely heavily on the waterways to project their influence.
Hemmed in by the Wyrmwall mountains in the west and The Great Desol in the east, the Negresti Empire is bordered to the north by a collection of small city states that retain their independence by virtue of their distance from the Sisters but rely on the vast agriculture the Negresti have developed in the central plains of Iolivus. While trade between the Negresti and these smaller nations is commonplace, each of them fears drawing the attention of the Empire too much, lest they become the target of their next expansion. These city states also form a buffer for the Negresti against the danger of attacks from northern marauders. The Negresti occasionally lend military support when a particularly dangerous incursion threatens their buffer but for the most part, the Negresti are content to not keep a large standing military force on their northern border as no individual buffer state would ever seriously consider aggression against their southern neighbor. Further north the rugged terrain and nomadic marauders make establishing any civilized presence near impossible. But a few particularly intrepid explorers have made reports of rugged, fantastical peoples eking out a living in the wildernesses beyond Negresti influence.
After the discovery of Ashcut Pass by Negresti explorers, the Empire has begun to expand into the lands west of the Wyrmwall Mountains.
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Empress
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Founding Date
0 AF
Type
Geopolitical, Empire
Capital
Demonym
Negresti
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Head of Government
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Power Structure
Feudal state
Economic System
Traditional
Currency
Copper/Silver/Gold/Platinum Pieces
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