Amathen

Amathen is located to the west of Blood Forest. Significantly warmer than its neighbours Amathen features central hills and and large lakes fed by river systems that also feed a thriving agriculture industry.
Ruins are common in Amathen, with many villages in its eastern regions being built on the ruins of their previous versions. Over time investments in these areas have slowed, and while farmers continue to work the land despite the threat of hostilities with Blood Forest, merchants and crafts people prefer to base themselves in more defensible walled cities, often traveling to visit communities and sell their wares.

Demography and Population

Amathen’s people are considered to be passionate, and sometimes hotheaded. They place great cultural weight on beauty, espiecially on natural beauty, with many cultural works that focus on the sun.
Those with land often tend their gardens with the same care that they tend their fields, and towns often employ numerous gardeners to maintain the beauty of public spaces.

Religion

Like all nations in the Magus Conclave, Amathen practices Ioism, the worship of Asgorath the World Shaper.
Before the Conclave, people in Amathen worshiped The Burning Heart. Numerous festivals and cultural traditions have been held over from this time, including The Heartfire Festival, Sun Day, and the practice of giving roses to ones beloved.

Foreign Relations

Amathen has been in conflict with Blood Forest since before the founding of the Conclave. Despite numerous efforts to end the conflict, peace is often fleeting, lasting no more than a generation before fighting once again breaks out.
At present small scale skirmishes and raids are common on the Amarthen/Blood Forest border, despite efforts from the Conclave to bring an end to the conflict.

Education

Education in Blood Forest is typically organised by the head of each settlement, and young people receive both a basic education and training alongside the cities militia. All able bodied men are expected to serve in a military company from ages seventeen to twenty.

Capital

Sunesbridge

Head of State

Elton Bray

Official State Religion

Ioism

Parent Organization

Magus Conclave