Upriel

A militaristic state with an impressive force of domesticated wyverns.

Structure

Upriel had a military government, and was ruled with absolute authority by a king, who ruled for life. When a king died, the next king was chosen from among the nation's most accomplished generals by his peers. These transitions of power could be radically violent, and the nation would often lose territory during those times, which it would then re-conquer during the reign of the next king.

Every official in Upriel was a member of the military, and the military's hierarchy was also the nation's.

Culture

Upriel was a highly militaristic nation, and highly valued accomplishment in war. Almost all men, and many women, spent at least some time in the military. Aside from that, the nation took great pride in its national animal: the wyvern.

History

Upriel was founded when a great warrior-king named Konrad Heidemann began conquering the land around him. Allegedly the first to tame a wyvern, his troops had a major advantage over their enemies. When he died, the nation he had built fractured, but he had impacted the people's identity so much that they sought to reform it. And so Upriel's violent cycle of collapse and reconstruction was established.

Disbandment

In the year 1 B.C., Upriel was conquered by the Cyrdian Empire, with the king being personally executed by the Cyrdian Army's High Commander, Amuli Funatus.

Military

Upriel's military was, obviously, extremely developed. With great numbers, it had a variety of troops with different duties. Their signature troops, though, were the iconic wyvern knights. Sat atop wyvern mounts and clad in violet plate, they menaced any battlefield they were on.

Religion

The most widely worshipped god in, and, indeed, the official religion of Upriel, was Gorum. The edicts of the god of battle aligned nearly perfectly with the ideals of the nation.

Foreign Relations

Upriel was in an almost-constant state of war with its neighbors, with the exception of Phodr.

DISBANDED/DISSOLVED

Alignment
N
Population
humans, halflings
Languages
Common, Halfling
Religions
Abadar, Gorum

289 B.C. - 1 B.C.

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Demonym

Uprielish

Ruling Organization

Cyrdian Empire

Government System

Monarchy, Absolute

Power Structure

Autonomous area

Economic System

Mixed economy

Subsidiary Organizations

• Wyvern Knights

Related Professions

• Scout

Controlled Territories

• Straldeg Citadel

Related Species

• Drakes