Kingdom of Jarkigez

The Kingdom of Jarkigez

Mountainous terrain gives home to the giants that stalk it. To the North East of the Great Mount Casthore, a 4356m high volcano, the mountains slope downwards towards grassland and forests. It is here that the majority of the cities of Jarkigez. The native giants of this land are the dominant predators of the land and pastoral creatures that can be found all over the kingdom, providing nutrition and wealth to the people.

Politics

The Jarkigezian Kingdom is ruled over by Queen Imar Ymasdottir. She claims ancestry to the first Giant, the one mentioned in Ghostfordian legend. Whilst she rules over the Kingdom as a whole the counties that make up the kingdom tend to rule themselves throguh democratically elected local leaders. Each leader forms a parliament for thier county and the head of each county sends representatives to the Queen's council where they advise her and act as her representatives in their home counties.

The Counties

The six counties of Jarkigez are:

• Gumun County

• Borgkez County

• Khatho County

• Zugkanwyn County

• Khatreola County

• Sgand County

Culture

Jarkigezian culture is coloured by that of the Giant's that make up the majority of its population. A keenly militaristic people they train their young in the art of war from a young age, in specilaist schools which teach them not only to be keen warriors, but able citizens in their own rights.

Every citizen is expected to serve in the Military for at least ten years, after which they are awarded by a tract of land from which they can practice whichever craft they choose. This leads to a national spirit that leans towards discipline. The nature of the Giants is to prepare for the upcoming end of days where the gods of the Ghostfordians will come to wipe out the remaining Giants, and they will in turn rebuff them and cause a cataclysm that will rend Pania in twain.

Jarkigezian culture is extremely heirarchical with defference being given to those who ranked above you in military, or those who you would consider your superior in cultural or professional standing. It is a complex system that can seem baffling to those not of the culture, but seems to be intrinsic to Jarkigezian social interaction.

Religion

The Jarkigezian religion is antithetical to the Ghostfordian relgion. The Jarkigezians tend to believe that the giants were the native inhabitants of the Northern hemisphere. They used to live amongst the waves in small islands where each Giant fished for their living and sailed to be with their friends. The first giant was slain by the Ghostfordians who travelled from the south of the world and its body became the land. The subsequent fall caaused a cataclysmic tsunami that wiped out the original giant islands, and stranded the giants upon the corpse of their progenitor.

To this day the Jarkigezians prepare for the day that the Ghostfordian gods will lead their people in war against Jarkigez, and they stand ready to tear the land in half to prevent them from doing so.