The Triarchy of Esterval
The plains of central Arlanis, fertile, rich, and even below some of the lows hills deposits of ore were rich and plentiful. The perfect situation for a nation to start, the population was a diverse lot Goliaths , halfings , and Tengu , and a small population of Humans…they were not ordinary humans however. These humans referred to themselves as Maiorem domini, or the ‘greater masters’. Their skin crackled and the veins glowed with mana enriched blood. The ground they walked on would change drastically if they remained too long in one spot so many simply ‘hovered’. They also were extremely powerful. While these humans were few in number, perhaps only a thousand at most. They dominated the region for a period of time, during which it was known as Lorem Regnum, or the Blue Kingdom. They ruled the land as they pleased viewing themselves god like beings. Meanwhile the people of this land were oppressed. But such oppression of the masses cannot and would not last forever. Rebellion would eventually overthrow them replacing them with a new power.
Structure
The Triarchs: The three ‘heads’ of state are chosen by their respective races by vote. 1 vote per person. The Triarchs prior to the newly elected ones may ‘suggest’ whom should replace them. Each is granted power over their various areas. They serve for life.
The Voice a Halfling representative is in charge of all foreign affairs, diplomacy, trade deals, and certain domestic matters and has a say in economic matters.
The Fist a Goliath representative in charge of all matters of military in nature, recruitment, armament, fortress construction, training and waging war defensive and offensive. Also has a say in economic matters.
The Eyes a Tengu representative is in charge of all matters of espionage, public order, espionage, and some domestic matters. He is also in charge of the Oculus Arcani. Also has a say in some economic matters.
The Council: nine council members three chosen by each Triarch. They help administer the country in the various aspects of rule and make sure it continues to run.
The Commandant: The chosen leader of the military. Must be voted on by the three Triarchs and serves for 10 year terms, While the Fist Is the unquestioned head of the military, the Commandant is usually the one who sees the Fist’s commands through.
Oculus Arcani Magister: Head of the Oculus Arcani. They are in charge of keeping track of the countries mage population, and administering the settlements of Ixion and Garnon. They are chosen amongst the order of Oculus Arcani. Only listens to the ‘Eyes’ of the Triarchy.
History
The early history of Estervall is of an old realm known as Lorem Regnum. A land ruled by magically infused and transformed Humans. They ruled their kingdom as if it were their own plain of existence and changed the land as they saw fit, terraforming, infusing the land to be richer and overall to make their situation better. They saw themselves as God like in their power and believed that these lower beings were here to serve them. The head of the kingdom was known as the Megálo árchontas. She ruled the land with a disregard for the people who lived in it. She and her kingdom ruled for nearly a hundred years, eventually conquering lands to the south as well in a region now known as Osstonhal. It was in the south they tested their strength and powers and transformed the very people of Osstonhal into other species. Many became tieflings, others became Githzerai, and a few Gensai. The people forever changed rose up rebellion in the south, infuriated with the lack of care that was present for them. The Archontas left Osstonhal to its own devices…because she now faced a rebellion from her heartlands
The people of the heartlands were horrified at what the Domini had done in the south and feared they would be next; they were already practically slaves to this small powerful population. It was a bloody revolution as just to kill even one Domini cost hundreds of lives. But within the year, the Domini had scattered and abandoned their Archontas to her fate. She was captured by the rebel forces and trapped in a large crystal…frozen in place, for the rebels could not find a way to destroy her. They were free now, finally free.
The leaders of the Tengu, Goliaths, and Halflings gathered in their newly captured capital. Decided that they would need some form of governance that respected all their races and represented them equally, upon agreement with each other they set down the blueprints for their new nation in the city now known as Meadowrun. To represent the three main races within the realm, they would form a triarchy….a triumvirate of the three heads of their races. The Goliaths chose Roval Orthalsun as their representative, the Halfling chose Agatha Swiftfoot, and the Tengu chose Kar’val of the Jalvo clan. They were each to have a specific role in this government. Agatha was to be named the voice of Estervall and dealt in diplomacy, Kar’val was to be the eyes of Estervall and watch for threats, and Roval was to be the fists of Estervall and defend it from outside. These three would rule until death at which point new leaders would be chosen. The early rule of their new nation was rather peaceful and remarkably uneventful.
A generation or two down the line though, and times became rough, as some of the past came to haunt Estervall. Magical disturbances and incursions from foreign forces were becoming more and more frequent. Nobles from lands such as Greyhollow seeking to carve out their own domain made frequent incursions and attacks on their lands sometimes even having some success before being evicted shortly after. Even incursions from large Gnoll clans, goblins, and kobolds were becoming far too frequent to explain as random happenstance. The Tengu member of the Triarchy launched an investigation to see why the monster incursions were becoming so frequent. It was discovered that a rift still remaining from the war of the gods to other plains and …not been closed. The Domini probably found it amusing and never bothered with it they thought. They were posed with a problem, do they free the Archontas and close the portal…but risk her breaking fully free of her prison…or do they hope to handle it. They took a week or so to debate the issue and they discovered they could…just use her power whilst she was still trapped In the crystal to shut the rift. So they did, and then the army was only required to deal with the remainder of the incursions to the point where it just became an unfortunate nuisance. Crises averted, the Halfling representative began to try and establish a more agreed upon border with Greyhollow to try and put a stop to these incursions. Luckily for the Voice, Kaiserin Alexa was more receptive to diplomacy then her adopted father. An agreement for the time was reached and the noble incursions stopped soon thereafter.
More time passed, generations, acts and edicts, infrastructure set up, and the Capital of Meadowrun has by the modern time become a beautiful city to behold. The Triarchy does its best to retain relative neutrality with its neighbors trying to remain out of their affairs but it appears that their neighbors do not fully respect that neutrality as threats from Greyhollow are putting a great deal of pressure onto Estervall to act.
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Capital
Alternative Names
Esterval
Demonym
Estervallin
Government System
Oligarchy
Power Structure
Confederation
Economic System
Market economy
Location
Controlled Territories
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