Nugelasau
Nugelasau is the southern most country on Urai. Kadena is the capitol city, settled in the center of the grasslands. West of the capitol city is the throne of Shone Volar, the god of necromancy.
The Nugelasians are a relatively peaceful people who live in small towns, villages, or settlements scattered all across the grasslands, especially along the many rivers and streams that lead to the coast. Most people of the country have some ability to control or connect with the dead, either by physical or ethereal means.
The Nugelasians are a relatively peaceful people who live in small towns, villages, or settlements scattered all across the grasslands, especially along the many rivers and streams that lead to the coast. Most people of the country have some ability to control or connect with the dead, either by physical or ethereal means.
Native Population Species
The following species and subspecies are native to COUNTRY NAME: Some species and subspecies may adapt from other species or subspecies of person over generations due to magical influences in the region.Important Locations
- Kadena - Capitol City of Nugelasau
- Throne of Shone Volar - Primary Temple dedicated to Shone Volar, God of Necromancy
- Portal to Shadowfell - Plane of the Undead
Culture
After millenia of being seen as (often for good reason) a dark and destructive culture, Nugelasau has spent the last few centuries working to shift towards a more peaceful, if macabre, image. Rather than using undead to fight for them, most Lifelessinstead make up the majority of the labor class; mostly farming land and transporting goods.
Due to this shift, citizens who would have once worked such jobs are now free to explore other areas of interest, such as improving their craft skills, exploring various arts, or focusing on scholarly diversions. As a result, new styles of theater, music, painting, pottery, wood working, construction, and a variety of other creative endeavors have begun to sprout within the country.
With such a strong worship towards and reverence for death, it shouldn't be surprising that those who return from death are often considered to be divinely touched. The Returned are a group of 10 individuals who have lived a common life and died, though returned as greater and more powerful representatives of their given species. These Returned occasionally die again, though only ever after another of their given species is returned to this new life. All of the Returned live within the Temple of the Returned where they act as the heads of both the Nugulasian government and the highest priests of the Shonism religion.
While most rural regions keep the dead of their family to work as a personal or communal labor force, more urban settlements have laws in place that limit the number of dead that can be under the watch and care of a single household without special licensing. As a result, many often sign over rights to their corpses before death in exchange for payment to be given to their families upon their death. Often, those who don't do so will have their families rent out the corpses of their deceased relatives to the settlement in which they live in exchange for regular payments or a reduction of taxes, while still maintaining legal ownership and guardianship over the Lifeless individual.
While many places around Shavirouk see living in a nation surrounded by the dead as unpleasant, the Nugelasian people have adapted to such unusual conditions. The dead are given specially made attire to slow down the decaying process, as well as to bond them to a specific master for the duration of their time spent laboring. In addition, strong perfumes, colognes, and other similar amenities are common place in Nugelasau.
Clothing: Most Nugelasain people wear stockings with tunics, sleeved or not depending on the weather at the time, or long gowns. Leather boots are worn to keep the feet protected year round, while animal skin cloaks and woolen hats are worn in winter to protect from the cold.
Music:With the change in culture to one of a more peaceful nature, the Nugelasian people have had a change of musical styling as well. They now tend to prefer simple stringed instruments, such as the fiddle, banjo, or guitar.
Example: here
Due to this shift, citizens who would have once worked such jobs are now free to explore other areas of interest, such as improving their craft skills, exploring various arts, or focusing on scholarly diversions. As a result, new styles of theater, music, painting, pottery, wood working, construction, and a variety of other creative endeavors have begun to sprout within the country.
With such a strong worship towards and reverence for death, it shouldn't be surprising that those who return from death are often considered to be divinely touched. The Returned are a group of 10 individuals who have lived a common life and died, though returned as greater and more powerful representatives of their given species. These Returned occasionally die again, though only ever after another of their given species is returned to this new life. All of the Returned live within the Temple of the Returned where they act as the heads of both the Nugulasian government and the highest priests of the Shonism religion.
While most rural regions keep the dead of their family to work as a personal or communal labor force, more urban settlements have laws in place that limit the number of dead that can be under the watch and care of a single household without special licensing. As a result, many often sign over rights to their corpses before death in exchange for payment to be given to their families upon their death. Often, those who don't do so will have their families rent out the corpses of their deceased relatives to the settlement in which they live in exchange for regular payments or a reduction of taxes, while still maintaining legal ownership and guardianship over the Lifeless individual.
While many places around Shavirouk see living in a nation surrounded by the dead as unpleasant, the Nugelasian people have adapted to such unusual conditions. The dead are given specially made attire to slow down the decaying process, as well as to bond them to a specific master for the duration of their time spent laboring. In addition, strong perfumes, colognes, and other similar amenities are common place in Nugelasau.
Clothing: Most Nugelasain people wear stockings with tunics, sleeved or not depending on the weather at the time, or long gowns. Leather boots are worn to keep the feet protected year round, while animal skin cloaks and woolen hats are worn in winter to protect from the cold.
Music:With the change in culture to one of a more peaceful nature, the Nugelasian people have had a change of musical styling as well. They now tend to prefer simple stringed instruments, such as the fiddle, banjo, or guitar.
Example: here
History
- During the Era of War, Nugelasau used their natural connection to necromantic magics to raise armies of undead to fight against their foes. Their strength of numbers and dangerous tools gave pause to even the people of Eth Kraci. One of their most effective maneuvers was to take a number of small towns by force, slaughtering the civilians before returning them as undead to push towards larger cities. This would allow them to use a countries own population as the primary fighting force for their armies.
- As the Era of Neutrality went on, and eventually reached into the present age, Nugelasians started finding ways to distance themselves from their past. They have found ways of preserving their undead to prevent rot and decay, and have used them to work labor jobs such as farming, construction, and transport of goods.
Territories
Regions
- The Rusted Pasture
- The Deleterious Field
- The Forgotten Hills
- Gardens of the Departed
- The Barrens
- Planes of the Golden Light
- The Emerald Valley
- The Dead Streak
- Giant's Playground
- Deceiver's Range
Religion
