Tilvania
Structure
The province of Tilvania is ruled in a fedual manner, with the Hospodar at the head, with the land owning nobles of the lands paying tithe and blade to the great Hospodar. The ruling family was of the great Szilágyi noble dynasty, but in recent years a succession crisiss has seen the Szilágyi family put to sword, exiled, or improsioned. The ruling family now is the notable Stanasila line, with the Hospodar being one Tudor Stanasila VI
Culture
To be from Tilvania is to be one used to superstition, and for much of that so called nonsense to be absolutely true. Draping ones home and place of business with bones and to salt the door can help keep spirts and monsters at bay, and this nature is because the land is choke full of strange beasts. While not as haunted as say the Deadlands of west Nilush, it comes unnervingly close. Many folktales and and fairytales warn of strange and terrible monsters that love to eat wayward children who don't listen and just traveling folk in general. With this constant worry of threats outside the town, many Tilvanians tend not to travel much, and try to stay as close to their homes as possible. However even staying put the monsters sometime still come for the poor folk. While this would be hell for others (and it still is for the Tilvanians) the shocking ferocity of the Tilvanian people is something to behold. Even vampires that are thousands of years old are wise not to underestimate a mob of peasents armed with torch, fork, and prayer.
The main contention a majority of Ustarians have with Tilvania comes from their strange gods they cling too. Instead of embracing the Church of the Flame (not for lack of the church trying) they instead cling to their gods that they have worshipped for since the dawn of their tribe. Their pantheon is fairly large, but the top gods are of course Mother Sun and Father Moon, and with them are Horváth - “Dawn Mother” and the head of the pantheon. Hegedüs, “warlord” god of war, Oláh “devil” god of death disease and wicked things and ruler of the underworld. It should be noted that Mother Sun and Dawn Mother are diffrent, with Dawn Mother representing more light itself, and Mother Sun being her mother, while also being in charge of the elemental plane of fire. While they still don't believe in the flame, they have begrudingly accepted having the cross painted onto the crest of the province as a concession. Let it be known there are still grumblings about this to this day.
History
Tilvania, the land of dark spirts, hearty songs, and masters of land and death. It is said that the Tilvanian people have always been a grim and superstitious people, but one wouldn't entirely blame them given their history. It is said the first tribes to inhabit the land split off from the early neunin tribes during the great move from the Ruins of Ishtar to the wider land of Nilush. None know why exactly the early Tilvanians, or why any of the early Ustarian peoples as well, decided to journey through a hazerdous mountainscape but it paid off in finding a fertile land with great rivers. It is said that when they arrived, a great eclipse happened, and was seen as Mother Sun and Father Moon coming together to welcome the tribes to this land, thus they settleed the land.
It is said that in the early days the land was prosperous and bright, but that soon after strange and terrible things began to occur. The people lived in fear as the Babau stalked and preyed on the young children to eat, the Căpcăun ate whoever came in their way, and worst of all was the strange creature known as the Nosferti. The Nosferti was a strange dragon like creature that resembled a bat like hybrid of their draconis species, and it did pray on the villages constantly. It would steal gold and fair maidens to keep in a great stone tower atop a mountain. It is said a great and terrible hag fell in love with the dragon, and wanted to take over the body of a fair maiden so that their cursed coupling could birth horrors unimaginable into the world. However, it is said a strange warlord by the name of Baba Stoica came from the deep forests and mountains weraing the fur of a lycanthrope and a mustache cared by dwarven monks emerged to battle the Nosferti. It is said their battle was like a dance of death and carnage, but eventually he would slay the beast, running spear through heart and mounting its head atop a pike. However before he could slay the hag it is said the hag partially succedded and monsters flooded from her womb and scatterted across the wind right before Baba Stoica's sword cleft her head from her shoulders. These monsters, the children of hag and Nosferti, became known as Nosferatu, the vampire.
Baba Stoica is said to have then had the construction of a grand city begin close to where he took the head of the great Nosferti, and that around this time was when the dreaded tear of hell came and demons poured fourth into Ustaria. However, with the amazing cunning and strategic mind of Baba Stoica, the lands of Tilvania would survive bloodied but unbroken. However he would sadly give his life defending the land of Ustaria in the final battle to close the tear, and after the empire united, a week of mourning was held in Tilvania for their brave warlord that had fallen for his people. Since then, Tilvania has stood admist the fog covered lands, forever doing battle with strange and dark monsters and beasts. Many warlords also do battle with both the mortal and vampiric rulers of fiefdoms and cities within the land, inspired by the great Baba Stoica to rule with iron fist and be remembered both in proud shouts, and terriffied whisper.
Foreign Relations
"Fog drenched paupers and peasents the lot of them. Why they still deny the bright light of the flame in favvor of their blood covered deer bones and whatever shit they worship is byeond a proud son of Bolsilva such as myself" - Nikodem Dusza, Winged Lancer of Bolsilva
"I'd love to move there, with a bright lantern of course. Place is so choke full of biters and vamps that im surprised anyone there is still mortal. No wonder the church hates em" - Viktor Mladenov Antonov, Raskovin Merchant
"They hate the people in whatever town next over with a zeal that puts Carthlanders to shame" - Riley Parker, Ashenfeld Mercenary
The people of Tilvania are superstitious and insular, something that does not earn them many favors with their neighbors. However the land is said to be popular with druids and magic users for the strange occult energies that pollute the land, and this has led to the nation being sometimes known as the land of witches and warlocks. However many of the average Tilvanians don't quite enjoy magic users too much, given how many monsters and evil warlocks have enslaved and butchered the land in their history. Aside from this, the land can be seen as a place to lay low, if you can survive the monsters that stalk and prance the woods.
Type
Geopolitical, Province
Demonym
Tilvanian
Parent Organization
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