The Bortghar Imperium (B-ore-t-g-ar)
The Bortghar Imperium was the only Human empire to conquer Freger. It was founded in 411 due to the rise of the Bortghar church that united the Imperial lands around Ruby Bay.
Structure
The Imperium, at its peak, had a council made up of a master of Commerce and Trade, Law and order, and Agriculture, The Supreme Legionnaire, the High priest, the King, and the King's Advisor. The council's job is to aid the king in decisions that would help the Imperium.
The senate was made up of 34 people that would make the laws. Of those 34, six men, called "the big six," would act as judges to any prosecuted. Those six were made up of the Supreme Legionnaire (Or the leader of the city guard if at war), A cardinal, the Master of law and order, and two lead senators.
Assets
The Imperium's trade was vital to their survival. Their armies would protect the trade roads and trade vessels. They have many watchtowers around the primary trade routes protected by guards. Large convoys of ships were protected by navy ships.
History
The Bortghar Imperium was founded in 411 YSC due to the unification of the Imperial lands around the ruby bay. At this time, the Imperium was known as a theocracy that the High priest of Bortghar controlled. In 415 YSC, the Imperium took over the Shiran people to their west and Sacomia to their east in the 2nd war of the gems. It was then when High Priest Philoxenus XV reformed the military.
The Imperium had peace throughout the 5th and 6th centuries following the Great freezing. The Bortghar council was formed by High Priest Auxillium in 553 YSC to aid the issues that the long winter came with. The council failed in 583 YSC due to them taking over the government and reforms to the empire that caused the Eran famine in 588 YSC.
After the famine, the Church regained power and held it for the rest of the Great freezing. In 653 YSC, High priest Albanus I crowned this son King Sextus I of the Bortghar Imperium and started the Theocratic monarchy where the High Priest and the Crown would govern the country.
From 662-665 YSC, the empire took over the Jade Isles, which led up to Halvors pioneers heading to Iddesseoa. The 'secret' migration led the Bortghars to colonize Iddesseoa from 667-679 YSC. On Freger, the Bortghar wars pillaged the Crafia, Volk, Kloster, Tristia, East and Western Ahrum, and Lumu territories, promptly conquering the rest of Freger. This caused a golden age that lasted until the end of the great war.
The great war, also known as the war between man and elves, began in 877 YSC. The High Priest and King, Dionysius XII, maintained the economy throughout the war. Bortghar legions marched through the elven territories of Izun and would've won if an armistice wasn't signed in the summer of 890 YSC.
One year later,, King Maximus was crowned and elected as high priest. During his first month of rule, he cut military spending so drastically. The military had to be reformed. He also plunged the empire into a recession due to his cuts to trade. People with other religions than Ahrum were deemed "Unholy" and had their titles, land, and even money stripped from them; Some were even killed. His response to the national debt was to pillage their colonies of Iddesseoa killing thousands (some accounts say millions, but scholars say the colonies never had a million in the land). This angered the colonist; Which led to the Ostite revolution; Many of the Ahrumian strongholds in the east revolted. Due to the cut military spending and the decrease in Aucilia soldiers (their largest armies), they suffered a horrible defeat in 900 YSC.
Disbandment
The Imperium disbanded in 900 YSC after the Ostite revolution. It was caused due to King Maximus the Terrible taking power over his father, High priest (and king) Dionysius XII, and tearing the great empire he made in the great war by cutting military spending and destroying the economy. His solution to the problems he made was to pillage the colonies due to their "savage" nature. The colonists didn't like this and revolted against the crown and won with little losses due to the poor conditions of the Imperial army.
Demography and Population
The Imperium was specifically human on Freger. The colonies still had a human majority. However, Wood elves and Drugen Droots also inhabit some of the lands.
Territories
Their western and lots of eastern lands were taken by force. Some were taken due to unions.
Military
The Bortghar military was a powerful organization that revolutionized the art of war. It had the most equipt, trained, and disciplined soldiers in the whole of Human history. It was split into three categories, the Auicila, Legion, and Guard. The Auicila were mercenary forces from across the land. The Legion was the main force made up of Imperial troops. The guards were the main protectors against invasion and the ones on border patrol.
The soldiers were also split into different companies: Squad, Century, Cohort, and Legion (Aucilia's doesn't have a legion). A squad was a group of 5-10 soldiers who would share sleeping quarters and would camp together. The Century was made up of 100 soldiers that would live in the same barracks. The Cohort was a mix of five centuries that would march together. Finally, the legion was made up of 5,000 men that would fight together.
Infantry Soldiers were equipped with a Spear, Sword, Sheild, A small dagger, a flask, camping supplies, a dice set, and a wooden steak to put up as a defense in the campsite. Calvary units had a horse, shield, spear, sword, and a small bag with survival needs and some camping supplies.
For a long time, the Imperium used balistas, scorpions, and Onagers as siege weapons and still used them to their death. Siege weapons around this time also were revamped from the old Pre-Great freezing weapons. During the Bortghar wars, they made siege towers. During the tree-elven revolution, they made the Onagers larger and more deadly to destroy the thicker walls of the elven castles.
Religion
Religion was a big part of the empire and some High Priests are also made into Emperors. Any other religion besides Ahrum was forbidden and anyone who was caught practicing some would be punished by death.
Foreign Relations
The Imperium had mixed relations with the empires around it. The Elves and Humans despised each other due to their religions. The Dagrim empire liked the Imperium and even had a trade deal with them up until the Dagrim war.
Agriculture & Industry
They had lots of grain and potato fields. They had pastures of cows, pigs, and goats with chickens also. The Imperium had many mines and quarries to fuel the military.
Trade & Transport
Trade and transport was vital for the Imperium and they took it as the most important thing in the world. They made the largest road system in the world that was well paved. They also had a vast trade system that spread across the empire and world.
Education
Education was reserved to the nobility and the preists.
DISBANDED/DISSOLVED
Glory to Ahrum
411 YSC - 900 YSC
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Capital
Alternative Names
Imperium
Successor Organization
Demonym
Bortghars
Head of Government
Government System
Monarchy, Theocratic
Power Structure
Feudal state
Economic System
Barter system
Currency
The Imperium was the final human empire to use the barter system. Most of the poorer classes used the system to trade items for most of the empire's life. However, in 891 YSC, the lands created the Interrealm currency of Bronze, Silver, and gold coins.
Major Exports
The Imperium traded large amounts of silver, gems, pearls, salt, and textiles.
Major Imports
Sugar, Insence, Dwarvium, and silk were primary imports
Legislative Body
The imperium had a Master of Law and order in their council. He represented the senate that wrote the laws for the empire and took them to the council meetings to propose the bills to the others.
Judicial Body
The Senate was also the people who dealt with the people who broke the laws.
Executive Body
There was a whole legion whose purpose was to be on guard.
Official State Religion
Location
Neighboring Nations
Related Species
Related Ethnicities
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