Kingdom of Fraspika
Fraspika is a decentralized nation that was formerly the strongest power in South Telgren. Fraspika has fallen far from the grandeur of the past, but recent rulers have begun to centralize the nation and reconquer lost lands.
History
In 1204 S.C., the Kingdom of Northern Fraspika would fall to the Khanate of Clesentia. The centaur troops swept across the country, looting and destroying the capital and most major cities, but ignored the hilly lands of Halfling County, a possession of the kingdom. Halfling County was at this point headed by a rather distant relative of King Hugo IV Carlois, Count Charles Renvois. Granted as as a gift to elevate Louis Renvois, who many suspect was an illegitimate son of Jean I, to a count, it remained under the Renvois line until the fall of the kingdom. Despite the death of the king and his direct line, Count Renvois refused to give up on the nation, and despite the small stature of his soldiers, would prepare to launch an invasion southwards. This invasion never actually ended up occurring due to the clear strength of the Khanate, but Charles maintained his troops just in case the Khanate should ever falter.
It was lucky that Charles had the foresight to do so, as the Khanate fell in 1225 S.C., shattered by Telrai soldiers. Most of the other nations surrounding the khanate were either reforming from scratch after their occupations or had been unprepared for the fall, so Charles' halfling army was able to sweep down and reconquer much of the former lands of North Fraspika. Since both West and South Fraspika had fallen by this point, Charles took the opportunity to claim the mantle of all of Fraspika, but not for himself. The noble Charles was very loyal to the house of Carlois, and searched hard for a suitable candidate for the throne of this revived Fraspika. He found one in Jacq (Carlois) of Fluencia, a minor noble who had survived the battle of Contar. Unfortunately for the reborn kingdom of Fraspika, the way Jacq had survived in Contar was because he was too busy whoring the night before and had never actually gone to the battlefield. He then lucked out in surviving the ransacking of Contar.
With Jacq at the helm of Fraspika and the task of building an entirely new army, the country was destined to fail. This would begin in a way that can only be described as Jacqian. Jacq saw a forest he felt would be pleasant to hunt in, so he went hunting. He encountered some Telrai and told them to get out of his country, using racial slurs and such, as he was unaware that Charles had granted them the land after they returned from fighting the Khanate (Charles, like most smart men, was not eager to fight the Telrai). This of course made the Telrai furious, so they attacked. Jacq ran away, leaving his men to die, and vowed revenge. Unfortunately for the kingdom, Charles Renvois was one of the men left behind, and so the force behind the restoration of Fraspika would die. Jacq would return to the forest with a huge army and try to kill all the Telrai in 1250 S.C., which would spark the Blazefollk-Fraspikan war a couple years later.
The Blazefollk-Fraspikan war went poorly for Fraspika. Bled dry by years of occupation and facing the legendary Varimar "Fireblood", Fraspika stood no chance. It was only thanks to the efforts of Lirac, son of Charles, and the lack of a Blazefollk navy that the war lasted as long as it did. However, by 1259 S.C., it was clear the war was lost, to all but the king. His stubborn refusal to surrender the territories and continually worsening mental state (he most likely had Great Pox from all his whoring) prompted the nobility to remove him from the throne, so ending the dynasty of Carlois, founders of Fraspika and once the foremost dynasty in all of Telgren. The nobility quickly elected Lirac to the throne, and Lirac would immediately capitulate to the Blazefollk Empire, losing the lands that would become Liradsromn (no relation in naming to Lirac). In this peace Fraspika was also forced the recognize the independence of Barloem as well as many western dukes, who abandoned Fraspika for Blazennia. They also lost control over Eldritch Isle, allowing Blazennia uncontested control of the Gulf of Oleandron, should the two come to blows again.
Lirac, while a good soldier, was not an effective administrator, and though he was able to maintain the territorial integrity of the core of Fraspika (the former North Fraspika), the power of the nobility would begin to grow during his reign. The poor state of the country's finances and the complete lack of a centralized army made reigning in these nobles essentially impossible anyways, so it's hard to blame Lirac or any of his successors for the problems that Fraspika would face in the coming centuries. Quite soon into the recovery process, groups of Enctör would establish a strong presence on the border. In 1283 S.C., this new threat would attempt to invade Fraspika and seize its lands. The Enctör forces would threaten the capital and overrun and loot a large section of the Northwest, but Fraspika was able to rally a defense in exchange for granting the nobility even more rights. The Enctör tide would ultimately be crushed and pushed back across the borders. This invasion and numerous raids completely ruined the possible relationship between the Enctör and Fraspika, something which carries into the present.
The situation would persist relatively unchanged for several centuries, with the power of the nobility slowly growing. The Renvois dynasty continued to hold onto the throne, but the power of the government itself had waned severely. The only place in which Fraspikan monarchs would be allowed to proceed with reforms was the army, something that was critical to defend the Northwest from Enctör and occasionally centaur raids. By the mid 1300s S.C., the Fraspikan army was able to match that of its rivals in both quality and quantity, the population mostly recovered from the centaur invasion and war with the Blazefollk. Fraspika would use this army in several successful wars against the Dukes of Barloem, their main rival in the region. Fraspika would then turn these armies to the east in 1399 S.C., claiming the Duchy of Wellenia. In doing so, Fraspika would trigger a coalition of Cloriadmen nations. Despite seeing a number of early victories, an early winter would wreck the Fraspikan supply. During one fateful battle, the Fraspikan cavalry would attempt a charge across a frozen river. This proved costly, as the ice was unable to hold their weight and led to the deaths of most of their cavalry force. Out of supply and lacking cavalry, the Fraspikans quickly became outmaneuvered. Their harassed and starving army attempted to retreat back to Fraspika, but was caught in a trap, losing even more men- even King Charles II would die in this battle, leaving his five year old son, Charles III in charge.
Charles III's reign would see a number of privileges for the nobility forced upon him. Having taken the throne at a young age and essentially held hostage, Charles III was a melancholy and depressed man, prone to violent mood swings. At age 15 he was married to Marie, daughter of the king of Barloem, ostentatiously to finally end the border conflicts between the two nations. In reality, the nobility were hoping for Charles to quickly secure succession so they could remove him and have another child on the throne. The plan worked perfectly, and Jean I, Charles' son, would see the throne forced upon him at an early age, his father declared insane and sent away. Jean, unlike Charles, was a placid child in his teens, and proved to be much easier for the nobility to control. Jean would reign from 1416 S.C. to 1492 S.C., dying at the age of 76. Jean's reign marked the high point of the nobility's dominance over the state, as he was dominated by his advisors and easily swayed. Still, his rule over the country was relatively peaceful and he was a kind man.
Jean's son Cormoc I would take the throne in 1492 S.C. at the age of 53. His age meant that he was already a learned and accomplished man in his own right and was completely uninterested in the scheming of the nobility. Cormoc, seeking to stabilize the power of the monarchy, and annoyed by all the bribery and corruption around him, gathered several minsters in the winter of 1496 S.C. to form the Royal Organization. A front for spies loyal to the monarchy, the organization would later prove invaluable to future kings in their efforts to curtail the rule of nobles.
By 1663 S.C., the Renvois dynasty would begin to dry out, and the last viable heir was born to a matrilineal marriage with the Ellice family of nobles. Thus, with the coronation of Louis II, the Renvois-Ellice, as a cadet branch of the Renvois, would take the throne.
By 1700 S.C., Fraspika was trending upwards, but still had several key issues, notably their lack of fruitful trade relationships and the still-powerful nobility. The former of these issues would begin to resolve itself when Telrai settlers in Ifyrial discovered valuable resources along the coastline. Before this point, Fraspika, much like the other non-Telrai nations of Telgren, had largely ignored the southern continent, but the resource discovery piqued the interest of the reigning monarch, Charles VII. Most Telrai preferred to trade with the Blazefollk Empire over Fraspika, so Fraspika would be unable to really profit from the situation... unless, however, they established their own colonies on Ifyrial. In 1704 S.C., a speculative expedition was sent to Ifyrial and quickly discovered what seemed like a small deposit of Orichalcum. Eager to exploit the opportunity, Charles VIII would establish a royal charter on the land and funded several groups to begin exploiting the valuable resource. The first of these small settlements would arrived in 1707 S.C., with 2 more by 1710 S.C.. Initially mere mining settlements, they would quickly expand to form a truly settled region as it became clear the deposit was in fact massive. As Fraspikan Ifyrial grew, several prominent merchant families would begin exploring their own mining operations in the region. Due to the overreaches by the nobility, many peasant would seek to move to the new lands in Ifyrial and work in these new mines where they could be free (after a time of indentured servitude), and many would. However, by 1740 S.C., the nobility had begun to worry about the viability of their estates and fearmongered Charles VIII into limiting movement to Ifyrial. Bitterly opposed by the merchant class, this would deprive them of their opportunity to attain the wealth and power of the nobility by limiting their labor pool, or so it would seem.
Enter Orcish slavery. Orcs had been a serious issue for the colonies since their formation, constantly raiding and pillaging. While not a huge problem on the coast, where most of them had been driven from quite early in the colony's history, as merchants moved to do business further into the interior, they became a menace. Hence, anyone wishing to establish new mines inland would need to hire men to protect their operations against raids. Because there was a necessity of using guards to protect their mines, and because of the limit on immigration to the colonies, this left most mines dreadfully understaffed in terms of labor around 1745 S.C., and therefore unprofitable. To deal with this issues, the mine lords, as they were coming to be known as, looked to alternate sources of labor. Orcish slaves had been rare originally, usually captives put to work instead of being executed, but the issue of labor propelled them to the forefront. Here was a strong, nonhuman, and, most importantly, plentiful, source of labor that nobody really cared to regulate. Soon, the mines would be entirely staffed by Orcs, guarded by men to ensure they could not escape. Sure, occasionally revolts would erupt, killing the overseers, but the Mine Lords could always hire new ones and reestablish the mine shortly thereafter.
The monarchy would also make use of Orcish slavery, though not nearly to the extent of the Mine Lords. Most of the mines owned by the crown were early settlements which would grow into real cities by the 1750s SC. It was far more profitable for the monarchy to sell off these few mines and focus on taxing the cities. This hands-off approach made a decent amount of money flow into the Fraspikan coffers, strengthening the position of the monarchy. By the late 1700s, the state was able to strengthen its position at the expense of the nobility, who had largely missed out on the wealth of Ifyrial. Still, token resolutions and the continuing favoring of nobility in other matters kept them relatively loyal.
In 1810 S.C., an event that would change Fraspika forever occurred. Cosmo IV, king of Barloem, would die without an heir, ending then Barloemer dynasty. Due to the Ellice family having married into both the royal family of Barleom and Fraspika, this would end up actually leaving the king of Fraspika, Roland I, as legal king of Barloem. The nobility of Barloem refused to accept this and so Roland marched into their country. This was would actually be the first to feature colonial conflict in Ifyrial alongside the war in Telgren. Despite advances in Ifyrial, the forces of Barloem were no match for the armies of Fraspika in Telgren. Still, the war was a long one and took until 1836 S.C. to conclude. With the unification of the kingdoms, Fraspika leaped in power, or, rather The United Kingdoms of Fraspika and Barloem did (as Barloem was still its own nation, just under the same dynasty as Fraspika). Barloem, however, was unruly. Their colonies were troublesome and tended to avoid paying taxes, while the nobility did everything they could to obstruct their hated rival from entrenching themselves in the country. There would be several abortive revolts in Barloem in the late 1800s S.C. and early 1900s S.C., but none that seriously challenged Fraspika. Despite the continuing troubles in the colonies, it seemed like Jean III, the monarch of Fraspika and Barloem, would manage to actually begin integrating the two kingdoms.together. Alas, it was not to be.
In 1930 S.C., Fraspika was struck by a number of difficulties. A civil war erupted between Jean III Renvois-Ellice and his half-cousin Relos, who claimed the throne using complicated succession laws and theorized marriage ties. The nobility saw this as their last chance to defend against the centralization trend of the state. Relos' forces had the loyalists on the backfoot for most of the war thanks to the loyalty of the nobility, gained by promising them increased autonomy. Taking advantage of the chaos, Barloem would elect a new king and secede from its union with Fraspika, taking its colonial possessions in Ifyrial with it, which neither side to the civil war was able to stop. In 1942 S.C., Fraspika's own colonies in Ifyrial declared themselves independent, worsening the situation further as neither side could rely on their imports. However, this lack of resources would prove helpful to Jean in the end, as the noble fiefs relied far more on imports from Ifyrial than the crown, so consequentially they lost more of their economic power. Faced with bankruptcy if they continued the war, many nobles withdrew their levies from the conflict and pledged fealty to Jean III (at least nominally). After 16 long years, Relos' army was defeated, and king Jean III died a year later in 1947 S.C., leaving the kingdom to his son. This created even more instability, as the personal oaths of loyalty to Jean III were largely ignored now that Jean IV was in power Only in 1966 S.C. would the situation in Fraspika begin to stabilize, with the last of the nobility swearing true fealty once more. Still, these nobles are not as integrated as the monarchy would like, largely controlling several major cities and estates independently of the crown. They have also seized on regionalist sentiment, especially in the south, which has suffered from economic depression ever since the independence of the colonies.
It was lucky that Charles had the foresight to do so, as the Khanate fell in 1225 S.C., shattered by Telrai soldiers. Most of the other nations surrounding the khanate were either reforming from scratch after their occupations or had been unprepared for the fall, so Charles' halfling army was able to sweep down and reconquer much of the former lands of North Fraspika. Since both West and South Fraspika had fallen by this point, Charles took the opportunity to claim the mantle of all of Fraspika, but not for himself. The noble Charles was very loyal to the house of Carlois, and searched hard for a suitable candidate for the throne of this revived Fraspika. He found one in Jacq (Carlois) of Fluencia, a minor noble who had survived the battle of Contar. Unfortunately for the reborn kingdom of Fraspika, the way Jacq had survived in Contar was because he was too busy whoring the night before and had never actually gone to the battlefield. He then lucked out in surviving the ransacking of Contar.
With Jacq at the helm of Fraspika and the task of building an entirely new army, the country was destined to fail. This would begin in a way that can only be described as Jacqian. Jacq saw a forest he felt would be pleasant to hunt in, so he went hunting. He encountered some Telrai and told them to get out of his country, using racial slurs and such, as he was unaware that Charles had granted them the land after they returned from fighting the Khanate (Charles, like most smart men, was not eager to fight the Telrai). This of course made the Telrai furious, so they attacked. Jacq ran away, leaving his men to die, and vowed revenge. Unfortunately for the kingdom, Charles Renvois was one of the men left behind, and so the force behind the restoration of Fraspika would die. Jacq would return to the forest with a huge army and try to kill all the Telrai in 1250 S.C., which would spark the Blazefollk-Fraspikan war a couple years later.
The Blazefollk-Fraspikan war went poorly for Fraspika. Bled dry by years of occupation and facing the legendary Varimar "Fireblood", Fraspika stood no chance. It was only thanks to the efforts of Lirac, son of Charles, and the lack of a Blazefollk navy that the war lasted as long as it did. However, by 1259 S.C., it was clear the war was lost, to all but the king. His stubborn refusal to surrender the territories and continually worsening mental state (he most likely had Great Pox from all his whoring) prompted the nobility to remove him from the throne, so ending the dynasty of Carlois, founders of Fraspika and once the foremost dynasty in all of Telgren. The nobility quickly elected Lirac to the throne, and Lirac would immediately capitulate to the Blazefollk Empire, losing the lands that would become Liradsromn (no relation in naming to Lirac). In this peace Fraspika was also forced the recognize the independence of Barloem as well as many western dukes, who abandoned Fraspika for Blazennia. They also lost control over Eldritch Isle, allowing Blazennia uncontested control of the Gulf of Oleandron, should the two come to blows again.
Lirac, while a good soldier, was not an effective administrator, and though he was able to maintain the territorial integrity of the core of Fraspika (the former North Fraspika), the power of the nobility would begin to grow during his reign. The poor state of the country's finances and the complete lack of a centralized army made reigning in these nobles essentially impossible anyways, so it's hard to blame Lirac or any of his successors for the problems that Fraspika would face in the coming centuries. Quite soon into the recovery process, groups of Enctör would establish a strong presence on the border. In 1283 S.C., this new threat would attempt to invade Fraspika and seize its lands. The Enctör forces would threaten the capital and overrun and loot a large section of the Northwest, but Fraspika was able to rally a defense in exchange for granting the nobility even more rights. The Enctör tide would ultimately be crushed and pushed back across the borders. This invasion and numerous raids completely ruined the possible relationship between the Enctör and Fraspika, something which carries into the present.
The situation would persist relatively unchanged for several centuries, with the power of the nobility slowly growing. The Renvois dynasty continued to hold onto the throne, but the power of the government itself had waned severely. The only place in which Fraspikan monarchs would be allowed to proceed with reforms was the army, something that was critical to defend the Northwest from Enctör and occasionally centaur raids. By the mid 1300s S.C., the Fraspikan army was able to match that of its rivals in both quality and quantity, the population mostly recovered from the centaur invasion and war with the Blazefollk. Fraspika would use this army in several successful wars against the Dukes of Barloem, their main rival in the region. Fraspika would then turn these armies to the east in 1399 S.C., claiming the Duchy of Wellenia. In doing so, Fraspika would trigger a coalition of Cloriadmen nations. Despite seeing a number of early victories, an early winter would wreck the Fraspikan supply. During one fateful battle, the Fraspikan cavalry would attempt a charge across a frozen river. This proved costly, as the ice was unable to hold their weight and led to the deaths of most of their cavalry force. Out of supply and lacking cavalry, the Fraspikans quickly became outmaneuvered. Their harassed and starving army attempted to retreat back to Fraspika, but was caught in a trap, losing even more men- even King Charles II would die in this battle, leaving his five year old son, Charles III in charge.
Charles III's reign would see a number of privileges for the nobility forced upon him. Having taken the throne at a young age and essentially held hostage, Charles III was a melancholy and depressed man, prone to violent mood swings. At age 15 he was married to Marie, daughter of the king of Barloem, ostentatiously to finally end the border conflicts between the two nations. In reality, the nobility were hoping for Charles to quickly secure succession so they could remove him and have another child on the throne. The plan worked perfectly, and Jean I, Charles' son, would see the throne forced upon him at an early age, his father declared insane and sent away. Jean, unlike Charles, was a placid child in his teens, and proved to be much easier for the nobility to control. Jean would reign from 1416 S.C. to 1492 S.C., dying at the age of 76. Jean's reign marked the high point of the nobility's dominance over the state, as he was dominated by his advisors and easily swayed. Still, his rule over the country was relatively peaceful and he was a kind man.
Jean's son Cormoc I would take the throne in 1492 S.C. at the age of 53. His age meant that he was already a learned and accomplished man in his own right and was completely uninterested in the scheming of the nobility. Cormoc, seeking to stabilize the power of the monarchy, and annoyed by all the bribery and corruption around him, gathered several minsters in the winter of 1496 S.C. to form the Royal Organization. A front for spies loyal to the monarchy, the organization would later prove invaluable to future kings in their efforts to curtail the rule of nobles.
By 1663 S.C., the Renvois dynasty would begin to dry out, and the last viable heir was born to a matrilineal marriage with the Ellice family of nobles. Thus, with the coronation of Louis II, the Renvois-Ellice, as a cadet branch of the Renvois, would take the throne.
By 1700 S.C., Fraspika was trending upwards, but still had several key issues, notably their lack of fruitful trade relationships and the still-powerful nobility. The former of these issues would begin to resolve itself when Telrai settlers in Ifyrial discovered valuable resources along the coastline. Before this point, Fraspika, much like the other non-Telrai nations of Telgren, had largely ignored the southern continent, but the resource discovery piqued the interest of the reigning monarch, Charles VII. Most Telrai preferred to trade with the Blazefollk Empire over Fraspika, so Fraspika would be unable to really profit from the situation... unless, however, they established their own colonies on Ifyrial. In 1704 S.C., a speculative expedition was sent to Ifyrial and quickly discovered what seemed like a small deposit of Orichalcum. Eager to exploit the opportunity, Charles VIII would establish a royal charter on the land and funded several groups to begin exploiting the valuable resource. The first of these small settlements would arrived in 1707 S.C., with 2 more by 1710 S.C.. Initially mere mining settlements, they would quickly expand to form a truly settled region as it became clear the deposit was in fact massive. As Fraspikan Ifyrial grew, several prominent merchant families would begin exploring their own mining operations in the region. Due to the overreaches by the nobility, many peasant would seek to move to the new lands in Ifyrial and work in these new mines where they could be free (after a time of indentured servitude), and many would. However, by 1740 S.C., the nobility had begun to worry about the viability of their estates and fearmongered Charles VIII into limiting movement to Ifyrial. Bitterly opposed by the merchant class, this would deprive them of their opportunity to attain the wealth and power of the nobility by limiting their labor pool, or so it would seem.
Enter Orcish slavery. Orcs had been a serious issue for the colonies since their formation, constantly raiding and pillaging. While not a huge problem on the coast, where most of them had been driven from quite early in the colony's history, as merchants moved to do business further into the interior, they became a menace. Hence, anyone wishing to establish new mines inland would need to hire men to protect their operations against raids. Because there was a necessity of using guards to protect their mines, and because of the limit on immigration to the colonies, this left most mines dreadfully understaffed in terms of labor around 1745 S.C., and therefore unprofitable. To deal with this issues, the mine lords, as they were coming to be known as, looked to alternate sources of labor. Orcish slaves had been rare originally, usually captives put to work instead of being executed, but the issue of labor propelled them to the forefront. Here was a strong, nonhuman, and, most importantly, plentiful, source of labor that nobody really cared to regulate. Soon, the mines would be entirely staffed by Orcs, guarded by men to ensure they could not escape. Sure, occasionally revolts would erupt, killing the overseers, but the Mine Lords could always hire new ones and reestablish the mine shortly thereafter.
The monarchy would also make use of Orcish slavery, though not nearly to the extent of the Mine Lords. Most of the mines owned by the crown were early settlements which would grow into real cities by the 1750s SC. It was far more profitable for the monarchy to sell off these few mines and focus on taxing the cities. This hands-off approach made a decent amount of money flow into the Fraspikan coffers, strengthening the position of the monarchy. By the late 1700s, the state was able to strengthen its position at the expense of the nobility, who had largely missed out on the wealth of Ifyrial. Still, token resolutions and the continuing favoring of nobility in other matters kept them relatively loyal.
In 1810 S.C., an event that would change Fraspika forever occurred. Cosmo IV, king of Barloem, would die without an heir, ending then Barloemer dynasty. Due to the Ellice family having married into both the royal family of Barleom and Fraspika, this would end up actually leaving the king of Fraspika, Roland I, as legal king of Barloem. The nobility of Barloem refused to accept this and so Roland marched into their country. This was would actually be the first to feature colonial conflict in Ifyrial alongside the war in Telgren. Despite advances in Ifyrial, the forces of Barloem were no match for the armies of Fraspika in Telgren. Still, the war was a long one and took until 1836 S.C. to conclude. With the unification of the kingdoms, Fraspika leaped in power, or, rather The United Kingdoms of Fraspika and Barloem did (as Barloem was still its own nation, just under the same dynasty as Fraspika). Barloem, however, was unruly. Their colonies were troublesome and tended to avoid paying taxes, while the nobility did everything they could to obstruct their hated rival from entrenching themselves in the country. There would be several abortive revolts in Barloem in the late 1800s S.C. and early 1900s S.C., but none that seriously challenged Fraspika. Despite the continuing troubles in the colonies, it seemed like Jean III, the monarch of Fraspika and Barloem, would manage to actually begin integrating the two kingdoms.together. Alas, it was not to be.
In 1930 S.C., Fraspika was struck by a number of difficulties. A civil war erupted between Jean III Renvois-Ellice and his half-cousin Relos, who claimed the throne using complicated succession laws and theorized marriage ties. The nobility saw this as their last chance to defend against the centralization trend of the state. Relos' forces had the loyalists on the backfoot for most of the war thanks to the loyalty of the nobility, gained by promising them increased autonomy. Taking advantage of the chaos, Barloem would elect a new king and secede from its union with Fraspika, taking its colonial possessions in Ifyrial with it, which neither side to the civil war was able to stop. In 1942 S.C., Fraspika's own colonies in Ifyrial declared themselves independent, worsening the situation further as neither side could rely on their imports. However, this lack of resources would prove helpful to Jean in the end, as the noble fiefs relied far more on imports from Ifyrial than the crown, so consequentially they lost more of their economic power. Faced with bankruptcy if they continued the war, many nobles withdrew their levies from the conflict and pledged fealty to Jean III (at least nominally). After 16 long years, Relos' army was defeated, and king Jean III died a year later in 1947 S.C., leaving the kingdom to his son. This created even more instability, as the personal oaths of loyalty to Jean III were largely ignored now that Jean IV was in power Only in 1966 S.C. would the situation in Fraspika begin to stabilize, with the last of the nobility swearing true fealty once more. Still, these nobles are not as integrated as the monarchy would like, largely controlling several major cities and estates independently of the crown. They have also seized on regionalist sentiment, especially in the south, which has suffered from economic depression ever since the independence of the colonies.
Demography and Population
22,280,000 (total)
2,210,000 halflings
1,330,000 eldritch/quarter-elves
265,000 elves
34,000 hulflings
30,000 other
- 8,560,000 under semi-autonomous nobles
2,210,000 halflings
1,330,000 eldritch/quarter-elves
265,000 elves
34,000 hulflings
30,000 other
Foreign Relations
Fraspika has a rivalry or negative relationships with every neighbor except Cianheart, Bellecost, Gommoport, and Harjallgard. Cianheart, Gommoport, and Harjallgard are neutral, but Bellecost has cordial relationships with Fraspika. Fraspika also has extensive trade with Nashiade, though this is an exploitative relationship and both nations know that should Nashiade no longer need Fraspika, they would drop them.
Founding Date
1225 S.C. (refounding)
Capital
Alternative Names
New Fraspika
Predecessor Organization
Demonym
Fraspikan
Leader Title
Government System
Monarchy, Constitutional
Power Structure
Feudal state
Economic System
Palace economy
Currency
Fras Coin
Official State Religion
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
Related Species
Related Ethnicities
312,000 sq. miles (approx)
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