The Kingdom Of Wissien
An advanced and established kingdom, Wisslien was the first Human kingdom founded on the continent. Relative stability and wide tracts of arable land have allowed the Kingdom to expand and flourish.
The kingdom is divided into counties, but more broadly is divided between the more mercantile agricultural belt and the wilder lands that stretch west from the coast. While the coastal lands are developed and cosmopolitan with common use of teleportation and magical means of communication. Inland in the wild counties life is harder, it is not uncommon to find tribes of orcs or goblinoids living in the hills, and raids from them or bandits are common fears for settlers there. To that end the king regularly sponsors military expeditions into the wild counties to purge it of monsters and bandits, these help to keep the region relatively safe and remind the Wild country folk that they are still a part of the kingdom.
The Wisslien coast faces the mega continent to the North East, as such it is the gateway for trade for its own continent. This bring peoples and goods from far away and has made many people very rich. Strangers will find a warmer welcome here than any other of the kingdoms, and exotic goods can be found here far away from their points of origin. News can also be found about far off lands and peoples.
Structure
Feudalism has given way to a constitutional monarchy with a parliament made of of nobles and the wealthy. The colleges of magic are a powerful group of institutions, although Mages themselves are barred from becoming MP’s but are in return free from taxes and a majority of the kingdom's laws.
Public Agenda
Wisslien has always been a beacon of Human progress on the Continent of Elliost. As the boarders creep slowly south their main focus is on expanding their cultural growth and influence through advanced magic and achievement.
History
Wisslien was founded in 2146 R when Victor Pureblood arrived from the Kingdom of Yis. As the second son of the Yis royal family he deiced to found a kingdom of his own. Wisslien expanded and grew over the years creeping down each side of the coast and at a slower pace south into the interior.
This was all brought to a crashing halt in 2549 R when the Ancient Red Dragon Halkor attacked and slayed the Royal family and their guards. The fledgling Kingdom fell as several Nobles pledged to follow Halkor as their new liege. Many Wisslians fled south. Halkor now crowned the Dragon Emperor ruled with volatile terror. Even Halkor's death in 2631 R gave no reprieve as Halkor had forced Wisslian's remaining mages to conduct a ritual that made Halkor into a Dracolich. This Undead Emperor ruled unchallenged for another 244 years.
In 2875 R the great hero Roland Bakerson slew Halkor. As the Dracolich fell Roland was crowned King Roland I. Roland's first actions were to drive out or kill those Nobles who had ruled under the Emperor as petty tyrants. Some were killed as they fought to hold onto their petty tyrannies, but most fled west with their possessions and those too frightened to stay or too afraid to refuse. With them chased to the them boundaries of Wisslien, King Roland I set about rebuilding Wisslien.
Tensions rose with Tansin in 2905 R when an rebellion occurred around the issue of reuniting with Wisslien. Although there was no official involvement in the rebellion the rebellion soured relations with Tansin for decades.
In 4244 R The Waning begins, from now until 4407 R magic becomes harder to use and enchanted items begin to loose their potency.
In 4354 R when the Waning of magic was past its first century and news from Grimon was that the entire nobility was showing infernal taint, Wisslien launched war upon Grimon convinced that they were the cause. The war was long and bloody eking into almost 5 years before it became apparent that Grimon was neither responsible for the Waning or still in the grip of fiends. The peace of 4359 R enforced no territorial gains but inflicted massive financial reparations.
In 4407 R Wisslien came under attack from a pretender to the Wisslien throne. The pretender claimed to be one Petrin Pureblood, a decedent of the true royal bloodline thought lost during the attack of Halkor in 2549. The conflict ran to 3 years with the pretenders forces continually retreating across the border into Tansin before a decisive blow could be struck. In the end with the pretender still without any long term gains in Wisslien the Kingdom of Tansin agreed to help encircle and destroy Petrin. The final battle saw the pretenders forces destroyed, although it was reported that Petrin himself and his closes advisers were assassinated the night before the battle.
In 4891 R as the Kingdom of Rillia is wiped from existence by the fulfillment of the Prophecy of the Consuming wind, this marks the end of the Waning. Magic comes back into force and this sparks a renascence in magical knowledge and experimentation.
Demography and Population
Demographics
- Human 67%
- Hafling 12%
- Elf * 09%
- Gnome 05%
- Dwarf 04%
- Other 03%
Territories
The Kingdom of Wisslien occupies the north coast of Elliost, facing the Sea of squalls and the Kingdom of Yis. The coast is heavily developed and advanced. As you travel deeper south this progress recedes and the wild frontiers are almost 50 to 100 years behind the coast.
Military
The Kingdom has a small standing army, with most major cities hosting a barracks of 200 to 300 men. Beside them each county maintains a militia of mixed quality and numbers. Arcane support is lent through very old treaties linked to the founding of the oldest Magic Academies.
Religion
Like most Human cultures their Gods are numinous and often take influence or state up steal from the Pantheons of other races. As such there is no state structured religious group.
This decentralized nature normally only align when it comes to the nobility and influential aping the practices of the ruling family.
Foreign Relations
Wisslien currently is at peace, with relations with Tansin slowly warming. Tensions have always been high when it comes to Grimon, culminated in the war of 4354 R. There have been several threats made to Grimon since of a punitive nature, but as yet peace has held out.
Agriculture & Industry
The well developed coastal belt is an economic powerhouse, and a steady stream of raw resources from the wilder counties feed this growing engine of development.
Trade & Transport
Although the coastal regions of Wisslien are well developed and there are good roads, travel by river and sea are the most common route for goods. For personal travel for the wealthy and important the coast has dedicated teleportation services. This expensive but rapid form of transport has proved a boon to the rapid transit of VIP's and important information.
Unbowed & Resurgent.
Maps
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The County of Olivant's Run 5002 R
This is a map of Olivant's Run circa 5002 R The Scale is 3 Miles to the Hex
Founding Date
2145 R
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Capital
Formation Type
Training Level
Professional
Veterancy Level
Experienced
Demonym
Wisslian
Leader
Head of State
Head of Government
Government System
Monarchy, Constitutional
Power Structure
Unitary state
Economic System
Mixed economy
Currency
The Wisslien Crown, is the official currency of the kingdom, largely the same as the Yis crown that they were influenced by.
Three types are used
- The Gold Crown
- The Silver Crown
- The Copper Crown
Major Exports
Common Exports are
- Finished Goods.
- Agricultural Products.
- Luxuries, such as Books of Lore & Wine.
Major Imports
Common Imports are
- Luxuries, such as spices & rare goods. Often from the March of Merchant Princes.
- Magic Items. Usually from the Mage States of the desert continent of Hish.
- Rare resources, such as Float Stone & Iron Wood.
Legislative Body
The Conclave of Ministers are the main legislative body, their decisions are than ratified by the King.
Official State Religion
Location
Official Languages
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
Notable Members
Related Ethnicities
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