Tahosian Dynasty

Founding

C. -3,400

With the monumental victory of the Saurask Wars under their belts, TahosTahos and Takanda were renowned throughout the lands of Tansia as perhaps the greatest heroes to have ever graced the annals of the human tribes. All that remained was to be formally coronated. At the peak of a great temple constructed in his honor, in full view of the council of tribal chiefs, Tahos knelt before them and pledged his service to the safeguarding of Tansia.

The tribal elders placed the hide of Chotl'Mirr upon Tahos' head; a mantle and artifact that would forever unite the two. Despite knowing her future path as an archdruid with a life span far greater than his, Takanda took Tahos as her husband. Both were declared the first Emperor and Empress of a new Tahosian Dynasty.

Tahos' first decree was to abolish the status of 'chief' and introduce the station of 'King'. In practice, this decree reinforced the subordination of the tribal chieftains to the Emperor, but in truth, it left the powers of the former chieftains intact so they might govern their own peoples. No single man could or should govern a domain as vast as the Dynasty. Anyone who sought to rule would do so through the aid and support of their brother and sister Kings and Queens, who retained the power to remove the Emperor, as well as their heir, from power if it became obvious that the incumbent was unworthy of command. Tahos' second decree was to declare Tec'Tahos as the capital of the new Dynasty and that this council of Kings, Queens, and elders was to become the Golden Table.

The years of Tahos' reign were a time of peace and great internal growth for the Dynasty. Tahos decreed the restoration of a number of great temple ruins that once belonged to the ancient Ak'teshi Empire. The masons and builders of the Dynasty transformed these temples into the capitals of emerging and prosperous tribal kingdoms loyal to the greater empire

The Kingdom of Zicotl

The emerging Kingdom of Zicotl spanned the entirety of the Tansin Plains. Under the watchful reign of druid-Queen Takanda, she brought good weather and regular harvests which lead to a booming population to the rest of the Dynasty.

The Kingdom of K'jatar

The desert Kingdom of K'jatar ruled over the golden sands to the west, trading overseas with merchants and wealthy barons. They constructed grand fleets of golden ships and trained some of the most powerful sorcerers and shamans in Tansia. This kingdom was the most prosperous of all, for beneath the K'latl Barrens lay a tremendous wealth of gold and silver ore.

The Kingdom of Ban'zol

The many fortresses hidden within the Tansin Wilds became united under the Kingdom of Ban'zol. Its center of power was a great golden temple city of subterranean catacombs built to the northeast of the Tansin Wilds, which would one day become the Mausoleum of Kings. The kingdom was famous for its soothsayers and spiritualists.