Aethelas

Thousands of years ago, the people now known as the Skadi, the Isturians and the Dread Elves had been part of a vast empire called Aethelas. This changed when a virulent plague swept through the kingdom, causing it to collapse and its people to scatter and resettle new lands. What is left of Aethelas is now known as the "Plagued Lands", where unspoiled wilderness has enveloped the ancient ruins of a once proud and powerful empire.

Structure

For centuries, Aethelas was governed out of its Capital City, with smaller cities overseeing their local territories. Leaders of municipalities would often make trips to the Capital to answer to the King and receive their edicts.

Culture

Aethelas was always a proud and arrogant kingdom full of snobby city-folk and mistrustful farmers. They were very independent and maintained a tight stranglehold on their borders and trades. It's people were highly pious and reliant on their faith to provide for them, which allowed corruption and crime to secretly flourish under the guise of organised religion.
At the time of its collapse, the systems tying Aethelas together were ready to crumble, leaving its people to fall.

Public Agenda

The people of Aethelas were lost in their pride, fiercely denying any wrongdoing or sin committed. There was always a tendency to avoid confrontation or dealing with problems that arise, instead burying them as inconspicuously as possible.
This was also fed by the importance they put on their religion. It was often believed that dedication to the gods was paramount and any indiscretion was a blemish on how they viewed you. Their sanctimonious attitude played into their fears and desires about how one is seen in society.

History

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Aethelas' Capital City prior to the Scouring
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Disbandment

The Scouring of Aethelas

Territories

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Military

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Religion

See Order of Dawn.

Foreign Relations

Poor relations with neighboring countries

Laws

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Agriculture & Industry

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Infrastructure

roads, sewage, castles, keeps, border towers and walls, bridges, locks, town courts/halls

DISBANDED/DISSOLVED

The gods will provide, the gods will save us.

Dissolution Date

3900

Type

Geopolitical, Empire

Capital

Aethelas Capital City

Alternative Names

The Plagued Lands

Leader

God-King of Aethelas

Official State Religion

The Holy Order of Dawn

Neighboring Nations

• Rethreim

Related Species

• Humanoid Species

Related Ethnicities

• Thelashan

Related Historical Events

• 1
  The Scouring of Aethelas