The Argan Empire
The Argan Empire is the dominating force on the continent of Tiarna. They have a substantially larger population, area of rule, and are vastly more populous than the other nations of Tiarna.
Structure
The Argan Empire is ruled by an emperor. Underneath the emperor are the 10 Argan lords who oversee different aspects of the empire. Aquilon is the the head of government and answers directly to the emperor. He oversees all manner of government and is head of the head of the House of Governors which encompasses all provincial lords and lords of cities. Fenros is the head of the Argan military and commands all 4 branches of the Argan Military: The Imperial Army, The Knights of the Bloodsteel, The Imperial Navy, and The Order of Explosioneers. Cyrise is in charge of all banking and her main organization is The Monetarium which is an order of bankers that make sure the Empire is making money and handle all official government transactions. They also run the city of The Vault which houses all the riches of the Empire and is heavily defended. Irae is the head of the legislative branch of the empire and deals with maintaining all the tenants of Argan Law. He is the Chief Judge and oversees the Imperial Judgement Organization which operates throughout the empire having judges stationed in every major city and castle.
Nyrene is the head of the Sanctioned Healer Organization which sends healers across the empire to help all those who are sick or hurt. She also leads the Knights of Wellness order which is an order of healer-knights who journey across the empire, looking for diseases to eradicate and can issue Imperial Quarantines if need be, isolating even entire cities until the disease within is destroyed. Lunaris is the head of the Catalogos Administration which is the center for knowledge and learning in the empire. His librarians write and organize books, archive important data, as well as research and develop new ideas and technology. He also leads the Order of the Seekers who are gatherers of Golden Age artifacts and rare treasures. The Seekers are among the most well trained and capable agents of the empire as they usually face grave danger on their missions. Daedolo is the Chief Engineer of the Grand Order of Builders. His builders are responsible for all the great structures and roads that fill the empire. His Engineers work closely with librarians to design new structures and new building technologies for the builders to use. Elissy is in charge of all matters concerning the dead. She oversees the Imperial Order of Undertakers as well as The Order of the Grave Knights. Her undertakers handle all burials and collecting the dead and the Grave Knights act as grave keepers, tending to the graveyards and protecting against grave robbing. Darius is the head of all alcoholic beverage production and his order of master brewers oversee giant facilities that produce the best beer, wine, and spirits in the empire. He throws lavish parties and is renowned for his revelry. Lastly there is Zihl which oversees the order of the Shadow Hand which is a secret order of spies that act as counter-intelligence agents for the empire. Little is known about the organization or Zihl.
History
The Argan Empire was founded over 500 years ago with the appearance of the Argan lords and the first emperor, Anumesh I. They arrived in the town of Arga which at the time was no more than a village and within 50 years had built the society into a large and powerful city state. They then used their great power to begin their conquest of Tiarna and secured the cities nearest to them, and named the newly-formed province "The Heartland". They reworked the cities to have specific tasks to accomplish, renaming them to reflect their specific jobs. The Farm was created as the center for crop growing in the empire and vast farming networks were constructed to deliver innumerable amounts of food to the province. The Hydroclasm was created by Daedolo as a giant watermill which processed vast amounts of wood and also powers the great water pumps that pump water from the nearby river through a grand pipe system into Arga, giving the citizens a reliable source of water. The Iron City was commissioned as a city dedicated to the production all manner of arms and armor for the warriors of the new empire. The Old Mines were flooded with a fresh workforce and refurbished in order to mine all the ore from the Steel Mountains in order to satiate the Empire's need of steel and iron. Steelpoint was commisioned as the chief forge city where the ore would be taken to and processed into ingots that could be distributed to anywhere in the empire. Finally the Factorium was established as a facotry-city that would create all manner of goods from clothing to furniture. Its giant factories and thousands of workers are the largest in the world.
With this new organized structure and the superhuman power of the Argan Lords, Arga conquered region after region, some through conquest and some through negotiation. They secured the lands now known as West Empire in 66AAE, North Empire in 80AAE, East Empire in 94AAE, The Lake Lands in 97AAE, The Rolling Tundra in 102AAE, The Snowlands in 111AAE, the Southern Plains in 126 AAE, The Golden Foothills in 127AAE and finally the island of Skred in 134AAE. By 135AAE they controlled an empire that spanned from the eastern coast all the way to the edge of the World's Spine Mountains to the west. Their attention turned to the Kingdom of Aeur which ruled the lands between Koterra and the western edge of the World's Spine mountains. The ensuing war was long and bloody and the Argan advance was slowed due to the narrow passes through the World's Spine mountains which could be defended effectively by the much smaller forces of the Aeurians. When the Argan Lord Fenros learned of the defeats that had been suffered, he was enraged and personally lead the charge in a final assault in 139AAE which would be later known as "The Great Slaughter". The Argan Forces led by their powerful general decimated the forces of the Aeurians and advanced all the way to the capital of Aeur, raising it to the ground and slaughtering all of its citizens. A new city was raised in its ashes, and was called New Arga to celebrate the great triumph. The Ayahli people of The Great Forrest heard of the slaughter and worried that they might be next to face the Argan advance so they sent word to all other western powers of the horrors that the Argans had wrought. The City States ignored their pleas as they were more concerned with fighting each other. The great empire of Savaria also dismissed the Argan threat as they had a civil war in their own lands to deal with. Koterra and Storm Kingdom answered the call and amassed their armies to prepare for the Argan onslaught, sending troops to the Koterran city of Sharlo to await the incoming assault and be ready to flank the Argans should they attack. In 144AAE they did indeed begin their assault on Ayah by attacking and capturing the city of Treewatch. The counter attack of the joint forces was halted at the mountain pass just outside of Koterra, past Castle Valor. Meanwhile the Argans had sent a large naval force to blockade the ports of the city states of Coralmar, Anteros, and Cira. The Cirrans held a grand meeting of the leaders of all of the city states and decided to form a confederation to deal with this new threat. In 146AAE Savaria crushed the rebellion that had ravaged the country and word began to spread of the Argan attacks on the city states and it was at this point that Savaria decided to intervene, sending armies to both the Confederation and Koterra to aid in the resistance. The ensuing battles lasted for over 300 years with many territories being taken over by one side or the other. Great naval battles with thousands of ships were fought along the northern coastline and in the waters of the Restless Isles and in the Confederation waters of the south. Koterran-occupied lands east of the Biting Desert were decimated and raised to the ground and so many battles were fought in that region that it was renamed "The Graveyard" after the countless dead whose remains still litter the countryside. The Koterran Castle that bordered it was renamed "Fort Remembrance" in honor of all the fallen soldiers. After many long and bloody campains had been waged, it was clear that both sides had reached a stalemate and the heads of both sides met to discuss negotiations of peace. In 452AAE both sides signed the Treaty of the Fallen, ending the war. Its provisions ensured no more assaults would be launched against the western powers as long as they provided Arga with a tribute of goods once per year. Its been 40 years since the great war ended and Arga has thrived during the time of peace, establishing trade networks throughout Tiarna as well as many forward bases in the land now known as "The Bulwark". Arga is at the height of its power right now and it doesn't seem like it will change in the near future.
Religion
The Church of the Deva
Trade & Transport
highway networks and complex naval trade routes.
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Founding Date
1AAE
Type
Geopolitical, Empire
Capital
Alternative Names
Great Arga, The True Empire, The World Rulers, The Great Enemy
Demonym
Argan
Leader
Head of State
Head of Government
Government System
Dictatorship
Power Structure
Feudal state
Economic System
Market economy
Currency
Gold Coins, "Gold Boars"
Major Exports
Steel, Argan Stone
Major Imports
Gems, silks, tobacco
Legislative Body
The Argan Lords
Judicial Body
The Imperial Judgement Organization headed by the Argan Lord Irae
Deities
Official Languages
Controlled Territories
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