Edarah

Edarah

Size: 5,760 square miles

Population: 300 970

Capital: Luta

Leadership: Queen Sylvia Ironsight

Official Languages: Common (Edran), Eretremic, Halfling

Demonym: Edarhan

Demography: Human (61%) Halfling (10%) Dwarven (7%) Eritremic (5%) Dragonborn (2%) Orc (2%) Other (13%)

Common Deities: The Eritremic Pantheon (Upper and Lower Deities)

Currency: Edarhan Scale

Establishment and Early History

The early history of Edarah is sheathed in mystery, largely due to the destruction of documents, buildings and artefacts during the political upheavals of 451 PR and 630 PR. However, historians do, for the most part, agree on three facts:

1.Edarah was one of the first regions to be settled, with the early city of Luta thought to have been built prior to the year 25 PR. The Oud Vhar Council Treaty makes makes mention of construction of the Palace of Ascension at it's heart being completed under the first King Taeiloth Dawnsinger in 31 PR.

2. The Dawnsinger Dynasty was brought to an end midway through the fifth century, whether the royal family ultimately fell to the Lightbourne Plague or to the blades of their rivals is a matter of debate.

3. Rule of Edarah between 451 PR and 630 PR rested in the hands of the Areaum Imperators, three Gold Dragons who arrived in Edarah the night the Dawnsinger family fell (allegedly per a prophecy forseen by the Priests of Bahamut). While many believe that the time of Draconic Rule was a Golden Age for Edarah, historians agree that too little information has survived this time to separate fact from myth. What is known is that in 630 PR, the Ironsight family declared themselves the legitimate heirs to the throne, citing an ancestral connection to the Dawnsingers. Civil war erupted, but was brought to an end when the Oud Council backed the claims of the Ironsight clan. It is believed that the Areaum Imperators themselves did not take part in any fighting, and left Edarah after the Council announced it's decision.

Leadership

Since the departure of the Aureaum Imperators, rule has remained with the Ironsight Dynasty. It is worth noting however, that the reigning monarch, Queen Sylvia Ironsight, is of advanced age, and has borne no children and announced no alternative heir.

Governance of the provinces of Edarah is entrusted to the Order of Ixion, a kingdom-wide guild of paladins, Individual paladins are assigned to their own towns and given the power to deputise citizens to serve under them as they see fit. The Order of Ixion is also believed to be charged with the protection of the Lesser Terror of Edarah- Tel Sanarek Eth Tel (translation of this name is debated: it is either "The Cave That Was Eaten By The Stars" or "The Cave That Has Eaten The Stars")

Military

Edarah does not have a traditional military, and are instead afforded protection by the armies of Titan Vale. Edarah provides 10,000 recruits per year and supplies for a large majority of the military of Titan Vale in exchange.

It is rumoured, although not proven, that Edarah also hosts a small faction of especially skilled paladins, descendants from the royal guard of the Draconic Age, to serve as special forces to the crown.

Currency

Despite the common misconception that Edran Scale has been preserved since Draconic Rule, Evidence points to the first being minted after the Ironsight family took the throne. Collectively, Edran Scale is often referred to as simply "Scale" or "Drag".

Ignos : The highest value currency, a light purple orb made from a glass-like material. Has an image of a dragon suspended within. Often referred to as "Drakes"

Galums : 1/10th of an Ignos, green and petal shaped, made from glass-like material. Between 967 and 981 PR Galums were minted with the alleged symbol of Ixion Fortuna (a hand, balancing a fang-shaped dagger on its palm) on the obverse side. For this reason they are sometimes referred to as Fortunes, or Good Fortune/Bad Fortune depending on the speaker. (This is also the origin of the Edarhan phrase "Not for a good friend or Good Fortune")

Lahters: 1/10th of a Galum. Dark blue in colour, petal-shaped and glasslike. Lathers have a tendency to darken over time, and are thus sometimes called "Dusks" or "Fogs"

Viders: 1/10th of a Lather. Small, yellow-orange glass-like spheres. Often called "Dawns" (likely due to the name given to Lathers) and occasionally "Singers" due to the musical chiming sound they make when shaken against one another.

Mica: An unusual case, Mica is not part of the official currency system. However, sometime in the late 8th century, a substantial amount of the glass-like waste from the Edarah Mint made its way into the general population. The waste pieces are not consistent size or shape, but are generally about the size of a man's thumbnail, and bubbled in appearance. Often a mix of any number of the colours that make up the preceding coins. Once Mica found its way amongst the poorer citizens of Edarah, it was treated by low-level traders as 1/10th of a Vider. It is now commonly used by most of the poor and working classes in the region, with varying levels of acceptance elsewhere. Mica is often called "Drake spit" or simply "Spit"

Geography

Edarah is overwhelmingly made up of cultivated farm land, however the Northern half of the region receives heavy snow for most of the year. The area south of the Sunport Valley is relatively temperate. Edarah also has a long coastline and a number of rivers, which has nurtured a rich fishing industry.

Major Towns And Cities

Luta

Aehorn Crossing

Fortuna

Sunport

Travian's Perch