The Aurumfels

The Aurumfels is a wealthy nation on the west coast of Tremalking founded by Agadenian survivors after the Second Fall.
A rich land bordered by the New Melentine Empire to its north, it is a nation wealthy not only in gold, for which it takes its name, but in history. It was the Aurumer's ancestors, the Agadenians, who first sided with the Knights of Harmony, who would eventually become the modern Pantheon.
It was their ancestors who drove off the stigma of magic, convincing much of the world that possessing magic did not damn you, but rather enlightened you to the cosmos unbound. And it was their Ancestor, the Queen Ulra, who unknowingly caused the Trigger event known as the Awakening, that caused thousands of Agandenian soldiers, and the Entirety of the Knights of the Eventide to become Twin Souls.
Armed with this national pride, they found their old homeland of Agaden's Reach to be too uninhabitable to resettle. They travelled west, beyond the The Dwarven Marches, and arrived in what was once the Central Melentine Empire, discovering vast deposits of gold.
They settled into what would become their new capital, Leporus, reestablished their academies of magic, and eventually expanded to their current borders, from the New Melentine border to the North, and New Carmile to the south.
In recent history, the New Melentine Empire has been having ambitions for the Aurumfels. Believing their gold mines belong to them, and believing that the Aurumish lands are their ancestral birthright, war seems inevitable between the Aurumfels and their Imperial neighbors.
Culture
Besides its gold and banking institutions, more than any of the other nation, the Aurumfels is renowned for its ethnic diversity and religious tolerance. There are no set features that mark a "Aurumish" ethnicity. This is in sharp contrast with some of the more ethnically homogeneous nations, such as Emprese du Marjolais (whose inhabitants are fair-skinned, blue, green or violet eyed and blonde) and Serkland Caliphate (where residents are dark-haired and dark-eyed with olive skin). Because the countries founders worshiped many different gods, both old and the new Mandate Pantheon, it was decreed that all faiths would be honored and that no one religion would be elevated above any other, although some faiths have more devotees-and thus larger temples-than others (the Mandate being outstanding examples).
Unlike foreign nobility, wealthy and powerful Aurumers favor wearing dark colors.
The Goldlord of the Aurumfels is the title held by the ruler of the country.
The Goldlord is a non-hereditary, elected position. Once elected, they serve for life. Ideally during an election, anyone can participate, however votes are counted in gold coins; one gold, one vote. So more often then not, the wealthy have a better say during elections. The ballots are then used to finance the new Goldlords treasury, ontop of what was left of the old Goldlords accounts.
Currency
Being a rich nation, their coinage can be found worldwide. While the Aurumers do not produce platinum coins, they do produce common currencies, copper coins being Fels, silver coins being Argens, and gold coins being Aurums.

The first to heed, the first to prosper

Founding Date

5th Age

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Predecessor Organization

• Agaden's Reach

Demonym

Aurumish

Leader Title

Goldlord

Subsidiary Organizations

• House Parvus

Location

Tremalking

Official Languages

• Aurumeek

Controlled Territories

• Leporus
• New Carmile

Neighboring Nations

• Luxandria
• New Melentine Empire

Notable Members

• Jamandi Parvus
• Kessila Parvus
• Ruxin Parvus