Republic of Erest

Structure

The Republic of Erest has a democratically elected government in which those with the most skills and abilities are chosen by the three racial groups of Erest to lead and represent them. Due to the well-built roads and postal system towns and villages across the Republic are able to send in a census vote from their home that is then carried to the Capital City of Corvus. In the past Erest was ruled by a council of kings representing each of the founding races and ideals that created Erest however after the betrayal of one of the kings Erest was converted into a republic to avoid similar tragedy from ever happening again.

History

Back when monsters roamed the upper reaches of Dawmorn the three major groups of people in the region the Gnomes, the Dwarves, and the Humans came together to build a mighty fortress city in the deepest part of the valley to protect themselves and hold back the monsters. This city would be later named Corvus after Duvel Saari the Aaracokra that designed the fortress city and the three majority groups of the time elected kings to represent them and their ideals. First was the clever gnomes who elected the wisest and cleverest of them all dubbing them the King of Creation, next was the stubborn and steadfast dwarves who elected the toughest and most worn of them as the King of Stone, after those two the younger and less long-lived of the groups the humans elected someone who was viewed as the most charismatic and poetic of them to be the King of the People. However, after many years and the fortress city grew into a large kingdom with towns and villages throughout Erest's growing territory, and as businesses and trade increased the three groups saw fit to create a unified group to oversee this sprawling economy, thus was the rise of a fourth king who combined all the techniques and ideas of the other groups and created the first unitary coin as the symbol of wealth and trade. This king was named the King of Coin after his invention and these four groups would go on to rule in harmony for many years, this peace would be short-lived however as the King of Coin soon grew greedy and desired more threatening all that had been built in Erest. Seeing the growing ambitions of the King of Coin the three other kings had no choice but to strike down the fourth king and seal him away deep underground where he could do no more harm. With the danger locked away the three kings saw that with their power and timespan they too might grow greedy like the fourth king and wishing for the peace of Erest ceded power back to the people creating the first Senate giving rise to the Erest Republic.

Demography and Population

The major population groups in Erest are gnomes, dwarves, and humans but those from outside the area do migrate due to the freedoms and technology found in the valley republic.

Territories

The Republic of Erest controls the northern regions of the Dawmorn continent as well as a few islands off the northeastern coast near the frozen expanse.

Capital City of Corvus

Town of Roctaul

Town of Larinae

Town of Alicanto

Town of Pythia

Village of Avis

Military

Erest has a standing military both to protect the major roads throughout its territory but against any issues along the southern border with the Solrune Kingdom. While not the largest or strongest army in the realm, the knights of Erest hold their own against the likes of the Dawn Guard of Solrune.

Infrastructure

Minting: After years spent amassing individual wealth the rise of the mixed-race group under the now-forgotten fourth king led to the creation of the minting presses and the first bank using the technology of the other three races. Gold once hoarded now used to mint coins that are used across the realm the process of minting became the trademark of the Erest Republic and the capital city. Postal system: WIth the rise of trade and commerce in Erest following the growing use of the gold coins being minted the need for a safe and controlled means of transportation of goods and information was needed. Under the Merx Post, information and goods were now reaching not only the corners of the Erest Republic but across the world. Roads: As the speed of imports and exports grew so too did the need for proper roads to be built for the trading caravans. Erecting a grand road on the same path the first settlers used the Republic Erest connected its capital city to the capital city of Sanctum in the south and built smaller roads branching off like veins to connect the towns in the outer territories.

Type

Geopolitical, Republic

Capital

Corvus: Capital City of Erest