Kingdom of Stygia
Though it has not been a kingdom for many centuries, the old families have kept the moniker, perhabs out of respect for the legendary king Musaf, or for it’s claim to authority, for though he died almost a millennia ago, his image and power still resonates within the people, his great statues and image carved into the immortal Stygian stone unique to the kingdom’s land.
Musaf is the seat of small nation, held in power by council of the 5 families, who defend the lands of Stygia. Stygia was once a kingdom in the times of the mage wars, but when the legendary founding king died with no heir, his most trusted retainers formed a council rather than falling into civil war over the domain he had established. Now the Council have lead the Kingdom for over 500 years through at times draconian measures they have held onto much of their ancestral lands, but many outsiders would claim it was at the cost of their common humanity and decency.
Structure
The kingdom is ruled by the central council in which the Autarchs of their respective Houses represent their common interest, and align their goals. Each of the Autarchs in turn control the domains of their houses, but have to ensure they can maintain the support of the families within the house, as they are the once who control the territories assigned to them.
Culture
The Stygians are a harsh people, their life must be, they care little for unable to take care of them self, and thus see no moral problems in having "social parasites" be taken away by the flesh crafters and turned into something useful to society. To that extend do they believe that weakness will drag them all down to the hungry maws of the Sjeri, they have only empathy for those they deem worthy.
History
Founded by the legendary king Musaf, the great mage rose to power seemingly out of no where, rallying to him other powerful mages and those willing to follow him, though his ascension was bloody he managed to carve out a land of his own, a dream to protect those under him and the people who were hurt by the arrogance of the those who came before him.
In time as his realm stabilised and a lady in red appeared before the king one day, and he took her in proclaiming her as queen of his realm and established a new church dedicated to a new god, the red god, and it introduced many of the practices and morals that still remain in the kingdom even if she is no longer worshipped. For the church preached the right of the strong and the dismissal of the weak, for there was no room for weakness in stygia, for it had been carved in blood and thus it would remain, many were aghast of that prospect and thus it goddess quickly feel out of favour when the good king died, after having ruled for 2 centuries, if records are to be believed.
His will; Immortal
Founding Date
1052
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Alternative Names
Stygia
Demonym
Stygians
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