Pre-History
The subcontinent of
R'komiq has a turbulent history of warfare between a series of civilizations. twenty-eight years before the Möniq empire's founding
The Nai Goli Agreement was an effort to wager peace in the area by increasing cooperation through establishing a joint, governmental council. The treaty was maintained for a little over two decades during which many international relationships improved. On some fronts, however, tensions increased due to perceived transgressions on the part of the Möniq. The Möniq were interested in expansion and had great military strength, which marked them as a threat to smaller civilizations. The uncertain time of peace soon ended, initiating the Kihiq civil war. After seven years of warfare, the powerful Möniq emerged, quite convincingly, victorious. Some suspect that
The Nai Goli Agreement was no more than a long-con ploy conducted by the Meqöl—a suspicion evidenced by the dominance of Meqöl representation and influence in
R'komiq as well as within the government. Their initiatives toward cultural exports, as well as their rhetoric concerning the importance of unity and claims of supremacy did not go unnoticed, either. There is some evidence of military plans indicating Meqöl invasions of surrounding territories which may date back to the infancy of the council union.
Early History
Möniq territory had expanded substantially at the end of the war, and the Möniq were determined to define the new age by their values. The first
Molghö was
Ungchat Poda Ighru, an awarded general whom had a close relationship with
Ibir during her life, and was awarded her blessings after her ascension. The position was constructed by the previous governing body, the elected Ifyuq R'sgo, to wide support among the populous. It was argued that strong, virtuous leadership was needed to rebuild and expand the nation. This early period was marked by tremendous tumult and uncertainty, though there was still much successful construction and development in certain areas (see
Zone Construction ), and, after almost fifty years of continued tittering on the edge of civil collapse, a golden age was upon the nation.
Kherkemghö
χeɽkeːmʁə ('the great years')
Some scholars claim that it is only 48 years after the end of the Kihiq war when Meqöl country qualifies as an empire. The kherkemghö period of roughly 300 years was defined by a new-found stability, successful conquering, and economic and social prosperity. By the end of the era the Möniq thought of themselves as an unbeatable superpower—an idea that would soon be challenged, as the steady Möniq expansion, there up until unstoppable, would come to face an abrupt end. The south was walled off by
The Oilök, the most remote and deadly desert on the planet. To the north, the mountain terrain proved too great an obstacle to launch any effective offensives, and as the empire had reached the western ocean boundary there was only one direction left. The eastern offensive, directed at a fractioned set of civilizations was thought an easy win—it would prove to be all but. The Möniq tradition of struggling in unfamiliar terrain would be a factor, as would internal frustrations.
The Möniq Resist war would officially end in a tie, but with no new territories obtained, bad resource management, and political upheaval, the empire would enter a time of decline, never again reaching the heights of the Kherkemghö.
Decline & Downfall
Hundreds of years of conflict and stagnation would slowly erode social stability and give way to political unrest. Much of the status-quo relied on the power of the
Molghö, along with the army they commanded. The authority of the Molghö, in term, was dependent on Ibir—her blessing was crucial to the role. Without
Ibir there was little justification for the absolute power awarded to the leader, and with increasing dissatisfaction regarding growing economic and social inequality, nobility was becoming a precarious position. The end of monarchic rule arrived with the last Molghö
Tof Pötsugh Öks. His predecessor and mother Fime Pötsugh Lungqö left a shaky legacy as she was sickly from birth and died young. Tof was viewed as a weak and selfish leader. The final straw was his inability to prove any overt connection to
Ibir. A coup at the capital resulted in the murder of Tof, though his child was spared as the story went she rose from her crib bathed in the holy light of
Ibir. After a long deliberation-process, where Tof's wife, successor to the throne, proved excessively agreeable, the nation transitioned to a constitutional monarchy. A new parliament was instituted and the age of the empire came to an end.
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