Ystor
Structure
Ystor is famously a very rare example of a diarchy. According to myth, Loqa (a legendary hero) invaded ancient Imperial Engoran's city of Ystor with only a group of one-hundred warriors and their wives. The local peoples were successfully enslaved. Loqa founded his own state, appointing both his son and daughter as heirs. His son and his oldest male heir after him would run military matters, whilst his daughter would run religious ones. To run the state itself he designed a whole other system, mostly based around randomised selection of what he called "Overseers".
Assets
- Extremely fearsome, disciplined and trained warriors
- An enormous amount of slaves
Territories
The whole region from the coast south of Ystor to the Westenis River is occupied by Ystor.
Military
Ystor's armies are famous and feared. The male inhabitants of Ystor always stands ready to mobilise on a whim. All their lives they are trained in the most unforgiving meaning of the word, which shows on the field.
Its armies are mostly infantry and phalanx based, but they are not weak on the sea or on other fronts. Tactics are also not lost on the Ystorans.
Ystor is without a doubt one of the greatest military power houses in the whole of Myr, which is commendable even more when looking at its size.
At the moment, the military forces of Ystor are lead by King Tatyr. He is young and has few victories under his belt in this time of relative Fereloqan peace, but this may well change in future. Fereloqa shows signs of an incoming war in all the wrong places.
Religion
Queen Rostar leads the Ystoran temples. The Temples of Thame and Strike are considered the most important in Ystor, but there is also an oracle not too far from the city. In Ystor, the belief in oracles runs very strong.
Faith is still very important in Ystor, even when the other states tend to waver.
Foreign Relations
Ystor aims towards independence. Because of this, they have historically been an uneasy but greatly valued part of the Southern Realms rather than the tax-based Eastguard. Still to this day they are technically part of the Southern Realms in trade, but are noticeably less involved than the other states.
Also, there is the matter of slavery, against which practically all of Fereloqa has clear views. This also creates some barriers between Ystor and the rest of Fereloqa, though no one seems to mind when they have need for strong warriors.
Agriculture & Industry
The hard work is mostly performed by slaves in Ystor. These slaves give the Ystorans enough resources to focus on training and other more important matters.
Trade & Transport
Trade is not considered as very important in Ystor.
The Sons of Loqa stand ready, always.
Type
Geopolitical, City-state
Alternative Names
Loqarant
Training Level
Elite
Demonym
Ystoran
Head of State
Government System
Monarchy, Crowned Republic
Power Structure
Autonomous area
Economic System
Mixed economy
Currency
None
Legislative Body
The Overseers, a group of randomly selected people who rule for one year.
Judicial Body
The Council of Champions, a group that earned their title from the King and Queen through great deeds.
Official State Religion
Parent Organization
Location
Official Languages
Neighboring Nations
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