Kingdom of Accia

While the original royal line remains unbroken, the kingdom was not always united under their rule--amid the free Era, the Syltharis ruled only symbolically. Wars ravaged the fertile lands of the Eluzian Valley and beyond, waged between self-proclaimed noble families or even sovreigns to control farmland blessed by Oril. That is until a little over two hundred years ago when the Syltharis reunited Eluziar under their rule, gathering the loyalty of and establishing the Ten Houses! Ten duchies came together and recognized the crown, gaining land and governance rights over them in return. And once their homeland was brought to order, the kingdom turned its attention outward, intending to unify all of Emynea under their king! With this new ambition, the kingdom declared the beginning of a new era, the Accian Era. The kingdom continues to grow and thrive off of the exploits of their conquest, believing they can bring stability to all of Emynea, gaining an unfounded sense of superiority as a nation and the ire of countless subjugated peoples.

While the Syltharis royal line is the ultimate authority in the kingdom, they are supported by the Ten Houses who manage Accian territoroes in their interest. The king has the right to grant or re-assign each House and which territories fall under their control. However, for the sake of stability these changes are not made often or haphazardly. While most Houses descend from the original ten nobles who aligned themselves with the kingdom, there are those who have lost the king's favor, left the kingdom or even betrayed their king, their position quickly nabbed up by ambitious nobles waiting to take their place!   While there are only ten Houses, ten duchies, far more nobles fall under their influence. The appointed head of each House takes the title of Duke or Duches, many lesser nobles serve under a designated House. As the king grants lands and authority to the duchies, the lesser nobles are granted the same by their house head. With each new territory claimed by treaty or conquest, power and influence trickles down to those who have earned their leader's favor. In fact, most local governance of the kingdom falls to lesser nobles. However, they are ever at the whims and demands of the duchy, their power just as easily taken away at the displeasure of their duke. The pecking order is as follows:

The demography of the kingdom continues to diversify as they expand but local Accians are among the numerable Eluzian subethnicities. each region of Eluziar was once divided into many individual countries and ethnicities, each having their own language and culture! But while Eluzians are skeptical or and judgemental of outside cultures, they derive immense pride from the diversity of Valley cultures--a source of national pride. For some, this pride has grown to the point of superiority and disgust with foreigners as lesser.

Despite disgust and aprehension, a unique mixing of and tolerance of newly assimilated lands shines through each young generation as they train and fight together in the Accian Military Training Program, slowly mixing in Yaxiyan and Alkelbulian traditions! But the misunderstood captives of frontier or even enemy peoples are treated with considerable disdain, expected to conform to Accian culture before they can be accepted at all. Some of these captive youths include Beyonder, Arabiyy, Khalkh Monggol, Wastelander, Ostmen, Bakongo, Nguoi Viet, Chao Thai and Orang Indonesia.

Beyond these allies, the kingdom is feeling out the House of Yamato in Nippon to assess if conquest or alliance is the better route. Active warfronts at the Isthmus of the Huntsman and To Rong Lua are less diplomatic as are relations with some more volatile territories within the borders of the kingdom itself! Unable to safely traverse let alone invade these lands, the kingdom bides their time until they have the resources or opportunity to dominate these peoples such as the Ostmen of Skaney, the various peoples and pirates of Mexica, the reclusive merchants of the Frozen Wastes or the deep sea settlements of Suwarnadwipa.