Kingdom of Ōkalía

The vast majority of the Kingdom of Ōkalía are Afespí. There is a sizeable minority of Gnomes and Elves within their nation though.

During the Invasion of the Rot and the fall of the mighty Tőyōtkan Empire, many Afespíans and Tunga fled across the seas into the Pume islands in the archipelago. There the humans lived as they watched their once great land being destroyed by the invaders. They founded new cities in areas where the Pume lived, and the three human groups intermingled greatly with each other.   Their royal family, Tőyō, were all killed, and the new Afespí peoples had nobody to look to. The many cities could not withstand a naval invasion from the Orks, nor could they withstand any invasions from another city. So a family stepped up to unite these cities, and the people accepted them because they were closely related to the family Tőyō. This family was the Ōkalí family. They founded a new empire upon the seas, and vowed to the gods to destroy the rot, and get vengeance for their destroyed homeland.

The Ōkalían Empire controls the whole of the Archipelago, and some territory in the Őtō forest which they took from the Gôr Empire.

The Navy:   The Army: Hit-and-run tactics. The Ekwōsun The Three Great Cavalries

They follow The Waesws to a far stricter degree than any other group. They have a strong sense of dogmatic adherence to past traditions, restrictions, etc. all to support the strength of the faith. The rituals are not believed to be only symbolism, but can literally conjure (in a sense) the divine beings they worship. The wise ones adhere to esoteric lifestyles; this life is not forced upon anybody of the layman (though it's promoted), the wise-ones are supposed to seek knowledge and understanding of the world they live in, in an attempt to discover the mysteries of the gods. Finally, worship of the gods is glorified and shared in the community. There are great festivals to honor the many gods and deital figures.

They have the largest convoy in the world, with trade between them and neighbouring nations having great naval convoys that take goods, often unloaded and return with goods from the respective nations like Quilanra and The Ōnentarían Kingdom. There is a steady stream of trade between these nations, with the Ōkalían trade ships being protected by the navy. They have rarely traded with the Kingdom of the Cin due to the distance and dangers of the Aglareb Sea. Although there is one huge convoy sent yearly, typically consisting of a few thousand trade ships, and a thousand naval vessels to make the journey. Each trade ship has many weapons and trained soldiers on it as to protect from Pirates and Orks.

There is always at least one school in every city, as is mandatory by the state. The leader of this school (Principle) is elected by the Chintírí. The school is established to teach the four basics, science, history, arts, war. Within the first few years of school life, you go through each subject, before you are allowed to be more specific with what you learn. There are five sciences to choose from, astrology/divination, basic magic (spellcasting mostly), alchemy, medicine, and the study of nature. Then, there are the four aspects of history, the old languages, the events, the philosophy, and the systems, which you must be well versed in. The arts includes music, visual arts (architecture, painting, sculpture like reliefs and statues, etc), metallurgy, sculpting (pottery, mosaics), literature, and dance. Finally, there is war, where you learn strategy, horsemanship, archery, sword-fighting, and spear training in groups as if you were to join the army.   In rural areas, the local wise one will often take up the education of the youth, until they are either old enough to go to the city or stop education. The Chintírí are supposed to fund rural youth to go to schools and house them during their studies (if they cannot make the journey daily). This is optional if the families do not wish to send their children, although it is highly promoted and the Simpatí is also supposed to fund it if the local Chintírí is incapable of affording it.   Wise ones teach about the religion, (which is taught in schools as well, as "philosophy") as well as basics in mathematics (also taught in school during strategy in war.) They typically teach the youth of their community until that child is in their teens, when they often start school or help at the home.   University of Ondinae is the largest school in the west, rivalled only by Thindín, which is more magic heavy in its studies. The University is also the greatest for navigation and seafaring life, as well as one of the greatest in mathematics and certain sciences. The only rival in the world to it is the University of the East, and they fund each other consistently. The University as well consistently funds many different groups outside of its own, with a large portion of its revenue going to one of three things, supporting schools which have minimal funding, supporting other universities, and finally funding research, particularly in regards to the sea like wayfaring.

There are mass sewage system running through the city, from houses down into the systems that shoot out in various areas, often times being sent to plants to be refined into fertilizer. Then there are the Aquaducts. The Afespí have completely mastered water, with water systems being extremely useful and widespread, even having pipes of clean, fresh water being taken to the most rural of areas. networks of pipes and channels make fountains, baths, and gardens in the city, all for public use. The gardens providing jobs for wounded soldiers, elders, or children to pick fruit or tend to the plants using what could be described as a hose. Baths scatter around the cities and are open to all, with a section of every bath being heated, and the beautiful fountains that litter the cities. The floors of government mansions and even wealthy houses are heated using these pipes. The great Tehítadaemō, lit. time observer, is a fountain that, depending on the position of the sun, shoots out of the fountain the respective time of day. These pipes travel across the whole of islands and even up hills!   There are many roadways and waterways on the islands. They connect the different cities and islands, with the Thrw Bridge literally connecting two islands together. The roads are large and more well established the larger the island, however, as most of the islands are small, most of the roads in the country are generally gravel or made of stone as their predecessor, the Tőyōtkan Empire, had done. However, on the bigger islands, with the bigger roads, they used many layers of stone and gravel stuck together using a special thing of early concrete. This is used especially within cities.   Every island has a dedicated team of repairmen, all funded to some degree by the State, whether that be the Chintírí or Sampatí. They are oftentimes individuals who are incapable of working in the military or had suffered from an injury, and still need work. They spend their time doing the basic maintenance of everything that needs it, however harder jobs are left to the more able-bodied individuals.