Upper Lykara
Upper Lykara is administered through the Tatharian Governate of Lykara, overseen by a governor directly appointed by the Empress. Local nobles were stripped of independent authority, though some serve as magistrates or officers under imperial oversight. The former High Court of Bellacarno was dissolved and replaced by a bureaucracy modeled on Capitolina’s institutions.
Today it remains a province under the Tatharian Empire, but its people bear the memory of Trevaldi. To Tatharian governors, it is a fertile valley of revenue and soldiers. To Trevaldan loyalists, it is occupied land, its name a scar and reminder of lost sovereignty. The memory of Trevaldi lingers in whispered songs, clandestine duels, and the bitterness of those who once swore oaths to a vanished crown.
Culture
Trevaldan culture is being steadily overwritten by Tatharian norms. Festivals once centered on dueling and wine harvests are now dedicated to imperial unity and Alessandra’s divine favor. Noble pageantry has been curtailed, though common folk maintain their songs and vineyard rituals in defiance of official discouragement.
Local resentment simmers, especially over the loss of dueling rights, which were once central to Trevaldan identity. Many now gather in secret to hold duels or recite the banned songs of old heroes. Caliban and others of his ilk embody this cultural wound, carrying the memory of Trevaldi into every fight.
History
Demography and Population
Territories
Military
Imperial Garrison: Permanent detachments of Tatharian legionnaires stationed in Castrovane, Montelaro, and Bellacarno.
Disbanded Orders: The Order of the Golden Circlet was dissolved. Former knights were offered service in the Tatharian legions or stripped of status.
Resistance: Small bands of Trevaldan loyalists occasionally stir unrest in the uplands, but uprisings have been swiftly suppressed.
Religion
Tatharian orthodoxy dominates, with temples to Alessandra, Thalorium, and Rione refurbished in imperial style. Local saints and ancestral cults of Trevaldi have been discouraged, though underground veneration persists.
Laws
Agriculture & Industry
Trade & Transport
Education
Education has been standardized to the Imperial curriculum, focusing on rhetoric, military service, and civic loyalty. Trevaldan traditions of dueling instruction and aristocratic academies have been shut down or repurposed.
Founding Date
1525
Type
Geopolitical, County / March
Predecessor Organization
Demonym
Lykaran (imperial usage), Trevaldan (local, defiant)
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Parent Organization
Neighboring Nations
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