Doli

Doli: The Vitality of the Hegemony

Doli is a realm not of stone and steel, but of ancient forests, windswept plains, and living earth. Here, civilization is not a fortress built against the wild, but a guest that walks in harmony with it. Doli stands as a quiet, green conscience within the Hegemony, a land where the most sacred law is the delicate balance between the works of sophonts and the timeless rhythms of nature.

The commandery has no grand cities, no bustling metropolises. Its people are nomadic tribes, their lives a perpetual pilgrimage of stewardship. They do not settle, but instead rotate their communities between designated villages across a vast array of terrains—from sun-drenched savannahs to mist-shrouded wetlands. This is not aimless wandering, but a sacred duty and a form of deep, practical education. By living in and tending to each environment, they learn its secrets, understand its needs, and ensure that no single part of the land is ever overburdened by civilization's touch.

This profound connection to the natural world has made the people of Doli the foremost experts in conservation. From their ranks come the most skilled druids and environmentalist advisers in all of Haven. It is a Doli consultant who is called to Parsano to temper the ecological cost of their hypercapitalism, or to Ulgartha to ensure new farmlands do not irrevocably scar the landscape. They are the wardens, tenders, and students of the land, and their wisdom is the Hegemony's best defense against its own unchecked ambition.

While they shun the artifice of cities, the people of Doli have a sanctuary. Deep within the impenetrable expanse of the great Dolin Jungle lies Aelinpaar, a colossal, living tree bastion. It is not a capital, but a final refuge, a living fortress whose ramparts are woven from thick wood and whose sentinels are the very beasts of the deep forest. Should the commandery ever face an existential threat, its tribes would retreat to Aelinpaar, and the jungle itself would rise to their defense, its ancient trees moving to block invaders and its formidable flora and fauna becoming a lethal, natural army.

The source of the jungle's extraordinary vitality and its deep, almost sentient connection to the Doli people is the commandery's most closely-guarded secret. Whispers among the eldest druids speak of a truth hidden in the jungle's deepest heart: a shimmering, stable gateway to a primordial, untouched verdant world. It is from this portal, legends say, that the lifeblood of Haven's wilderness flows, making the Dolin Jungle a place of unparalleled growth and Doli itself the eternal guardian of the world's untamed soul.