Su'a'kar

Su'a'kar: Realm of Eternal Night The Realm of Eternal Night. To some the name is utter terror, usually ignorant children being told scary stories about its leader and the scepter of Da'kar. To the others, it is the safest place in the world, and home. To those who make it home, they enjoy they beauty of the Forest of Shadows, and some even hike to the summit of the Shrouded Mountains and make their home there. The city of Black Frost, the city on top of the mountains, is the most popular destination in her domain. It has a great topside veiw of the Forest of Shadows, and the next popular city, which is Ku'dal. Ku'dal is a forest city and is surrounded by the Forest of Shadows. Many tourists stop here on the way down from Black Frost, or on their way up. Here, they can take walks through the forest, which is kept safe from the regular hunting parties. The realm itself is made up of the Forest of Shadows, and the Shrouded Mountains, which are aptly named because of the clouds blocking their peaks, and the black rock they are made out of. Most of the realm outside of the forest is grassy plains. The land to the north is harshly bordered by a desert, where the Sand Eater lives. To the west is the land of Magnum Opus, the land of Ommigen, which Vae'ra has a particular dislike towards. To the south is the burning plains, ruled by Direcan, the inferno warrior. To the east is the Forlorn woods, home to Lesherac.

History:
The land of Su'a'kar was not created by its current ruler, but the one before her. Many do not remember his name, whether he was a mortal king, or another god, or what he even looked like. Many accounts of him have been erased from history. Vae'ra just calls him her 'father', though no one really knows whether or not this is true or not. Only the oldest residence know of his existence and that before Vae'ra became ruler, the land was not shrouded by eternal night, and crime rates were normal as any city should be, and everyone was generally happy. However, after Vae'ra came to power and made the realm locked in eternal night, many people left. She let them leave, without even stopping them. Over half the denziens left and never returned. Those that stayed were those to poor to move, or those to old or to stubborn. Most say those that chose to stay made the right descision, as crime rate plummeted to almost zero, and the land was very prosperous soon after she took the throne. Since then, the people have been slowly returning. Most are boastful warriors expecting a harsh and threatening environment. Most after seeing the sights, and seeing how happy and peaceful everyone is, decide to stay. Some even manage to join her guard.

Politics
Politics aren't very hard to understand here. You steal from someone, you either give the item back or you get killed and the person you stole from gets the item back. You murder someone, you are killed as soon as you are caught. No questions asked. Some call this brutal, but it keeps the crime rate down to minimal levels as the method of being kileld isn't exactly pleasant. All people who suffer the death penaly have their souls sucked out with The Scepter of Da'kar, Vae'ra's artifact of power. Having your soul sucked out, or even partially sucked out by the item, is a very painful experience. Basically, her word is law.

Economy
The economy is usually kept at a good balance. Most of the people here are living as comfortably as they wish to. The only two major exports are obsidian and lumber.

Geography:
Su'a'kar is located in the southern middle area of Roa. It borders Magnum Opus to the west, and the Desert of the Sand Eater to the north, The burning plains to the south, and the Forlorn woods to the east. It is made up of the Shrouded mountains which are in the center of the Forest of Shadows. Anything outisde the forest is a rolling plain until it leaves her domain at the Veil of Spirits.

Climate
Due to the eternal night, it is always rather pleasantly cool within the veil, and much cooler on top of the tallest moutain, where Black Frost city is located. When it rains however, it usually increases the humidity and makes the cool temperature climb slightly.

Topography
There are many small villages and such scattered around the place. The most notable cities are those of Black Frost, and Ku'dal. The most popular tourist destinations within her realm. Ku'dal because any foreigner looking for an audience with her can easily get one here because of the clsoe proximity to a cave that leads to her undergroud keep. Black Frost because of the location. Located on the highest possible point that humans can breathe comfortably on the tallest mountain, just under the clouds that shroud the top of the mountains. From the top of them, one can get a clear veiw of the entire domain.

Education
Most children attened knight training in Su'a'kar, hoping to become a knight for Vae'ra. Most do not make it due to the demanding training, and those who dont pass usually go on to be hunters or town guardsmen. Those that do take educational pursuits will not be dissapointed, as the classes are usually small and well taught.

Population
The population here is about 4-4.5 million. Birth rates are generally about average, and death rates are extremely low. Due to the training in childhood, most people here are more fit than most outsiders. Most have the basic knowledge to carry a sword or their weapon of choice well.

Religion.
Most worship Vae'ra. Though other religions have seeped in, she has no issue with it unless it is Xarnor, or it starts causing trouble for her people, or threatens to unseat her power.

Health
Most people here are very physically healthy due to most take the intense training instead of formal school, which sticks with them for the rest of their lives. Diseases are low, and people do not get sick easily.

Language
Su'a'kar has a language of its own, though it is by far extremely hard for outsiders to learn, so most speak more than one language to make it easier on outsiders.

Artisians and art
Artists from here are those who usually opt for the more educational path in life. They usually paint parts of the forest of Shadows, or from the summit of one of the mountains, where the most breath taking pictures are made.

Cuisine
Most food consists of any wild animal that are caught in hunters traps. Vegtables are rare and usually have to be imported due to the constant night of the area. However, there are rare night-time producing fruit trees within the Veil however.

Role in the RP
Currently, It is loosing land to the Sand Eater because of his desert expansion. Has stopped desert expansion for now and the followers of Lesherac have left destroying a small city in the process. There was a small battle in the small village of Ta'lik where the sand eater was temporarily driven from the land