Limuria

The ancient nation of Limuria is a secretive and unknown nation to humankind. It resides deep inside the Jungles of the New-World, many proclaim it has turned to seclusion due to many hostile human encounters and plagues.

It is inhabited by the original natives of the jungles/savannah of the New World, they are known by settlers and colonists as Lemurfolk. Once they roamed the entire new world. Now only their jungles. Where they hold onto their independence from outsiders and colonists.

Their government structure: Kritarchy

[History] (B.H = Before Havoana'roa-renaj) Prehistory:

The Lemurfolk, came into being due to the gradual process of evolution. They began forming continuous settlements around 26,000 B.H. and tribal communities were formed and the Lemurfolk spread around the New World, occupying almost all kind of biome and geographic area. around 22,000 B.H First trade route established between the Lon'kai Tribe and the Milkos Tribe, known from sources that came out of the Lost Library. An ancient alphabet was used which has been proven to be the predecessor of todays standard. All that is further known about the prehistory of the Lemurfolk is written in the Elder Scrolls, they are being preserved in their most sacred city, Havoana'roa-renaj.


 * Tribal Collapsing Event. 19,000 B.H                                                                                                                                                                                                       This event is known for its disrupting and hectic time. In which many tribes seized to exist. Theories go from hectic climate events to an mass migration of the North-eastern Lemurfolk tribes. It has been noted by ancient scholars from the classic age that the language spoken by todays Central-Lemurfolk has been intermixed with that of the North-eastern tribes, resulting in change of linguistics.

After a newly established peace, the Lemurfolk began for the first time to form city-states, also a heightened form of defensive structures has been found unseen in the Tribal Age.


 * Pre-Classic Period. 13,000 B.H                                                                                                                                                                                                          This age was known for its organized, and structured hierarchies. Many city states came to formation, many tribes began to settle, and the first agrarian societies started.  Prominent city states began to form, the oldest known cities are  Tanànan'ny volamena, Vatosoa vatolampy and Tetezana maro.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The city of  Havoana'roa-renaj would gain its influence and power in the Classic period were it peaked,                                                                    until the present times. The age of city-states was known for the beginning of a lot of trade routes, and an increase in common knowledge and craftsmanship. This time period is also known for the first wars fought in the area nowadays known as Limuria. In this time there many wars between rival city states, which tried to gain their dominance in trade and national affaires. The most prominent of these cities were Tetezana'maro and Ravina'emeraoda. Both controlled large sections of land through carefully made diplomacies, even tho the Lemurfolk don't have a strict governmental structure, their basis was a kritarchy, rooted from tribal past.                                                                                            The Kritarch, a judge who's purpose it is to maintain natural law, and to make sure that all goes according to the nation's code. Yet their task is to balance the order between the many chiefdoms.
 * Beginning of the City-Coalition War. (CCW) brought in very rough and disruptive times, many chiefs of Lemuria where unhappy with the new laws brought on by the sitting kritarchs, their new laws made trade more favourable for the larger city states as Tetezana'maro and Ravina'emeraode or Vatosoa vatolampy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Many began to assume there was corruption among the residing Kritarch's, unbeknown to most it was one of the kritarchs Ebrithill which was trying to take over the entirety of Limuria. He befriended most of the large city-states and appeased them with his new laws, while making sure his fellow-kritiarchs would do his bidding, two others accepted yet one could not be swayed. She was respected by most of the smaller and middle sized chiefdoms, and was popular with the people. Thus a problem to Ebrithill's plans.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Ebrithill sended her to the city of Vatosoa vatolampy for diplomatic matters yet she was murdered on her way there by bounty-hunters. This created many revolts throughout the tribes and chiefs, who proclaimed this was a set up by the first kritiarch. The first kitriarch denied, yet that didn't stop people form threatening him, there in his fear he began distrusting many of his once appeased allies, feeling weakness most less influential chiefdoms saw opportunity to gain power and influence while proclaiming to the people that the first kritiarch tried to gain absolute power.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               The first kitriarch realizing he was in a bad position choose the then less known city of Laikesh for an assembly. Wish angered all the more influential cities. Once the assembly was held, many began pleading for their cause. "Removal of all kitriarchs!" "Lets share all influence among the cities" "The removal of the kitriachs is a trick! By the power hungry city states!" a short time-out followed after which it became known that an unknown civilian had murdered the first kitriarch. This was the start of the coalition war which was eventually won by the city-coalition of Tetezana'maro and Ravina'emeraode. Many cities and villages laid wasted. The later cities ruled for a long time, until their influence began to shrink. Laikesh, centralized its power and became an influential city.
 * Classic Period 11,000 B.H.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This period in history was a peaceful, time for the lemurfolk, many new types of architecture where developed. Poetry was written, and trade was widespread. Many old and resentful city states had fallen and the power structure in Limuria changed. The way of government became more centralized. The Chieftains lost more of their power to city-bureaucracy and civilian privileges. This led some chieft-families to assure their power in the city states. One of them was known as Julien XII. To use the opportunity to make sure they received most of the influence. Julien XII (Around 850 B.H.) would do anything to gain it. Making alliances and having hidden schemes with senators. His family was well befriended with the one of the sitting Kritiarch's.
 * Rise of the Limurian Royal House.                                                                                                                                                                                                               King Julien XII now well settled, in his power began making bolder moves, he began proclaiming that the Kritiarch's again have become corrupt and should be removed. He would pay bounty hunters and raiders to destroy small settlements and kill off residents. Making the fear in many smaller chiefdoms grow. There he made sure that he collected the riches of some of the more loyal raiders, and began assembling an mercenary army. With which he betrayed the unloyal raiders and bountyhunters and cornered them, and slaugthered them all. He then over took the Kritiarch's position of power, and called out the nation of Limuria. First time in history had Limuria been unified into a powerful state. He would later on in his live, rename the city of Laikesh to Havoana'roa-renaj. Which would from this point on be the capital of Limuria and its most influential city. The cities name means, Two-Mother-Hills, called after the two large pyramids that face each other. It would take 3 generations to complete them. For the rest of his live he would be busy settling rebellions and mass murdering those who opposed his rule. He would later die of old age, replacing himself with his son.
 * Late Classic Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The Limurian royal dynasty, also known as the Grand House of Limuria ruled this period in history. After the deeds of Julien the Terrible as he was become to known, many royal successors would try to restore a positive outlook on their dynasty. There they would encourage the ancient belief-system of Monke.  Which is in mythological context was brought to the lemurfolk by Momo, a lemur which was said to have descended from the sky. There he would have created the Momo-dynasty in prehistory.


 * The Limurian royal family began to elaborate on the story, proclaiming they were his descendants too. Thus justifying their rule, many rulers followed and brought Limuria connections with other Lemurfolk states over the ocean. Where for the first time in Limurian history international trade began. Obsidian, and gold were highly valuable possessions. As where emeralds, and parrots. These acts brought great popularity in the royal family, which began to be a symbol for the Limurian will. Even adopting a mythological creature as their emblem, the Menarana volom-borona. (see picture) which was known as the unifier between sun and earth. Seen as a divine snake of light.
 * Terminal Classic Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   . This was the time in which Limuria saw a gradual collapse of the Classical golden age. Due to many wars with the Northern Mountain Lemurfolk, the Limurian Empire was being bankrupted, which would limit the Limuria's capacity to further influence its outer regions, giving it away to other nations in the area. Limuria saw a age of 'hibernation' it was called the Silent Age. The last influential royal descendant would be Julien XVII which was known as the 'party king' his lifestyle as seen as harmful to the Limurian Bank, which is why under pressure from the senate he would give away almost all power to the Kritiarch and their council.


 * Post-Classic Period                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            This Period in Limurian history didn't saw much conflict or wars, it did see a change in power structure, where in Draphonaris a member of the once strong and great Limurian royal house, would bring try to modernize the country. He disbanded the monarchy, and gave the kritarch's more power, yet gave himself the title of First Kritiarch, and became leader of the Council, he also made sure that Limuria's army was restored, for it was being neglected during the rule of Julien XVII. There this new leader would send out scouts, to record all ancient Limurian historical sites, and give more room to the study of the past. Wishing to preserve his race and family heritage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             It would later become known that creatures which travel in wooden mountains, which were driven by white clouds were seen near the coast. Inhabited by a weird race of naked hairless monkey like beings.
 * First Arrival of the Old Worlders (Rathnir)                                                                                                                                                                                                The first migrations of humans through was a rough period for the Lemurfolk, not knowing who these people were and wishing to maintain his position of power in these uncertain times, there many humans began to settle and encroach on once lemurfolk lands, threatening their very existence. Mysterious illness and disease were being spread throughout the population which saw a strong decline in numbers. There the only option left for Draphonaris was to negotiate, and make sure that his people remained. One of the type of settlers the Ram-kahen human race developed on Sorligste and built a high culture long before the first settlers of the Mordern empires appeared, there they first had good relations with Limuria, only to result in a war which saw many lives lost. Eventually it was decided that the Ram-kahen human tribe would settle in the desert regions, whereas the Lemurfolk would keep it to the other biomes. The Ram-kahen would later create the nation of Anu-Shedet.
 * First mass migration of Rathnirians.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        With the new world route now known to many old nations the trouble truly began for the Lemurfolk, most subspecies of lemurfolk went extinct, the mountain lemurfolk where eradicated. Most of them sought refuge in Havoana'roa-renaj. Which due to its geographical area and strong defenses was able to resists all foreign encroachment.
 * The Scramble for Eldham.                                                                                                                                                                                                .                                                                                                                                                                                                                         [Culture]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                [Government]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                [Geography]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 [Religion].