Category:Our empires

Aurean Empires
Aurea Houses 6 kingdoms, each with its own unique lore, culture and history. You'll find all sorts of themes here, making Aurea a very diverse kingdom. From Greek to gothic, from under water to italian. This document goes briefly over each of the kingdoms, though same may have to be worked on still.

Crownlands of Solaria, The capital.

Overview:

In the heart of The Aurean Empire lies Soliara, home to the Capitol and the Empress. Mixing the traditional early 20th century British architecture of the Kingdom of Aurea with the grandeur of late-Greco-Roman influences of the found lands come together forming the Capitol with its dominating skyline. Greater Soliara and the surrounding towns within The Crownlands of Soliara live a much more laidback, rural lifestyle with sprawling farmlands and enchanted forests.

Culture:

The focuses of the Capitol lie in the sharing of knowledge and wisdom, paired with heavy production to ensure the communal well-being of not only the kingdom, but the Empire as a whole providing a hub for several key industries.

When not working together for the betterment of the empire, citizens can be found across the Capitol and Greater Soliara drinking in the many pubs and taverns, window shopping downtown, giving offerings or worshipping their favourite gods and goddesses, or simply wandering enjoying the stunning vistas across Soliara.

History:

After Eldham was once again spun into chaos by the false gods the citizens of The Kingdom of Aurea were taken by a time god, transported to the new world. Unfortunately during transport regions of Aurea landed spread across time periods, the capital and towns previously referred to as The Crownlands were the first to find land on the new world…

Upon their arrival, scouting for a strategic position to lay their claim, The Crownlands found an ancient Roman military complex left abandoned and overgrown. Realising their luck they moved in and began work building what would soon become the Capitol of Soliara and The Aurean Empire.

During construction, citizens discovered old military texts and facilities for training in the process and with the recent chaos of Eldham and these new facilities, the Empress proposed a stronger focus on military might to be the perfect match to our already established production capabilities - ensuring Aurea’s future in these new lands.

2. The Republic of Hereklea
Overview:

An Attic Greece themed state with hints of Roman and Doric Influence, the Republic of Heraklea is the fiefdom of House Tarantine, under the lead of Grand Duke Archeanias Tarantine, descendant of Terrankios Tas Laikonias. House Tarantine is the descendants of the citizens of the Eldham city of Taras, who have now migrated to the new world of Abexilas for a new adventure under the new Aurean Empire.

Culture:

The Tarantines have a minimalistic and practical lifestyle, never building or raising armies to impress but to fit them as they need. Their buildings are modest yet vibrant, and their citizens are regulated to ensure activity. As their mythical ancestor famously said when facing an army 20 times larger: "You brought more men than me, but I brought more soldiers than you".

History:

In Tarantine mythology, their ancestors came from a land in the far east beyond Eldham, a militaristic city-state named Laikonia. In search of new adventures, some Laikonians ventured into Eldham under the lead of Terrankios Tas Laikonias, they met with Queen Bee of Aurea joined her kingdom, and founded Taras as their colony. Taras introduced distinct Eastern architecture and polytheism to Eldham and it grew into a prosperous Aurean city. Centuries later, as the world of Eldham crumbled, the Tarantines migrated into the new world of Abexillas and the rest of Aurea and started their kingdom as her vassal - the Republic of Heraklea.


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