Dominion of Sentara

Dominion of Sentara - General Info
The Dominion of Sentara lies within the mythical wildlands of Sentara in the world of Abexilas. The south eastern nation has a rich history distinguishing itself from the rest of Abexilas by bein inhabited by a vast amount of creatures name "Beasts of Sentara". These beasts have continuesly influenced the settlers of the Sentaran lands as well as its neighbors. The major settlements in Sentara are around dragonlike creatures called the Aratri who have continuesly served as the protectors of Sentarans due to all hostile beasts avoiding them.

The Dominion of Sentara is majorly inhabited by the Sentari ethnicity although the region has always been a very multicultural place. Due to the harsh wilderness of Sentara the inhabitants and settlers of it have hardly ever fought against each other due to cooperation being far more effective to increase the survivability in the hostile region of Sentara. Other major inhabitants are the Vukhmirian race, a dwarfern species, the Ourboros, a half dragon species as well as major populations of Rathniri and Eldhamite refugees, mostly originating from the continent of Serrona in Eldham. Including refugees from said worlds, such as the predominantly Lo'oi Jaumotogos Peasant Republic.

The Dominion is a Constitutional Monarchy lead by the Kareyos of Sentara and his Chancellor who is elected every two months. In addition there is the provinicial council serving as advisors to the government as well as the Citizens Assembly which is elected every two months to legislate laws.

The First Sentaran Settlements
The Sentari as they call themselves in their native language are the race that mainly inhabits the lands of Sentara. They originally organized in tribes roaming across the dangerous yet mystic and resource rich wilds of Sentara. Due to the harsh nature and presence of hostile wildlife they oftentimes built camps in valleys, islands and other areas cut off from the dangers that the wilderness was. In addition they invested a lot of resources into the defense of their camps by building walls and defensive structures to protect their settlements which ultimately lead to the Sentarans settling down. Oftentimes Sentaran tribes had to work together to increase their strength compared to beasts and monsters of the wild leading them to gather together in bigger more developed settlements over time. While the Sentarans settled down they were still strongly dependent on the nature around them. The hostile environment made agriculture far worse then in other civilizations which made Sentari rely more on hunting. This as well lead to a high cooperation with other city states in order to not starve as well as early contact with outsiders for trade. The early Sentarans also learned to utilize certain beasts for protection. Be it the Aratri as protectors of their settlements, the  Keiran which were horselike creatures that only consisted of bones and lifestock like the Solatriyan highlandcows which would require less food and were more resistant then ordinary cows found in Abexilas. Due to the Aratris protecting several settlments several cults around their individual Aratris started forming which would later merge into the Aratean Religion.

The Rise of the First Sentari Kingdom
The Sentari people at the end of their tribal stage were distributed into various smaller city states, facing difficulties to communicate. While this remained for a period known as the „Age of the night“ or "Narai" in the Sentari language, the city states gradually developed technologies that eased up communication. The improvement of their ships, the excessive breeding of battle horses that could travel through the dangerous wilderness fast and even the creation of airships powered the connection between the city states. Trade as well increased through time due to Sentarans learning how to travel safer through the wilderness due to generations of experience thereby creating the first trade passages. One town especially rose to power through this period which would later become Solatriya due to its Aratri and mostly its good geographic location which is on a trade node that connected the flow of goods from the outside world with most Sentari settlements. This encouraged the Al Solari dynasty to assert their power over other settlements through protection and trade possibilities while representing them in the first sentari council which served as direct advisors of the Sentari Kareyos. This officially marks the beginning of the era of the First Sentari kingdom.

The First Sentari Federation
When the lands of Sentara were predominantly ruled by several smaller kingdoms the Sentari Kingdom began to proof its strength more and more over the others. Their efficient bureaucracy allowed for great coordination among the kingdom and their focus on technology and diplomacy due to Aratri protection gave them an upper hand. After their first great successes their nation sought to expand. Especially resources for the production of weapons and airships were vital to keep their nation growing which lead to conflict with their resource rich neighbors of Vukhmir. The Sentari monarch at the time being Ivatra Al Solari attempted to conquer the Vukhmirian Capital. While the Vukhs prepared their defenses and almost directly engaged in what would be the only notable military conflict in Sentara, the two Aratri Ivara and the Vukhmirian Aratri interrupted both armies and in a divine display that was interpreted by the Sentarans as a sign that war would only bring destruction upon their lands. The Sentari call this event the "The Divine rule of peace“ since it showed that cooperation and unity will triumph over brutal conquest and war. The Vukhs and the Sentari found peace and shortly after peacefully unified their kingdoms in a common alliance. Pan Sentaran sentiment began to spread especially among other Kingdoms of the Sentari race.

Ivatra Al Solari invited all the other kings, chiefs and leaders of the Sentaran lands to Solatriya for a meeting to determine the future of the region. After long debates it was agreed to unify under the Sentaran Federation with its ruler remaining the Sentari monarch however adding a new "Council of Elders" serving as advisors which today is known as the Provincial Council.

The Refugees and the formation of the Dominion
After the establishment of the Federation of Sentara lives improved for the average citizen. The united armed forces as well as major meassures to protect trade and travel through the Sentaran Wilderness which made live easier. In addition Sentara focused more on creating good trade relations with their neighbours. However after decades of increasing stability something unseen to the world happened. Portals opened all over Sentari land, beast were way more agressive then ever but most importantly people were fleeing through these portals. Later to be know to originate from the worlds of eldham and rathnir many of these various ethnic groups searched for refugee status within Sentara. Sentara being a very multicultural and xenophile society was able to reach a majority in favor of integrating the migrants into the Sentaran nation. Their country started changing because of the large amount of refugees. Their culture and technological knowledge influenced many parts of the Sentaran economy as well as political system. Examples for this were the increased drive for state owned organizations and cooperations and most importantly the establishment of elections within the Sentaran Federation which was pioneered by several Sentari intelectual groups but now reached because of the pressure of the immigrants to have a say in Sentaran politics. After some time the Sentarans democratically voted a constitution into power establishing the new now called „Dominion of Sentara“ which rules over all the Sentaran people.

The Vukhmirians
The Vukhmirians (also called Vukhs) is a human derivation, being presented as a lot shorter than the avarage humanoid, rising high to around 140cm (4' 7.1") and are a lot more corpolent (stronger physically) than other humans. They present wider limbs and larger heads, and a lot of body hair (from evolving into a more concentrated body, compared to the humanoid in which most human spicies evolved from). They live around and/or in mountains, carving a society in the stone of those mountains, to create an isolated society from the outside world.

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