Drakonia

The Erz Königreich Draakonien or High Kingdom of Drakonia (or simply Drakonia) is a vassal of Order Müvielle, now The Simulami Empire residing in the North-Western Mountains (Drakonian Mountains) of Nieden. It consists of citizen called drakonians.

History
The blood war:

While many may have not noticed them the Drakonians have roamed Rathnir since an age that now is barely remembered. Before most lifeforms Rathnir was inhabited by dragon gods, many dragons and a few non dragon gods. It is said that all of these beings mostly lived in the north and south of Rathnir. These Dragons, Dragon gods and non-Dragon gods left Rathnir to live in other planes of existence, after they had a war, now called the blood war. Many Dragons and gods died in this war. As an act of peace, the Dragon gods and the non-Dragon gods created the Drakonians. Drakonians have either lived deep underground or as nomads that hid at day and only move at night. A few individuals even started living in secret among other Rathnirians. This first started out of fear and then became a tradition.

The age of isolation and the end of the first three tribes:

The origin of what is now called “The age of isolation” came after the first and for a long time last Drakonian surface settlement was destroyed by one of the last Dragon gods that lived on Rathnir. The goddess of change Nihildriel who was banished by the other gods to the plane of eternal night and frozen time, Nihilheim. This was after Nihildriel declared war on the three major Drakonian tribes and destroyed all their settlements as she thought the Drakonian tribes were unwilling to change anything. This was very true at the time as Drakonian technology had stagnated for a long time and there were so many resources that Drakonians didn’t even have to move anywhere else to acquire anything they needed. So Nihildriel burned down the three tribal realms of the Draaken Khaganate under Khaness Gryndra “The founder”, the tribal Conferdaration of Goldengemme and the Draakenblüüt state of Sanctum. After she destroyed the settlements and was banished to Nihilheim afterwards the Drakonians were left in shock. The people of the Draakenkhaganate that lived in northern Nieden at the time began moving south and started living underground. First to protect themselves from potential attacks and later out of tradition and too more easily gather resources in mass to smith the finest tools in all of Rathnir, which sometimes landed on the surface. The people of Goldengemme scattered, integrating and themselves secretly into other races and hiding their true appearance. And at last, the people of the Draakenblüüt state of Sanctum started living as nomads, only moving at night or trough mist. The age of isolation that Nihildriel caused, was the exact opposite she hoped for, she wanted the Drakonians to develop, start new realms, compete with the other races and ultimately bring change into this world. Instead, she saw how the Drakonians stagnated and didn’t change anything in the greater scheme of Rathnir.

Age of Endrur and Yentals ambition:

Many years passed and nothing really changed for Drakonians, the founder of the Draakenkhaganate and head of the Celestiel Dynasty died after fighting a terror from the deep, a balrog. Her daughter, Endrur “The radiant” took over the Leadership of the Drakonians living underground. Endrur had two children. The first was Calamity “The Wind of War” who caused the first major change in ages for Drakonians as she replaced the former god of war, after defeating him with her mastery of sorcery and taking his place becoming the new goddess of war. Her second child was Yental “The Explorer”, he got his name as he, much like the people of Goldengemme he pretended and disguised himself to be of a different race to study the people of Rathnir. Starting to idolize its great rulers and being particularly interested about Yimmu -Audal/Theois-Essukdal. On the other side he searched the Draakenblüüt nomads and travelled with them for a few years. After he had returned, he decided that Drakonians could no longer just hide underground. Even if their settlements were destroyed again, even if they had to fight for every single centimeter of land, the Drakonians were going to live on the surface again. No cost to great, this is that he said to himself to fulfil this dream. After a few years his mother died like her mother, defending the Drakonians from a Balrog of old, but this time vanquishing the beast forever before her own demise.

The first attempt of forming a Drakonian state:

After Endrurs demise Yental became the new head of the Celestiel Dynasty. So, he and a fellow Drakonian by the name of DerPiml set out to their improbable quest. To create a grand kingdom, they wandered to the mountains of Tatonia and took over a small abonded house as their base of operation. Shortly after they were joined by the lone nomad Fleks. But shortly the house was raided.

The Vision:

After that Yental left for a pilgrimage to an old Underground Dygrathy temple in the depths of Uldaresh to collect his thoughts and search a new place to found a kingdom. When he arrived at the temple and sat down to meditate something happened. In front of him, his great grandmother, the goddess Astralil, his sister, the goddess Calamity, the slaughterer Nihildriel and most importantly, half of the Ouroboros, Cytlabor himself manifested inside the massive Cavern. They started talking too him, each. Nihildriel began speaking: “After ages finally a Drakonian is willing to bring change yet again, when I destroyed the Draakenkhaganate my intention wasn’t to stop Drakonians from ever settling the surface again. I praise you child for finally trying to end this age of Draakenkind.” Astralil spoke:” Child, I know you are devastated by your first attempt of founding a Kingdom being brought down so quickly. But despair not as we watched since your first intentions of founding a realm of your own started showing.” Then Cytlabor raised his voice, making the very air shake:” Drakonian, your people, much like the plane you inhabit where made to stop a war but that doesn’t mean much anymore, a war still happened even with the three inner planes and Nihildriel waged war against you. But I witnessed the Drakonians suffering for too long now, while you aren’t me and my siblings making, you still are of our blood and as such we want to guide the Draaken to a place that holds significance too all those who fought in the bloodwar. We the Ouroboros oversaw the peace made by all of the bloodwar participants, it was signed in the far north in a mountain range. At that very place the first Drakonians where created, while some were made in over corners of Rathnir after the war the original Great Wyrms, including your grandmother were created there. As such I guide you, their child. The mystical energies still flow through the surrounding land and so I wish you the best of luck in changing your people’s fate.” At the end Calamity spoke: “I must warn you though brother, the surrounding lands are inhabited by the humans of Solaris, the Niedene and they may be hostile towards you as most of them forgot about us. As such I wish the best of luck towards you and I hope that your future conquests may be as grand as mine!” With these words the gods left again through a portal.

The first hour of Drakonia:

Yental stayed in the temple for another day, thinking to himself and he remembered what he had sworn “No cost to great” to himself, Drakonians were going to live on the surface in an organized state no matter what. After thinking for some while he decided that with the blessings of so many gods he couldn’t fail with his plan and so with newfound determination he searched and informed DerPiml of these mountains in the north and both started heading towards it. Then on the first days of April 2021 or the first of hour of Drakonia Yental arrived there and send many messengers Pidgeon’s to the scattered Drakonians he could contact. And thus, the High Kingdom of Drakonia, was founded inside of the new Drakonian Holy land, where the bloodwar was fought and ended.

Form of Goverment
Drakonia is an absolute monarchy with the rulers High Wyrm King in absolute and Steward in almost fullpower. They are a part of the Crownland Müvielle and a vassal to the Simulami Empire.

Cities, Erzherzogtümer, Herzogtümer, Territories and colonies of Drakonia
Drakonia currently has three cities. Their capital Drakonia which still is under construction, The Erzherzogtum Locet, an abandoned escharien castle, that was given to them by Order Müvielle for their loyalty, Wyvernia a port town which is still under construction and the Colony of Nova Draakhagan in Eldham.

Religion and culture in Drakonia
Drakonians (or Draaken/Draakenblüüt in Drakonian,) are a race of draconic people (most commonly refered to as half dragons) scattered around Rathnir and Eldham. They are most commonly found in the High Kingdom of Drakonia in Nieden and their colony in Eldham, Nova Draakhagan.

Drakonians follow their own religion called Dygrathos.