Atarlie Empire - Revision history

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	Elven society is both extremely dynamic generation-over-generation in terms of social and economic mobility, and seemingly unchanging to shorter-lived races such as humanity. While it does distinguish between aristocratic, landed, and working classes, those lines blur constantly through intermarriage, political intrigue, and economic mobility (in both directions). Individual regnal periods of individual emperors are relatively long in human terms but still can seem short and end brutally by elven standards, though bloodless coups are more common than full-on imperial assassinations.		Elven society is both extremely dynamic generation-over-generation in terms of social and economic mobility, and seemingly unchanging to shorter-lived races such as humanity. While it does distinguish between aristocratic, landed, and working classes, those lines blur constantly through intermarriage, political intrigue, and economic mobility (in both directions). Individual regnal periods of individual emperors are relatively long in human terms but still can seem short and end brutally by elven standards, though bloodless coups are more common than full-on imperial assassinations.

	All this being said, the Altarie nonetheless consider themselves to be the steadfast guardians of natural and divine order, worshipping the [[High Elven Pantheon]] and banning the worship of all gods outside that within their ~~domain~~. They maintain an internal cohesiveness of realpolitikal and legal power unseen in other nations of comparable size, such as the [[Bastonia\|Bastonians]] or the [[Clans of Magnus]]; while individual Bastonian Monarchs or Dwarven High Kings may achieve similar cohesion, it rarely survives the interregnum. The elves therefore have a pronounced culture of bureaucratic and magisterial civil services which are not seen nearly as pervasively elsewhere.		All this being said, the Altarie nonetheless consider themselves to be the steadfast guardians of natural and divine order, worshipping the [[High Elven Pantheon]] and banning the worship of all gods outside that within their provinces - but not, however, within other holdings, like their protectorate in the [[Hearthlands]]. They maintain an internal cohesiveness of realpolitikal and legal power unseen in other nations of comparable size, such as the [[Bastonia\|Bastonians]] or the [[Clans of Magnus]]; while individual Bastonian Monarchs or Dwarven High Kings may achieve similar cohesion, it rarely survives the interregnum. The elves therefore have a pronounced culture of bureaucratic and magisterial civil services which are not seen nearly as pervasively elsewhere.

	Atarlie adventurers broadly fall into two classes – elite legionary units or former units now operating as “dogs of war” or “soldiers of fortune”, and disaffected members of Atarlie lowerclasses seeking to make their fortunes elsewhere. Exceptions exist, as always, but as the Empire is seen by most of its citizens as the most preferable domains in the world, exceptions to the two above rules rarely adventure outside the wildernesses of the Empire itself.		Atarlie adventurers broadly fall into two classes – elite legionary units or former units now operating as “dogs of war” or “soldiers of fortune”, and disaffected members of Atarlie lowerclasses seeking to make their fortunes elsewhere. Exceptions exist, as always, but as the Empire is seen by most of its citizens as the most preferable domains in the world, exceptions to the two above rules rarely adventure outside the wildernesses of the Empire itself.

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	The '''Atarlie Empire''' is a nation-state on the eastern side of the Atlas mountains, extending across the Northern Shore to the Eastern Sea, and bounded by the [[Hearthlands]] in the south. Populated largely by a haughty branch of the Elven lineage (often known as High Elves in other nations), the Atarlie consider themselves the true rules of Wisteria and the highest lifeform in Ahren. Like any good empire it is actually fairly diverse, integrating humans, halflings, and gnomes from the regions it has conquered, who can obtain full citizenship rights and occasionally even serve in positions of authority.		The '''Atarlie Empire''' is a nation-state on the eastern side of the Atlas mountains, extending across the Northern Shore to the Eastern Sea, and bounded by the [[Hearthlands]] in the south. Populated largely by a haughty branch of the [[Elven]] lineage (often known as High Elves in other nations), the Atarlie consider themselves the true rules of Wisteria and the highest lifeform in Ahren. Like any good empire it is actually fairly diverse, integrating humans, halflings, and gnomes from the regions it has conquered, who can obtain full citizenship rights and occasionally even serve in positions of authority.

	The Atarlie People, whose name show their connection to the Sun, are often called Sun Elves or High Elves in other lands, by contrast to the relatively “base” Carcolie or other, more exotic offshoots of Elvendom. They are creatures strongly tied to the natural flow of arcane magics, for which they are known and using which their cities and architecture are constructed.		The Atarlie People, whose name show their connection to the Sun, are often called Sun Elves or High Elves in other lands, by contrast to the relatively “base” Carcolie or other, more exotic offshoots of Elvendom. They are creatures strongly tied to the natural flow of arcane magics, for which they are known and using which their cities and architecture are constructed.

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	* The two nations of the [[Lordless Lands]]; the [[Orcish Nation]] and the [[Confederacy of Sages]], are both known to the Empire, considered equally barbaric. However, the Lordless Lands is so far removed from Atarlie territory that no serious consideration of either nation is made.		* The two nations of the [[Lordless Lands]]; the [[Orcish Nation]] and the [[Confederacy of Sages]], are both known to the Empire, considered equally barbaric. However, the Lordless Lands is so far removed from Atarlie territory that no serious consideration of either nation is made.
	* In contrast, the [[Shimmering Shore]], with its own strong connection to both the Arcane and other worlds entirely, is seen as prime real-estate. The Elves trade frequently with the city-states of the Shimmering Shore, who view them as both vital economic allies as well as the looming foreign threat that some of the more eastern city-states use to try and push one another into a larger alliance.		* In contrast, the [[Shimmering Shore]], with its own strong connection to both the Arcane and other worlds entirely, is seen as prime real-estate. The Elves trade frequently with the city-states of the Shimmering Shore, who view them as both vital economic allies as well as the looming foreign threat that some of the more eastern city-states use to try and push one another into a larger alliance.

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			[[Category: Atarlie Empire]][[Category: Wisterian Nations]]

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	'''Barbarians''' are exceedingly rare among the Atarlie; if they exist at all it’s usually in an underclass absorbed into the empire recently. Atarlie senses of decorum and military traditions do not encourage the fury required by the Rage mechanic, nor the style of combat itself.		'''Barbarians''' are exceedingly rare among the Atarlie; if they exist at all it’s usually in an underclass absorbed into the empire recently. Atarlie senses of decorum and military traditions do not encourage the fury required by the Rage mechanic, nor the style of combat itself.

	'''Bards''' are common in a variety of forms – professional scholars and adventuring troubadors alike. [[~~Silvyr Vavaris~~]]’s clergy includes a disproportionate number of bards, whose combined use of divine and arcane magics often makes for unorthodox, but useful, Theurges.		'''Bards''' are common in a variety of forms – professional scholars and adventuring troubadors alike. [[Immarra Hyacinth]]’s clergy includes a disproportionate number of bards, whose combined use of divine and arcane magics often makes for unorthodox, but useful, Theurges.

	'''Clerics''' are actually quite common, both among the pastoral clergy and in military and adventuring contexts. Elves take their religions and traditions seriously, and while most elves worship the entire pantheon, clerics continue to focus on a single member of the pantheon as their divine patron.		'''Clerics''' are actually quite common, both among the pastoral clergy and in military and adventuring contexts. Elves take their religions and traditions seriously, and while most elves worship the entire pantheon, clerics continue to focus on a single member of the pantheon as their divine patron.

	'''Druids''' are common among the worshippers of [[~~Dyffros Inarona~~]], and form the backbone of the clergy of that particular member of the panethon. The social role of druids is both as healer and soothsayer, particularly in the country where they might be the only clergy present, such as in farming villages.		'''Druids''' are common among the worshippers of [[Feno Ilirel]], and form the backbone of the clergy of that particular member of the panethon. The social role of druids is both as healer and soothsayer, particularly in the country where they might be the only clergy present, such as in farming villages.

	'''Fighters''' are common within the empire, though the heavier armour and weapons seen in Bastonia and the lands of the dwarves are rarer, seen only among the higher classes or certain specialist warriors – military doctrine favours light or medium armour and graceful weaponry.		'''Fighters''' are common within the empire, though the heavier armour and weapons seen in Bastonia and the lands of the dwarves are rarer, seen only among the higher classes or certain specialist warriors – military doctrine favours light or medium armour and graceful weaponry.

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Provinces and Protectorates

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	===Provinces and Protectorates===		===Provinces and Protectorates===
	The Empire is broken up into a series of provincial holdings, each under the purview of a Prefect, who is responsible to the Emperor for leveeing forces according to the province’s capabilities and to the Senate for meeting requirements of law and taxation.		The Empire is broken up into a series of provincial holdings, each under the purview of a Prefect, who is responsible to the Emperor for leveeing forces according to the province’s capabilities and to the Senate for meeting requirements of law and taxation. In order of political importance, these provinces are:
			* The [[Imperial Province]] in the Northwestern Empire, extending from the [Atlas Mountains] in its west to a border along the line from [[Tripolis]] to [[Sunport]]. The [[Imperial City]] is its capital, though the personages of the Emperor and the [[Prefect of the Imperial City]] are separate offices.
			* The [[Province of the Sun and Moon]] extends from this same border all the way to the eastern shores of Wisteria, and as south as the River Silverrun, which is south of [[Convergence Hall]]. It commands the important cities of [[Moonvale]], [[Convergence Hall]], and [[Sunport]], the later being its extremely wealthy capital.
			* The [[Atlassian Foothills]] are a province just south of the Imperial Province, as far south as [[Three Peak Dale]], and as far east as its capital, [[Heroka]] and the [[Three Sisters]], a set of mountains which form the general suggestion of its entire eastern border.
			* The [[Province of the Lowland Meadows]] is east of the Three Sisters, with a central capital of [[Imarraka]] which serves as a hub for the ports of [[Fjordlodge]] and [[Bayside]], being important trading ports.
			* The [[Southern Province]], which is the geographically largest, but least densely populated and least politically unified. This enormous wooded province extends all the way from the borders of the Atlassian Foothills and the Province of the Lowland Medals to the rough median latitude of the [[Hearthlands]], an Atarlie Protectorate. This expanse is rich in natural resources and is somewhat known as the breadbasket and lumberyard of the empire as a result, but the lifestyle is much more insular and rural than the rest of the empire, which is fairly cosmopolitan. It's largest city is [[Corran]], at the foothills of a branch of the Atlas Mountains.
			* The [[Atarlie Frontier]] is further south still, extending from the formal border of the Southern Province, all the way to the Great River of Stars. The expansion of the empire into the [[Shimmering Shores]], stymied by the Great Collapse, means that the frontier is somewhat more dangerous than the rest of the Empire, and more heavily fortified - the administrative capital at [[Ichor Hall]], a trading port at [[South Point]], and the garrison city of [[Navarre's Crossing]].

	The Empire also has a practice of establishing protectorates – often centuries later becoming provinces. Currently, the principal noteworthy protectorate is the [[Hearthlands]]. Attacking the Hearthlands from land would require either bypassing Imperial territory or launching an attack across the Atlas Mountains, which would involve bypassing the territory of the [[Clans of Magnus]], who fiercely defend their mountain home.		The Empire also has a practice of establishing protectorates – often centuries later becoming provinces. Currently, the principal noteworthy protectorate is the [[Hearthlands]]. Attacking the Hearthlands from land would require either bypassing Imperial territory or launching an attack across the Atlas Mountains, which would involve bypassing the territory of the [[Clans of Magnus]], who fiercely defend their mountain home.

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	==Atarlie and Monsters==		==Atarlie and Monsters==
			With how heavily developed the Atarlie Empire is, monsters are a rare concern. The odd dragon or giant may wander down from the Atlas Mountains, along with goblinoid raiding parties, causing issues in that frontier. Similarly, legions abroad have to deal frequently with monsters in their area of operations. That said, the bulk of the empire consists of territory devoid of much by way of actively-hostile magical creatures, and the elves are neutral to friendly with a large number of woodland spirits, fey, fawns, and the like which may inhabit the wilder parts of the Imperial Interior.

	==Atarlie and the Nations of Wisteria==		==Atarlie and the Nations of Wisteria==
	The Atarlie consider themselves the true rulers of Wisteria, with all areas not under their control seen generally as frontiers of varying degree of civilization. They are diplomatic enough to not say so bluntly, but their haughty affectation often chills discourse with the other nations of Wisteria.		The Atarlie consider themselves the true rulers of Wisteria, with all areas not under their control seen generally as frontiers of varying degree of civilization. They are diplomatic enough to not say so bluntly, but their haughty affectation often chills discourse with the other nations of Wisteria.

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	==Atarlie and Monsters==		==Atarlie and Monsters==
	==Atarlie and the Nations of Wisteria==		==Atarlie and the Nations of Wisteria==
			The Atarlie consider themselves the true rulers of Wisteria, with all areas not under their control seen generally as frontiers of varying degree of civilization. They are diplomatic enough to not say so bluntly, but their haughty affectation often chills discourse with the other nations of Wisteria.

			* [[Bastonia]] and its largely human population is seen as a mostly-civilized land, or at least as civilized as any nation of such short-lived people could be. The Atarlie trade with Bastonia regularly, especially in The North, where they can obtain rare commodities such as valuable furs, salt (and salt brine), and whale oil.
			* The [[Carcolie]] are the wild and barbaric cousins of the Atarlie, who have an uneasy peace with the each other. The Mountain Elves claim that the High Elves drove them into the mountains in some largely-forgotten historical rebellion; conversely the High Elves claim the Carcolie have never lived anywhere else, and are simply uncivilizable due to their tight connection to nature and the wildness that breeds.
			* The [[Clans of Magnus]] are respected, but seen as aloof isolationists; it is a poorly-kept secret that the only reason the Empire has not attempted to exert authority over the Carcolie is that the Mountain Elves share the Atlas Mountains with the dwarven clans. All such past attempts by the elves to seize territory from the dwarves have met in failure, and so instead a cold peace has developed between the two factions.
			* The [[Hearthlands]] is a peaceful protectorate of the Empire, and one relied on heavily for agricultural trade, with the native halflings and gnomes producing food far in abundance of even their own appetites. While viewed sometimes mockingly by the High Elves, it is held that the Hearthlands are "sufficiently civilized" to not require assimilation into the empire proper.
			* The two nations of the [[Lordless Lands]]; the [[Orcish Nation]] and the [[Confederacy of Sages]], are both known to the Empire, considered equally barbaric. However, the Lordless Lands is so far removed from Atarlie territory that no serious consideration of either nation is made.
			* In contrast, the [[Shimmering Shore]], with its own strong connection to both the Arcane and other worlds entirely, is seen as prime real-estate. The Elves trade frequently with the city-states of the Shimmering Shore, who view them as both vital economic allies as well as the looming foreign threat that some of the more eastern city-states use to try and push one another into a larger alliance.

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Technology and Craftsmanship

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	===Technology and Craftsmanship===		===Technology and Craftsmanship===
			The strong connection of the Atarlie elves to arcane magic pervades every aspect of life in the empire, and craftsmanship is no exception. If the Dwarves are known for their powerfully enchanted arms and armour, the elves are known for their trade in scrolls, wands, rings, and wonderous items of every other description. The reliance on magics both Arcane and Divine means that the elves enjoy a quality of life beyond other nations simply down to the labour they save by using magic to accomplish the same goals.

	==Atarlie and the Adventuring Classes==		==Atarlie and the Adventuring Classes==
	'''Barbarians''' are exceedingly rare among the Atarlie; if they exist at all it’s usually in an underclass absorbed into the empire recently. Atarlie senses of decorum and military traditions do not encourage the fury required by the Rage mechanic, nor the style of combat itself.		'''Barbarians''' are exceedingly rare among the Atarlie; if they exist at all it’s usually in an underclass absorbed into the empire recently. Atarlie senses of decorum and military traditions do not encourage the fury required by the Rage mechanic, nor the style of combat itself.

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Focal Industries

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	===Focal Industries===		===Focal Industries===
			Providing infrastructure to its citizens is the principal advantage - and arguably the greatest strength - of the Empire, and things like continent-spanning roads, irrigation systems, and fortifications require resources. After infrastructure, maintaining the legion is a key economic driver.

			Abroad, apart from their legions, the Atarlie's chief export is knowledge. Atarlie writings on sciences mundane and arcane are considered authoritative around the world, at Atarlie traders frequently ply their craft by taking books and scrolls abroad, selling their wares, and returning with exotic goods like spices. The Empire has a fierce demand for salt that they cannot themselves match, and a goodly chunk of their trade is founded on acquiring more, along with spell components, the magical writings of other cultures, and furs, woods, or metals not found freely in the empire itself.

	===Technology and Craftsmanship===		===Technology and Craftsmanship===
	==Atarlie and the Adventuring Classes==		==Atarlie and the Adventuring Classes==

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Social Class and Economic Position

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	===Social Class and Economic Position===		===Social Class and Economic Position===
			The Atarlie have a heavily-developed class system, which is at once castelike in its divisions and highly fluid in terms of social mobility. While only Atarlie Elves can serve in the senate or in higher government office, anyone who can meet the requirements of citizenship (usually by way of service in the Legion) enjoys those benefits regardless of race. These social classes range from an underclass of indentured servants, non-citizens, and the truly destitute, through a lower class made up of "ordinary" labour such as farmers, paid servants, and so forth, through a class of artists, merchants, and lower civil servants, all the way up to a sort of gentrified class, primarily Elves, who serve in the senate, high government office, and high military positions.

			The principal dividing factor between these classes is economic - even Atarlie find themselves among the underclass as fate occasionally dictates. Only the gentrified class is purely restricted to the Elves, though some scholars argue that a "pseudogentry" exists, consisting largely of humans, halfings, gnomes, and so-on who have the social and economic connections of the true gentry, without the ability to serve in some of the higher positions the elven members of the gentry enjoy.

	===Focal Industries===		===Focal Industries===
	===Technology and Craftsmanship===		===Technology and Craftsmanship===