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| setting:country:southern_empire [2026/01/11 19:00] – created gm_georgia | setting:country:southern_empire [2026/01/27 22:03] (current) – gm_georgia |
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| **In the world**: Characters from the Southern Empire are often conflicted between the traditions that have bought them this far and the innovation that such a scholarly culture readily breeds. Just as the Empire must balance the two, so much each of its people do the same in their own lives. They tend to heavily value the Empire's culture of meritocracy, with even individuals of the highest classes seeing themselves primarily as servants of the state. | **In the world**: Characters from the Southern Empire are often conflicted between the traditions that have bought them this far and the innovation that such a scholarly culture readily breeds. Just as the Empire must balance the two, so much each of its people do the same in their own lives. They tend to heavily value the Empire's culture of meritocracy, with even individuals of the highest classes seeing themselves primarily as servants of the state. |
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| While the [[setting:religion#the_unspoken_word|Chuch of the Guardian]] is the state church in the Southern Empire and features heavily within the rites and rituals of the court and its administration, the empire remains generally tolerant of minority faiths. | While the [[:setting:religion#the_unspoken_word|Chuch of the Guardian]] is the state church in the Southern Empire and features heavily within the rites and rituals of the court and its administration, the empire remains generally tolerant of minority faiths. |
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| **Character Options and Suggestions**: All species except Slimefolk are represented across the empire. The imperial family, great houses, and their cadet branches consist entirely of [[setting:dragonblooded|Dragonblooded]], though they become progressively fewer in number with lower rank. | **Character Options and Suggestions**: All species except Slimefolk are represented across the empire. The imperial family, great houses, and their cadet branches consist entirely of [[:setting:dragonblooded|Dragonblooded]], though they become progressively fewer in number with lower rank. |
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| A character from the Southern Empire might be an independent adventurer, or they might have chosen a life in service to the state. The Empire maintains a large standing army, of which a substantial portion is being bought to the Labyrinth. You might be a noble sent to the expedition by their family, a scholar granted a position as an officer within the expedition force, or a marine serving on one of the empire's great fleet of ships. Otherwise, characters might be instructors from one of the Empire's universities, or even merely a peasant conscripted into service and chanced to be assigned to this mission. | A character from the Southern Empire might be an independent adventurer, or they might have chosen a life in service to the state. The Empire maintains a large standing army, of which a substantial portion is being bought to the Labyrinth. You might be a noble sent to the expedition by their family, a scholar granted a position as an officer within the expedition force, or a marine serving on one of the empire's great fleet of ships. Otherwise, characters might be instructors from one of the Empire's universities, or even merely a peasant conscripted into service and chanced to be assigned to this mission. |
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| Magic is widely used across the Southern Empire and is studied at all its institutes of education, with the Empire historically preferring the benefits of the [[setting:magic#earth_and_heavens|Paths of the Earth and Heavens]] in maintaining armies on the march far from their own homes. Mages are usually adopted into a vassal house of one of the Great Houses, where they are put to work in service of the empire. | Magic is widely used across the Southern Empire and is studied at all its institutes of education, with the Empire historically preferring the benefits of the [[:setting:magic#earth_and_heavens|Paths of the Earth and Heavens]] in maintaining armies on the march far from their own homes. Mages are usually adopted into a vassal house of one of the Great Houses, where they are put to work in service of the empire. |
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| ===== NPCs ===== | ===== NPCs ===== |
| **Notable NPCs:** | **Notable NPCs:** |
| ^Name ^Pronouns ^Species ^Costume ^Description ^ | ^Name ^Pronouns ^Species ^Status Rank ^Costume ^Description ^ |
| | Grand Duchess Amalina Kalliani | she/her | Dragonblooded | Tiara | This particularly petite princess is the heir expectant to imperial power, though few would have thought her a likely successor even a few years ago. Even through the imperial family's secrecy, many a story of Amalina's magical power going uncontrolled and causing harm became the gossip of the capital, while the Princess' health seemed on an interminable decline to the point it seemed she would never again leave her bed. Her recovery --- and the control she is now able to excercise over her magic --- is nothing short of miraculous. | | | Grand Duchess Amalina Kalliani | she/her | Dragonblooded | 6 | Tiara | This particularly petite princess is the heir expectant to imperial power, though few would have thought her a likely successor even a few years ago. Even through the imperial family's secrecy, many a story of Amalina's magical power going uncontrolled and causing harm became the gossip of the capital, while the Princess' health seemed on an interminable decline to the point it seemed she would never again leave her bed. Her recovery --- and the control she is now able to excercise over her magic --- is nothing short of miraculous. | |
| | | | | | | | | | Duchess Irina Vhaski | she/her |Dragonblooded | 6 | Email only | A young woman who has recently taken over the headship of House Vhaskontes and the Ministry of Secrets, after her father's untimely death. Seems more interested in partying and luxury than in effective spycraft. | |
| | | Supreme Duke Meleion Kallianos | he/him | Dragonblooded | 7 | Email only | The junior emperor, Meleion took the primary responsibility for the organisation of the Southern Empire's expedition. | |
| | | Empress Ephrosia Kalliani | she/her | Dragonblooded | 7 | Email only | The senior empress, Ephrosia is relatively withdrawn, confiding in only her close family and participating in the rituals of court where she must. | |
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