Dari Andyria

Land of Queens

Government

People

  • Population – Dari (650 DR) Unknown
  • Races – Yrūn
  • Ethnicities –
  • Languages –
  • Religions –

Trade

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  • Imports –
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Regions, Geographic

Regions, Political

Cities, Towns, and Villages

Landmarks

  • Cave of Queens. Outside the City of Dirynayna Dyada is a ridge-top cave that holds the bones of the Dari queens. This cave is considered sacred to the Dari, for not only does it hold the remains of their ancestors, but it also is the Waiting Place for queens preparing for the afterlife. The Waiting is made possible by the Spring of Ages, which protects those that bathe in its waters from wounding and decay.

People

Dari

The Dari are an Yrūn female population that once held sway over much of the region surrounding Dirynayna Dyada. Their society revolves around the elevation of Queens whose duty is to rule, maintain peace with neighbors, and to provide Givers for the purpose of breeding. When a Queen dies, she becomes part of an ancestral pantheon which is thought to give successor Queens guidance. If there is no new Queen to take the place of the old, the old Queen is doomed to the Waiting until the next Queen can be crowned. The Waiting is a near-comatose state not dissimilar to undeath, except that the spirit does not leave and trace biological functions can be detected. It is believed that a Queen can exist in this state for 100 years before the ancestral link is lost forever.

Givers are males who serve a peculiar role in Dari society. With the exception of Givers, men are not desired or needed for the day-to-day work of the people. It is also interesting to note that Dari women never give birth to male children. Givers are therefore Yrūn males that have happened upon the Dari, or who have been imported for the purpose of breeding. Many have been lured to this southern locale with the promise of procreating with hundreds of native women. Before the breeding may begin however, Givers must undergo a ritual castration-penectomy. This is a magical process which is accomplished when the male touches the mummified organ of a previous Giver. Contact initiates a very painful process where the man’s penis and testicles fall off the Giver’s body. The organ is then prepared with special ointments and wrapping for use by the breeding Dari. Givers are left neutered. All is not lost for the Giver however, for the dismembered member may be used indefinitely and without stop. Whenever the detached penis is used, the Giver may “enjoy” the sensations of procreation. While some find this a great distraction if there are many breeders present, others welcome their fate and retire to one of the three Dari temples for the remainder of their pampered lives. Committed Givers are venerated provided they remain at the temples.

Gonth

The Gonth have lived in the region for many years. For more than a century, the Dari and the Gonth lived peaceably. The Dari created craft goods and the Gonth gathered resources from deep in the Fiery Isthmus jungles. The relationship was so well developed that toward the end of this time a number of Dari began to worship the ape god Torgor Gonth. What happened at the end of this period is something of a mystery. Over the course of a generation, the apes seemed to become both intelligent and organized. Soon the trade agreements soured and the Gonth and Dari grew hostile toward one another. Within a second generation, there was war within the valley. The Dari were no match for apes. The outlying villages were destroyed and the temples burned. It didn’t take long for Dirynayna Dyada to follow. Many of the Dari were killed; the remainder were enslaved. The Gonth moved into and controlled the city despite a small Dari resistance. Without a Queen to attract more Givers, the Dari had to wait for chance travelers to assist in their plight.

History

Time Line

History of Dari Andyria

  • 605 HK, 2214 ER; (Dar) Massacre of Irdànya Nyad (Gon)
  • 606 HK, 2215 ER; (Dar) Battle of Dirynayna Dyada (Gon)
  • 623 HK, 2232 ER; (Dek) Vaska Merid’s fleet sails from Panæð, seeking passage to Kirydia
  • 623 HK, 2232 ER; (Dar/Dek) Vaska’s ship, the Vedre Taládus, is shipwrecked by an unnatural storm off Fiery Isthmus
  • 623 HK, 2232 ER; (Dar) Offering of Abràkus the Giver

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