Sēmàra

Old Empire, The Bottomless Kingdom

Government

People

  • Population – Sēmàryr (650 DR)
  • Races – (Yrūn 97%, Ōéle 2%, other 1%)
  • Ethnicities –
  • Languages – Sēmàric, Old Kændàlic, Trade
  • Religions – Morgrū

Trade

  • Currency –
  • Imports –
  • Exports – Silver, Minerals

The collapse of Kændal at the end of the Second Acèntyri-Dekàli War opened a number of opportunities for those with some power and resources. To the south of the Run Drûr lay an inconspicuous lordship of fishing villages and abandoned mining towns. An appendix to the prosperous Fertile Coast, Sēmàrygrā (as it was known) seemed an after-thought, a vestige of colonial expansion whose lands and people had long-ago been milked for all their worth. When the Lord of Sēmàrygrā crowned himself King of Sēmàra, the surrounding region barely noticed. The new kingdom thrived in obscurity for several generations until 163 DR, when a small mining company determined to breathe life into the old tunnels, discovered a vast subterranean complex built by the Dwürden Mor thousands of years ago. A subsequent expedition, sponsored by the Sēmàri King, discovered the abandoned City of Dorüm.

King Helàris, fourth crowned king of House Myriðað, understood the significance of the find and exploited it expertly. The king hired sages of Dwürdèni language and history to assist in plundering the site. Though the city contained no riches per se, it was brimming with art, science, and architecture unseen by most of Yrūn-kind. In 197 DR, the granddaughter of Helàris, Queen Elēða, moved the ancestral seat to Doroom, apportioning the ancient quarters and blocks to the people of Sēmàra. It was Elēða I’s son, Tāénys who discovered the old mines and restarted operations in the bottomless tunnels. Over the next four centuries the people of Sēmàra underwent a cultural shift. Surrounded as they were by Dwürdèni records and accomplishments, the Semàryr adopted the culture and religion of the Dwürden Mor.

Regions, Geographic

Sēmàra is a small Fertile Coast kingdom bounded by the Mar Dèkali to the east, Kændal to the north, Teðel to the south, and backed against the southern Torn’ Myrið to the west.

Regions, Political

Sēmàra has no major sub-divisions.

Cities, Towns, and Villages

  • City of Doroom
  • Town of Īsàmyrið. The largest port town in Sēmàra is not very large. The town is however, well fortified. Surrounded by stone walls, towers, and turrets, Īsàmyrið is a formidable emplacement along an otherwise agrarian coastline. The town’s intimidating defenses provide security for the precious freight that is escorted from the capital city of Doroom.

Landmarks

People

The Sēmàryr are culturally different from other Yrūn populations along the Fertile Coast. For many generations, they have adopted elements of Dwürdèni culture and religion found in the abandoned City of Doroom. Their language, Sēmàric, is a combination of Old Kændàlic and Murdwürmor. The Semàryr represent a significant bridge in Yrūn-Dwürden relations, preserving the lore and traditions of Felhòri Dwürden.

The abandonment of Kændàli traditions has made the Sēmàryr outcasts in the Fertile Coasts. They are commonly the butt of jokes for adopting Dwürdèni traditions, including the growth of beards.

Time Line

Dynasties

Post-Dekàli

  • First Sēmàri House of Myriðað (11 DR – present)

Nomenclature: Semara Dekàlic: Sēmàra (kingdom), Sēmàri (pertaining to), Sēmàryn (resident), Sēmàryr (residents), Sēmàric (language)