Reign of the Forgotten Empire

Geographical Division

The Forgotten Empire, back then simply known as “The Empire”, in the past spanned the entirety of western Terre, dwarfing even the Divine Glorian Empire at its prime. While the Ascendant held dominion over their territory at the Gate, several provinces were established and given various degree of autonomy, with their own provincial government and Imperator. The most revelant province is Okeanos, also known in the present days as the Provincial Empire of Okeanos, the only piece of land the Forgotten Empire kept after the Tides of Steel.

Following is a list of provinces and their approximate geographical locations.

Pylae (Gate): The smallest province containing Shattered Gate and its surrounding forests, Pylae serves as the administrative and political capitol of the Empire.
Veos (Green): A province containing southern Verza. A mostly residential province, good for hunting and foraging and the entertaining of the monarchy.
Erimos (Desert): A province containing eastern Maltross, northeastern Verza, and a part of the Barrens. A lot of aboriginals of Terre relocated towards the Barrens after the Empire’s expansion, but slowly and surely converged within the province of Erimos. It is the most demographically diverse province of the Empire, most living a nomadic lifestyle just like current day Maltrossians.
Elos (Swamp): A province encompassing the marshes of southern Albion’s March, as well as the Mounds to the east. The Empire made various attempts to terraform the swamp in order to utilize the rich soil, yet have not seen much success until the project is deemed futile.
Akardia (Heart): A province containing the surrounding regions of Lake Akardia, located at the border crossings of Maltross, Verza, DGE, and Astartia. As the geographical center of Terre, the province of Akardia was a major transportation center for travels from and to the Gate.
Fortuna (Storm): A province containing current day Labyrinthine and the archipelago island chains of northern Albion’s March. The scholars of the Forgotten Empire conducted extensive researches on the Folly of Storm, yet a plethora of secrets still yet hide within the tempest.
Ormos (Bay): A province containing Astartia and middle-southern DGE. A agricultural focused region that supplied the Forgotten Empire with food and stability.
Vounos (Mountain): A province containing the entirety of Peran and a piece of current day DGE including Crestwatch. A region rather underdeveloped and slightly focused on military developements, the province of Vounos supplied the Empire with timber and logs from the lush forest that used to inhabit Peran, and an army prepared to defend against the primal assaults of the jungle.
Chionia (Snow): A province containing the taiga and temperate forests in northwestern and middle-northern DGE. Similarly underdeveloped due to the harsh environment, the province of Chionia nonetheless supplied the Empire with stone and masonary from Mount Taignos range.
Okeanos (Ocean): The predecessor of the current day Provincial Empire of Okeanos, this province was known throughout the history of the Empire for its mystique and beauty. Geographical seperation by the Mount Taignos range rendered the flora and fauna of Okeanos distinct from that of the rest of Terre, attracting tourists and migrations from all across Terre.

Aristocratic System

Okeanossian society, and by extension that of the Forgotten Empire, is centered around its aristocratic system. The noble status of an individual determines how they are treated by all different walks of the society, as well as the opportunities that open towards them.

Noble titles are traditionally only granted to tieflings, with a few exceptions throughout the history of the Forgotten Empire. While not directly tied to nobility status, military or governmental rankings are more often correlated to higher rank nobles as well.

A rough listing of categories of noble titles are as follows:

Ascendant. The official ruler of the (Forgotten) Empire, and by extension the Province of Okeanos. After the Tides of Steel and the Empire’s retreat into Okeanos, the Ascendant monarchy is only a secondary influence after the provincial government and the Imperator.
Basileusoi. The highest class of nobility, often designated to royal families of secondary descent. Imperators of imperial provinces before the Tides of Steel are often Basileusoi or Hetairoi, but the caste is largely obsolete after the Ascendant throne retreated to Okeanos. Equivalent to Duke with Prince titles.
Hetairoi. The highest class of nobility without immediate blood relation to the Ascendant throne, often designated to those with significant achievements in various aspects of the Empire, mostly military. Hetairoi is equal or slightly less influential than Basileusoi, and equivalent to Duke. The family of Okeanossian Imperators, Pateridis, is of Hetairoi, along with a few other influential families that forms an aristocratic grasp of the politics of Okeanos.
Epiphanes. Nobility title that used to grant governances to cities below the provincial capitol and their surrounding land. Several Epiphanes still hold power over major cities in Okeanos; A caste of Epiphanes without land are also present in Monosios and are very active in politics. Equivalent to Count/Viscount.
Aristoi. The most famed title of Okeanossian nobility, granted quite commonly to achieved individuals and wealthy families. While usually having no allocated land, Aristoi is the highest rank of nobility that is still regularly granted in Okeanos, and is viewed as an aspiration by many lesser noble families. Equivalent to Baron.
Phylathae. Minor noble title that arise from either representation of local nobility in governmental structure, or alliances of noble families. Their influences are often limited to local cities, villages, neighborhoods, or circles. It is somewhat obsolete and usurped by the rise of individual noble families after the collapse of the Empire.
Eupatridae. The lowest rank of nobility, comprising of all of the remaining noble families of Okeanos (which is most of its current demography). Equivalent to a medieval Lord, although Lord is a very common vernacular title when referring to each other amongst nobilities of all ranks.

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