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Kingdom of Lustria | 'The Eternal Kingdom of the Lizard Gods'
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 * Government: Pseudo-despotic monarchy Centralised tribal monarchy
 * Great Chief / Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods:
 * K'oroka ([F], 1199-1246, r. 1222-1246)
 * Moszar ([M], 1214-1258, r. 1246-1258)
 * Urchannk ([M], 1230-1284, r. 1258-1284)
 * Azarkel ([F], 1255-1303, r. 1284-1303)
 * Oroku ([F], 1280-1347, r. 1303-1347)
 * Krokezal ([M], b. 1320, r. 1347)
 * Urgoka ([F], b. 1302, r. 1347)
 * Heirs and Pretenders:
 * Loze'gorn ([M], b. 1331, heir)
 * Krokezal * ([M], b. 1320, pretender)
 * (not related) Religious Leader of Krokanism / The Messenger to Kroak:
 * Rhok'sk ([M] 1284-1328, r. c. 1300s-1328)
 * Omako ([M] b. 1280, r. 1331)
 * Dynasty: Urchannkian (est. 1275)
 * Capital: Amekrog
 * Economy: The 1340s is the peak of the golden age of the Lustrian Kingdom. Although there is a brief contact between Lustria and Atlantis back in the century, as it turns out, they would lose contact right after the civil war. It turns out that anything related to Atlantis or at least most of it, has been fabricated by Rhok'sk and some of his followers. Although it is true that the former half of 14th century showed the most growth, their trade is more with the Arawak and the Tremembe peoples than Atlanteans. However, due to huge floods in the 1340s, the current state of the economy had collapsed on itself, with boats, even these sailships being destroyed entirely and forgotten. Along with these mysterious cult killings, possibly initiated by Khorne followers, which killed much of the Lustrian merchants making frequent trade with them, the nobles and priests of the kingdom are not pleased. Economy could be expected to recover, but not as the Krokanists have thought or even the Khorne cultists.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 49 800
 * Amekrog: 1 500
 * Osbme: 300
 * Koos'en: 310
 * Eztekol: 140
 * Sal'tcet: 60
 * Os'kel: 80
 * Gkor: 150
 * Oppoks'ren: 100
 * Yok: 120
 * Mur'lok: 200
 * Roseg: 50
 * Araswel: 70
 * Sar'gel: 40
 * Rest is just rural or other villages
 * Religion: 52% Lustrian folk religion, 3% Tupi folk religion, 1% Arawak folk religion, 29% Krokanist (a 'reformed' Lustrian religion with a more centralised belief system, primarily in eastern Lustria, Amekrogia), 15% Cult of Khrone (primarily in western Lustria, Khorn'kor)
 * Culture/Ethnicity: 94% Lustrian, 3% Tupi, 3% Arawak
 * Military: A more organised military is underway in the former half of the 14th century. Aside from the lizard warriors, where they are trained and sworn to secrecy about their methods and how they operate, the rest of the warriors in the Lustrian warrior caste have found themselves to become known as the Rainforest Warriors rather than being untitled and voluntary. 'Bowed Protectors' (as called in Lustrian) are the archers of the Lustrian military and have been separate from the Rainforest Warriors under Azarkel's reign over the kingdom. They are trained to make their shot as accurate as possible, hitting targets for hunting purposes and to fight enemies.
 * Army: (number clamped down by cultist massacre)
 * 50 'Lizard Warriors' (clubmen with wooden with 'sparsely metallic' shields)
 * 200 'Rainforest Warriors' (spearmen)
 * 120 'Temple Guards' (axemen)
 * 120 'Bowed Protectors' (archers)
 * 22 000 fit men that could be trained into being warriors or hunters
 * Navy:
 * 450 canoes and rafts
 * 15 'sailships' (destroyed during the floods)
 * 100 trading canoes
 * Diplomacy:
 * Tupi Tribes: Most trade has been reduced, although local merchants in western Lustria (Khorn'kor) continued to do frequent trades than the east.
 * Arawak Tribes: Expansion continues into their territory, although Lustrian scouts found tribes, alongside with the Permembe people.
 * Events:
 *  Modernisers Reformers and the Traditionalists, pt. 4:
 * Dreams of a Delusional Man: As it turns out, history of Lustria is a very skewed and convoluted thing prior to colonisation. Atlanteans know nearly almost nothing aside from occasional exploration, so their details are slightly scant on all the details regarding Lustria. Today, many looked to Rhok'sk and his scouts' own accounts on the former half of the 14th century for historians to decipher. But why is that? Why did Rhok'sk obsess himself with the white people? Turns out that he also recollected his moments and history of Lustria in a really embellished manner through his own pictographs and writing in multiple tablets in Amekrog. He convinced Mortal Bearer Oroku before his death and all other followers to keep these records safe. Eventually, these would be recovered by the 18th-19th century by archaeologists and parts of his own elements were factual and backed up by findings, but most of these is basically an epic tale. So really, the contact with Atlantis did not really happen by a lot, since there is a huge war that would last for two centuries or more.
 * Blood for the Blood God, pt. 2: As the sacrifices of Khorne have foretold and prophesised, with their promise of bringing terrible deeds and destruction to reform, hundreds were massacred in one year on 1342 in many Amekrogian (east Lustrian) settlements. These were carried out mysteriously. Some of the warriors have even took part in this ritual. They would tear hearts out and give them to Khorne. This also showed the outrage of these reforms by Oroku and the emerging Krokanist faith that is supposedly derived from influences of the north and not only that, Urgoka had solidifed her claim by blaming on these Khorne cultists, saying that "the lizard blood god must be left undisturbed, if we must stop Khorne from killing and destroying our people, we must end reform and go back to tradition!" (see Krokezal and Urgoka)
 * Curse of the Flood: In 1346, a flood destroys much of the 'sailships' and many of Lustria's own eastern economic capacity in trading with Atlantis, which is evident in Krokanist interpretation of history. Thousands were killed or were expelled to the west or to the north, allowing them to keep stepping foot into Arawak territory. Myths built by Krokanists say that it was a plague and a curse sent by the 'white gods' to cover up the truth and that thousands died, but that has been debunked with archaeological evidence in the late 19th century. This means that Lustria is reverted back to pre-1300 technology, whereby the Lustrian Kingdom had never gotten into contact with Atlantis at all. (This is also the reason why I kind of need to force myself to scrap these plans of collapsing Lustria early, but that's fine, I think I could live with that and stay a little longer, since I don't really like switching to a nation I don't even know or want to do)
 * Krokezal and Urgoka: With Oroku dead on 1347, which Krokanists attributed to a mysterious illness, Krokezal initially took over as the Mortal Bearer. But that wasn't enough. Khorne cultists and many who were tired and wish to go back to the 'good old days' (before all of this mess happened in the former half of the 14th century) have demanded his older sister, Urgoka to take the throne of being leader. Urgoka then promised in a secret discussion to the cultists to make Khorn'kor an independent kingdom from the Lustrian Kingdom altogether once she died in a bid to keep them satisfied and that in return, these cultists will promise no more rituals in destabilising and making the balance of Lustria back to normal. Krokezal, only at the age of 27, had survived as the Mortal Bearer for just three weeks. Urgoka in a familial talk with Krokezal convinced him that he would "live well in the afterlife if [Urgoka] took the role of protecting the people of Lustria." Krokezal, being swayed and easily influenced, got convinced of his own sister and accepts that. Urgoka took the throne soon after and became the Mortal Bearer. She also created the title of 'The Messenger to Khorne', which is also the leader title for western Lustria and vows to keep it that way until she dies, in which she will grant western Lustria 'freedom from the turbulent Krokanists'. Krokanists were not satisfied of it and Krokezal has promised to take the throne again, even if it means brtual force.
 * Religious Book of the Lustrian Faith: Delays has been observed due to these events happening above. Some, if not all, of the inscribers were killed by Khorne cultists, which only delayed this from finishing. Only parts were done, mostly creationist stories and stories of the 'eternal past', with a lack of description of some other Lizard Gods. It is now expected to be done by the 1370s-1380s rather than the next decade.