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[h2][i][center]Leader[/center][/i][/h2][center][i][h3]Lord-Commander Tajic Boros[/h3][/i][/center]The reserved, stoic leader of the Boros Kingdom. Previously the Chief-Commander of the Infantry Legions, Tajic took up the mantle of Lord-Commander and the name of Boros a mere four years ago after the death of the previous Lord-Commander. Known as a unyielding patron of justice and protector of his people, he has been fighting for the Boros Kingdom for nearly twenty-six years, having joined the military at fourteen, two years before the legal age in the Kingdom. In his brief time ruling Tajic has enacted even greater military defenses, walling many of the cities in his domain, and even a few outside.
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[center][h2][i]Territory[/i][/h2][/center]
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[i][center][h2]Capital & Major Settlements[/h2][/center][/i] [i][h3][center]Capitol City-Fortress of Sunhome[/center][/h3][/i]Ancestral home of the Boros, even before the fortress Sunhome stood there it had been a place of power. When the barbaric tribes of the area were united by the man Boros the new nation needed a capitol and Sunhome itself was established. Over the six hundred years the site became home to a truly impressive fortress of stone and wood. The fortress houses the offices of three of the five Chief-Commanders, along with store houses holding enough food to feed the fortress for six months, dungeons containing several of the Kingdoms greatest criminals, and a grand chapel housing the sacred remains of the spear of Aurelia.
[h3][center][i]Ravna[/i][/center][/h3]A major city and the greatest population center in the Boros Kingdom. Sat on a lake connecting to the sea, nestled between two rivers and sitting on three hills the city towers over the nearby areas. Due to it's sea connection and central location in the kingdom Ravna has become the center of trade and commerce in the kingdom. Within the great city also lies the offices and stables of the Chief-Commander of Calvary.
[h3][center][i]Joffrey Cove[/i][/center][/h3]A large city in the north of the kingdom, once the capitol of the Annaster Kingdom, among the cities highlights are its sitting on the sea, the grand walls it boasts, and it housing of the Chief-Commander of the Naval forces of the Kingdom. The people of Joffrey Cove are fiercely Strandistants, and in the center of the city is a grand Church, which once also was a mighty fortress though now it is but only a place of worship.

[center][h2][i]Population[/i][/h2][/center][b][center]Approximately Nine Million[/center][/b]
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[h2][center][i]Religion[/i][/center][/h2][h3][center][i]Usurprian[/i][/center][/h3]The Boros Kingdom has been following Usurprianism for generations, save for Joffrey Cove. The religious beliefs of the Boros don't differ much from other Usurprians aside from their near worship of past heroes, a trait retained from when they were warring clans of nomads. The Boros have several hero saints whom they honor which include...
[b]Boros the Father[/b]: The founder of the Boros nation, whom all Lord-Commanders take the name of in order to preserve his great legacy. Often depicted as a wise old man holding a large tome and a heavy mace he is invoked whenever one needs wisdom.
[b]Aurelia the Warrior[/b]: A women who, pretending to be a man, joined the military and gained some small amount of rank. In a massive battle her lie was revealed by a enemy commander who had learned himself through spies. The battle was near lost, until in a fit of rage at the prospect of failing the Boros Aurelia created a great wall of fire over the enemy line. However, as she burned away the enemy so did she burn, becoming naught but ash while the Boros soldiers pressed the attack against the routing enemy. Made the patron saint of women and soldiers, her demise marked the beginning of the Boros army allowing female soldiers. The charred remains of Aurelia's spear is kept in the chapel of Sunhome for any to see. Often depicted as an angelic being she is invoked in times of great need, be it childbirth or a battlefield.

[h2][center][i]History of the Boros[/i][/center][/h2]
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[b][h3]Many Shields Era:[/h3][/b] 
The people who would in time be known as the Boros were little more than warring tribes united by nothing but a shared culture of conflict and ancestral worship. the various small tribes were mostly nomadic, fighting one another with bronze swords and axes wearing nothing of armor. No one tribe could at any point overpower the others, until the Suuban arrived in 417 AE.
[h3][b]Suuban Imperial Era:[/b][/h3]
Though the local people fought with ferocity and fury they were no match for the Suuban armies. This time born several mighty heroes who fought in the name of independence, ranging from Hemdel the mighty, who with an ancient witch's magic removed one of his arms, and in the other gained the strength of ten men, and Gall the Hawk, who it is said could fell a man riding on horseback from two hills away. However even with men like those the ironclad legions of Suu rolled over the natives. Building the city that would become Ravna the Suuban enslaved many of the local people, however when Suu sunk into the sea it would not take long for the remnants of the local tribes to take up arms against their masters again.
[h3][b]Chainmail Era:[/b][/h3]
The city that would become Ravna was sacked and ruined, the before long the locals were returning to their semi-nomadic lifestyles from before. However one Suuban general decided that he would not be lost in time like his home. Boros was not a physically imposing man, but he was of noble birth and with that claim he took hold of the remaining Suuban in the land and forged his own tribe. Declaring war on some tribes while bargaining with others Boros' cunning and stubborn will to unite the areas allowed him to, after three decades of fighting, unite the people he would call his. Before his death 941 AE he founded Sunhome, organized the military and, when his death was approaching and he without children, set up a system of succession so that the Boros would always have a leader. When he did die, the next leader took up the family name of Boros so that the founder would always live on, as has every Lord-Commander since.
[b][h3]Plate and Fire Era:[/h3][/b]
The age of Plate and Fire was a time of expansion and refinement for the Boros Kingdom. Early into the age the borders of the Boros Kingdom met the Annaster Kingdom, ruled by a vain and decadent king named Joffrey the Great. Adam Boros, the Lord-Commander of the time was, after a meeting with the Annasterian King was reputed to say, "Never have I met a man more devoid of righteousness, of honor, I will have his lands and give his people justice." Thus began four decades of war. It was during this time that Aurelia lived and died. After the war, now known as the Just War, the number of Chief-Commanders extended from three to five, the addition of a Navy with the taking of the port cities of Annaster and the creation of a formal Siege branch to the military. Since then the Boros Kingdom has been slowly expanding, annexing smaller kingdoms nearby in an attempt to ensure justice for everyone.
[h3][b]Salt and Powder Era:[/b][/h3]
In recent years the Boros have been preforming little in aggressive actions, instead focusing on internal affairs, researching the uses of gunpowder and ensuring the common men are fed and happy.
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[i][center][h2]Cultural Traits[/h2][/center][/i]
[i][b]Justice for Everyone[/b][/i]
If one is able to preform the work, then clearly they are just as worthy to do the work as anyone else. In the Boros Kingdom everyone is equal, so long as they are ready to prove as such. As a result the people of Boros are particularly tolerant both to their own and to strangers, however if one proves lazy and unwilling to preform what they can to aid the Kingdom then they are clearly undeserving and unfit to be of Boros
[i][b]Military Tradition[/b][/i]
Since the days of the founding of the Boros the military has been the among the most important aspect of the nation. People look up to the military, relying on the armed forces for everything from protection from other kingdoms to acting as law enforcement in the cities to even helping till the fields during peace-times. The military in ordered so that when one joins they are given a basic training before being placed in one of five distinct branches, and the longer they remain in service the greater their pay, with funds being provided once they leave as a retirement fund should they remain in the army for thirty years, however even afterwords they can sign on as after the retirement age of fifty as military advisers. 
[i][b]Power of the Councils[/b][/i]
While the Chief-Commanders and Lord-Commander above them stand supreme, they do not alone govern the people. Below them, and unattached to the military structure, is several councils of common non-military officials who govern the common people, set the laws and punishments with the consent of the Chief-Commanders, and debate the role of the commoners outside of the military. The greatest of these Councils is the United Councils of Ravna, a body made up of the greatest minds of the great city, numbering three hundred in total.

[i][center][h2]Military[/h2][/center][/i]
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The Boros military is broken up into five branches led by the five Chief-Commanders, those five branches being-
[b][i]The Infantry Legions:[/i][/b] The front line of the Kingdom's armies, the Infantry Legions are the largest branch of the Boros army. Every soldier of the Legion, from the lowliest recruit to the Chief-Commander is trained for discipline. The typical soldier of the Infantry Legions marches onto the field with a hauberk of chain mail covered by a metal breastplate then covered by a tabard of white with red edging, armed with a large round shield of wood lined with steel and a mace or sword. Infantry can also be found fighting with heavier armor and pikes, so as to fight off cavalry. Among the Infantry Legions is also the Boros military's battlefield medics.
[b][i]The Forces of Cavalry:[/i][/b] The mounted warriors of the Boros Kingdom, the Forces of Cavalry are the backbone of Boros offensives. Often seen in the center of the action adorned in gleaming armor of steel and gold the soldiers of the cavalry are among the Boros army's most prideful and reckless. With horses armored almost as heavily as they are in chain and plate cavalry soldiers ride onto the field with heavy wooden lances tipped in steel, wielding long curved blades once the lances are discarded. Among the Forces of Cavalry are also the Boros messengers and scouts, less armored and less gleaming than their counterparts but no less filled with noble pride.
[b][i]The Skirmisher and Archery Collective:[/i][/b] The ranged forces of the Boros legion, with the advent of gunpowder the Collective has had a surge in relevance in recent years, with rifles being easy to train with and punching holes in armor, with shorter less accurate firearms being used on horseback en-mass in hails of hit and run volleys. The Skirmisher and Archery Collective soldiers wear the least amount of armor among the front line branches, however they face a lower mortality rate due to their ranged fighting and mobility.
[b][i]The Siege Offices:[/i][/b] The builders of siege engines and fortifications both, the Siege Offices face open conflict the least among the branches, often being behind the other soldiers away from battles, and as a result are sometimes ridiculed by the soldiers of more front-line branches, however without the Siege Offices the armies of the Boros could not function. Responsible for the construction of camps while on march, and proper forts and walls when not, and the weapons to fell both when meeting the enemy. The advent of gunpowder has also changed the Siege Offices, which are testing the destructive power of the cannon, with both the Siege Offices and the Skirmisher and Archer Collective conflicting with one another for the exclusive rights to gunpowder.
[b][i]The Boros Navy:[/i][/b] The newest and weakest of the Boros military branches the Navy is based out of Joffrey Cove and has been slowly scouting out the coastlines near the Kingdoms borders, patrolling for enemies and seeking potential allies for the future. Boros ships often tend to be large ungainly affairs, however what they lack in speed and grace they make up for in pure power, being loaded to the brim with marines armed with axes and bows. With two other Branches fighting for the sole rights to gunpowder few Boros ships have cannons however a few have been obtained and grace the largest Boros vessals.
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[center][h2][i]Characters[/i][/h2][/center]
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[h3][i]Tajic Boros: Lord-Commander of the Boros[/i][/h3][b]Description:[/b] Tajic is a tall fit man with olive skin and black hair. Physically powerful he is none the less nearing the end of his prime, with specks of grey appearing in his short black hair and hearty goatee. Fond of simple clothing of whites and reds. Tajic is never found without his curved bastard sword. (He also happens to be my avatar)
[b]Personality:[/b] A reserved man Tajic, while confident on the battlefield, has great fear of his ability to lead the country, and so often relies on his advisers and counselors. Stoic and thoughtful Tajic always attempts to act in a just and kind manner, even should it bring harm to him.
[b]History:[/b] Born into a family of farmers Tajic always aspired to join the military. When he was fourteen Tajic decided to run away from home and join the military despite the fact that the army required those joining to be sixteen of age. Serving for half a year before his true age was discovered Tajic was placed in the Sunhome dungeons for a year and a half, while his family was paid as if he was still in the army. Once Tajic was of age he was released and allowed into the army again, where he excelled until he reached the rank of Chief-Commander. When the Lord-Commander died the Chief-Commanders debated it and decided that Tajic was to rule. It has been four years since that day and Tajic is still getting the hang of ruling a country.
[i][h3]Gharti Vict: Chief-Commander of the Infantry Legions[/h3][/i][b]Description:[/b] A large man with a larger presence, Gharti dominates any room he stands in. He wears heavy metal armor nearly everywhere he goes. Possessing a long blond beard and, while not quite as much so, long hair nearly white. Nearly too old to be in acting military service Gharti maintains his physicality with intense training every day, though even so his body is failing him and his stamina has decreased a great deal over the years. 
[b]Personality:[/b] A stern man Gharti was once known as the terror of the Legion, but with age he has mellowed somewhat. While no longer able to keep up on a battlefield for long Vict makes up for it in the war room with his knowledge of battlefields and his aggressive manner of thinking and speaking.
[b]History:[/b] Born a smith Gharti joined the military and was known as a unstoppable force on the battlefield. Garnering a reputation for ruthlessness and aggression. Despite his prowess in battle, and because of it, he did not quickly climb into the higher ranks of the hierarchy, only attaining the rank of Chief-Commander after he slowed down on the battlefield. He has become one of Tajic's most trusted aides.
[i][h3]Razia Veri: Chief-Commander of the Forces of Cavalry [/h3][/i][b]Description:[/b] Known as the beauty of the army and the fire of justice Razia is a tall, thin women with long white hair and stunning blue eyes. Trained from childhood in the ways of battle and horse riding Razia's body is lean and muscular. Never seen out of her armor she none the less always looks stunning, be it the long white robes with gold weave, the red jewels adorning her breastplate, or the fine leather of her boots.
[b]Personality:[/b] Razia has great pride, both in herself and her nation, and dreams of bringing the justice of Boros to all corners of Aporue. Often seen as the bigger sister of everyone in the cavalry branch Razia would fight tooth and nail for her soldiers, though perhaps less so for soldiers of other branches.
[b]History:[/b] Born into a family of soldiers Razia was trained from an early age to fight and lead. When she was of age she joined the military and ascended through the ranks with great speed. Before long she was the Chief-Commander of the Forces of Cavalry, and the youngest Chief-Commander to date. Since her attaining of rank she has lead the soldiers under her command with great skill and is known as one of the finest commander in the Kingdom.
[i][h3]Agrus Kosi: Chief-Commander of the Skirmisher and Archer Collective[/h3][/i][b]Description:[/b] An old man, Argus has sun tanned skin and grey hair with only a speck of grey in it, cut short. His body is showing wrinkles from age and bears many scars from combat.
[b]Personality:[/b] Argus is a gruff and unapproachable man, beaten down by years of fighting. However despite this he genuinely cares for every soldier under him, though he is remarkably rough on fresh recruits. Possessing a drinking problem Argus' mood can sometimes also vary quite a bit.
[b]History:[/b] An orphan on the streets of Ravna Agrus had nothing save his name. He grew up among street roughs and criminals, Idolizing the army until he was old enough to join them. Ending up in the Collective Kosi and his unit were frequently on guard duty acting as law enforcement in Ravna. After many years he was promoted into the command hierarchy, even though he hated being off the streets he took up the job nonetheless. In the years since he has aided in protecting the common people of the Kingdom, and continues doing so in his blunt way. 
[h3][i]Migellic Kell: Chief-Commander of the Siege Offices[/i][/h3][b]Description:[/b] A short scrawny women with short brown hair and green eyes Migellic is of the Chief-Commanders the smallest and meekest physically. Kell typically wearing red clothes and a heavy leather coat, along with glasses to aid in her eyesight.
[b]Personality:[/b] A natural born genius Kell has always found what other's consider complex simplicity itself. However she has a hard time communicating with others, oftentimes being talked over and unable and unwilling to assert herself. Despite this she has found herself in charge of the Siege Offices. She still has trouble understanding how she got to such a position, but she is intent to fulfill her duties best she can.
[b]History:[/b] Born in Joffrey's Cove Migellic grew up surrounded by merchants and sailors. Finding herself unable to talk with people she grew up practically alone, spending all her time in the Grand Church reading anything she could find. In time she was convinced to join the military by a friend, with the hope it would help her at making more friends. With her intellect and distaste for combat she was put into the Siege Offices and has been dutifully working her way up the ranks, barely noticing her ascending position until she was a Chief-Commander.
[h3][i]Wenslauv Soko: Chief-Commander of the Boros Navy[/i][/h3][b]Description:[/b] A sailor in the middle of her prime, Wenslauv is a thick set muscular women with windswept grey hair and brown eyes. A practical women Wenslauv wears simple clothes of wool, often grey or blue and only placing on a leather jerkin when entering battle. Can almost always found with a hatchet on her belt.
[b]Personality:[/b] A mother bear of a women, Wenslauv cares deeply about everyone around her, be they friend foe or complete stranger. Always giving advice and help, Soko is deadly serious regarding the sea-trade and it's rigors.
[b]History:[/b] Born on the open sea's Soko's parent's taught her everything they knew of the seas. Growing up in the Navy, it was only logical that Wenslauv join the Navy formally when she was of age. Since then she has explored the coasts and shores all the way to the Republic of the Autumnlands. Her experiance and skill on the sea has granted Wenslauv the rank of Chief-Commander, though it grounds her in the Kingdom more than she would like.
[i][h3]Gideon Jura: Army Recruit[/h3][/i][b]Description:[/b] A young man, Gideon is tall and has skin tanned by the sun. Brown hair worn long and sculpted muttonchops Jura wears the simple clothes allowed to a fresh recruit, a white uniform expected to be kept clean and leather pads worn on the chest and shoulders.
[b]Personality:[/b] Eager and battle hungry Gideon is much akin to a chunk of red iron awaiting the smith's hammer. Confident in his abilities he is nonetheless inexperienced and cocky. A fierce sense of justice burns in Gideon's heart, and he seeks to both deliver justice to the foul, and attain glory for himself.
[b]History:[/b] Gideon grew up on the streets of Joffrey's Cove. Joining in a gang of street toughs he was a trouble maker from an early age. However after a particularly rough bar fight he was placed in the dungeons nestled in the bowels of the Great Church. It was there he met the warden, a wise man who whipped Gideon back into shape, molding the youth into a just law defending warrior before Gideon was released and he entered the military.
[i][h3]Bilbos Eric: Pastor of Sunhome[/h3][/i][b]Description:[/b] A portly man reaching the end of his days he is despite that quite springy for his years, having surges of energy one would hardly expect from his age. However these spurts are quite rare in recent days. Possessing long grey hair and a longer yet beard. Often wearing simple clothes of brown with his only piece of jewelry being a pendant with an image of Aurelia, a badge of office passed down from one pastor of Sunhome to the next.
[b]Personality:[/b] A genuinely kind and humble man possessing of humor and wit he can feel his mind beginning to slip from him. While he puts up a front of calm peace and laughs he none the less is terrified of his leaving, and what it may mean for the Chapel of Aurelia.
[b]History:[/b] Bilbos grew up in Sunhome, a child of a pair of guards. Of all the places in the fortress, Bilbos found the most joy in the Chapel, reading tomes and listening to the stories of the Pastor. Before long he ended up apprenticed to the Pastor, learning even more of theology and even taking a long trip around the continent to learn more of other's beliefs. When the previous Pastor finally died Bilbos took his place. He has since dedicated his free time to further reading and research, learning what he can of magic and while he believes he could theoretically preform a spell skin to one like Aurelia's miracle, however self-doubt tells him otherwise and he keeps hope that due to his position and advanced age he would not ever be required to preform such an act in fact he has kept his knowledge a secret to all save his journal.
[h3][i]Kellie Fell: Lowland Farmer[/i][/h3][b]Description:[/b] A middle-aged women with tan skin and hazel eyes, Kellie wears her black hair in a bun on her head and wears clothes of a functional make, though she does keep some fancier fare in her wardrobe should such an occasion come up. She does however wear golden bands in her ears.
[b]Personality:[/b] A gentle mother and caring wife Kellie is known by her neighbors as the sweetest women many of them know. However within Kellie hides a raging fire, unleashed whenever her simple life is disrupted.
[b]History:[/b] Born a noble women in the city of Ravna she lived an easy life of parties and relaxation until one day she met the love of her life, a simple farmer called Gaff. Her family opposed the idea, and so Kellie ran away taking only some colorful clothes and jewels. Adjusting to a farmers life was hard, but like all Boros Kellie put into it a great fervor. Now growing older she has three children and a loving husband, and while she may not be waited upon hand and foot or dancing with captains and generals she still considers herself the luckiest women in the world.
[i][h3]Ardaic June: Councilor of Ravna[/h3][/i][b]Description:[/b] A tall powerful man with a stern complexion and a powerful mustache Ardaic's presence in a room is one of gentle yet firm protection. Often wearing the reds and whites of the nation he keeps his brown hair clean and parted down the middle.
[b]Personality:[/b] Ardaic has committed his life to the people, and lives every moment in an effort to improve their lives. To this end he has lived as humbly as he could, an effort to allow more for others. He is kind, but if the choice was the right thing and the legal thing he would choose without hesitation the legal thing.
[b]History:[/b] Born in Ravna Ardaic lived a regular childhood, he made friends and loss them, made mistakes and learned. He joined the military when he was off age, and there he found the love of his life. Serving alongside her he stood guard in the fortress of Sunhome, until the day of a great prison break. In the confusion his fiancee died as did many of his friends. Feeling lost Ardaic left the military and returned to Ravna. Seeking meaning he vowed to serve the people, and has in an effort to do that has joined the United Councils of Ravna, becoming a valued member of the council and an avid speaker in the name of the Boros Kingdom.

Of course, more characters may come in time with the need of additional viewpoints.
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