[center][h1][b][color=a36209]The Pongol Empire ~ WIP[/color][/b][/h1][/center]


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Demonym: The Pangol

Description: 

The Pangol Empire is built upon power. In both its society and external politics power is put above all else. The entire population is taught since childhood that if they want to achieve anything, they need to grow strong. As nobody will listen to one that is weak. 
The empire has just recovered from an age of disasters that started once the late emperor disappeared. Emperor Niǎo used to be one of the arch-deities of the Kingdom of Oros. The crisis of the empire started when Niǎo disappeared and the process to elect the new emperor began. Due to the process of election lasting several years the nation now without leadership fell into chaos. The few races beside the Pangol united under a single banner in the desire to purge the Pangol and form a new empire without them. This caused a major civil war between the Pangol and the other races within their empire. Whilst the chaos was quickly quelled by the new emperor once the election was completed, the damage was already done. The population of the empire was the lowest in centuries and many people were left in poverty. This left the new emperor with the hard task of making Pangol great again.

Government: 

The Pangol Empire Is ruled under a elective. meritocratic imperial system. The empire is ruled by four royal clans of Xiàng, Lóng, Niǎo and Shǒu. Upon the death of the previous emperor the four clans send their representative who must have transcended mortality to elect the new emperor. The four representatives pick the new ruler among themselves, which they must do unanimously. As such the elective process may take up to several years until the four come to a agreement.

Once a emperor is chosen, all four representatives don the robe and mask of the emperor. The elected one becoming the emperor and the other three becoming his shadow. The emperor adopts the name of his clan, and the shadows do as well in turn. From this point the emperors shadows can’t be distinguished from the emperor himself, and in turn there are four emperors to guide the empire. This system was established both in order to protect the emperor and to help the management of the realm.
The rest of the society is governed based on meritocracy. People are appointed according to their merit and how much they have helped the empire and not based on their background or wealth. The cities and their immediate area are managed by scholars who are in turn managed by the four royal clans. And the four royal clans are in turn managed by the emperor.

Economy: 
What remains of the once great Pangol economy is managed by the Xiàng family. Most of the previous sources of employment were lost to the great civil war and the empire is in the process of rebuilding it. Most of the citizens are unemployed and as such are left to themselves to feed their families.
While things are looking bleak the Xiàng family has managed to bring back some former institutions.
The Hunters guild, the Miners guild and the Tailor guild were set up and constitute the current heart of Pangol economy. The Hunters Guild feed the population and allow it to survive the current crisis by hunting in the forests in the south of the empire while the main exports are the diamonds and clothing made the other two guilds.

Religion:

The Pangol Empire whilst not following any specific religion do adhere to some form of central philosophy. They believe that it is up do the individual and their own strength to assess their position in society and that religious dogmas were in fact set by such individuals. With such thoughts the pangol tend to worship deities that represent power but due to the religious freedom within the empire most of the worlds faiths are widely practiced in different parts of the empire. The most widespread being East and West Lindosian faith and the worship the the arch-deities of the Kingdom of Oros.

Geography:
TBD

Population: 5,300,000

Demographics

The citizens of the Pangol Empire are almost exclusively of the Pangol race, this used to be quite different before the civil war when the other races rose against the Pangol majority. After the war the only members of the other races that survived were the ones who didn’t join the rebellion. Leaving a small human and elven minority. Whilst they were scorned by the other races the Pangol are still open to other races and do not oppress the minorities. Ever since the civil war the empire strongly opposes any kind of racist propaganda within the empire.

Notable Locations

[color=f26522]Vetiti city[/color]: The majestic capital of the Pangol Empire, this city was carved into the side of a mountain on the south-east of the empire. This city was left largely unscathed by the civil war as this is where the successor of the emperor is decided and as such is always guarded by the imperial army. The city keeps being expanded to this very day, as the imperial army used the excavation of new areas as a form of physical training.
[color=f26522]Elephantus city[/color]: The capital of the Xiàng clan and the merchant center of the Pangol empire built on the western shores of the empire this city used to be the home of the wealthiest in the empire. It is still recovering from the civil war and is nowhere near its former glory.
City of Anguis: The capital of the stern Lóng clan and the military capital of the empire built in the very east of the empire. This is the seat of the imperial army where new members are trained and deployed from. Naturally it was left mostly unscathed during the tragedy of the civil war.
[color=f26522]Volucris city[/color]: Built just north of the Vetiti city this is the most populated city in the empire. It is the capital of the Niǎo clan and is completely dedicated to the happiness and prosperity of its citizens. Volucris was the city that was damaged the most in the civil war halving its population. It is currently scrambling to ensure a comfortable life of its citizens whilst trying to return their living standard to what it used to be.
[color=f26522]Manibus[/color]: Situated near the major river in the Pangol Empire is the Manibus. The seat of the Shǒu clan as well as the seat of most guilds within the empire. As most of the guilds used to be owned by other races they perished during the civil war. The Shǒu clan is busying itself trying to make the Manibus the industrial powerhouse of the empire.
Personalities of Note
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Institutions:
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Military:
The military is split into the imperial and civil army. The civil army is rather akin to militia and anybody without a bad reputation may volunteer. Their job is the protection of order within the cities.
The imperial army on the other hand are the hand picked elites of the empire. These soldiers are aggressively recruited by the empire to be trained and raised by it. By practicing cultivation they forge their flesh to strengths way beyond their stature and make up an army of elites. This method of training can even bring the scales of the Pangol to being as tough as iron.
A step further from a common soldier is a imperial general. They are the ones who have displayed a talent for performing the arts of magic and the brilliance of tactics. They are the true powerhouses of the army capable of besting a dozen men in melee combat or blasting the foe with powerful magic arts. Even though their power may be great they tend to lead the battle from behind the lines as a competent general is more important than a single strong soldier.
The Pangol, due to their short reach are almost exclusively made up of spearmen, and as such excel at tactics using the spear and little else.
Troop Total: 
Army: 110.000 imperial soldiers and 50.000 civil soldiers
Navy: TBD
Other: TBD

Other:

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