[b]Name[/b]: Grand Duchy of Chelodonia (Μεγαδουκᾶτον Χελοδονίας)

[b]Location[/b]:
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[b]Demographics[/b]:
-[i]Hellenes (Humans)[/i]: majority population
-[i]Amazzi[/i]: Viera-like humanoids (female-only "race"), non-native minority
-[i]Centaurs[/i]: native minority, semi-autonomous nomads (inhabits the northern plains)

[b]Climate[/b]: Mediterranean

[b]Description[/b]:
The Grand Duchy of Chelodonia is one of the successor states of the human empire that had ruled the southern portion of the continent. Their capital, Chelodon, is located on the largest island of the southern coast, from where the Grand Duke (μέγας δούξ) controls the nearby peninsula. The Grand Duke, whose title was originally assigned to the highest ranking naval commander, used the loyalty of his soldiers to carve out a fief of his own once the old emperor's line was no more. As an island nation, the Chelonians rely on their navy to be their wall against invasions, although their land forces are nothing to be scoffed at.

However, Chelodonia has its own issues. The Centaur tribes that inhabit the northern plains, nominally under Chelodonian rule, have increased the intensity and frequency of their raids on neighboring states. Although the Chelodonian Grand Duke years ago have brokered a deal with the Centaur tribes, where an annual ritualistic Centauromachy replaces the damaging raids, it places the Chelodonians at an awkward position with its neighbors, who are still raided.

Furthermore, the non-indigenous Amazzi present their own unique issues to the Chelodonians. Long ago, some governors of the old empire had imported these rabbit-eared female humanoids from the far south, far from the empire's borders. Because of their nimble bodies and enhanced senses (including hearing), the old governors would employ the Amazzi as assassins and bodyguards (humans would still be employed as the brawn). When some were emancipated, the freed Amazzi started forming small communities, called [i]Aiabas[/i] in whatever "Mediterranean" forests remained in the countryside. Nowadays, most of the Amazzi in Chelodonia live in these [i]Aiabas[/i], although they have to mingle with the human population to reproduce since they're a female only species. While the Amazzi population is still relatively small, who said that a silent knife can't raise up new kings?

[b]Important Characters[/b]:

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[u]Monychos[/u]: Son of Melanippe and Ophion (currently visiting Kyrennos)
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