Done with Yolta, next up Fera.

[hider][h3]Yolta[/h3]
With the snows of Norsinia falling from the northwest and the desert winds of Fera blowing from the south, the nation of Yolta is a diverse region as snowy tundra and grassy steppe lands meet at the edges of the Iron Sea. Further towards the east however, the land becomes much more rich and fertile as humid rainforests, river valleys and misty lakes dominate the region up to the coast where the orc Shokhanate rules from in the capital city of Eto.

Like Norsinia, Yolta is a nation of two distinct people, though more in terms of actual race than culture. There are the native humans known as the Ayjin - distinguishable by their narrow eyes and yellowish skin tones - and the orcs descended from the first settlers to arrive from the eastern continent of Vaim, nearly a millennia ago. Despite arriving as conquerors, the orcs of that time ended up becoming liberators as they joined forces with the native Ayjin and the Dragonier to fight against the Elder Dragons, and so the nation of Yolta came to be. 

Forged in the fires of dragon flame, the humans and orcs of Yolta are more or less one as a people with each having the same rights as the other. However, the nation's leadership is clearly biased towards orcs with the ruler, Oguma Khan, being an orc and a direct descendant of the first Shokhan at that. A lineage that has not been broken since the founding of the nation. A fact that has chafed at many of the Ayjin in the past, though that does not stop them from rising to the highest levels of the Shokhanate and influencing its rule.

Regardless, in terms of religion, the people of Yolta practice a form of sun worship originating from Vaim where they give praise at dawn's first light for each day they are still alive. This meshes well with the native Ayjin belief which holds that all things (living and non-living) possesses its own spirit, including the sun which is considered to be chief among all. It is therefore common for elements of both religions to be mixed together, such as the Ayjin practice of offering a portion of their meal to the spirits and the Vaimese practice of bowing in gratitude within the light of the rising sun.

On the matter of Vaim, several more fleets have been sent from the eastern continent throughout the course of history since the founding of Yolta, the most recent being as early as 30 years ago. Time and time again, they've attempted to establish their rule over the nation of Yolta, and time and time again, they were turned away by the elite warriors of the Shokhanate, the Keshirai. It is only a matter of time however before the Vaimese return to reclaim their wayward colony and it is for this reason that the people of Yolta are a martial society, ever prepared for warfare.

It is also for this reason that the Shokhanate can only spare a portion of its forces for the Sunpeak Alliance while the rest remain in Yolta, lest it be undefended from another Vaimese attack. Rest assured however, if the blades of the Shokhanate can break the Elder Dragons and fend off the fleets of Vaim then the Empire of Kovosia will be no different from the rest. Against all foes, the Keshirai stand...

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[i]Ready for war.[/i][/centre][/hider]