Remnants of Ulm's Iron Cult and Marignons Inquisition have permeated society, retaining most of their old ways for neither were they bound to the dark pact of Marignon, nor cursed in the same way as Ulm. Though both have influenced Loringia, neither has ever managed to conquer it and over the years it has become a hotbed of resentment against them. Loringia is a realm of perilous mountains and fertile valleys at the crossroads of the two great empires of Marignon and Ulm. Armor is made from bronze, as the knowledge of ironworking has been lost. Chaldean armies rely on heavy chariots to break their opposition. The tribes shall unite and construction on new spires that yet again threaten the celestial order has begun. Now, however, a new God is rising, whispering of past glories and the yet unseen splendor of the celestial spheres. The Chaldeans, who have held onto the ancient cities of their forefathers, the primitive Arameans, nomadic tribespeople who tend their fields and roam the fertile valleys of Shinar, the halfmen of Karduniash and the swamp dwelling Haneans. In this era, only a few of the tribes remain: Bereft of a single language, and with the great city in ruin, the people scattered over the world. Once home to a proud and haughty people, the inhabitants of Ninawa chose to build a tower to the heavens, through which they would ascend to the celestial spheres and challenge the Pantokrator directly.įurious at their insolence, the celestial spheres lashed out in fury, toppling the great tower and afflicting the people of Shinar with the Curse of Tongues. Shinar is a collection of city-states centered around the great city of Ninawa. Hagian legionaries prefer kite shields over tower shields and javelins have mostly fallen out of fashion. Hagia organizes armies in a similar manner to the old legionary system, though they remain a pale shadow of Ermor's armies. Ancient Spirits emerge at the command of the awakening God to aid the inheritors of the Empire and prevent a repeat of old follies. Under Hagia's great Alabaster Mausoleum lies the Lapis Manalis, a gateway to the abode of the dead. Now, however, an ancient and hungry God is awakening in the ruins of the old Empire and Death yet again stalks the lands. In the centuries since, new people have moved into the recovering lands, marveling at the perfectly preserved cities and attempting to revive the culture of their long-gone forebears. The liturgical city of Hagia was one such place, previously a center of the Cult of the Shroud and the burial place of emperors now turned into a lifeless desert. When Death was let loose in the civil war heralding its fall, whole provinces turned to ashen wastes. Hagia is a successor state of the once-great Empire of Ermor.
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