United Kingdoms of Virdan

The United Kingdoms of Virdan, also knowns informally as the UKV is a large, anarchist Kingdom situated on the upper east coasts in the Tapri Rainforests. The Empire has suffered through storms, invasions, civil wars, plagues, rampant lay energy and creature attacks, but has somehow persevered. It's people are regarded as some of the strongest in the world.

Locations
The cities of Virdan are usually a large amount of shantytowns built around farming land or rivers. They typically lack walls or defense, and when they do have them they are usually basic.

Cantor is the capital city of the Kingdom. It is located deep within the jungles of Tapri and set high up in the treetops, and built into the ruins of an ancient temple. The city always employs a garrison of Six Hundred Bronzemen. This is the location where the Dragon and his council men discuss matters of the Kingdom.

Vulquix is the largest city in the Kingdom. Along the banks and canyons walls of the Wisti Pass, a large river flanked on either side by huge cliff faces, tens upon hundreds of shanties and huts are build along the sides.

Urian, Miltak, Tensa and Coorasa are large cities that occupy the northern most parts of the Kingdoms territories.

Sinx, Mavr and Birn are the cities that occupy the southern parts of the territory.

Leadership & Structure
The leader of the UKV has always been called the Dragon. The Dragon leads a council of Elders, who are the most senior men from the cities and large towns of the Kingdom. The Elders help to further their own homes goals.

As the UKV lacks a military, it does not have any formal military ranks. Instead, the UKV has an exceptionally large guard independent to each city. The head of each guard is called the Master, a role given by the Elder of the city.

The Master decides his Majors, who command the lower '''Guardsman. These are the protectors of the realm, sworn to the Dragon '''and the city they belong to.

The Dragon has an elite unit known as the Vulrathi, or Bronzemen, at his disposal. The Bronzemen were orphans who were gifted the the Dragon. When they reach the age of five, they are taken to Ocalo Cave, a cave deep underneath Cantor. Within the cave is a powerful, ancient nexus. The children are left in the cave for two days and two nights. When the Bronzemen come back, they take the surviving children who now have powerful magicka imbued within themselves. These children are trained as elite warriors, and given a Virdanian Spear and a set of bronze armour, which covers their heads, chests, shoulders, forearms, groins, and shins.

Trivia

 * Possibly due to the tough conditions of the enviroment, the people of Virdan have naturally developed a thicker and tougher skin.