Werikgeta
Werikgeta
Religion
Traditions
+20% National Manpower Modifier
+0.1 Yearly Inflation Reduction
Spreading The FireFor generations the kings of Werikgeta cultivated an order of spies, personally loyal only to the monarch himself. This order of spies dutifully carried out every order of their sovereign, no matter how heinous it may be. The agents of Werikgeta were responsible in aiding the renegade king of Enikmesiki in his fight against Shelokmengi, in the splitting of Meretgeban, and the general spread of utter chaos across the Yet River Valley.
-20% Spy Action Cost Modifier
Enslaved AxemenThe kings of Werikgeta only trusted those that were personally loyal to or dependent upon them. Such was their paranoia that they disregarded the conscript armies so common in other Mengi kingdoms. Instead, Werikgeta bought masses of young male slaves to be turned into soldiers. The enslaved axemen of Werikgeta trained their entire lives to fight in battle, a standing army superior to the mass conscripts they usually fought. The axemen held a high position in Werikgetan society, for they could do as they pleased, bowing to none except their owner. They were untouchable, as to insult a Werikgetan axeman was to insult the king.
+10% Infantry Combat Ability
The Golden MezhiTo be a king one must keep their subjects in line, and nowhere this is shown more than in Werikgeta. Where other kingdoms might struggle to keep their nobles under their control, the Kings of Werikgeta were able to hold an iron grip over the Yenaze Mezhi through both their spies and Axemen as well as a certain reward for those that stay loyal: land rights over some of our vast gold mines to be held by them until their death. By punishing the disloyal harshly and rewarding those loyal to us with a hint of some of our wealth, we manage to keep them forever in line.
+10% Nobility Loyalty Equilibrium
A Spy In Every CampThe spies of Werikgeta were found in every court, every fort, every camp, and every town across the Yet. Every move made by every monarch was known almost immediately by the Werikgetan king, allowing the gold lords to respond quickly to any action by their rivals. It was this massive spy network that led to Werikgeta’s rise to power, and it will be crucial to Werikgeta’s future successes.
+20% Spy Network Construction
City Of Suspicion"North of Shelokmengi lies Werikgeta, domain of the gold lords. I had heard it was a kingdom of wealth and power, and wished to see this for myself. I traveled to Weriksedar, the golden seat, which sat atop a large hill near the western edge of the kingdom, looking down at the plains below. As I was visibly not of these lands, the guards at first didn’t let me through, and only with the help of a native companion was I allowed in.\n\nThe city was just as I had imagined it to be, visibly very wealthy, though extremely different in both customs and appearance to my homeland Qasri Aqoon. As I walked its streets and markets, I had an unnerving feeling I was being watched, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shadow move, which frightened me greatly. The citizens too seemed to watch my every move.\n\nWhen the day turned to twilight, I had decided to leave, for I had realized the truth about this place. I had heard rumors before of Werikgeta operating a vast network of shadowmen, who followed the king's orders alone. Clearly, by entering Werikgeta as a foreigner I had caught the eye of these spies. This city of suspicion was not for someone who prefers a peace of mind, so I left, traveling through the night to return back to the pleasant fields of Shelokmengi…"\n\n-"A Journey Across Sarhal" Nakhar Salow, 1453
+20% Foreign Spy Detection
-0.1 Yearly Corruption
Alliances Of ConvenienceThrough subterfuge and luck, Werikgeta was crucial in the weakening of its rivals, being secretly responsible for the establishment of Wezingoa and Enikmesiki. These two kingdoms are tied at the hip to Werikgeta, and depend upon the gold lords for survival against Meretgeban and Shelokmengi. In true Werikgetan fashion, however, the lord of gold refused to aid Enikmesiki and Wezingoa in any offensive against their rivals, keeping the two kingdoms as mere pawns.
+1 Diplomatic Relations
+1 Diplomats
Crashing DownThe last lord of Werikgeta, Werikleb V, ascended to the throne at age 16. He continued upon his fathers’ successes, and led to Werikgeta becoming the most powerful of the Yet River kingdoms. Yet he was unable to prevent the establishment of an alliance formed against Werikgeta, leading to three decades of an uneasy stare down across the Yet River Valley. Being unable to produce an heir of his own, Werikleb V was forced to choose from a number of distant relatives to be his heir. Tragically, every successor he chose died from disease or accidents. Upon Werikleb’s death in 1472, there was no Werikgetan heir, with the court and the slave army split upon two relatives to become the new ruler. Werikleb’s body had not even become cold before the bloodshed and the bitter civil war began.\n\nSeeing a golden opportunity, the alliance of Shelokmengi, Meretgeban, and Fetengoni moved against Werikgeta and its allies. Both potential heirs of Werikgeta would die in battle fighting the alliance, with Meretgeban’s armies famously sacking the Golden Palace of Werikgeta. Werikgeta was partitioned between Shelokmengi and Meretgeban; never again would the lords of gold dominate the region as they once had.
-0.03 Monthly War Exhaustion
Ambition
-5 Years of Separatism
History
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Strategy
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