Dartaxagerdi Ideas

Traditions
+10% Infantry Combat Ability
-10% Morale Damage Received

The First Human King in CenturiesThe assassination of Phoenix Empress Jexis in 1162 plunged the Phoenix Empire into a bloody interregnum known as the First Cinder War, which would see her many governors and general vie for control in the resultant power vacuum. The Akalate of Baharšes, then a protectorate ruled by an Akal loyal to Jexis, would be partitioned between the Kingdoms of Re'yuel and Birzartanšes in the aftermath. This would mark the end of human rule in Baharšes until the Great Rebellion of Dartaxes szel-Forramaz in 1428, over two-hundred and fifty years later, which would see the former general of Birzartanšes recognized as the first human Akal of Baharšes by Arantir I at the Peace of Habqez in 1435.
+0.5 Yearly Devotion
+0.5 Yearly Horde Unity
+0.5 Yearly Legitimacy
+0.5 Yearly Prestige
+0.15 Yearly Republican Tradition

The Forgotten Magi of BulwarThe suppression of human magic-use in Bulwar began during the reign of Phoenix Empress Jexis. A policy born of the perceived threat magically-talented Bulwari posed to Sun Elven dominance, teaching magic to humans was universally forbidden among the successor Akalates by the 1200s AA. Those humans caught practicing magic were imprisoned within the fortress of Azkabar, whose black walls became synonymous with the sun elven monopoly on magic. Under the Akalate of Dartaxâgerdim, however, a renaissance of all things magical began under the patronage of the sages of the szal-Fazil. Schools of learning such as the tower of Akal-Uak and the college at Garlas-Kel were founded or restored, and grew into institutions that would see the Bulwari magical tradition survive the best efforts of those that sought to suppress it.
+10% Shock Damage

Finally FreeThe region of Baharšes is no stranger to being ruled by a foreign yoke, from slaver Gnolls, to rapacious harpies, and capricious Sun Elves. The Great Rebellion would be a watershed moment in the region's history, as dozens of human-led revolts sought to restore Baharšes to native Bahari rule. These disparate revolts would coalesce under the person of Dartaxes Szel-Forramaz and become known as the Great Rebellion. Emboldened by popular support and the military might necessary to resist Sun Elven reprisal, Dartaxes swore to continue his fight for as long as need be until every Bulwari may be free, and Surakel's name may be proclaimed without fear from the summit of the highest mountain to the gulley of the lowest valley.
+10% Manpower Recovery Speed

Pact of szal-HarumanzAšuru szel-Harumanz was an influential preacher active in the Kuzak Mountains during the thirteenth century. Born to tribal herdsmen who followed the faith of Surakel before the arrival of Jaher, his preaching first gained traction amongst the besieged Eduz-Nabari, the guardians of the remaining Old Sun Cult shrines, who had long fought a losing war of attrition against the Jaherian Exemplars and their New Sun Cult faith. Serving as a conduit for those disillusioned with Sun Elf rule across Baharšes, szel-Harrumaz coalesced his newfound followers from across a myriad of Old Sun Cult traditions into a single unified and fanatic force, the Šebhuliam, meaning green helmets in Bahari. This was a militant sect dedicated to the sole purpose of ridding Bulwar of the Sun Elf yoke, just as it had thrown off that of the gnolls and the Djinn. When Dartaxes rose up in revolt against the Akalate of Birzartanšes, he found a willing and fanatical ally in the Šebhuliam, all at the cost of accepting their mission.
+2% Missionary Strength vs Heretics
-15% War Score Cost vs Other Religions

The First Worshippers of SurakelThe Old Sun Cult is bound by a singular belief in the Sun God Surakel, last of the Bulwari Pantheon, who gave His life to save the Bulwari from the forces of Darkness. It is believed that the Sun God would return one day and lead the Bulwari in one last cataclysmic struggle that would see the Darkness destroyed forevermore. This messianic belief was considered to have been fulfilled by many in the arrival of Jaher, leading to the birth of the Jaherian Cult.\n\nIn the following centuries, The remnants of the Old Sun Cult that had not been subsumed in the Jaherian Cult, or its splinter branches of the New Sun Cult and the Jadd, survived most prominently among the Maqeti and the Šebhuliam of the Kuzak Mountains. These sects, while differing wildly on rituals and traditions, were bound by the rejection of Jaher's divinity and the belief of Surakel's imminent return in His godly form.
+2 Tolerance of the True Faith

Self Governing VillagesEver since the beginning of our kingdom as a series of disorganized revolts, only unified in the person of Dartaxes, our structure of governance has been highly decentralized. While some may call this a weakness, this system allows for us to survive blows that would send other nations spiralling into chaos.
-20% Stability Cost Modifier

Mountain Terrace FarmsOur land is fertile, but unfortunately, also rugged. To build a great nation, we must overcome the mountainous terrain around us. By encouraging terracing we can not only cultivate more lands but also turn the slopes into an aid in our irrigation projects.
+10% Production Efficiency

Ambition
+10% Siege Ability