Azka-Evran
Azka-Evran
Religion
Traditions
-25% Mercenary Maintenance
+50% Prestige from Land battles
An Age of SellswordsThe Decades of Devastation were an age of strife in Bahar; an age of blood, of corpses strewn on the hillsides, of widowed wives and orphaned children. It was also an age of sellswords, and thus adventurers from all over streamed into Bahar to make their fortune amidst the conflict.\n\nSuch mercenaries were vital to the defense against the teeming goblin hordes, but they tended to charge exorbitant rates, well aware of the gold mines at Azka-Evran's heart, and they were quick to flee when a battle turned south. Now, however, they are crammed behind our walls, with little to do and nowhere to go. We have a monopsony, the only demand for a glut of supply, and we shall use it accordingly.
-25% Mercenary Cost
Withstanding the StormThe citadel at Evran began as a small fort nestled into a convenient hillside, with a paltry garrison assigned to watch over the lands of the Harpies. During Amarien’s war against Harpylen, it was expanded into a moderately-sized defense post which served as base of operations against the roosts of Reanalen and Thiššilen. After gold was discovered in the region, it became one of the most important fortresses in all Bahar, and had its garrison increased tenfold. Though Azka-szel-Azka might boast a longer history and Azka-Sur more religious pomp, the garrison of Azka-Evran could man both those sets of walls — and have multiple regiments left over.
+30% Garrison Size
Deggarion's ReformsDeggarion was a bastard born of an affair between King Kaltan III Eletarzuir of Baharkand and the daughter of an Evrani noble. He was not raised in court like his half-brothers and half-sisters, instead receiving a martial education among the guards who manned Azka-Evran's walls.\n\nBut he had ambitions beyond the citadel, and after reaching adulthood, decided to join the army proper. He found the forces beyond the walls a stark contrast to those manning them: disorganized, lackadaisical, sloppy. He rose quickly in the ranks, imposing the guards' discipline on a small regiment of his own. The regiment's subsequent success during the conquest of Re-Uyel and the war with Birzartanšes proved his methods, and when he rose to lead Azka-Evran, he instituted them across the army. These principles remain the bedrock of Evrani training to this day.
+0.5 Yearly Army Tradition
A Careful Use of GoldGold is a soft metal, pliable and malleable, and every gold-smith quickly learns to treat it with care lest he ruin an intricate design or careful filigree with a smidgen of misplaced force. The szel-Beliqturaš, a human family which discovered Azka-Evran's gold and administers the mines to this day, ensure that our state treats this precious metal with a similar degree of respect. They make few waves in high society, know how to smooth over Sun Elven relations, and keep the gold flowing to royal projects while ensuring it does not disturb the broader economy.
+0.1 Yearly Inflation Reduction
The Marksmen of the EyeFor the guards that man Azka-Evran, in truth, the job is a largely boring one - the citadel's might mean few would dare to contest it, after all. But they treat their duty with care, and thus are not distracted by cards or gambling, instead filling the time with pursuits such as archery. Setting up targets further and further away, they compete amongst themselves and hone one another’s skill.\n\nDeggarion was particularly keen on this game and ensured every soldier in his regiment acquired a sniper's accuracy. These crack shots would pepper enemy forces, wounding them significantly and putting many an eye out — earning a moniker accordingly.
+0.15 Infantry Shock
Army of HeavensAmong the Bulwari, Aqatbahar has long been famous for its Flying Chariots, vehicles used by the mages as platforms to cast spells from high altitudes. While these vehicles are usually made of bronze, in ancient times the Bahari found a way to work the wood from the oldest cedars, treating the wood though secret means to allow carved spells to permeate the wooden planks.\n\nThis allowed the Bahari kingdoms to secure a larger number of Chariots, and at the height of the Baharkandi power, they fielded more Flying Chariots than Birzartanšes and Re-Uyel combined, a true Zamukaraš, an Army of Heavens.
+1 Land Leader Manoeuvre
+5% Shock Damage
The Piercer of ShadowsThe lance with which Jaher freed all Bulwar was Dinatoldir, "The Piercer of Shadows". It was said to enhance the user's charisma and physical abilities. The lance was broken in half during his war against the Xia when he faced the wielder of Kongren, the Void’s Edge, and was later gifted to his close friend Amarien, the governor of Imulušes, who split it between her sons before her death.\n\nThe oldest, Birzartan I (future King of Birzartanšes) received the shaft and the youngest, Eletar (future King of Baharkand) received the head. The spearhead was later gifted to Deggarion to reward his achievements on the battlefield during the war against Birzartanšes.\n\nAfter Deggarion’s death, and the fall of Birzartanšes decades after, both fragments ended up in the hands of the Marblehead clan, latterly the Overclan, until in 1652 Overboss Zazak returned the Piercer of Shadows to Jaher’s heir, the Divine-herald Tezalindor the Kind.
+10% Morale of Armies
Ambition
-15% Culture Conversion Cost
History
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Strategy
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