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Once a sleepy agricultural nation composed of peaceful farmers who had fled the autocratic rule of the Potentate of [[Zelos]] in [[Cambrecia]], Enesia was conquered and its populace enslaved by the armies of the Mage-King of Lun Dorak during [[the Mage War]]. When the Mage-King was defeated, Enesia found itself without a King or the means to determine a new one. Despite being the location of [[the Holy Fields]] of [[Podalirius]], worship of the [[Tuatha de Dannan]] spread in Enesia during [[the Dark Times]] and at the dawn of the Fourth Age, the people of Enesia are still divided between worship of [[the Old Gods]] and the Tuatha.<noinclude> | Once a sleepy agricultural nation composed of peaceful farmers who had fled the autocratic rule of the Potentate of [[Zelos]] in [[Cambrecia]], Enesia was conquered and its populace enslaved by the armies of the Mage-King of Lun Dorak during [[the Mage War]]. When the Mage-King was defeated, Enesia found itself without a King or the means to determine a new one. Despite being the location of [[the Holy Fields]] of [[Podalirius]], worship of the [[Tuatha de Dannan]] spread in Enesia during [[the Dark Times]] and at the dawn of the Fourth Age, the people of Enesia are still divided between worship of [[the Old Gods]] and the Tuatha.<noinclude> | ||
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{{Nation | {{Nation | ||
|name = Enesia | |name = Enesia | ||
|fullname = The Kingdom of Enesia | |fullname = The Kingdom of Enesia | ||
|emblem = enesshld.gif | |emblem = enesshld.gif | ||
|geography = <!-- Geography - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) summarizing the overall physical geography of the nation --> | |||
|continent = Duria | |continent = Duria | ||
|location = | |location = Central Duria, on the southwestern shores of the [[Sea of Blades]] | ||
| | |land_area = 20379 | ||
| | |coastline = 182 | ||
| | |terrain = <!-- Geography - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) about the terrain of the nation --> | ||
|waterways = <!-- Geography - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) about major waterways and their significance to the nation --> | |||
| | |society= <!-- Society & Culture - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) about the people: demographics, language, character, daily life, ethnic/social groups --> | ||
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|population = 723,000 (95% human, 4% hobbit, 1% other) | |population = 723,000 (95% human, 4% hobbit, 1% other) | ||
|language = [[Enesian Language|Enesian]] | |language = [[Enesian Language|Enesian]] | ||
|locations= <!-- Society & Culture - Main Body - A brief paragraph describing significant cities, regions or wonders, with links to each --> | |||
|persons = Various musicians and troubadours of import, the Master Bard of Cebren, the Most Illustrious Potentate of Podalirius. | |persons = Various musicians and troubadours of import, the Master Bard of Cebren, the Most Illustrious Potentate of Podalirius. | ||
|pantheon = Koramian | |government= <!-- Government - Main Body - Prose paragraph summarizing how the Nation is ruled and judged --> | ||
|patron = [[Podalirius]] | |government_type = Monarchy (King, Duke, Viscount, Count, Baron, Laird) | ||
| | |ruler = King Alexius III Duros | ||
|arms = Argent, a bend sinister gules, a wreath vert with ribbon gules to sinister base, a canton purpure charged with a harp or. | |||
|capital = [[Utherios]] (pop 9,870) | |||
|alliances = Non-aggression treaty with [[Nagos]] | |||
|hostilities = Since the [[Lun Dorak|Dorakian]] occupation, Enesia has ceased trade with [[Cambrecia]], though it does not participate in open warfare with any nation. | |||
|law = <!-- Government - Main Body - Prose paragraph summarizing the important points of law and how it is enforced, including notes on stability [stable, fragile, collapsing, contested], justice style [codified law, arbitrary rule, trial by combat, mob rule, etc.] --> | |||
|military= <!-- Government - Main Body - Prose paragraph summarizing how the military is organized, martial traditions and who controls the military forces of a Nation --> | |||
|religion = The worship of [[Podalirius]] and [[Drames]] is most prevalent in Enesia, particularly in the region around Utherios, though the churches of [[Cebren]], [[Himere]], [[Selene]], and [[Thea]] have a powerful sway over the artistic community. There is little competition between the churches and, though the worship of Podalirius is the church of the state, there is no real religious persecution, even amongst those few who worship darker gods. Only the church of [[Abaris]], goddess of Magic, is viewed with any suspicion, though the King has not made any attempts to curtail the power of the priesthood of Abaris, as has happened in other nations after [[the Mage War]]. | |||
|pantheon = [[Koramian Heresy]] | |||
|patron = [[Cebren|Cebren the Piper]] and [[Podalirius|Podalirius the Gnarled Man]] | |||
|dominant_faiths = <!-- Religion & Belief - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) of the significant gods/faiths in the Nation and how they interact with the people, government and/or economy --> | |||
|secondary_faiths = <!-- Religion & Belief - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) of the secondary gods/faiths in the Nation and how they interact with the people, government and/or economy --> | |||
|persecuted_faiths = <!-- Religion & Belief - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) about which gods/faiths are actively prohibited or persecuted in the Nation --> | |||
|major_temples = <!-- Religion & Belief - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) about significant temples, monasteries or religious locations --> | |||
|economy = Enesia’s traditionally strong agricultural economy is quickly restabilizing, supported heavily by the priests of Podalirius. The nation is still best known for the talent of its troubadours. King Alexius Duros was known for his patronage of the arts, and his patronage was carried on by his successors, to the point that one of the oldest known bardic colleges outside of the Empire, the [[School of St. Aurelius]] in Utherios, is located there. Enesian poets, actors, musicians and other artists are known throughout the known world for their talent, experience, and ability to objectively relate historical events through whatever medium is required of them. The library at St. Aurerlius is one of the most extensive outside of the [[Mysteriorum of Abaris]] in Zeth. | |||
|exports = <!-- Economy - Sidebar - A sentence or two on major exports for the Nation --> | |||
|imports = <!-- Economy - Sidebar - A sentence or two on major imports for the Nation --> | |||
|coinage = 1 Acone (1 sp) = 10 Karrati (1 cp), 1 Durosi (1 ep) = 25 Karrati, 1 Oklef (1 gp) = 4 Durosi, 1 Royal (1 pp) = 12 Oklevs, 2 Durosi | |||
|guilds = <!-- Economy - Main Body - Guilds, companies and other economic or religious organizations significant to the economy of the country --> | |||
|black_market = <!-- Economy - Main Body - Prose paragraph summarizing the black market, if any, in the nation --> | |||
|history = Enesia was a sleepy kingdom, nestled between the [[Mistwood]] and the [[Cambrecian Mountains]], that sought little more than to be left alone. Its modern history began when, in {{NCYear|1095}}, farmers from the [[Cambrecia|See of Cambrecia]] rejected the rulership of the Potentate of Zelos and migrated to the quiet, but fertile lands nearest the Sea of Swords. In {{NCYear|1395}}, amongst little controversy or objection from the See, a King [[Alexius I Duros]] was crowned by the local Potentate of [[Podalirius]] as the first king of Enesia. Since that time, the kingdom was able to convince the Most Illustrious Potentate of Podalirius to move [[the Holy Fields]] from [[Medalia]] to Enesia in {{NCYear|1695}}, with the approval of the Emperor. Before the [[Lun Dorak|Dorakian]] occupation, the followers of Podalirius still paid lip-service to the [[Pontifex Maximus]] and the Kingdom paid an annual stipend to the [[Zeth|Empire]]. Because of its highly agricultural nature and the continued policies of non-interference and isolationism, many hobbits settled in Enesia, and actually held some high degree of political power there, though they rarely exercised it. | |history = Enesia was a sleepy kingdom, nestled between the [[Mistwood]] and the [[Cambrecian Mountains]], that sought little more than to be left alone. Its modern history began when, in {{NCYear|1095}}, farmers from the [[Cambrecia|See of Cambrecia]] rejected the rulership of the Potentate of Zelos and migrated to the quiet, but fertile lands nearest the Sea of Swords. In {{NCYear|1395}}, amongst little controversy or objection from the See, a King [[Alexius I Duros]] was crowned by the local Potentate of [[Podalirius]] as the first king of Enesia. Since that time, the kingdom was able to convince the Most Illustrious Potentate of Podalirius to move [[the Holy Fields]] from [[Medalia]] to Enesia in {{NCYear|1695}}, with the approval of the Emperor. Before the [[Lun Dorak|Dorakian]] occupation, the followers of Podalirius still paid lip-service to the [[Pontifex Maximus]] and the Kingdom paid an annual stipend to the [[Zeth|Empire]]. Because of its highly agricultural nature and the continued policies of non-interference and isolationism, many hobbits settled in Enesia, and actually held some high degree of political power there, though they rarely exercised it. | ||
In {{NCYear|2001}}, the sleepy nation was abruptly disturbed when slave-troops from Lun Dorak marched into the nation and took the capital city of [[Utherios]] without much of a fight. King [[Alexander III Duros]] was enslaved and the Dorakian Mage-king, [[Lucasa]], gave his first conquest to the Councilor [[Marta of Lun Dorak|Marta]] as a gift. Marta’s rule was harsh and unforgiving. Using a magical torc that insured submission, she enslaved most of the “mundane” population of the nation, including the hobbits. Hobbits proved to be poor slaves and many died in the quarries in the foothills of the Cambrecian Mountains. | In {{NCYear|2001}}, the sleepy nation was abruptly disturbed when slave-troops from Lun Dorak marched into the nation and took the capital city of [[Utherios]] without much of a fight. King [[Alexander III Duros]] was enslaved and the Dorakian Mage-king, [[Lucasa]], gave his first conquest to the Councilor [[Marta of Lun Dorak|Marta]] as a gift. Marta’s rule was harsh and unforgiving. Using a magical torc that insured submission, she enslaved most of the “mundane” population of the nation, including the hobbits. Hobbits proved to be poor slaves and many died in the quarries in the foothills of the Cambrecian Mountains. | ||
| | |current_events= <!-- Current Events - Main Body - Prose paragraph(s) about the present-year situation and adventure seeds, which suits a living campaign. --> | ||
| | |templates = <!-- Main section - This is left over from the GURPS rules and generally isn't used, but I'm keeping it here in case I decide to create some rules for cultural templates for Mythus Revised --> | ||
|map= <!-- name of the image file containing a map of the Nation; if this isn't included, this page will be associated with the "Needs Map" Category --> | |||
|update_year= <!-- the year (by the Neptaran Calendar) that the Nation has been updated for; this doesn't display on the screen, but if the year is less than 2109, the page will be placed in the "Needs Update to Current Campaign" Category--> | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 22 August 2026
Once a sleepy agricultural nation composed of peaceful farmers who had fled the autocratic rule of the Potentate of Zelos in Cambrecia, Enesia was conquered and its populace enslaved by the armies of the Mage-King of Lun Dorak during the Mage War. When the Mage-King was defeated, Enesia found itself without a King or the means to determine a new one. Despite being the location of the Holy Fields of Podalirius, worship of the Tuatha de Dannan spread in Enesia during the Dark Times and at the dawn of the Fourth Age, the people of Enesia are still divided between worship of the Old Gods and the Tuatha.
Society & Culture
Important Persons
Various musicians and troubadours of import, the Master Bard of Cebren, the Most Illustrious Potentate of Podalirius.
Religion & Belief
The worship of Podalirius and Drames is most prevalent in Enesia, particularly in the region around Utherios, though the churches of Cebren, Himere, Selene, and Thea have a powerful sway over the artistic community. There is little competition between the churches and, though the worship of Podalirius is the church of the state, there is no real religious persecution, even amongst those few who worship darker gods. Only the church of Abaris, goddess of Magic, is viewed with any suspicion, though the King has not made any attempts to curtail the power of the priesthood of Abaris, as has happened in other nations after the Mage War.
Economy
Enesia’s traditionally strong agricultural economy is quickly restabilizing, supported heavily by the priests of Podalirius. The nation is still best known for the talent of its troubadours. King Alexius Duros was known for his patronage of the arts, and his patronage was carried on by his successors, to the point that one of the oldest known bardic colleges outside of the Empire, the School of St. Aurelius in Utherios, is located there. Enesian poets, actors, musicians and other artists are known throughout the known world for their talent, experience, and ability to objectively relate historical events through whatever medium is required of them. The library at St. Aurerlius is one of the most extensive outside of the Mysteriorum of Abaris in Zeth.
History
Enesia was a sleepy kingdom, nestled between the Mistwood and the Cambrecian Mountains, that sought little more than to be left alone. Its modern history began when, in 1095 NC, farmers from the See of Cambrecia rejected the rulership of the Potentate of Zelos and migrated to the quiet, but fertile lands nearest the Sea of Swords. In 1395 NC, amongst little controversy or objection from the See, a King Alexius I Duros was crowned by the local Potentate of Podalirius as the first king of Enesia. Since that time, the kingdom was able to convince the Most Illustrious Potentate of Podalirius to move the Holy Fields from Medalia to Enesia in 1695 NC, with the approval of the Emperor. Before the Dorakian occupation, the followers of Podalirius still paid lip-service to the Pontifex Maximus and the Kingdom paid an annual stipend to the Empire. Because of its highly agricultural nature and the continued policies of non-interference and isolationism, many hobbits settled in Enesia, and actually held some high degree of political power there, though they rarely exercised it.
In 2001 NC, the sleepy nation was abruptly disturbed when slave-troops from Lun Dorak marched into the nation and took the capital city of Utherios without much of a fight. King Alexander III Duros was enslaved and the Dorakian Mage-king, Lucasa, gave his first conquest to the Councilor Marta as a gift. Marta’s rule was harsh and unforgiving. Using a magical torc that insured submission, she enslaved most of the “mundane” population of the nation, including the hobbits. Hobbits proved to be poor slaves and many died in the quarries in the foothills of the Cambrecian Mountains.
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