Ar'taia

A nation of power and glory, built on the backs of the unwilling.
Government:

Tyranny

Religion:

Worships Taia, Goddess of the snow and ice, slavery and cruelty.

Culture:

An extremely aristocratic society. Prisoners of war, criminals and the poor alike serve as slaves to those who are more powerful. It is ran by a king believed to have had interaction with the Queen of Darkness. Though distrust runs through the bottom of the crude pyramid of power, everything is kept in check (rather enforced) by the king's men, who not only fight savagely for their region, but beat disobedient slaves in a similar manner.

Economy:

The ban of the slave trade hurt, if not crippled Ar'taia's economy. But, using the slaves to mine natural resources helped keep the region rich. When Tarlmisac --the only key enforcer to the slave trade ban -- was destroyed, Artaia's slavery spilled throughout the world. It is not very uncommon to find slave mines far from the region itself.

Current state:

Ar'taia is slowly exanding into Tarlmisac's old grounds, claiming the land of the dead. But, demons cutting down the armies with no remorse holds back the growth of the geologically small land.

Regional Factions:

Merchant's Guild

Sentinel's Stride

Threats: History:
 * The cold
 * Thin ice
 * Wolves
 * Frostworms
 * Ar'taian Slavers
 * Sentinel's Stride
 * Slaves
 * Ar'taian Soldiers
 * Ar'taian Captains
 * Ar'taian Warlords

Ar'taia was originally a large slaver nation. Though they were founded in the middle of one of the most cold places in Erelith, they thrived through the harsh conditions. Through a few generations, Ar'taians became resistance to the frost's bite, and could stand outside in normal clothing where others would need to bring multiple layers. One of the few reasons why Ar'taia thrived was because of the lands just south of their icy domain, where valuable ores and wood were very common. The idea of using slaves to power cheap labor was introduced by King Miastai, the third to rule Ar'taia.

With the hands of forced laborers -- the selection indiscriminate -- great structures were built for the city. Other slaves were sold to other nations, so they did not have to dehumanize their own populace. It was only after their defeat by Tarlmisac that it was decreed that slave selection had to be limited to prisoners of war, criminals, those in debt and the kin of slaves.

Though not much is known of it, it was believed that the king during the Queen of Darkness' arrival -- Tordenelm, to be specific --  had contact with her. However, with the land's capital shrouded in secrecy and no solid evidence of such collaboration, it is no more than a rumor.