🧙‍♂️(Georic Gazetteer) Kingdom of Marakeikos

The Kingdom of Marakeikos 

Pantheon: Single-focused devotion to Akana.  
Ruled by: Queen Adriana Marakeikos-Hyraskos
Capital: Mirros (75,000)

Other Cities: Celsior (25,000), Califon (15,000) , Verge (10,000)

Language: Trade-Prythax, Traldar

Flag/Emblem:  A Blue Sword, pointing up towards a blue merchant vessel, on a white field.

Coinage: Marakeikan Standard
Important Personas:  Elenwynd of Whisperydown of the School of Magecraft,  Archdruid Gwendalyn Lorax, Nobles, priests, officials, etc.

Alliances:  Eastern Defense League with Stronghome and the Gnomish City-States

Hostilities:  Milosic, Yarbay, diplomatic Ispatlia and Vlachia

Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present  

Intrigues:  Traldar minority support for an alliance to Barthey, to bring back "the good old days" 

Demi-Humans:   Gnomes (15%) in the central region.  Elven communities plus growing groups of Agenmoor refugees (10%).

Magickal Devices:  The Agrarian Hawk, the Bow of Ski-do, a

Thumbnail Sketch: Gran Duke StephanI  brokered his ancestral lands in Barthay for the collected northern buffer states of the Traldar people in 1080.  With the coronation of King Stephan II in 1102, it has been fully recognized as it's own independent state, rather than a puppet of the Barthey Empire.  King Stephan II had instituted the Church of Marakeikos as the royal religion, a peculiar religion of the trappings of Akana, but no direct worship of a god in any form.  It was met with derision, but amazingly its priests and clerics were able to obtain divine spellcasting and perform miracles. 

When Stephan II's son, Valens, assumed the throne in 1130, a comical series of poor judgements led to the invasion of Ahk Tang's humanoid hordes from Milosic into Frandor's Keep and Califon.  His lack of control of the Church of Marakeikos led to a holy war between the native Church of Traldar, and his willful ignorance and lack of political savy led to a civil war/invasion led by the Baron of Vadevicsny and the Kingdom of Vlachia.  Valens disappeared in 1134 and Seneschal Alexius Korigan was named regent, since no direct line of ascension had been declared. On 1 Undec 1136, Valen’s sister, Adriana Hyraskos was crowned Queen of Marakeikos.

The queen has been quick to replace those within the royal cabinet/court who have been inept, and
pushed forward a number of initiatives, such as mandatory schools in major towns (but not mandatory
attendance). She has rebuilt Frandor’s Keep (Now renamed Fort Titanicus.) as well as annexing the
humanoid frontier which Ahk Tang and the Southern Orc League vacated in 1137. Now hundreds, if
not thousands, are risking it all and pouring into Califon and Fort Titanicus, preparing to venture into
the new frontier.   Fifteen years into her rule, Queen Adriana is a potent force internally and among the notable kingdoms.  

Religion:  Single-focused devotion to Akana.  Churches of Traldar and their sub-sects are formally banned throughout most of Mk.  Remnants, now named the Church of Halav, remain out of the heavily populated areas.

Geography of Note: 

Mirros: The capital is one of the major ports of the Mer Kasp, as well as the only cosmopolitan city in the Kingdom. All weapons must be peace-bonded. No spell casting on unwilling people. Mirros does have a Magic-User’s Guild. Krull’s Crossed Swords, a famed mercenary company in Crosedes has formed a new location here in response to The Master Yarbay and overall increased violence in the region.

Celsior: A smaller city at the base of the Highreach Mountains west of Mirros. A huge ornate central castle, dominates the area.  Ruled by Duke Desmond Celsior, leader of  the Order of the Griffon, the martial arm of the Church of Akana in Marakeikos. The Duke is quite influential in all Marakeikan affairs, as he not only led the Elvenguard and a detachment of the Order of the Griffon to stop the religious civil war in 1134, crushing all sides that opposed him, (even Marakeikan and Traldar army units). When Vadevinczy threatened civil war, Desmond led troops against the rebelling armies.

Califon: Former frontier town, it is the base of operations by many adventuring, trapping, and mining parties.   Ruled by Baroness Arlene Shermanova, after the recent death of her father.  She is acting Partriach of the Church, and commands a small squadron of mounted Order of the Griffon.  Califon's location close to an adventuring area has created some unqiue opportunities, such as the fame adventuring inn, the Black Jug Tavern on Fogor Island, and Cardia's Carpet Service, where a you can rent the services of an actual magical flying carpet for 100gp/day. 

Fort Titanicus:  Formerly Frandor’s Keep, a permanent outpost, protects against Milosic and the remnants of the Southern Orc League on the other side of Hell’s Throat Pass. 

Highforge: A Gnomish/dwarfish community, that pledged full fealty to Queen Adriana in 1137.  

Krakatos: Built atop some ancient Traldar ruins, it is home to the Marakeikan School of Magecraft.

The School of Magecraft in Krakatos, artwork by Senarch

Radlebb: Forest community of refugee Agenmoor elves near Vorloi.

Rifilian: Elven community, this town served as a trading post between the humans and the few Callarii elves still living in this area. Most building show elvish architecture. Most elves
‘disappeared’ in 1138. The Company of the Dragon, an adventuring group, patrols the area.

Verge:   Ruled by Nubian "Mayor" Mutumbo, it is the the largest growing portion of the Kingdom.  He recently won the title of "Mayor" from  “Mayor” Sam the Wise, a Halfling bartender of the Burning Ox and defacto leader of Verge from 1128 - 1148. Mutumbo's trading post is one of the largest trading posts I have ever seen, with extensive equipment, a wide variety of mundane weapons, and a giant collection of many magic items for sale, managed by the famed adventurer and wizard, Turvel Sit.  

Mutumbo and Turvel are largely retired members of the famed "Burning Trogs" from their deeds during the War with the Master.  Also located outside of Verge, is another former Burning Trog, Gwendalyn Lorax, the Arch-Druid of Marakeikos.    Tales of other Trogs residing in the countryside, including the infamous Gnome-Titan Madwoman Janus Redrock, have not been corroborated at this time.  

Mentions of Marakeikos in the Blog: 

Almost all of the Burning Trogs Rule! is focused in or around Marakeikos. Episodes #1-8 of Burning Trogs Redux also take place in the Marakeikan interior.