Nekcroz

Nekcrozia is the southwestern continent of Patria.

United Empire of Aztlan
Capital: Tenochtitlan Government: Hegemonic Military Confederation Heads of State: Tlatoani Heads of Government: Tlatoani Legislature: none Demonym: Aztec Currency: Quachtli

The United Empire of Aztlan, also known as the Aztec Empire or the United Empire of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco & Tlacopan, is a confederation of three kingdoms in central Nekcrozia.

Led primarily by Tenochtitlan, it borders Tarasca, its primary on-and-off enemy, to the northwest, Colonia to the north, Teotihuacan to the northeast, Tabasco, El Dorado and Maya to the east, and the lizardfolk Xotil Empire to the south.

Much of the Aztec Empire was once part of the former Empire of Teotihuacan before civil war resulted in the creation of a separate entity. After independence, it went on to become one of the dominant states in the region, often competing with Tarasca, and many now-defunct states to the south, for land and power; however, it has since seen a recent decline in power in the face of the ever-growing power of the Xotil and Eurodian Colonia.

City of El Dorado
Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Cheif Head of Government: Chief Legislature: none Demonym: Doradian Currency: Gold Nuggets

The City of El Dorado is a religious city-state in central Nekcrozia. It borders the Aztec to the west, the Maya to the east, and the lizardfolk Xotil Empire to the south.

Once a powerful empire in central Nekcrozia, often competing with Teotihuacan, Aztlan and several former states, it fell into a state of decline as the Xotil expanded, and it was only made worse as northern powers took advantage of the chaos. El Dorado was soon reduced to just its capital city, which managed to remain independent as a free trade city.

Inca Empire
Capital: Cusco Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Sapa Inca Head of Government: Sapa Inca Legislature: none Demonym: Inca Currency: Quechua

The Inca Empire is a monarchical state in the mountainous regions of southeast Nekcrozia. It solely borders the lizardfolk Xotil Empire to the west. Once much more vast then it currently is, it was forced back by the sudden expansion of the Xotil Empire, but managed to retain its sovereignty though careful diplomacy.

Kingdom of Itza
Capital: Nojpeten Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: King Heads of Government: King Legislature: none Demonym: Itzan Currency: Cocajade

The Kingdom of Itza is a monarchical state on the southern shore of the Mezamigo Sea in central Nekcrozia. It borders Mayapan to the south and Tabasco to the southwest.

Mayapan Empire
Capital: Uxmal Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Head of State: Emperor Head of Government: Emperor Legislature: none Demonym: Mayan Currency: Cocajade

The Empire of Mayapan is a monarchical state in central Nekcrozia. It borders the lizardfolk Xotil Empire to the south, El Dorado to the southeast, Aztec to the west, Itza and Tabasco to the northwest, and Angevin to the northeast. It also shares maritime borders with Muisca to the east.

Muisca Confederation
Capital: Ryurmui Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Grand Chief Heads of Government: Grand Chief Legislature: none Demonym: Muiscan Currency: n/a

The Muisca Confederation is a Wood Elven state on the Island of Clixa in central Nekcrozia. It borders Olman and Angevin to the north, and the lizardfolk Xotil Empire to the south. Across the Mayan Strait to the east, Muisca shares maritime borders the Empire of Mayapan.

Navajo Confederacy
Capital: White River Valley Government: Hereditary Confederated Chiefdom Head of State: High Chief Head of Government: High Chief Legislature: Chief's Council Demonym: Navajo Currency: n/a

The Navajo Confederacy is a confederated chiefdom in northeast Nekcrozia. It solely borders Angevin to the west. Once a leading power in the area, it was forced into submission under the Britannians.

Confederacy of Olman
Capital: Potonchan Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Chief Heads of Government: Chief Legislature: none Demonym: Olmec Currency: Cocajade

The Confederacy of Olman is a monarchic state on the Island of Clixa in central Nekcrozia. It borders the Wood Elven Muisca Confederacy to the south and Angevin to the north. Across the Mayan Strait, it shares maritime borders with the Empire of Mayapan.

State of the Ravencroft Order
Capital: Dewin Government: Oligarchic Sorcerer's Republic Heads of State: Grand Warlock Heads of Government: Council of Sorcerers Legislature: Council of Sorcerers Demonym: Ravencrofter Currency: Magicred

The State of the Ravencroft is an archipelagic Sorcerer's Republic in northwestern Nekcrozia. Occupying the Rheibwyr Islands, it solely shares maritime borders with Angevin to the southeast.

It is run by the Order of Ravencroft, a splinter faction of Mystic Order founded by Bartholomew Ravencroft. Once a simple organization of sorcerers, one Grand Warlock felt that the Order had a right to rule its own country and led the conquest of the islands it rules from Angevin.

Empire of Songhai
Capital: Gao Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Dia Head of Government: Dia Legislature: none Demonym: Songhayan Currency: Askiya, Sonni, Za

The Empire of Songhai is a large island nation, occupying the Island of Nyeni, the homeland of the black-skinned Cungbanto people (ancestral and contemporary). Songhai is situated in the Tsakiya Ocean to the east of the continent, partway between Nekcrozia and Ingodija, and borders no other nation; but most of its cities, particularly the coastal cities and the capital, are major trading hubs, both within the empire and between the two continents.

Songhai is home to many different tribes, whom had been struggling against each other for land and dominance for many centuries before unification into a single state. Even after unification, Songhai has been under siege for many centuries, but has stood through it all.

Songhai managed to stave off invasion from both Xotil and from Britannia, and is one of the only a few countries to successfully do so. This is because a smaller piece of the stone & metal craft, presumably a part of the same craft the crashed in the Nekcrozian south, also fell on Nyeni; this allowed Songhai to resist invasion using the same technology the Xotil were using; although, they were never as adept at using it, and still haven't achieved flight.

Kingdom of Tabasco
Capital: Potonchan Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Halach Uinik Heads of Government: Halach Uinik Legislature: none Demonym: Tabascan Currency: Cocajade

Tabasco is a monarchical state in central Nekcrozia. It borders Itza to the northeast, Mayapan to the southeast, and Aztlan to the southwest.

Empire of Tarasca
Capital: Tzintzuntzan Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Cazonci Heads of Government: Cazonci Legislature: none Demonym: Tarascan Currency: Quachtli

The Empire of Tarasca is a monarchical state in western Nekcrozia. It borders Colonia to the north and Aztlan to the east and south. Across the Tarascan Channel, it shares maritime borders with Aviz.

Tarasca is a powerful entity; before the Eurodian colonies, it was often competing with Aztlan, its on-and-off enemy, for land and power, while holding vast swaths of land to the north, and on the islands of Guscrid and Ezurix. However, it has recently seen a decline in power, as much of its northern territory has been conquered by Hispania, and its control over the islands to the west has been ended by Lusitanians.

City of Teotihuacan
Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Chief Heads of Government: Chief Legislature: none Demonym: Teotihuacani Currency: Quachtli

The City of Teotihuacan is a monarchical city-state in central Nekcrozia, on the western shore of the Mezamigo Sea. It borders Colonia to the north and Aztlan to the south.

Once a vast empire, Teotihuacan was once the dominate power in the region before a series of civil wars reduced its territory, the creation of the Toltec and Aztec Empires being noteworthy results. Invasions by rival powers, and arrival of the Eurodians, hastened the decline. Teotihuacan is now reduced to its capital city, spared from total conquest through diplomacy. It now exists as a free-trade city, becoming a commercial hub between states via the Mezamigo Sea.

Toltec Empire
Capital: Tula Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Tlatoani Heads of Government: Tlatoani Legislature: none Demonym: Toltec Currency: Quachtli

The Toltec Empire is a powerful monarchical state in central Nekcrozia. It occupies most of the Toltec Peninsula, where it borders Colonia to the west and southwest, and the Yukatin Peninsula across the Ruztyric Channel, where it borders Angevin to the east. Off the southern coast, it shares maritime borders with the Arawak Islands in the Mezamigo Sea.

The Toltec Empire was once the northernmost territories of the former Empire of Teotihuacan, before civil war resulted in the empire's creation. Since independence, Toltec has bee one of the few states and cultures that has resisted Eurodian expansion; but Toltec used to diplomacy to resist conquest rather than outright force.

Xotil Empire
Capital: Chmoc Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy Heads of State: Da'phyndor Heads of Government: Da'phyndor Legislature: none Demonym: Xotil Currency: Erniga

The Xotil Empire is a vast and powerful lizardfolk empire dominating the jungles of southern Nekcrozia, bordering Mayapan, the city of El Dorado, and the Aztec to the north and northwest, the Inca to the southeast, who managed to protect and retain its sovereignty through careful diplomacy. To the northeast, on the Island of Clixa, Xotil borders the Wood Elven Muisca Confederation. In Ingodija, Xotil also holds sovereignty over the island Empire of Kumee, and the Gampola and Manda Empires on the mainland. In Maritymir, Xotil holds sovereignty over the Wakua Islands in the southern side of the archipelago known as the Wildlands. Xotil is one of two currently existing independent lizardfolk states, the other being less-prominent Xzandor in Aquilonis.

Once a region divided amongst nearly a thousand different tribes and states of all races, warring for land and power, the Xotil Empire began when a strange craft made of stone and metal fell from the sky deep into the heart of the Nekcrozian south. A similar craft crashed on the island of Atlantis nearly a thousand years before earlier, and another one, presumably a part of the same craft the crashed in the Nekcrozian south, landed on Nyeni Island.

One lizardfolk tribe, known to history and modern politics as the Cakulhar Clan, salvaged the wreckage of the craft and soon learned to control and reproduce the highly advanced alien technology that survived (this included energy weapons and energy sources... such as energy swords & shields, energy cannons & "blasters," even power generators).

Many peculiar "idols" were also found among the wreckage, and the Cakulhar Clan viewed them as "Gods" who had presented their strange "technology" to the people. The strange technology brought by the "Gods" allowed the Xotil to be the second nation, after Atlantis, to master flight without magic or beast-riding.

Once the Cakulhar Clan had mastered the alien technology, they founded the Xotil Empire, naming it in honor of their first Da'phyndor (the Xotil title meaning "Emperor"), a legendary saurian lizardman figure known to history as Xotilok gno Ekstic Dyxril iho Cakulhar, whom was said to be descended from Kuzkco Nekcrozia, one of the first seven lunaculi. Upon the founding of the empire, Xotilok established the Cakulhar Dynasty, making his clan the rulers of the empire, and led his clan and followers on a long campaign of conquest.

Very few tribes and states willingly submitted to the Xotil Empire, and all who resisted suffered relatively quick conquest; only a handful welcomed the empire as their new rulers, becoming part of the empire diplomatically. Songhai was the exception to the empire's campaign of conquest; the Xotil Empire tried to invade and conquer Songhai several times, but suffered total defeat every time, as they too had access to the strange technology brought to Patria by the stone & metal craft; this made Songhai the only nation in Nekcrozia to successfully resist the Xotil.

The Xotil Empire reached its zenith in Nekcrozia after more than two thousand years (approx. 500 years before modern day [the events of CP:SG]), with varying periods of peace in-between conquests. It then turned its attentions to extracontinental conquests, eventually gaining a foothold in Maritymir and Ingodija.

Despite the unification, there isn't true peace within the borders of the empire; fighting amongst the indigenous tribes, and occasional revolts, still tend to break out from time to time; several times, a region or two has risen up to declare independence, not these states are usually short-lived. The Imperial Xotil Army is always quick to put these revolts down, save for a few instances.

The Cakulhar Dynasty has lost its throne numerous times as a result of coups, but has always regained it after varying stretches of time, usually taking it back in the form of civil wars or political intrigue. The Cakulhar Dynasty still rules the empire to this day.

Viceroyalty of Angevin (Britannia)
Capital: Jamesville Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King of Britannia Head of Government: Viceroy Legislature: Angevin Congress Demonym: Angevese Currency: Sovereign, Crown, Shilling, Farthing

The Viceroyalty of Angevin is colonial sovereign territory of Britannia in northeastern Nekcrozia, occupying the vast majority of the subcontinent off the mainland known as Weirland. It borders Toltec to the southwest, Clovia to the northwest, Navajo to the southeast. It also shares maritime borders with Ravencroft to the northeast. Across the Hurnix Channel, it controls territory on the north end of Island of Clixa and the north end of the Mayan Peninsula on the mainland. Angevin conquered these territories, from Olman and Mayapan respectively, to control shipping in and out of the Mezamigo Sea through this channel.

Angevin is one of four states founded in the colonial race for Nekcrozia. Once in control of the entire northeastern lands, save for the southwestern peninsula which it never managed to conquer from Toltec. Angevin also lost control of the western Calon Peninsula, and the Hadria Peninsula, when Clovia, backed by Gallia, invaded and conquered the northwestern lands as a result of a conflict between Gallia and Britannia known as the Nine Years' War. It also lost control of a few northeastern islands when the Order of Ravencroft rebelled and seized them.

Viceroyalty of Aviz (Lusitania)
Capital: Burgundy Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King of Lusitania Head of Government: Viceroy Legislature: Senate Demonym: Avan Currency: Cruzado

The Viceroyalty of Aviz is the sovereign territory of Lusitania, occupying the islands of Guscrid and Ezurix in western Nekcrozia, sharing maritime borders with the Empire of Tarasca across the Tarascan Channel to the east.

One of four states established as a result of the colonial race for Nekcrozia, it is was founded when the islands it now occupies were conquered from Tarasca, and consequently is constantly at odds with the Tarascan Empire.

Viceroyalty of Clovia (Gallia)
Capital: Louiseville Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: Emperor of Gallia Head of Government: Viceroy Legislature: Senate of Clovia Demonym: Clovian Currency: Livre, Ecu, Denier

The Viceroyalty of Clovia is the sovereign colonial territory of Gallia in northern Nekcrozia. Its island territories consist of the Island of Liberte, where the capital is located, and the Island of New Gaul to the southwest. On Weirland to the southeast, it borders with Angevin to the southeast, occupying the Calon Peninsula from the southwest to the Hadria Peninsula to the northeast; and on the mainland to the southwest, it occupies the Padre Peninsula, sharing borders with Colonia to the southwest. Across the Gobaith Channel south of the Calon Peninsula, Colvia shares maritime borers with the Toltec Empire to the south.

Clovia was established as a result of the colonial race for Nekcrozia. Originally just the northern island, Clovia eventually expanded to New Gaul and into the Calon and Padre Peninsulas, both conquered as a result of a war with Angevin and Hispania, a conflict triggered by a war in Eurodon between Gallia, Hiapania and Britannia, known today as the Nine Years' War.

Viceroyalty of Colonia (Hispania)
Capital: New Aragon Government: Hereditary Feudal Monarchy Head of State: King of Hispania Head of Government: Viceroy Legislature: Council of Colonia Demonym: Colonian Currency: Doubloon, Escudo, Reale, Picayune

The Viceroyalty of Colonia is the sovereign territory of Hispania. It borders Tarasca and Aztlan to the south, the City of Teotihuacan to the southeast, Clovia to the west, and the Toltec to the west on the Toltec Peninsula.

Colonia occupies the Island of Territorio, its northernmost territory, the Frontera Peninsula, much of the northern interior, and part of the Toltec Peninsula. Colonia also once held the Padre Peninsula, now occupied by Gallia, before losing it to Gallia as a result of the Nine Years' War.

Colonia is one of four states established as a result of the colonial race for Nekcrozia.