Drosau

History & Dates

Thousands of years ago, as The Kingdom of Liekia turned away from the old ways and toward monarchy, the people who felt shunned for keeping to their draconic traditions set out to form their own nation, free of religious persecution. Founding a new home wasn’t without it’s drawbacks however. This meant leaving behind important ancestral sites. Not wanting to lose access to these locations, pilgrims regularly return to Liekia, especially during sacred events. This constant flow of devotees has become a present day source of continued friction between the two nations. However he leaders of the past faked their power over the dragons in order to cement their rule and used the lie as a method to control their people.

Conflicts & Secrets

Truth in Lineage: A small but vocal group who call themselves the True Scales, a draconic cult that has recently started advocating for the return of subjugating dragons to their will, has begun to call the king’s legitimacy into question. They allege recent failings are because the kings of today no longer hold sway over the dragons and that the kings of old derived their power directly from the dragons themselves. Several high ranking members of the cult have gone so far as to demand a public display by the king to prove he’s worthy of the crown by subduing a wild dragon. This has put the monarchy in a difficult position since their entire claim that they were bestowed the right to rule through to their control of these creatures was in fact a lie. The louder these inquests become, the harder they are to ignore.

The Bryncoed Accord: As Drosau expanded their territory into Bryncoed Forest, they would occasionally come into conflict with the fae who called it home. After many years of disputes between them, the draconic kings leveraged their claimed power over the wyrms to tilt the negotiations in their favor and create a peace treaty that would last for 1,000 years. This agreement is about to expire and it’s become clear that the fae now understand those claims were a lie. King Dradoc Maengor fears the truce will devolve into all out war between them if it’s not somehow renewed, but the fae, upset at the deception, are much less interested in bargaining this time. He’s sent his son Gwion to negotiate with the fae in hopes they can reach an accord, however he’s unaware of just how steep of a price they will demand.

The Black Brine Crisis: In the calm shallows of Hirim Bay there are several large scale salt producers that harvest sea salts by diverting water into broad salt pans and allowing the water to freeze, then extracting the salt. However recently more and more of the salt pan production has been failing due to intrusions called “Black Brine” that renders the salt unusable. If this continues, and all of the salt pans become compromised, they will be forced to move production elsewhere or somehow clean out the contaminants. If that happens, the supply of salt across the nation will be halted and the entire food supply could be in danger of rotting before it ever reaches the people.