Istax Empire
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| *The scarab Kamonthept-ka was worn by great warriors of the Istax Empire. | *The scarab Kamonthept-ka was worn by great warriors of the Istax Empire. | ||
| *The Dragon-helm of Dor-lomon was created two millennia ago by S'tali sorcerers, but whether its history overlaps that of the Istax Empire is unknown. | *The Dragon-helm of Dor-lomon was created two millennia ago by S'tali sorcerers, but whether its history overlaps that of the Istax Empire is unknown. | ||
| - | *Mnethilim Foul is said to hear the skull of a S'tali necromancer, but its links to the Istax Empire, if any, are otherwise undocumented. | + | *Mnethilim Foul is said to bear the skull of a S'tali necromancer, but its links to the Istax Empire, if any, are otherwise undocumented. |
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The Istax Empire was one of the earliest documented empires to span significant portions of the Almerian continent, predating the Altrian Empire.
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Demographics
The primary races represented within the Empire were Sleklith, Zuth, S'tali, and Srazh. Garou were also subjugated and used as soldiers at some point in the Empire's wars with the Kingdom of Bubasti, but the relative position of garou or other races within the Empire's culture, if any, is not well-documented.
Zuth in particular are known to have constituted construction workers and heavy cavalry in the Empire, but whether those roles were assigned as the result of a racial caste system of some sort or were simply common professions for the race due to their physical characteristics is not documented.
Languages
Assarith was the primary, and probably official, language of the Empire. Xhax was also widespread. Hithal may have also been spoken, given the presence of Sleklith in the Empire, although this is not directly documented.
Religion
Unknown.
- Worship of Isskarazh seems likely, given the component of zuth and srazh in the populace.
History
Long before the days of the Altrian Empire, the Sleklith, Zuth, Srazh, and S'tali races formed the Istax Empire.
At some point in the history of the Istax Empire, it made contact with the Kingdom of Bubasti, warred with the Bubastians, and eventually caused the downfall of the Kingdom when the founder of the Kingdom of Bubasti (whose name is unknown) died in battle against the Istax. It is known that the Istax used subjugated garou in their war with Bubasti in the later stages of their shared history.
It is also documented that the Empire existed for at least several centuries, but little else appears to be known regarding its history or timeline.
The Istax Empire fell some time prior to the establishment of the Altrian Empire, and the component races appear to have fractured into separate cultures. The Zuth and Srazh generally became more insular, while the Sleklith developed a raiding culture prior to reverting to tribal bands. The S'tali disappear from the historical records altogether and are apparently extinct in the present day.
Remnants
- The dagger Soulshard bears an Istax soul rune, although whether the dagger itself is from that time is disputed.
- The staff Athlasar was wielded by the rulers of the Empire at some point.
- The scarab Kamonthept-ka was worn by great warriors of the Istax Empire.
- The Dragon-helm of Dor-lomon was created two millennia ago by S'tali sorcerers, but whether its history overlaps that of the Istax Empire is unknown.
- Mnethilim Foul is said to bear the skull of a S'tali necromancer, but its links to the Istax Empire, if any, are otherwise undocumented.
