Dranlin

Dranlin is one of the most powerful nations in Ilyne. It was formed several centuries ago when a circle of warriors pledged their fealty to Zuhr, a powerful bronze dragon. For their loyalty, Zuhr gave them his blood. With the dragon's blood flowing through their veins, the warriors became the first Draconic sorcerers, forming the Circle of Paragons. Many sought to join them and gained smaller gifts of blood becoming their many sorcerer followers. Zuhr conquered Antioch with the Circle and their army, only being stopped by geography and the forces of Sillon. They also have their own unique date system based on this. Under the new empire of Dranlin, Zuhr created the Judications, the document of the laws of Dranlin.

Being all humans, the original Circle has since died of old age. Zuhr never replaced them. Most people have forgotten about the power of Zuhr and many doubt he still lives. Zuhr is very reclusive, usually keeping to mountain lair in the far east of Dranlin. The modern sorcerers strictly enforce his judications. Zuhr occasionally walks his empire in his human form, making sure it is being run as he desired, only revealing his identity to those who challenge him and his prefects and archons.

Much of Dranlin’s power is derived from the Dragon’s Blood. Much of a sorcerer's power is determined by how much of it flows through their veins. Similarly, the Justicars are primarily Dragonborn created by a much simpler ceremony resurrecting a corpse using the blood. This was first done 4 years after the founding of the empire to create a military police force to control their lands. It is extremely taboo for sorcerers to have children or relationships with commoners as that would quite literally dilute the blood.

There is no separation of government and military in Dranlin. Decani run towns and Prefects are the mayors of cities. The Archons are responsible for the Guard as a whole and officers below them defer to them for military affairs. Dranlin law tends to infringe on personal rights for the sake of security of the state. Its capital is Archanvosk.

Dranlin is home to a diverse set of races due to its imperial nature. It ocupys a posiston some were between the British Empire and a traditional kingdom. Thanks to the strict law upheld by the Justicars, there is a low crime rate but little personal freedom. Nonmagic users are second-class citizens and wizards, though not legally discriminated against, are treated as commoners trying to get out of their rightful place in society. A small town may only have a few sorcerers, sometimes only the Decanus. Cities typically have a small upper class of them.