Start me off on the southern cradle with the desert, south of Darkening and along the river.
Lavaria
Cities: Ungol
Leader: Arayn the Bright and Adoan the Demon /Agent 89
Culture: The Lavarians are a purely desert people, living in multiple small nomadic tribes. The one actual city, which is more of the palace and some other buildings, is located along the main river.
The Lavarians worship one god and one god only, the goddess Morva. This is there only religion and it is followed fiercely. Anyone who has the misfortune to be captured by the Lavarians must convert to their religion or suffer the most brutal death.
All Lavarian men, and even some women to a point, are trained from birth in the art of warfare. Although there is no standing army except the two sets of Palace Guards, at any time, the ruling king can call up hundreds to thousands of warriors to fight. Among the Lavarian people, the richer classes are farmers, who can afford to operate farms along the banks of the river. Often time, small battles are fought over these prime spots of land. Everyone else in society is a nomad, herding a variety of animals in the desert, moving from one oasis to another. However, there are some Lavarian men, usually the more warlike ones, who participate in large slave raids. The men who organize and pay for these raids, which often contain over 100 men, are the equivalent to merchants, and the slave trade is a very profitable business.
Government: Lavaria is an absolute monarchy, ruled by two alternating kings. Both Arayn the Bright and Adoan the Demon are believed to be sons of Morva, and her representatives on earth, thus they are treated as near gods. During the Time of Light, Arayn the Bright rules, and is a much beloved king among the people. However, when the Time of Darkness arrives, Arayn and his Palace Guards leave for exile in an unknown spot, and Adoan the Demon takes the throne. Adoan is notoriously evil and cruel, retaining his throne through fear, and taking pleasure from inflicting cruel deaths and attacking neighboring states. Unfortunately, the change in policy every day/nighttime can sometimes have a negative effect, as alliances made during the day are sometimes canceled, and wars started at night are often concluded peacefully.
Economy: 2- 2/0
Population: To be determined by me
Army: To be determined by me
Navy: To be determined by me
Technology: Some agricultural techniques, as well as rather advanced animal husbandry and some newer weapons.
Wonders:
Description: Tall, tough men with rather dark skin from their time in the desert.