Holy Country

A recently bygone Kethaelan Empire

Government

• Belintar rules the Holy Country.
• Advising him is a council of six.
• Beneath him are six Governors, one for each of the Sixths.
• The Governors are assisted by Comes
• Pharaonic government generally follows God Learner practice; a practice which the Pharaoh obtained from Esvular.
• The Pharaoh actively monitors the performance of his officials and has often dimissed them for poor performance.
• Harsh rule by his officials has not been grounds for dismissal.

Military

• Belintar split the military duties for each sixth.
• He had a single overall Maximum General.
• A Duke over each Province to organize and command those who follow him.
• Belintar has appointed 11 dukes in Esrolia.

History

• 1318 ST The Holy Country was founded after the deposition of Ezkankekko
• 1336 ST The first Tournament of the Masters of Luck and Death was held
• 1340 ST The Volsaxi Revolt began under Hardard the Green.
• 1580 ST Dormal performed the Opening of the Oceans
• 1605 ST The Holy Country defeated the Lunar Empire at the Building Wall Battle
• 1609 ST Conflict began with the Ditali
• 1616 ST:
  • Wolf Pirates destroyed the Pharaonic Fleet
  • Jar-eel slew Belintar
  • Greymane defeated a Holy COuntry Army in the Lion King's Feast

• 1617 ST King Rikard set up the Kingdom of Malkonwal in Heortland
• 1618 ST Greymane devastated Esrolia
• 1619 ST The Lunar Empire took Karse through a naval assault from Corflu and invaded Heortland from the north.
• 1620 ST Most of Heortland had fallen to the Lunar Empire

Lands

• Caladraland
• Esrolia
• God Forgot
• Heortland
• Shadow Plateau
• The Rightarm Islands

Sources

• Guide to Glorantha
• History of the Heortling Peoples