The Kingdom of Roshack

Established: 520 AD

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Territorial Holdings: None

Annual Population Growth: + 1.96%

Estimated Population for 720 AD: 659,682

Primary Resources: Metallic Ores such as steel and iron, Farm Goods, Livestock, Furs.

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Financial Status and Reputation: Populace Taxes, Trade Taxes and Fiefdom Tax upon each town. With the non-hostile takeover of Roshack by the Shadow Knight Empire the overall reputation of this nation has sunken to an all-time low. Trade income and diplomatic relations have dropped dramatically and nations are cautious in entering into any deal with Roshack now despite the materials Roshack has to offer. It's iron and food stock supplies have been rerouted to the Shadow Knight home worlds and as such many of the locals in Roshack now suffer from malnutrition and starvation. The formerly rich soil of Roshack is being over farmed as the nation is hit with the high food demands of other Shadow Knight holdings. Many nations view it as a good trade partner for it's ample supplies of iron and food stock. Due to the drop in tradable supplies the prices of Roshack goods have greatly increased and a steak from Roshack costs far more than the money a normal Roshack family makes within a year.

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%60 Peasants/%30 Citizen/%10 Middle-Class

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Climate: Rocky terrain and forestlands

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Reputation: Due to it's becoming a Shadow Knight territory Roshack is viewed with distrust and scorn however this move came as no surprise to the other nations. During the First Damocles/Shadow Knight War, the Kingdom of Roshack publicly announced it's support of the Shadow Knights and as a result several nations became extremely cautious and suspicious of this nation's true intentions and motives. Many found this friendship between Roshack and the Shadow Knights puzzling indeed for it was Galadore who killed Zeus. It's resentment and dislike towards Damocles stems from several ill-fated diplomatic situations in the 650s and forward and also from a difference in religion. Roshack worships the Immortal Deities (Zeus and the associated pantheon) and views the Primal Religion (Which Damocles strongly supports) to be Paganism however a small Primal movement as well as a movement of the Dorandus Cult is growing within Roshack. This disagreement has nearly sparked several Jihads between Damocles and Roshack. Worship of the Primals in Roshack is considered a crime punishable by death.

Military Size & Reputation: The Roshack Military has been supplemented greatly by the vast forces of the Shadow Knight Empire however Roshackian troop numbers are dropping greatly as the men and women are forced to fight the enemies of the Shadow Knight Empire. The nation of Roshack suffers from a %20 forced conscription rate as the overall forces of the Roshack Military number at 230,960. Out of this force of the military Roshack has 30 Navy ships and 100 airships within their ranks. Roshack once boasted a proud Army with it's swordsmen, pike men and Calvary who were well trained and work in excellent formations and tactics however the cream of their crop have been forced into bloody battles with the Damocles Empire. It's air force regiment of bird-riders have become a thing of the past as they were forced to fight in battles on Diabolious Prime to hold down rebellions. This small Air Fleet it mainly believed in natural flyers and employed a legion of riders mounted on large birds (Length of 25 feet). The riders would lance-like weapons while the birds rely on their talons and beaks. The Aviary Forces function best as a group and were employed in combat to support the Roshack Navy.

History: (Still under construction) Once a monarchy based Kingdom named Carios which consisted of Roshack, Bondaris and Clexer and existed between 227 AD and 520 AD. The Kingdom of Carios was founded around 120 AD by dissidents from Damocles during the "Reckoning War". In 472 AD a religious sect rose to power promoting the worship of the Immortals such as Zeus. After the new religions spread across the kingdom, Bishop Stefan Roshack tried to force the new beliefs upon the lands and even went so far as to declare it a law. The region known as Bondaris revolted and formed it's own separate nation as the result of a fierce war that raged between 490 AD and 517 AD. In 519 Bondaris officially declared itself a separate nation and free from the rulings of the Bishop. Roshack formed as a result of this break-away in 520 AD. In 577 AD the region known as Clexer peacefully requested to be granted it's own separate nation status and the proposal was agreed upon by the Roshack Kingdom in order to avoid a war. Roshack quickly grew and established relations with the neighboring nations. In 650 the kingdom of Roshack came into first contact with the nation of Damocles. A navy ship bearing delegates seeking to form a peaceful relationship with the nation of Roshack approached the lands of Roshack. When the Roshack Navy viewed a banner of the symbol of the Primal Krondor they immediately opened fire upon the Damocles ship and killed all aboard. The ship was taken in and the prisoners viewed as a "holy victory" The ship viewed as evil was burned in a fire on the coast of east Roshack and the prisoners were burned at the stake. Due to the distance between these two kingdoms the news of this fatal and grave incident never reached Damocles and was not discovered till a second delegation, consisting of King Tristam Windfire and his Advisor Peralay, traveled to Roshack ten years later in 660 AD. The second delegation ship was also attacked but luckily escaped as Tristam was aided by a mysterious blade that appeared in his grasp and soon vanished after the battle was over. The Roshack ships were not prepared for the swords might as it spewed out lightning bolts and sent waves of rock crashing down upon the ships. Later the sword was found out to be the Primal blade "Thunderquake" which was soon passed down to Tristam's son, Baiganx Windfire. (More to come)

No Flag Available	Short Name: Roshack
	Capital: ?
	Ruler: Tanik Nezera
	Population (as of 719 AD): 647,000 (approximately)