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Population: 34 million
Capital: Entverin

The Empire is going through some interesting times. After a toppled ceramic vessel led to the accidental — yes, completely accidental — passing of Emperor Gerigen in a botched summoning ritual, its power now rests in the hand of his heiress, the young and untested Empress Rinle. The Spirit-Roads stir with rumours. Across the Eastern Domains, the ambitious Resshu lords are eyeing the Thousandfold Throne with malicious intent. And over the mountains, the Ubozin lords of the Western Domains are watching with caution. After all, it's only been two centuries since the Age of Wandering Hunger — when the two nations were welded together in a crucible of alliances and warfare. The patron Spirits are restless. There are old grudges to settle.

But the Somrak nomads of the northern plains are still paying their tribute, even if some of it comes from the protection rackets they're running on the trade routes. The merchant lords of Karmulea are still bringing in their sacred spices, though one wonders why the pirate fleets that follow in their wake are bolder and better-armed than usual. Perhaps change will come from the south, where the Jeo Mai riverfolk are combing their waterways for signs from forgotten guardians. But the Empress won't stay quiet as her enemies are plotting her downfall. In her service stands the vast Liminal Order of the White Banner, whose archives still hold secrets of a world before the Spirits. In her quiet shrine she draws a grand plan of her own: to summon the Unloved One, a dormant Overcrafter, into her realm to rule over the restless Spirits and bring order upon her subjects. Where they once had an emperor, they will soon have a god.

Banner
When the Imperial House was founded at their patronage, it became the banner of their fledgling empire, too. The central feature of the White Banner is a word written in the archaic seal script of the Old Jingla language, meaning "sovereign" (the original pronunciation is a closely-guarded secret by the Liminal Order). The white background signifies the Spirits' origin in the skies, and the downward-pointing shape of the banner represents their patronage to the Thousandfold Throne. The jagged geometric pattern on the upper border symbolises the peaks of the Ramalshina Mountains, while the lower border symbolises the cradle of civilisation in the Illa and Yemira river valleys.

Description
Population: 34 million
Capital: Entverin

The Empire is going through some interesting times. After a toppled ceramic vessel led to the accidental — yes, completely accidental — passing of Emperor Gerigen in a botched summoning ritual, its power now rests in the hand of his heiress, the young and untested Empress Rinle. The Spirit-Roads stir with rumours. Across the Eastern Domains, the ambitious Resshu lords are eyeing the Thousandfold Throne with malicious intent. And over the mountains, the Ubozin lords of the Western Domains are watching with caution. After all, it's only been two centuries since the Age of Wandering Hunger — when the two nations were welded together in a crucible of alliances and warfare. The patron Spirits are restless. There are old grudges to settle.

But the Somrak nomads of the northern plains are still paying their tribute, even if some of it comes from the protection rackets they're running on the trade routes. The merchant lords of Karmulea are still bringing in their sacred spices, though one wonders why the pirate fleets that follow in their wake are bolder and better-armed than usual. Perhaps change will come from the south, where the Jeo Mai riverfolk are combing their waterways for signs from forgotten guardians. But the Empress won't stay quiet as her enemies are plotting her downfall. In her service stands the vast Liminal Order of the White Banner, whose archives still hold secrets of a world before the Spirits. In her quiet shrine she draws a grand plan of her own: to summon the Unloved One, a dormant Overcrafter, into her realm to rule over the restless Spirits and bring order upon her subjects. Where they once had an emperor, they will soon have a god.

Banner
When the Imperial House was founded at their patronage, it became the banner of their fledgling empire, too. The central feature of the White Banner is a word written in the archaic seal script of the Old Jingla language, meaning "sovereign" (the original pronunciation is a closely-guarded secret by the Liminal Order). The white background signifies the Spirits' origin in the skies, and the downward-pointing shape of the banner represents their patronage to the Thousandfold Throne. The jagged geometric pattern on the upper border symbolises the peaks of the Ramalshina Mountains, while the lower border symbolises the cradle of civilisation in the Illa and Yemira river valleys.