This is despite of the fact that Rondelmar no longer holds a unique advantage with the gnosis. Military: Military might is what has allowed the Rondelmar Empire to maintain its authority across Yuros despite discontent, and even open rebellion, in some provinces. This, more than anything else, has seen the integration of gnosis in more aspects of everyday empire life.
Though male mages have historically been uninhibited in their lusts, ensuring that the gnosis is present outside of the traditional noble families, recent years have seen an active interest of those with wealth purchasing the gnosis via marriage. The use of Gnosis is now well established in many areas of Yuros society whether that be air-ships for the quick transport of people and trade goods (as well as military applications), instant long-range communication, even the creation of beasts for specific tasks (Constructs).
Those of pureblooded descent (with solely mage ancestry since the Ascension) enjoy the highest status, whilst those who’se parentage is diluted with that of base humanity are granted less social status. In the present day Empire those 300 have thousands of gnosis- wielding descendants, with emphasis placed on the purity of the bloodlines. Those “Bless Three Hundred” were in fact drawn from diverse racial stock, including every part of Rondelmar and the nations that have since become their vassal-states. The use of gnosis was achieved relatively recently (Y380) during an event known as ‘The Ascension of Corineus’ and allowed the chosen 300 (those original Ascendants who first gained the Gnosis) to conquer the Rimoni Empire within 2 years. Though it owes most of its current military and social organisation to its predecessor, the Rimoni Empire, its true might lies in its unique possession of gnosis.
Rondelmar itself has four distinct regions, though they share a common language and racial background, with regional variants of social norms and culture Ĭertain regions in Yuros remain unconquered, primarily due to a lack of motivation among the Rondian hierarchy to conquer them, as they deem them worthless and beneath notice: primarily Schlessen (heavily forested lands that are home to a barbarian culture) and Sydia (vast and arid plains to the far eastern part of Yuros, home to primitive horse-tribes). Some like Brevis and Bricia are virtually part of the core nation others like Argundy, Noros and Estellayne are quasi-independent. This is surrounded by vassal-states which have varying degrees of autonomy, depending upon their independent strength, distance from the core and their alignment with Rondian culture and authority. Location:Ĝontinent of Yuros, and the regions of Hebusalim and Javon on the continent of Antiopia.
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