Crown of Oxtrad

Oxtrad is located in the North of Mor-Thir and shares a border with covania to the South along a natural mountain divide. Oxtrad is ruled by the Crown of Oxtrad and established a large alliance called the Royal Conglomerate with the Kingdom of Covania during war between each other a large rift to The Nine Hells was opened near the border causing mass casualties on both sides, shortly after the rift was opened the Royal Conglomerate was formed and managed to close the rift and establish new laws around demonic and corrupted races.

Outlawed Races
12335 → ?. Tieflings
12286 → 12335. Tieflings, Dragonborn, Dialias, Aasimar, and Changelings

• Ashlem Rise
• ​Luna Valley
• Vylanna Forest
• Sera Sand-Sea

Seen also The Crown of Oxtrad

Pale blue on top, White on bottom, Black Royal crown in center

Oxtrad became an official country when its very first King took the throne as their own above all others.

Powerful adventures tunneled down into the Underdark.
Those that returned brought the throne known today as the crown of Oxtrad.
It’s rumoured those that survived either ascended or were driven mad.

7599 - The throne that had sat empty for so long was finally filled with Oxtrad’s first King. During his rule the great underground cities are built, trade routes are established and functioning economics are established.
7999 - Oxtrad is hit with the wire plague.
8009 - Oxtrad’s first King dies due to the wire plague. This same year Oxtrad’s 2nd Ruler, An Aasimar Queen takes the throne.
8057 - Oxtrad is fully free of the Wire virus thanks to the current queen’s push away from traditional medicine and cures and towards more experimental magic cures using Oxtrad’s unique minerals and creatures.
8490 - War of the Underdark begins
8506 - Oxtrad’s 2nd Ruler dies in battle against the Underdark.
8507 - War of the Underdark ends.
8508 - Oxtrad’s 3rd Ruler takes the Throne, Great King Tomma, The Mad.
8517 - Tomma’s Crossing is built separating the north from the rest of the country.
8520 - The City of Hemlet is decreed a place where all citizens that reject the current ruler are to go. They will not be prosecuted, but they will not be helped either.
8579 - The secret Project of Stowjaw is started with the help of Nabilhime. Nabilhime is granted far more status and resources if they keep the work of Stowjaw secret.
8600 - The First Warforged is created by the Fire giants of Nabilhime Fortress.
9061 - Trade has been slowing down since Tomma’s rule however this year it officially stopped between the borders of Covania and the water borders of Reton.
9110 - King Tomma is assassinated. Civil War breaks out within Oxtrad.
9212 - Oxtrad’s 4th Ruler takes the throne, Great Queen Lady Fate, The Saviour.

10451~ - Queen Lady Fate passes away due to age.
10452~ - Oxtrad’s 5th Ruler takes the throne, Queen Lady Valour.
10749 - Nabilhime is invaded and destroyed by a 3rd party known as the Cult of Eyes.
12263 - Oxtrad’s 6th Ruler takes the throne, Queen Welington, The Feared.
12264 - Ashlem war breaks out between Oxtrad and Covania.
12270 - Large rift to Nine Hells is opened near the border
12272 - Conglomerate is formed between Covania and Oxtrad ceasing the war between the two but continuing war with devils and demons
12285 - War between Conglomerate and Nine Hells is ended as rift is closed
12286 - Introduction of outlawed races in Covania and Oxtrad
12337 - Queen Welington declared missing and presumed either dead or dishonoured for leaving her Throne. The Nation of Oxtrad under temporary rule by its Guild Masters until a new Ruler is crowned.

Oxtrad Is ruled under a dictatorship. This Dictator is known as either King or Queen of Oxtrad during their rule.
Kings and Queens are not chosen by Bloodline, rather chosen by authority and power.
A King/Queen Rules over Oxtrad for their lifetime and once that lifetime is up either naturally or unnaturally the Throne is left empty, ready to be claimed by any citizen of Oxtrad.
The Throne can be challenged by anyone openly, however the King/Queen has the authority to refuse any challenge they wish. This is seen as Cowardly and so leaders lose faith of their people if they refuse challenges and are quickly removed by other means.
This way of leadership was brought about by the nature of The Throne an ancient relic pillaged from the Underdark thousands and thousands of years ago before Oxtrad came to be known as a country.
When the first King took their place upon the throne, the people of the land saw him as the bravest and strongest of them all and so came to know him as King. and so Oxtrad’s reign began.

Aside from the King/Queen’s rule, there are what’s known as Sages. Hand-picked advisers by the king or Queen to help them manage and rule Oxtrad. Normally Sages handle things like resource management, Taxes, repairs, in the land, etc.

An unofficial rule is given to noble families. These noble families have long bloody history in Oxtrad and are known for being very wealthy and powerful. Each family took a city in Oxtrad and expanded upon it with their wealth, helping make Oxtrad what it is today. Although the noble families have no actual say at how the country is run, they have status with the Queen or King and settle disputes, taxes, issues and problems within their city.
The nobles get to keep their power so long as the Queen/ King sees they are taking care of their cities. The Crown of Oxtrad refers to the Throne itself and not a head piece. To Sit in the Throne is to accept Oxtrad as your land and to lead it into a Glorias future.

Crowned Ruler History

Unknown:
before 8000
An Elven man who ruled for some hundreds of years building the foundations of Oxtrad. A plague killed him and many others.

Unknown:
8009 - 8506
An Aasimar woman took up rule in 8009 during the wire plague. She pushed for magic research and experimentation to stop the plague resulting in the beginnings of Oxtrad’s magic scientists and smiths. They stopped the plague with a cure, but it permanently altered the physical appearance of the people. She died while fighting a war with the Underdark in 8506.

Great King Tomma The Mad
Unknown - 9110
a Human man who feared death above all else. During his rule the country was divided. Trade to other countries slowed to a crawl and Tomma’s gate was created to lock off the North. In his search for immortality the country fell into a downturn, many people came to challenge his rule but he refused every one. Eventually he was assassinated and civil war broke out. 9110.

Queen Fate The Saviour
9210 - 10451
Unspoken borders riddled the land of Oxtrad with so much spilled blood. For 100 years the Throne was left empty until it was taken by what Oxtrad knows today as the saviour. An Elven Aasimar Half-breed woman took on the burden of putting Oxtrad together again. Her Rule extended for almost 1000 years. Her oath was not to give up the throne until Oxtrad was healed. A huge amount of progress was made during her rule, eventually passing away due to old age but not before giving the country 2 daughters. One of them taking her mother’s spot. It was the first time Oxtrad had the same bloodline for two different rulers.

Queen Lady Vi The Scarred
10452 - 12263
Picking up right where her mother left off Valour continued to improve the general condition of Oxtrad. The war with the under dark had opened up new possibilities and magic research was at full. Valour Spent a majority of her rule travelling the lands of Oxtrad polishing and improving the citizens’ way of life. During her rule poverty was almost brought to 0 and trade was doing very well. The rising tensions with Covania were a concern, but Oxtrad was in such a good place that Valour didn’t wish to upset it with another war.

Queen Welington the Feared.
12263 - 12337
Sister to Valour and her right-hand advisor and Guardian. She stuck by Valour’s side during her rule but did not share her Mother’s or sister’s idea of calm and peace. As tensions grew, so did Wellington’s anger at Covania, constantly trying to convince her sister to make a stand.
After years of trying, Welington took the throne by force with a new not seen before power over beasts from the Underdark. Almost immediately after she took the throne, she declared war on Covania. Welington earned Favour very quickly with her people, fighting alongside them rather than issuing commands from her castle. Covania’s armies had numbers and skilled warriors but Oxtrad had powerful magics and their soldiers were armed with forged magical items, quality vs quantity and with the newfound beast mastery of Wellington’s Rule things were looking well in their favour.

Oxtrad's 7th Ruler
Post 12337 - Present
With the Disappearance of Queen Welington the Throne of Oxtrad once again sits unclaimed. But it must be filled soon.

Royal Conglomerate
Reton Empire
Kingdom of Covania

A land that snows 9 months of the year and hails the other 3
Seemed in rich magical ore and creatures, the citizens of Oxtrad are cultured with experimental magic.
The land itself is surrounded by mountains on the shoreline. The seas frozen further north you go so only shipping done is near the border.
Cities in Oxtrad are heavily fortified from the elements and powerful creatures that stalk the land.
Most cities are partly or completely underground. They use old strip mines or natural gigantic caverns created by the monsters underground as a haven from the cold.
Other cities are carved into mountains, it’s very rare for buildings to be manufactured in Oxtrad rather than carved into the rock.
Further south the cold gives way to tundra with thick forests and eventually the scorched lands of the border.
Magic is used to grow farms underground without sunlight.
There is a separate Royal family in each city around Oxtrad with one almighty Queen or King that governs them all with Cold mercy.

Behemoths
Long before Oxtrad was colonised gigantic insect like creatures known as Behemoths called the underground of these harsh lands home. Giant centipede like creatures their bodies coarse with a molten substance that keeps them from freezing in the cold climates.

Blizdrakes
Gigantic bat like creatures that stalk the skies at night. Wingspans as large as an adult dragon and deathly quiet until their piercing screams are let loose.

SaberHounds
Six legged, eyeless mammal creatures that burrow through snow and rock the same. They often Hunt alone but stay with a mate until cubs are old enough to fend for themselves.

Ocolot Hornets
Giant Hornet like creatures that call the forests of Oxtrad their home. They get their name for their love of the berries that grown in Oxtrad.

Oxtrad has been built on the foundation that the strong will survive and thrive. This leads many to assume that people less well off are weak and left behind, which is not true at all.
Rather people in Oxtrad and taught to rise above themselves and all others. Push through hardship as it tests your resolve.

Oxtrad people are very proud of themselves and their country, more so than other nations. People treated differently are foreigners, either not taken seriously or just ignored outright. However, prove yourself capable in the land of Oxtrad and they will welcome you as equals.

Pleading for help is not the Oxtrad way. The word help alone is taboo. Most Oxtradian people are taught to fight for themselves and to overcome their problems to get stronger. Help is only granted to those who show genuine need of it. A special oath of sorts is normally said.

If you have put forth everything you have, if by every ounce of strength has been given, every breath expelled from your body, no resolve untested and you still cannot overcome, then you have earned the right to receive help.

This way of life has strengthened Oxtrad as a whole, but for some has sparked bitter rivalry. The biggest example was the city of Nabilhime.