Government, Religion, and Language

Ruler: King Darian II, 3rd King of the Artorre Line, great grandson of renown warlord Jer Lord General Artorre, who was slain in battle before Jeres became a Kingdom but after whom the Kingdom is named.



Government Style: feudal system. King, Duke, Baron, Reeve, Landed Lord.

Religion: Church of Gellir as dominant religion and highly integrated into the social structure and even parts of civic authority. Highly organized religious practices, ceremony, and civic religion, including well-known holy days and annual festivals. Other religions are disliked by the Gellirian Church, but are not outlawed by the crown unless they have been identified as villainous or disruptive. Most common minority religions include worship of Yshala, Nicor, and Surrai which are only represented in any noteworthy level in the port cities along the Alornic Sea. The First Gods, or Dannein Gods, are worshiped by some in the settlements bordering the Danneinkiff to the north and east.

A simple Gellirian Shrine in Jeres


Primary Languages: Yuoric

Secondary Languages: Dannein, Kortellan, Pylosean, Esosanian

Abbreviated List of Notable Dates (Years) in Jeresian History

611 DV: The 3rd Expeditionary Army of Mathia, flying the Red Lion Marke, establishes a foothold on the Andra Peninsula at port of Lanberis.

629: Austrel is founded, built on the site of the ruins of a city previously known as Colatos, called the City of the Sphinx.

715: Birth of Jer Artorre, becomes legendary Lord General, known as Jer, King of War

779: Death of Jer Lord General Artorre (age 64), in battle against northern Dannein clans

782: formation of independent country of Jeres, crowning of King Aelar I, son of Jer War-King, at Austrel

814: Death of King Aelar (age 73), succeeded by son, crowned Darian I (at age 35)

819: Beginning of the "great wall of the north and east border," that will come to be known as King’s Wall and Darian’s Wall. Construction initiated in Caerlleon.

839: Fort Morrow sacked by Danneins.

846: Death of King Darian I (age 68), succeeded by son, crowned Darian II (at age 39)

860: Current year

Now:
• Yuorics have been in the land of Jeres for 240 years.
• Jeres has been a country for 78 years
• Jeres is under the rule of its 3rd King, grandson of the founder, great grandson of the guy after whom the country is named.
• King’s Wall has been under construction for 41 years.
• King Darian II is 53 years old. He has been ruling for 14 years.
• Fort Morrow was sacked by Danneins 21 years ago.