Arzagorn

The Kingdom of Arzagorn, also known as simply Arzagorn, is a militaristic city-state and monarcy located within the Shenshar region of the Southern Kingdoms. Its capital is located within the fortified city of Tethos.

Culture and Politics
Barusia and Arzagorn are the most advanced kingdoms of the South, possessing Iron-age technology and some scientific knowledge. Both embrace a round, spherical earth within a heliocentric universe (the solar system) with the spiritual realm being outside of it, as they seem to lack other astronomical information. Arzagorn is a militaristic kingdom focused on land-based warfare and a crude form of eugenics. Its gerousia, unlike that used by the more democratic kingdom of Barusia, consists of wealthy, land-holding elites at the ages of fifty and above.

As opposed to Chiroga, where the Oracle Queen serves as its supreme authority, the king of Arzagorn, much like his equivalent in Barusia, holds limited power and can be theoretically removed from his position if the gerousia finds him "unworthy" of it. Furthermore, only high-ranking members of its military can be appointed. As a result, Arzagorn as a city-state is a militarized aristocracy in which the privileged few enjoy great power over the rest of its society. However, this has also led some lower class citizens to criticize it for denying them any representation in the government, even going as far as labeling it as a "corrupt oligarchy".

Religion
Like the other two city-states that divide the Shenshar region, Arzagon's offical religion is the Cult of the God Emperor, which was originally the state religion of the entire Shenshari Empire during ancient times. The patron paragon of the country is Arestro the Conqueror, known for being the greatest of the God Emperor's generals as well as the founder of Arzagorn.

Within Arzagornian sect of the cult, strength, courage, and honor are essential to one's favor with the God Emperor. As such, the city-state gains his blessings by offering animal sacrifices to Aresto the Conqueror, especially in times of war.