Imperial Daencer

Imperial Daencer, also known as the "Daencer Empire" or "The Empire of Daencer" was the immense precursor state to the Kingdom of Daencer which controlled the vast majority of Eris from 0 - 406E.

The beginnings :

Daencer began as a small state in the centre of Eris amongst many other fragmented nations. They controlled the north coast of Tradesman bay and a few hundred miles of inland holdings with their capital city at the legendary city of Dawnrise.

Although it was surrounded by disorganised tribes, duchies and kingdoms, Daencer was the first nation to have an efficient government due to reforms which united the loose system of vassals sworn to a King into one nation under the direct control of a central power.

Furthermore, these reforms led to the creation of the very first standing army and navy, alongside regulated economy with a physical currency rather than simple trading between peasants using goods. This allowed efficient taxation and cross-country trading, the founding of banks, guilds, alongside the emergence of merchant classes and the wealthy. Essentially, Daencer was the first country to become a fully fledged civilisation.

Dawnrise was the greatest city the continent has ever seen, making Pentropolis look like nothing more than a backwards town. It was this city and access to the most resource rich area of central Eris and Tradesman bay that fuelled the rapid growth in power of the empire, resulting in Eris being almost entirely controlled by Daencer within a period of just under five years since the conquest of the continent began. Only the western city state of Sentrae far beyond the Kualdi mountains to the west of modern day Arystia and Axeshine was spared annexation due to their almost impregnable location and vast tributes of gold and men to the Imperial forces in exchange for their survival.

However, it was not just the military skill and economic power of Daencer that led them to dominate the continent in such a short span of time. The Gods saw the potential of Daencer, and how they were their most faithful worshippers, and as such delivered to Daencer a gift of divine warriors, known as Ecclusiarchs, who were to be the weapons of the Daencer and their gods in the rapid conquest of Eris.