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Big lore dump incoming, skip it if you don't care!

Arashir Bahir Kor was the last great king of Sirath, the city where Shadi currently lives, before it was conquered by the human empire of Elaris, and later invaded and colonized by the empire of Laatven. When in the year 1384 Arashir met the first ambassadors of Elaris, his kingdom was not in the best shape, since it was in the middle of a costly war to stop the advance from the north of the fierce lizard-like Sa'jiir.

Arashir had never met humans before, and accepted help in term of military support and resources in exchange for great quantities of gold. What he didn't know was that the Elarians made the exact same offer to the Sa'jiir, and once the two sides had bled each other out, the Empire decided to strike.

The Kingdom of Sirath was conquered easily thanks to the superior technology, and king Arashir died fighting after refusing to surrender. His son Navid, still a child back then, was allowed to stay on the throne as a vassal of Elaris. During his reign numerous rebellions occurred, due to the fact many Ajshar citizens saw their lands and shops taken from them and given to human settlers, and this often caused the Elarian empire to repress the non-human population with all means necessary.

After the Laatvian-Elarian war in 1434, Sirath was taken by the Empire or Laatven, and things got even worse for the conquered Ajshar and Sa'jiir, who were subjected to an even greater oppression. King Navid, now adult, tried to organize a resistance against the human domination, but after 2 years he was defeated and executed together with his whole family, with only one of his children surving. The year 1436 was the definitive end of the Kingdom of Sirath, which is now a Laatvian governorship.

The last surviving member of the Kor dinasty, Arash Kor , was hidden by Ajshari loyalists and he currently controls a small part of the slums of Sirath. It is likely local authorities know who he is, but they tolerate his presence, since he never showed any interest in expanding his small "kingdom".

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Sorry for the horrible wall of text, but sometimes I enjoy writing about my setting's lore!
In any case, after all the pages and sketches I posted I decided to work on a few colored drawings. I needed a bit of variety, and I was also afraid my submissions were starting to be a bit repetitive. Besides, I really felt the need to draw one of my super-detailed armor concepts!

Hope you like it! ^^

Description

Big lore dump incoming, skip it if you don't care!

Arashir Bahir Kor was the last great king of Sirath, the city where Shadi currently lives, before it was conquered by the human empire of Elaris, and later invaded and colonized by the empire of Laatven. When in the year 1384 Arashir met the first ambassadors of Elaris, his kingdom was not in the best shape, since it was in the middle of a costly war to stop the advance from the north of the fierce lizard-like Sa'jiir.

Arashir had never met humans before, and accepted help in term of military support and resources in exchange for great quantities of gold. What he didn't know was that the Elarians made the exact same offer to the Sa'jiir, and once the two sides had bled each other out, the Empire decided to strike.

The Kingdom of Sirath was conquered easily thanks to the superior technology, and king Arashir died fighting after refusing to surrender. His son Navid, still a child back then, was allowed to stay on the throne as a vassal of Elaris. During his reign numerous rebellions occurred, due to the fact many Ajshar citizens saw their lands and shops taken from them and given to human settlers, and this often caused the Elarian empire to repress the non-human population with all means necessary.

After the Laatvian-Elarian war in 1434, Sirath was taken by the Empire or Laatven, and things got even worse for the conquered Ajshar and Sa'jiir, who were subjected to an even greater oppression. King Navid, now adult, tried to organize a resistance against the human domination, but after 2 years he was defeated and executed together with his whole family, with only one of his children surving. The year 1436 was the definitive end of the Kingdom of Sirath, which is now a Laatvian governorship.

The last surviving member of the Kor dinasty, Arash Kor , was hidden by Ajshari loyalists and he currently controls a small part of the slums of Sirath. It is likely local authorities know who he is, but they tolerate his presence, since he never showed any interest in expanding his small "kingdom".

___________________________________

Sorry for the horrible wall of text, but sometimes I enjoy writing about my setting's lore!
In any case, after all the pages and sketches I posted I decided to work on a few colored drawings. I needed a bit of variety, and I was also afraid my submissions were starting to be a bit repetitive. Besides, I really felt the need to draw one of my super-detailed armor concepts!

Hope you like it! ^^