Silla

Silla
Silla, the northern most province of Antea, a land of open farms, and man made defensive canals. The lands of Silla are rich in spices and incenses which are the main exports of the land.

These lands belong to minor lords and ladies that all answer to a much higher power, the king of the land known as the Taejo, the Taejo has been the king of Silla since her founding in the Age of Strife. However, they would not remain independent for long as the Amrothian hordes to the north began to invade. The Amrothians under their Great King Harald devastated the Sillan lands. So, the Taejo Hwang Tae fled to Antea seaking aid. To save his people the Taejo promised and gave over his lands to the High Queen of Antea.

The Silla people themselves hold several cultural phenomenon that drastically differ from their Antean counterparts. Such as each family remaining as their own private entities. For a father is seen as a king of his own people, just as the Taejo is seen as the father of all Sillans. The heads of the family, typically the oldest members are allowed to govern their family as freely as they wish within the laws of the land. From arranging marriages to deciding which path of life their children or grandchildren shall walk upon.

This has caused some families and regions of Silla to be extremely militaristic, while others remain as scholars or simple fathers. Though, the nobility of the realm typically employ their children as scholars and philosophers while the peasantry fill the various other roles of society. From the break backing work of a farmer to the bloody duties of a soldier.

The capital of Silla known as Onjo is a city of spiraling towers and expansive libraries. The city itself is considered to be the home of philosophy by the Antean people, while being maintained as one of the bastions against the barbaric Amrothians to the north.

In fact it is the province of Silla that acts as the natural bulwark against the Amrothian raids. Throughout the province soldiers stay on a constant vigil for the enemy. Workers build and construct defensive ditches and canals across the northern border in preparation for Amrothian assaults. Man made marshes filled with hidden iron spikes, disease ridden carcasses, and even great venomous serpents are used by the kingdom as a way to halt the progress of any would be invader. These defenses have halted the raids of the north, however they are falling into disrepair as several laws of the old age have been removed. Allowing the peasantry to seek higher education and even climb the social ladder of Antean society.

This has left the army and the work force severely understaffed, it is only a matter of time before the weakness of Silla is exploited by their neighbors.