Introduction

The @Hesan Empire is the largest and most disciplined power on the continent. Once a loose confederacy of kingdoms across the eastern mountains, the Empire was forged through centuries of divine warfare, reform, and iron law. Its culture blends militarism and imposing grandeur—citizens are taught that order, family lineage, and devotion to @Emperor Isen IV is divine. Its imposing emperor, seen only while dawning an iron dragon mask, has a presence that is more like a god of dread than a human being. His new decree is that expansion is destiny.

The Empire’s legions, known as the Hesan War Covenant, are unmatched in formation and logistics, and its magistrates rule with cold efficiency. Recently, Hesa annexed the ancient kingdom of @Alendria, claiming it as a civilizing and reforming act. But beneath the polished marble of its new holdings, resentment festers. The Empire is a place of loyalty and betrayal, where honor is weaponized and ambition is measured in provinces.

Folklore endures in the countryside, far from the capital’s austere architecture, the people still live with the gods of the war of creation. Hesan folklore is steeped in dread, fatalism, and reverence for the dead—not in fear, but in weary familiarity.