Rayiys

 

Geography
Terrain: Sandy, dusty with thorny trees and dirt oases. More bone creatures than mammals. The mountain range, Feorhneru's Grace, separates them from the other side of the continent.

Climate: Dry, hot. 80-100 degrees. Large, underground watersheds (mile underground) supplies the only water. Plants have insanely long roots to be able to reach it. Saplings evolved to need little to no water in their early days, instead spending all of their energy on growing their roots downward. Hard to tell what plants are alive and which ones died before their roots reached down, since all plants are woody and dry, and their roots could still be really long so they won’t fall over.

Political Structure:
Monarchy, ruled by a Grandeur.

Grandeur: Ruler of the country, regardless of gender. All encompassing power, very few checks and balances so they have a history of inconsistent monarchs, depending on how they deal with that power. If a Grandeur is already married before taking power, then their spouse is also called Grandeur, but has less power. If they marry after acquiring the crown, their spouse keeps whatever title they had before. It is not uncommon for a monarch to stay unmarried.

Queen/King: Due to the intense nature of holding complete power, a Grandeur typically retires when they hit age 60 and passes the title on to their first born child. Once that process is complete, the former Grandeur adopts the title of Queen or King (taken from Clar-Amini terminology). Is mostly a symbolic title.

Major Cities
Alhimaya: Capital. Population: 150,000.

Sahih: Second largest city. Lies in the valley near the mountains. Very conservative. Population: 100,000.

Maraq: Coastal city. Wealthy citizens of Alhimaya vacation or retire here. Beautiful city. Buildings made of glass and bone are common. Population: 75,000

Fik’Iri: Small coastal town. More plants than most of the other cities. Friendly, neighborly. Population: 20,000. There is a network of smaller towns near-ish (about an hour walk) that maintain independence, but citizens travel to Fik’ Iri for the commodities of a larger town.

Description of Rayizi Peoples
The Rayizi have deep brown skin and curly black hair. They have no eye colors that are more common than others, and can range from light violet to golden yellow, to black. They are slightly above average in terms of the world's height.

Notable Rayizi

 * Grandeur Dysis Dyantirys
 * Queen Laena Dyantirys
 * Ashal Niesh
 * Tammah Niesh