High Kingdom Of Nometra

“	Your knees or your head, I care not of your fate.	”
—Cloelius I, Seige of Tanaion

the High Kingdom Of Nometra
172 First Era–N/A
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Motto: "INSERT NATIONAL MOTTO"
Smallest Extent Smallest Extent
Capital	Nometra Chalcicyon (After 222 First Era)
Common languages	Helten
Religion	Osmanian
Demonym(s)	Nometrians
Government	Decentralized Warrior Kingdom
High King
• (172 - 198)	Cloelius I
First Captain
• (181-192)	Albanus Lycus Varius
Clans Speaker
• (181-212)	Caius Hortensius Drusus
Legislature	Assembly of Clans
Historical era	First Era
• the Nometra meeting	July 172 First Era
• Osmax-Nometra War	October 4th, 221 - February 9th, 222 First Era
• N/A	N/A N/A
Population
• 172 First Era	POP IN 172
Currency	The Quadrata
Succeeded by [[League Of Aineiasion]] File:LeagueOfAineiasion212.png
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The High Kingdom Of Nometra ("No-meet-tra") was formed by the leader, Cloelius I in 172 First Era.

History

Before the establishment of the High Kingdom of Nometra the region was divided into 18 prominent clans and 25 minor clans that often warred with each other. The Ardic Clan managed to become the dominant powerhouse in the region since 154 FE which played a vital role in convincing the other clans to come and meet in Nometra for the Nometra meeting

Establishment

The establishment of the High Kingdom of Nometra was after the Nometra meeting where various large clans came together thanks to the efforts of Cloelius Cyrillus of the Ardic Clan. All clans that attended the Nometra meeting swore fealty to the Ardic Clan in exchange for high autonomy and the creation of the Nometra Assembly of Clans with each head of a clan getting a hereditary title in the High Kingdom of Nometra. Cloelius Cyrillus named the kingdom Nometra after the city in which the meeting took place.

Cloelius Cyrillus became the first High King of Nometra, commonly referred to as Cloelius I during his reign, and commissioned the Sapphire crown and Sword of Nometra to represent his authority.

Cloelius I's first plan as the High King was to convince the Assembly of Clans to expand Nometra even further which was successful thanks to the high fervour and promised rewards to Clan assembly members. In the wars collectively known as Cloelius's Wars of Aggression Nometra successfully expanded Nometra's borders to the north and east through vassalization of weak clans or outright conquest and lasted from 175 to 181. After Cloelius's Wars of Aggression Cloelius I created the positions of Clans Speaker and First Captain to better control the newly acquired territory and the decentralized nature of the Nometran army. Cleolius I spent the rest of his reign integrating and administrating the High Kingdom until his death in 192.

Iovita Duilius took the role of High King in 192 and dawned the Sapphire crown alongside the Sword of Nometra and became known as Iovita I. Iovita I was alarmed by the expansion of the Kingdom Of Osmax, many similar states in the region felt the same, and with Iovita I's effort created the League of Aineiasion

League of Aineiasion

The High Kingdom of Nometra played a pivotal and leading role in the League of Aineiasion and was seen as the leader of the league during the early years of its establishment influencing many of its policies and stances. However, after 221 FE other league members demanded more representation and leadership roles, and to keep the league together Nometra accepted the demand weakening its position in the league, although this benefited the league in the long run, it still undermined Nometran's authority for many years.

Government

Initially, the Nometran government consisted of the High King, which is the monarch of the High Kingdom, and the Assembly of Clans, which acted as the Legislature of the High Kingdom. Later, the positions of First Captain and Clans Speaker were created to help organise the military and interpret the law respectively.

High King

The title of the High was an elective title chosen from and by the Assembly of Clans and acted as the head of state within the assembly's boundaries in peaceful times and an autocratic ruler during war times. The High King is part of the Assembly of Clans and had special powers including veto rights and being the tiebreaker.

Assembly of Clans

Clans

Clans that attended the Nometra Meeting:

• Ardic
• Scrofa
• Pictorus
• Solythrae
• TBD

Military

Early Nometran military was very decentralized, each clan had its own army that only listen to the clan's chief orders, clan armies saw the High King's orders as a suggestion or a guidance compared to their chief's orders. The High King's direct army, also known as the royal army, were called the "Azure Guards" as they were the only soldiers allowed to wear an azure focale or cloak to signify that they come from the royal army.

Equipment quality varied wildly even within the royal army. Some portion of the army wore generally better and well maintained armour compared to the rest. Each soldier had to maintain their own equipment.

The Nometran military was well known at the time for their "seventh circle" formation, a simple formation to learn yet effective enough. The seventh circle formation require seven people in an ellipse formation with two of the seven people being on horseback or wielding a long spear, these two people are called the Tasciac, being behind the other five soldiers and supporting them. The seventh circle formation allows for more effective and efficient fighting as inexperienced soldiers can be set on front with a mindset of survival while the more veteran Tasciacs support the other five and look for opportunities to attack the enemies. However, the fighting with the Kingdom Of Osmax revealed that once the Tasciacs are defeated the formation crumbles.