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Found among the mountainous regions in the northern portions of Anspora resides the homeland of the feyhund, where the capital is physically fractured with many of portions floating freely completely on their own though the palace is actually nestled on the ground among tall mountains and fantastically green landscapes. The city itself features grand and beautiful architecture built from pure white stone, and there are no walls to enclose the city as the treacherous mountains provide more than enough external security to prevent invasion by land, and with the city being so high among the mountain peaks and clouds they have no concern for invasion by water.

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The national currency of Arinus is the shard. It is a special type of stone mined in the mountains north of the capital. It's value is based on it's weight, with 1 shard shard equaling roughly 5 grams. On average the daily wage for a skilled laborer is 1 shard.

Arinus has a semi-constitutional monarchy wherein the reigning monarch maintains significant power but legislates in consultation with a council of nobles and elites.

Current Monarch: Eos, the Good Queen
Royal Family: Celestial Clan

Arinian culture is based around a social structure of class and kingship, and society is divided into 5 classes: warrior, intellectual, freemen, thralls, and the ⁠déithen.
The warrior class consists of those who are distinguished by their dedication to fighting for whatever their cause may be, often serving in the military, as guards, or mercenaries.
The intellectual class consists of those serving in professions such as scholars, bards, traveling merchants, or healers.
The freemen are everyone else; some own land or farms, serve as craftsmen or builders.
Thralls are the slave class acquired from war, raids, punishment for crimes, and debt servitude. It is hereditary though manumission exists.
⁠The déithen are members of the greater faith and serve the Greater Temple.

Along with the various classes one can fall into there is a distinct social hierarchy.
The top rank in Arinian society, Nobility, includes the Rulers and their immediate families, as well as other historical clans.
The second rank, Elites, are the upper class of Arinian society and includes professionals such as lawmen, physicians, master craftsmen, famed musicians, scholars. and high ranking military officials. Every member owns land or property, or is independently wealthy.
The third rank, Laborers, is the working class of Arinus and encompasses the vast majority of the population. They own very little but are able to work and make a living.
The fourth rank, Underclass, are those who own little to nothing and have no means to make a living.
At the bottom of the ladder are those who are unfree such as serfs, slaves, and prisoners. They are considered unranked.

Their society is matrilineal, meaning that their lines of kinship are traced through the mother, however they practice a form of ambiarchy wherein any individual can hold positions of power regardless of gender.

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The feyhund follow a polytheistic faith, and though it varies by region there are broad structural similarities throughout, including a shared pantheon known as the Fey. Those who work in service of the Greater Faith are called Déithe.
THE FEY
Áine, the Great Mother, Goddess of Fire
Goddess of summer, wealth and bounty, the land and sovereignty, love and fertility, with command over crops. Sister of Dubigh.
Cernunnos, the Stag God, God of Earth
God of nature and the wild, animals, and fertility.
Laughan, the Dawn Lord, God of Light
God of God of the sun, fire, health, craftsmen, creativity, and the arts.
Achobai, the Sacred Scholar, Goddess of Mind
Goddess of speech and language, learning, wisdom, truth and law.
Eyla, the Bringer of Death, Goddess of Shadows
Goddess of crossroads, doorways, transitions, death, dying, and the in-between, ruler of the Afterworld.
Dubigh, the Sea Serpent, God of Water
God of the moon, sea, storms, and destruction. Brother of Aine.
Beira, Queen of Winter, Goddess of Air
Goddess of the northern wind, storms, and winter.

The country of Arinus was founded on the continent of Anspora sometime in the Second Era by the First Queen, Gaea.

Prior to its founding the country consisted of many semi-independent territories, and attempts were made by various factions to gain political control over the whole of the land though this was mainly a rivalry between putative clans, Celestial and Cthonic.

It was Gaea of the Celestial clan who ultimately united the tribes under a single banner with the guidance and blessing of Aine, the Matron Goddess of the feyhund. Gaea was the first and only feyhund to exhibit the ability to transform and this gift led the Warrior Queen and her clan to victory. To unite the feyhund Gaea matebonded with Caelus, the first son of the leader of the Cthonic clan, and together they became the first Queen and King of the Feyhund and Arinus.

It was during the Third Era on the tail end of the Ravaging that a civil war broke out within Arinus. Despite years of close relations between the Celestial and Cthonic clans the latter had grown tired of always being on the back foot after centuries of supporting the Celestials as the ruling clan. The Cthonic Clan and their supporters took up arms against the Celestials and their supporters thus dividing the country in two. The civil war lasted five years, and by the end of it a new country had been established on the southern end of the Ansporan continent led by the Cthonic clan.

A good portion of the royal family was lost during the civil war, either killed in battle or taken prisoner and later executed by Cthonic loyalists. Princess Auyn managed to survive the war and was later placed on the throne following the end of the war. As Queen she enacted brutal policies against anyone found to support or have previously supported the Cthonic clan. The capital was later named in her honor after being rebuilt following the war.