Quain

Quain

(Nation)

Titles

Successor State

Alignment

Lawful neutral

Capital

Lanming

Ruler

King Wen

Government

Hereditary monarchy

Languages

Tien

Religions

Irori, Qi Zhong, Shizuru, Sun Wukong

Images of Quain

Source: Dragon Empires Gazetteer, pg(s). 35

The Successor State of Quain in Tian Xia is the largest center of martial arts training on the continent.

History

Quain, in its current form, was formed in the wake of the fall of Imperial Lung Wa in 4606 AR. With the empire's fall, its remnants began to split into three broad factions: military, religious, and traditional. The traditionalists came to settle in Quain, while the militarists ended up in Lingshen, and the religious faction in Po Li. These are now the largest of the Successor States and still have a broadly antagonistic relationship to each other based on these factional divides.

In 4699 AR, the so-called 'King of Heroes' Burning Cloud Devil, interrupted the Ceremony of the Celestial Dragon causing 12 years of droughts and other disasters to ravage Quain.

Economy

Quain is a land rich in many resources including gems, gold, grain, stone, and timber. It also produces fine paper, silk, and tea, and is home to countless mercenary companies.

Geography

The Golden River serves as Quain's northern border for much of its length and is also the country's primary, bustling trade route. According to legend, this river is the perspiration of the Celestial Dragon himself. Beyond the Golden River lies the rival successor state of Lingshen while, to the west and south, the Wall of Heaven mountains cut Quain off from the Embaral Ocean.

Government

Quain's government is currently run by King Wen, an hereditary monarch who is supported by a bureaucracy of eunuchs. While tales about treachery and intrigue amongst this eunuch class are common, most are actually loyal and diligent servants of Quain. Eunuchs can be found in a range of different government roles from managing commerce and conducting diplomacy, to spying on Quain's enemies and leading its armies into battle.

Inhabitants

Grandmasters clash in the streets of the village of Zhining.

Without the military strength of Lingshen or the religious power of Po Li the people of Quain instead rely on its heroes. Thousands and thousands of martial arts practitioners are split between hundreds of different temples, sects, schools, monasteries, and clans across all of Quain. Some of these practitioners seek riches, glory, or to prove the superiority of their personal martial arts style or school. These martial artists fight each other frequently but will unite to defend Quain in times of need. While the number of martial artists fluctuates constantly, it is said that some mystical force keeps the number of true martial art masters at one thousand.

Most of Quain's human inhabitants are of the Tian-Shu ethnicity, although large numbers of kitsune and tengus also live in the country.

Religion

The most commonly worshipped deities in Quain are Irori, Qi Zhong, Shizuru, and Sun Wukong.

References

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