The Morsian Kingdom, or Regnum Morsianum in Old Morsian, was the first ruling government the Morsian people on the planet Mors. The kingdom formed from a transition from a tribal state to a more civilized nation which came about from peaceful expansion into uncolonized land. As the first cohesive ruling state over the Morsian people, the kingdom was mostly remembered from its peaceful expansions which greatly increased the land afforded to the realm. For most of its life, the kingdom was a peaceful nation which focused on strong defenses around its settlements and relying on deterrence to keep its people safe rather than an armed military. However, towards the end of the kingdom there was a marked shift towards an armed populace, with the formation of the military and the first instance of an armed force for the Morsian people. The kingdom ended violently, with a combined civil war and the first major war conducted by the kingdom, which it would not live to see the end of.
History[]
Formation[]
The Morsian Kingdom was formed from the Kalla'tarucc Tribe which were living in a large extinct volcano city called Volcanesis Magna. King Gaius Pom'arnum I, more commonly called just Gaius I, started to expand the Kingdom with more settlements, increasing the Kalla’tarucc realm outside of their capital, forming settlements that stretched from the mountains to the coast, giving the Kalla’tarucc people access to the sea and its food supplies. This made them a sailing powerhouse with lots of fishing produce from the sea, though having a navy was not thought of yet.
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| Politics of the Morsian Empire (From 20,000 BBY onwards) |
| Periods |
| Tribe (20,000 - 18,000 BBY) Kingdom (18,000 - 16,700 BBY) Dictatorship (16,700 - 16,126 BBY) First Republic (16,120 - 16,007 BBY) Second Republic (16,007 - 15,997 BBY) Third Republic (15,900 - 15,617 BBY) New Kingdom (15,610 BBY - 15,580 BBY) Fourth Republic (15,565 - 15,449 BBY) Morsian State (15,425 - 15,409 BBY) Fifth Republic (15,406 - 15,000 BBY) People's Union (14,991 - 14,544 BBY) Sixth Republic (14,535 - 13,887 BBY) Empire (Canon · Legends) (13,880 BBY - ) |
| Titles and honors |
| King · Dictator · Consul · Emperor |
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Expansion[]
The Kingdom expanded out and under the reign of King Pompinius Seq'arr II, or just Pompinius II, the Kalla’tarucc people changed their name to Morsians, creating the Morsian Kingdom. The Kingdom was a purely defensive nation with just strong walls and gatehouses, as well as various traps, defensive emplacements and guard towers to dissuade raiding parties from raiding their further settlements. This worked well until a determined force looted and burnt down a coastal Morsian settlement, with just the fishing fleet surviving due to being out at the time of the attack. Under King Caesar Tarqui'in I, or Caesar I, militia groups were formed in each town to prevent further attacks. This worked for the next attack, but with heavy militia losses. So the King reformed the military once again, forming the Royal Morsian Army comprised of 300 semi-trained swordsmen, who assisted in defending a siege committed by the Morsians enemy the Sicc'orax as retribution for killing their raiding party. The army was defeated but inflicted heavy losses on the Sicc'orax. As such, the King further reformed the military, raising the 1st Legion and creating the Royal Morsian Legions.
Downfall, civil war and dissolution[]
Unfortunately, shortly after expanding the Royal Morsian Legions once again, Caesar I was assassinated by an unknown assassin who was highly suspected to have been from the Sicc'orax. His son and successor, King Pompinius Tarqui'in IV, or Pompinius IV, declared war on the Sicc'orax for retribution and started the First Morsian-Sicc'orax War. Shortly after declaring the war, however, Pompinius was also assassinated by poison and bed-ridden for several days. Despite arrests occurring across the capital of suspects, the assassin was never found and Pompinius died before he could name an heir. Upon his death, three rival senators rose up and fought across the Kingdom for control, fighting the First Morsian Civil War. It was eventually the Legatus of the 1st Legion, Gaius Rutil'iar, who marched back to Morsian territory who won the civil war, walking into the capital and scaring off the final rebel senator. The Morsian Senate and people wanted him crowned king, but Gaius overturned it and created the Morsian Military Dictatorship, formally ending the Kingdom.
Government[]
The Kingdom was primarily an absolute monarchy, with the King wielding absolute power over the Kingdom. However, the Morsian Senate could deal with some of the lighter tasks such as debating over laws, which the King could then decide to pass or overrule. The senate was also responsible for notifying the King on important matters such as declaration of wars, uprisings or civil problems like famines, disease outbreaks or unrest.
Language[]
- See also: Old Morsian
The Morsian people solely spoke Old Morsian, though known at the time as just Morsian. This language evolved though the Morsian lands and was not spoken by other tribes or powers outside the Kingdom's realm.
Economy[]
- See also: Denarii
Initially, the Morsian Kingdom worked on a trading basis where goods were exchanged for an equally valuable amount of other goods in a bartering system. However, this was soon replaced by primitive currency with roughly cut and minted coins bearing the head of the current King along with his crest on the reverse face. This currency overtook the bartering system as a basic currency based economy took over. The price and value of the coins fluctuated over its initial running, slowly becoming more stable and standardised towards the end of the Kingdom.
Military[]
- See also: Royal Morsian Army
The Morsian Kingdom was originally a defensive kingdom that focussed on strong defensive walls, traps and guard houses to scare off raiders and barbarians. However, this wasn't enough after a while so the King at the time formed militia groups within the settlements that could at least attempt to defend their lands. While very inefficient, it did succeed in defending the settlements that were attacked, albeit with heavy losses. The King then form the Royal Morsian Army comprised of 300 swordsmen who fought in the subsequent siege. While the Morsians lost, it proved that an even better, more well trained and equipped army could successfully defend the Morsian lands. In response, the King created the first Royal Morsian Legions, which served the Morsian Kingdom, though only in its very late period as soon after the Kingdom collapsed into civil war.
Notable members[]
- Gaius Pom'arnum, King Gaius I, the first King of the Morsians.
- Pompinius Seq'arr, King Pompinius II, the King who first named themselves as "Morsian".
- Caesar Tarqui'in, King Caesar I, the second to last King of the Morsians who raised the first legion.
- Pompinius Tarqui'in, King Pompinius IV, the last King of the Morsians.
- Veparius Lar'us, a rebel senator who was a leader in the First Morsian Civil War.
- Caesar Jular'ius, a rebel senator who was a leader in the First Morsian Civil War.
- Marius Prat'orus, a rebel senator who was a leader in the First Morsian Civil War.
- Gaius Rutil'iar, the Legatus of the 1st Legion who became the first dictator of the Morsian Military Dictatorship.
Behind the scenes[]
- The Morsian Kingdom is based on the Roman Kingdom which preceded the Roman Republic.
- The last two Morsian Kings have the surname Tarqui'in, which is a reference to the final King of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, though they were not tyrannical like him.
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