Farim

Land of Gold, Land of the Unconquered.

A far-off land established as a colony by humanity and their most ancient allies, Farim stands as a pillar of unity and mortal strength within the world. Where the other civilized lands might struggle and compete between nations and races, each looking to expand their own glories and their own interests, the peoples of Farim are all united against a single, overwhelming enemy, the cancerous Weavers and their Children, and this has led to a proper integration of each race into every organization and level of each society.
While the council may politically identify as an alliance of separate nations, after almost a thousand years the rivalries and divisions between the nations are mostly just kept out of habit, and are used to identify each race's population center. Major laws passed within each nation are brought before allies before being implemented to ensure all nations are in agreement, trade flows freely, and crafts, magical theory and finer arts are all shared to ensure the strength of each nation and their neighbors.
Political intrigue still exists, but generally does not lead to war or even skirmishes between the races. The overwhelming threat of absolute annihilation at the hands of an alien and utterly monstrous foe has seen to that. Typically, they are little more than a single nation experiencing a shift in power, be that in a quick and bloody coup, or through economic and political pressure, with no overt interference from the other nations on the outcome.
As far as recent history is concerned, Farim has had a tumultuous chain of events occur. Fifty years ago, in the heart of Spring, the dragon Ahmit came to Farim, and delivered death to the nations such as a single being had never delivered before. She ripped through the country, tearing apart the dwarven kingdom and stealing the spirit of the cleansing crystal that was key to their rebirth, before flying north, across oceans and towards the Cradle of Life once more. In doing so she butchered nearly three hundred thousand souls, only a third of them dwarves, and the rest soldiers or civilians who happened to get in her way, and her timing was awful. Because at the same time, a weaver, Chistrithx the crimson, had invaded the Isle of Dusk, and with her arrival a surge of arachnid horrors overwhelmed Farim's far outposts and began massing for an invasion of the mainland.
But, clearly, she failed. A group of ascendant heroes, assisted by the survivors of the outposts, wandering fey, a bandit army and the last-minute arrival of another nation's punitive and diplomatic army being sent to Farim, managed to slay the weaver and many of the widows she had gathered to her army of horrors, shattering the entire western stranglehold and alleviating the threat that had been hanging over Farim for so long. And the good fortune did not stop there.
Ten years after this event, the nations of Farim were greeted with the resurgence of an ally that they had long thought extinct, as the Djinn began coming from the north. Whatever ritual Ahmit had performed at the Cradle had inadvertently freed the souls of this magical race, allowing them to return and assist the colonists in their continued efforts to expand and wipe the Isle of Dusk clean of its corruption.

Demography and Population

The lands of Farim are divided into six distinct nations, each of which have fulfilled vital roles and functions in their alliance.
Total Population

• 3,353,705 people of various races
• 2,608,182 adults
• 473,031 children
• 272,492 elderly

Farimack - The Three Grey Tribes

• 533,190 total individuals
• 430,622 adults
• 99,917 children
• 2,651 elderly

Of the adult population, 120,000 are full-time soldiers, 200,000 are well-educated and literate, 85,000 are parents, and 1,843 are over the age of 53. The oldest members are 71. The population is made of 93% Grey peoples, with representatives of each other race establishing their own districts within cities and villages.

• Death rate from disease or starvation: 640/ year without major epidemic
• Death rate from violence: 3,000/ year without major engagements
• Birth rate: 8,320/ year
• Infant mortality rate: 20%

Fariman - The Lands of the Scaled Broods

• 705,150 total individuals
• 150 matrons
• 608,400 adults
• 21,600 children
• 75,000 elderly

Of the adult population, 240,000 are full-time soldiers, 30,000 are well-educated and literate, 150 are parents (only the matrons, who have 12 children who live to maturity each year), and 100,000 are over the age of 100. The eldest is a blackscale guardian that is 4,300 years old. The population is made of 80% saurian lizard-folk, 19% saurian serpent folk, and only token representation of other races in the form of ambassadors and merchants.

• Death rate from disease or starvation: 85/ year without major epidemic
• Death rate from violence: 300/ year without major engagements
• Birth rate: 2,400/ year
• Infant mortality rate: 25%

Faremen - The Shore of Serpents

• 345,030 individuals
• 30 matrons
• 220,520 adults
• 79,480 children
• 45,000 elderly

Of the adult population, 46,000 are full-time soldiers, 240,000 are well-educated and literate, 35,030 are parents, and 46,000 are over the age of 100 (mostly serpent-kin). The most elder members belong to the Coatl (the most ancient serpent kin, a council of 7 who are at least 700 years old) and the arch magi human that serves as the race's representative (who is currently an 800 year old sorcerer). The population is made of 60% saurians (of which 30% are lizard-kin and 70% are serpent-kin), with the remaining 40% being primarily made from humans. Other races are in the vast minority.

• Death rate from disease or starvation: 500/ year without major epidemic
• Death rate from violence: 1,700/ year without major engagements
• Birth rate: 3,500/ year (480 Lizard-folk, 1,020 serpent-folk, 2,000 various others)
• Infant mortality rate: 18%

Farimas - The Sharen/ Fey Courts

• 430,103 total individuals
• 380,065 adults
• 49,603 children
• 435 elderly

Of the adult population, 36,000 are full-time soldiers, 300,000 are well-educated and literate, 25,000 are parents, and 46,000 are over the age of 80. The most elder members are the 3 arch-fey who have existed since Oberon's arrival upon this world, of which, only one is awake at any given time. The population is made of 70% sharen, 23% humans, 5% fey and 2% gnomes.

• Death rate from disease or starvation: 430/ year without major epidemic
• Death rate from violence: 600/ year without major engagements
• Birth rate: 4,000/ year
• Infant mortality rate: 15%

Farimel - The Gnomish Kingdom

• 249,123 total individuals
• 181,520 adults
• 38,356 children
• 29,247 elderly

Of the adult population, 20,000 are full-time soldiers, 140,000 are well-educated and literate, 25,000 are parents, and 86,000 are over the age of 80. The most elder members are 420 (high mage Doppio) and 415 (their king) respectively. The population is made of 80% gnomes, 15% humans and 5% sharen.

• Death rate from disease or starvation: 500/ year without major epidemic
• Death rate from violence: 700/ year without major engagements
• Birth rate: 2,900/ year
• Infant mortality rate: 16%

Farimist - The Dwarven Kingdom

• 67,653 total individuals
• 41,150 adults
• 26,500 children
• 3 elderly

Of the adult population, 10,000 are full-time soldiers, 37,000 are well-educated and literate, 35,000 are parents, and 32,000 are over the age of 100. Only 3 adults are over the age of 235, and they are each at least 600 years old. The population is made of nearly 100% dwarven people, with only token representation of other races in the form of ambassadors and merchants.

• Death rate from disease or starvation: Practically non-existent
• Death rate from violence: 120 dwarves/ year
• Birth rate: 900/ year
• Infant mortality rate: 3%
• Maximum population (dwarven only): 182,730

Farimos - The Human Empire

• 1,023,456 total individuals
• 745,725 adults
• 157,575 children
• 120,156 elderly

Of the adult population, 100,000 are full-time soldiers, 700,000 are well-educated and literate, 65,000 are parents, and 98,000 are over the age of 60. The eldest are a group of Sorcerers and Awakened, the former public and the later secretive, who are ~500 and ~900 (tallying all lifetimes together) respectively. The population is made of nearly 80%% humans, 7% sharen, 5% saurians (of both kinds), 4% grey and 4% gnomes.

• Death rate from disease or starvation: 8,000/ year without major epidemic
• Death rate from violence: 13,000/ year without major engagements
• Birth rate: 29,000/ year
• Infant mortality rate: 13%

Survival is Victory, Unity is Survival

Type

Political, Federation

Alternative Names

Land of Gold, the Summer Nation, the Lost Nation, Land of Demons, the Unconquered

Training Level

Professional

Veterancy Level

Decorated/Honored

Demonym

Farimis

Government System

Meritocracy

Power Structure

Federation

Economic System

Mixed economy

Legislative Body

The Conclave of Farim

Judicial Body

The Immortals