The Empire of the Moon

The Empire of the Moon, colloquially known as Doruk's Empire, was a relatively advanced empire under the rule of Godking Doruk in the ancient Gost region from year 174 BFP to 1 BFP. The empire was a notable threat in it's time, running conquest campaigns throughout the Gost peninsula during the early years of their existence and slowly ceasing battle until an era known as The Standstill Period in which all military efforts involving the empire turned cold. In opposition against the secret Sunstone super weapon, Doruk's Empire stood under the symbol of the moon and their flag reflected this imagery with the empire's primary emblem of a crescent moon with a golden cloud in front of it on top of the purple and black colors of the night sky. The empire was supplanted by the rule of a new leader known as Dreggus the Godkiller, a warrior from Kelekoss who assassinated Godking Doruk in mortal combat for the throne in year 127 of the Standstill Era. Doruk's death lead indirectly to the self-destruction of the Sunstone, the Shard of itself previously in Doruk's possession sending out a signal to the artificial intelligence of the Sunstone telling of it's capture and it's own self-deactivation. This signal caused the Sunstone to make a split second decision to self destruct to prevent capture by the new possessor of The Shard. With the fall of Saltunn's god figure and ruler, Doruk's Empire was left aimless and in need of new direction, eventually becoming a council under monarchy. The Kelekossi rapidly reformatted the government of the empire, building upon the previously instated infrastructure and technology passed onto the nation by their former ruler and overlord. This new country was labeled Joparda after the local culture's goddess of the dawn and sky.