The Kingdom of Thoril

The first great human city, Thoril was named after its founder Thoril who took the riverine valley from a group of chromatic dragonkin and their leader a red dragon known as Rhaeg’tsarotl. The ancient sagas tell of Thorils mixture of brain and braun which allowed him to outsmart the dragon and ultimately defeat it. The dragon's skull was cast in bronze, and still sits in the great hall of Al’thoril over the throne. The Skull of Rhaeg’tsarotl serves to remind the kings that came after Thoril of the responsibility and self sacrifice the king must make for his people.

Thoril functions on a caste system.

Most people are of the bronze caste, farmers, merchants, craftsmen, laborers, artists, all have the same standard of living. The bronze caste makes up around 90% of Thorils population.

Presiding above them are the silver caste, these are the governmental officials responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the kingdoms civic structure and enforcing the law of the land. The members of the silver caste are not allowed to own property, and live in barracks thats serve as both their homes and as the governmental center of their province.

Above them are the Gold caste. The Philosopher King, and his royal family, that lives within the walls of the great keep of Thoril itself. All of the needs of the Royal family are met in order to allow the king to focus on the needs and safety of his people. If ever the needs of the people are not met, or they feel they are being under represented, the Bronze caste has the right to withhold the goods they produce from the castle itself. This is the purpose of the Bronze skull above the throne. It reminds the king that his purpose is to serve his people, not himself, and that if he should fail it is within the rights of the common folk so end his life.

The capital of the kingdom of Thoril is the Silver city, a great work of human architecture located on the southwestern portion of “The Eye of Thoril” a great eye shaped island in the middle of the kingdom.

Current Events
Thoril has always been a caste based kingdom. But recently a group of merchants have formed an alliance called The People’s Will and are attempting to remove the king from power and put in place a democratic republic. This group is seen as a radical fringe group, but not taken as a serious threat by most members of society.