Nothic Empire

The Blood Empire of Noth, or simply the Nothic Empire, was a planet-spanning empire ruled by Daeris von Noth. The planet of Naerythis was once a beautiful mountainous world, filled with verdant valleys and lush jungles. It was home to the Naeryn species, a group of timid ape-like humanoids barely out of the tribal age. Daeris von Noth discovered the planet while sailing the stars, and descended upon it with his vampiric fleet like locusts.

In just a few short days, every major tribe on Naerythis was subdued and forced into thralldom. There they would serve as blood cattle for von Noth and his court. As the vampiric population grew so too did the desire for fresh blood. Using his flagship, Daeris would push outward in search for new species to enslave.

He encountered feudal world of over three million humans. Using his vessel, he enslaved over 100,000 of them for transport back to Naerythis. He used the native Naeryn species as slave labor, and set them to work constructing a great empire in his name. Using his newfound slave labor, von Noth built the capital city of Epoch. A city of towering stone constructs, massive gothic cathedrals, blood baths, nightmarish gardens, and endless spires for his rapidly growing court.

Daeris crowned himself emperor, forming the first ever Blood Empire. The Nothic Empire, as it would be called, was a paradise for vampirekind. A magical ritual had been performed that would permanently blot out the sun, showering the planet in eternal darkness. Vampires could walk the surface of the world freely. Their vampiric population exploded, fed by the influx of human slaves. Larger and larger human populations were needed.

Overview
At its height the Nothic Empire boasted over 300,000 vampires, with nearly 3.6 million mortals in the capital city alone, with another 40 million spread across the world.

One would think that with such a huge disparity between populations, that the end of the Nothic Empire would come at the hands of their mortal thralls. But thralls they were; bound to the will of the vampires from now until death. The Nothic Empire instead, would collapse by its own bloody hands. Court intrigue was rife among the Nothics, and death was common. Left unchecked by Daeris, the court intrigue ripped apart the empire, and threw it into civil war.

The strongest vampires with the largest mortal armies went to war with each other. The conflict was devastating, causing the deaths of millions. Tens of thousands of vampires were slain within the first year of the conflict alone.

Eventually, the Nothic Empire collapsed under its own weight. With no stringent oversight on intrigue, the empire tore itself asunder. Now all that remains is the post apocalyptic ruins of a once proud and powerful empire. Mortal and vampire scavengers alike prowl the ruins, looking for valuables. Pillagers from off-world come to ply the lost treasures of the Nothics. Hapless adventurers make a habit of stumbling through portals into Nothic ruins, only to be met with a grim fate.

This entire page will be reformatted, as I wrote it at 5am and am tired.