Brogian Empire

The Brogian Empire is the older of the two, between it and the Zesharan. It has stood since the end of the Second Age, rising in to fill some of the land from the Merxian Dynasty. As the Dragonborn began to move away a group of Humans began to colonize along the coast and have expanded upwards over the years. Steeped in deep tradition, they are also a also a more progressive feudalistic society.

Culture and History
Made up of a large number of different family houses, the Brogian Empire has many different sigils flying about its lands. The Brogian people are more progressive than many of the other nations in the world of Midtelos. Though they are a Feudalistic society, a female has the same rights in the line of succession as a male does. Sons and daughters are treated fairly and both are given proper respect. This came into play when Emperor Goaras had all of his sons executed for trying to overthrow him within the early days of the Empire. His three sons were executed but his daughter who was loyal to him was his only heir left. She was already married to a younger male and instead of making the husband the heir apparent, he changed the rules of the land to permit woman to become heirs and so it happened. Empress Athlena was the first female ruler of the Empire and several others have come since. Bastards are also not frowned upon in the Brogian Empire, unlike the Zesharan Empire where they would wish to keep blood lines pure. In Brogia, bastards were treated just as the other children were, with some exceptions from upset parents. Brogia, like the other human empire had many different cities and strongholds set up that others would live in that were passed down through families.

Traditions
The 'Cascading Leaves' was perhaps the most celebrated festival. Once every year many nobles from across the lands would meet up to drink, drank, celebrate and participate in tournaments to partake in the birth of the Empire, where Brogus the Boar overthrew the Dragonborn from the lands and created the first remnants of human civilization. The celebration is about the birth of the empire and not about hating Dragonborn or anything like that, though they have not have a massive amount of dealings with those of Merax.