User blog:PaleoEmperor/Paleo Empire Background / History

Basic info and geographic information:

The Paleo Empire is an island Empire compromising of a single arpeggio of Islands. It shares a number of similarities with the Reptile Kingdom ( https://monstergirlencyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:The_Reptile_King/The_Reptile_Kingdom) though there are differences between them, namely the greater variety in species present for example. An example of a similarity, is that like the Reptile Kingdom, the Paleo Empire also has the "tardis effect" within its territorial bounds meaning that whilst if you would circle the space it should occupy it be no bigger than the average group of islands (roughly the same as the British isles in our own world). Internally however it is massive with large seas surrounding the two main islands, the border is covered in a perpetual band of fog with a couple of small islands at a few points guarding the few safe passages through the treacherous waters the fog hides to the massive seas that surround the two main islands. The main islands, one is bigger than two large size continents (think if Africa and the Antarctica where one for size comparison), the second being the size of a large continent, (think slightly larger than South America for size), most of the other islands dotted in the seas are of a more normal size for islands.

The interior of the two main islands hold a variety of habitats, even including a number of large lakes, Mountain Ranges containing artic like environments and desert regions. Both on land and within the oceans within its borders hold a large number of cities though this of course varies according to region and the conditions where it is founded and the resources there, The most unique being the cities around or in the Nursery sea so called for its perfect conditions for raising young aquatic mamamo. Each island is filled with a great variety of both mamamo and monsters of various types, also living alongside them is a sizeable, sustained and stable population of humans, thanks in part to refugees from Zipangu when the population was at its lowest. Though in recent decades thanks to a number of failed Order expeditions whose survivors managed to find the cites have merged with existing populations have further raised numbers.

This has lead to the Paleo Empire to heavily influenced culturally and constitution wise by Zipangu customs, though they are not the same as they once where being changed in reflection to the new environment it exists. Paleo Empire has also has lesser influences from other nations and realms, most significantly Reptile Kingdom denizens have established a few towns in a number of places including but not limited to desert regions and mountainous regions. Aquatic types from said nation have a bigger presence of own towns due to large amounts of ocean present for them.

Near some of the bigger military or industrial cities littered throughout the empire ,or in them depending on their size, there also live enclaves of transformers of both autobot or decepticon origins who have formed an independent faction. This faction is mostly based on the fact its members either disagreed with both sides and wished to get away from the constant fighting or left to keep their husbands out of harms way due to current tense peace believing them to be more important than their previous loyalties, or both sides pissed them off (dinobots words) or they where persuaded by their husbands to leave. In effect there is no true fixed reason for them but what links them together is that they have no wish to continue on with current situation between the two sides and seek to strike out on their own, and be free to do as they wish. The only thing that is known truly other than that is that they declared their willingness to fight both sides if they attack them and, though they remain silent on it, they seemed to starting cooperating with the Automata faction within the Empire.

There are other groups which also have started calling the Paleo Empire home, such as monsters from other continents and planes, biggest numbers coming form Zipangu for obvious reasons, the plane of Mythia has contributed a small number to the population as has the realm of Pangea with stable populations having come from a few of their immigrant species to the nation. The biggest however comes from the Realm of the Invasive, often appearing in large numbers, and if they already had husbands with them, usually settling down in whatever time frame happens to best suit their particular species. Rumours persist that a special gateway between the paleo empire and these various realms exists created by the Paleo Emperor for his own whims and that he occasionally uses it to allow certain species to enter his realm though it has not been confirmed since whenever he is asked he simply has a mischievous grin on his face and does not answer.

The thing sets the Paleo Empire apart from other realms and nations, including the Reptile Kingdom, is the Primal Energy that exists throughout the realm and affects everything within the realm, even the land itself, though it can still effect items, mamamos and humans who have left though this is very limited since it feeds off their mana to sustain itself or the surrounding mana. Often making mamamo or humans much more horny than normal. The closest comparison to it would be Reptile energy being like Reptile energy it can effect mamamo behaviour, making them more aggressive regardless of species, second make them more protective of family, and thirdly increases the likely hood of rarer variants occurring. It can also possess weapons and armour creating unique kind of cursed weapon and living armour that do not behave in their typical manner as well as creating Primal Weapons and Armour these typically are much stronger than their nominal cousins and are often born from demon silver weapons and armour that have absorbed and extensive amount of Primal energy that it changes them. Interestingly Primal energy has no capability from attacking an opponents mana rather it increases a weapons ability to do physical damage, be it natural or otherwise. Rather it out rights negates weapons, especially demon silver ones instead letting them do physical damage and mana attack as opposed to just attacking the mana though it is usually reduced. Which is perhaps one of the reasons why the Demon lord is so reluctant to fight the Paleo Empire since her forces could not safely fight humans in that territory since it would lead to humans potentially suffering fatalities which would be against their code. Though armour possessed by Primal energy are usually very tough and have great resilience against most forms of attack, including mana attacks, so it balances itself. Perhaps the most significant is regards to its ability to influence monsterisation in human women, though it has to be within their body for it to be the case, something both the order and the sabbath have a great interest in. Paleo Energy can either negate or speed up monsterisation, namely by sucking in more monster/succubus mana to speed up the pace or blocking it can neutralising the mana. Whether it does one or the other depends on the unconscious desires of the woman in question, if they feel remotely tempted by becoming a mamamo then it will enhance the effects and they will become one faster. Or if they truly deep down do not feel even the most remote temptation, regardless of what the specific thing that triggers it is, then it will repulse the mana out of their body. Researchers who have studied it believe this may be due to influence of the powers of Naga's and Kitsunes who live on the islands, traditionally both are known to assist humans fighting monsters and protecting them from the influences of evil, to the order monster mana is. Though others believe, though it remains pure speculation, that its seemly the power of the paleo emperor himself in is why it works that way since this energy directly comes from him in first place it would make sense since his powers still remain fairly mysterious. Regardless researches from both Sabbath and Order are heavily interested in the capabilities it has, though it should be noted they have had no success in researching it, either being chased by angry natives or in case of female human researchers becoming a mamamo by accident.

History:

The history of what happen before the founding of the Paleo Empire is very spotted and fragmentary primarily from ruins of so called "Dungeons" and ones still standing plus other surviving ruins from the previous major rulers. What is currently known is that the nation in question was a massive and heavily armed sorcerous empire that deliberately created the islands in the first place. They researched many different fields of magic, such as necromancy, magic engineering etc. Due to extensive amount of ruins it is presumed that they lasted for a long time, a number of cities they founded still stand (see places of interest). What actually brought about their downfall remains unknown, what is known is that some of the dungeons have extensive undead barriers around them to prevent undead to get in and the absolute loathing the automatons and automata hold for each other. Whatever actually happen, it happen quickly and they failed to stop it probably an experiment gone badly wrong or a rebellion or both whatever happen it still remains deeply buried probably in one of the city ruins currently sleeping and best left well alone and forgotten by the mists of time. Though the Sabbath have been interested in trying to discover whatever it was, though they have had little luck with all evidence points to the three biggest dungeons having the answer which is located around the Capital Avalon, said dungeons currently are off limits to anyone without the correct authorisation, especially since on is currently serving as the Imperial residence.

What happen after the fall is a little better documented, with the survivors managing to deal with whatever it was and begin to rebuild and quickly forming various factions, and other groups managing to arrive and colonies certain regions created as a result of the disaster. However it quickly spiralled as various factions tried to seize everything, which resulted in various wars and reduced human population down, also occurring was a rise in monster numbers and increasing cruelty of some factions in trying to gain control of the population. Dragging out weapons and techniques that should have remained taboo, more often than not using children as experiments to create new tools of war. Something to many of its population of the island where revolted by and caused them to fight harder for their families and children.

At this point two things happen, one immigrants from Zipangu hearing rumours of a mysterious land and deciding it may be worth exploring by the more adventurous of their population and upon discovering the truth mostly joined those who fought against those who used the taboo stuff left behind and bolstered their numbers, as well gaining them the support of Kitsunes and Naga's who came over wholesale for their dedication to destroying those who used foul techniques. Second it also saw the first appearance of the Paleo Emperor on the scene leading a coalition of humans and monsters to pacify the islands. This took an extensive period of time partly due to the sheer size of the islands and the need to gain allies as well as build bonds with local population, since as he said "its not a single person that makes a nation, its every single one of its people that does so." By the time that it was done, the demon lord prior to the current one was halfway through their reign. Due in part due to its native monsters not listening to the demon lord lead to him waging war as well as other nations in efforts to drive them one side or the other till he fell. Currently and on time of her rising the current Demon lord has a friendly relation with the Empire leading to an extensive period of peace.

This period coincided into period of rapid advancement for the empire and extensive exploration. of the various dungeons, with the exception of those near or in the capital of the nation. This in turn lead to a rise in technology similar to 1940's earth, though this period of peace following the final victory of the Emperor was to not last for very long. During an Annual Ore Ant-Giant Termite war. Ore Ants managed to destroy a number of nests and broke free of being encircled and leading to other nests also destroying even more termite nests, destroying mamamo and monster alike before leaving the area where they had been mostly confined for centuries. Considering their utter lack of success of doing so before hand, it is viewed that they received help in breaking free though as to which faction it is not known. All that is known is that once they did is that swamped the surrounding territories and enslaved anyone they could especially children to be turned into slave soldiers as well young of powerful monsters using a special highly addictive drug to keep them under control.

Initially this went unnoticed party because preparations had been made in order to prevent such a disaster from spreading, unfortunately the speed and the effectiveness of method of making new soldiers loyal to the nest was underestimated. Lead to their rapid advance and the loss of a number of towns, villages and cities falling, however thanks to their practice of enslaving children and the memories of some of the darker acts in days gone past lead to a massive out roar of the population and all cities lost cost the ants dearly in terms of numbers. What truly enraged them was the treatment of children, who had often ended up being targeted in the dark days and was part of the reason human population declining. The empire respond by sending in the most elite units to destroy them, composing of ten legions and twenty divisions of Hirokone Ants, plus two dragon divisions to squash them. Whilst they did suffer causalities from the pitched battles they fought they succeeded in destroying many of them, the survivors either fleeing the islands, had been part of certain cities defences that lasted long enough for relief to arrive or fled deep into the mountain ranges they had originally left, often their queens where killed