Khazanov

"Вся власть нам товарищи. / All power to us comrades"

-Common greeting among Khazans

Overview
The cold north is a harsh landscape that breeds tough creatures. The Khazan are the only known civilization to survive the landscape, as the snow and cold in Nix Terra is not regular cold. It’s the only known remnants of the Black Frost, meaning magic is very limited in those burdened lands. However, beneath the snow and earth lie the world’s largest deposits of Ether Weave Crystals, the magical source for Airships. And so Khazanov has built its society around obtaining and utilizing these crystals. A socialist republic governed by the Kaiser has built an airship empire, where the cities are kept warm by the Ether Weave Crystals and travel is done by airship. Beyond the settlements is a death wish. Few have survived its tundra, and those that have are forever changed.

Economy and Resources
Khazanov’s primary export is Ether Weave Crystals, but not for the single use of airship construction. Ether Weave Crystals are also valuable to magic users as spell and ritual components as well as the enchantment of items. It has a strong trade relationship with Claudia as the energetic gnomish craftsmen are always in need of exotic materials and components. Many underground and aboveground tunnels have been built to make travel easy to the mines where they obtain their most valued resource. All other transport to settlements is done by scheduled airships or trains.

Culture and Climate
Khazanov’s climate and people are both harsh and brutal. Many of its people do not get to enjoy luxurious or laid back lives. Being a socialist nation, its people lack the motivation to work as hard as they do other than to survive, as starting a new life beyond the city walls is suicide. Frigga is the dominant deity in Khazanov. Its winters are freezing and deadly, while its summers are, well, slightly less deadly. Many pray to Frigga in the hopes of having a less brutal winter and for those travelling across the sky or through the tunnels.

Politics and Government
Khazanov is ruled by a socialist system where everyone is treated and rewarded with an equal share. The Kaiser holds absolute power however and the mantle of their leadership is passed down by birthright, but the Kaiser does hold a council of specialists to help him govern his people. This sort of system has made Khazanov very repetitive and stagnant. Rumours are spreading of small insurrection groups sprouting up from time to time, but until it becomes a huge issue, they are mostly left alone for the time being as they have no means to strike back at the leadership.