Alisont 2.0

Alisont is the trade empire which expands throughout most of Ashenland- It takes up a wide area and uses many smaller towns to expand its network of possible commerce. They worship the neutral good god of fate Almaris and are strongly faithful to him. It is mostly made up of humans.

Society
Alisonian is a thriving society situated in the desert of Ashenland, relying on the wealth garnered from smaller trade towns to sustain itself. The nation itself lacks military strength but has near complete dominance over continental trade, giving them immense political power despite first impressions. It's a turbulent monarchy with high wealth, seeking to constantly expand and increase its scope. All races can trade within Alisont, but the human nobles are the only ones that control what goes on behind the scenes. Alisont has also been known to subjugate small and weak towns.

History
Created by Almaris, humanity began its work by following his will. They rose themselves up in one central nation, before expanding outwards into the untaken land.

Alisont was a relatively strong nation before the great event- And relatively did little during it, aside from assisting in a few summary battles. After a holy war they initated with the Church of Fire, they were more or less neutered militarily and forced to use smaller but more well trained units to defend themselves. They expanded more afterwards and turned orcish warcamps into smallscale towns.

Almaris
Almaris is the primordial deity of fate and light. He created humans with the purpose of being as adaptable and open-minded as possible- His exact reasonings vary by who's telling. Before the great event, he was married to Inna and with her created the norns, Greneire, and a number of minor protective deities which would help to maintain law and order in the kemono islands. His religion preaches freedom, choice, and perseverance in the face of adversity.

He acts mostly by manipulation of others. It's believed that he purposely started the great event to dispose of gods which he deemed dangerous; These included those embodying wrath, sloth, envy, among others. He banded together with the remaining gods and used their combined might to wage a war that would eventually seal away most lower gods. Viewing his actions with disgust Inna left him while his son Greneire protected those that were suddenly being attacked.Those that stood with him included three goddesses which would be known to his followers as the Norn, and a few low ranking celestials that believed in what he stood for.

A war erupted between Alisont and the church of fire about 10 years after the great event- The armies of Alisont fought and lost. This ultimately forced Alisont back and resulted in a long standing feud between the Kousherites and the Alisonians.