Tarqalan Empire
| Imperijai Tarqalon | |
|---|---|
  | |
| General Info | |
| Official Name | Imperijai Tarqalon |
| Common Name | Tarqalan Empire |
| Capital | Koltoksa |
| Demonym | Tarqalan |
| Anthem | "Targoltos Hymn" |
| Politics | |
| Government | Theocracy |
| Legislature | Targoltian Matriarchs (De Facto) |
| Official Language(s) | Targoltian |
| State Religion | The Carmine Faith |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 98 Million |
| Species | Human* |
| Assets | |
| Other Assets | Magic |
| Geography | |
| Planet | Yata |
| Continent | Eurasia |
| Historical Info | |
| Founded | 2800 BGS |
| Dissolved | 747 BGS |
| Preceded by | Targoltos City States |
| Succeeded by | Zantozacoria |
| Other | |
| Created by | Hakced |
| Controlled by | Hakced |
The Tarqalan Empire was an ancient empire based out of the Eurasian Steppe, pushing far out into the rest of Eurasia, reaching its peak in 1802 BGS following their invasion of the Hyacin Dynasty. The Tarqalan Empire started as the "Kingdom of Targoltos", a theocratic city state in eastern Central Asia, which eventually managed to unite all nations in the area under their banner. Following their expansion and reorganization into the The Tarqalan Empire they managed to thrive for several Centuries, conquering much of Eurasia in the process until they were dealt a defeat by the Yetai Empire, temporarily pushing them out of central asia. Following this defeat they managed to rebuild their forces, and reconquer alot of their territory in the Eurasian steppe. They however eventually declined due to the growing powers of Sizzle and Zantozacoria, alongside a defeat by the Yatan Empire leading to them losing control over Uighurstan. Following this series of defeats, they eventually collapsed and wiped out by foreign invaders.
Societal Structure
The Targoltos
The Tarqalan Empire began as a series of city-states in the Altai region, with shared culture and religion. This did not last though, as they shifted drastically towards imperialism and violence. Once the Tarqalans were unified under the banner of Targoltos, they enslaved and oppressed all who crossed their path. Their culture was highly stratocratic with an matriarchal ruling class called the Targoltian Matriarchs. These matriarchs served as both political and religious leaders. Additionally it has been discovered that 'Matriarch' was not a hereditary title, but instead the Matriarchs used unknown means to live extended lives.
Religious Practices
Records of earlier religious practices are hard to ascertain, but usually involved sacrifice of people and blood, and even ritual cannibalism. Their rituals often incorporated dancing especially during sacrificial rituals, due to their veneration of dance as a show of human life. Their entire religion consisted on valuing life, the material world and its creator, with this Creator was seen as a being which sprung life into the material universe from beyond taking the form of a source of life rather than a creator figure. Most worship to this deity involved blood rituals, due to its significance in keeping a human alive. Tarqalan cultural practice, much like their religious practices often involved sacrifice and veneration of life to the point that their society did not have a concept of an afterlife. According to some recovered records though these more barbaric practices overtime mellowed out except in some radical circles.
Modern Day Influence
Despite the apparent demise of the Tarqalan Empire, their influence continues to have some impact on modern day cultures and practices. The most obvious example of this influence is the Order of the Immortal Targoltos, a mysterious cult dedicated to the ideals of the Tarqalans. This Cult had in the past managed to influence certain sects of society in northern and western eurasia, especially during the rise of occultism in the 2nd century. In the 190s the SDS Foundation put its focus on stamping out the influence of the Order, eventually forcing them to retreat out of the public eye. Despite this, several incidents such as over two hundred missing persons reports have been connected to the Order's actions in Emiro, London, and Yetia City. The only known facility belonging to the Order continues operates in a unassuming warehouse in Yetia City, which has since been placed under SDS Surveillance.
The SDS Foundation's Investigations
In the 290s the SDS Foundation managed to discover several strongholds belonging to organisations and indivuals affiliated with the Tarqalans. The First of these discoveries was a the Order of the Immortal Targoltos being behind a Siberian conglomerate’s expansion. The Operation to covertly shut this conglomerate down was labeled "Operation Red Frost", fabricating a controversy to naturally allow for an explanation for the conglomerate dissolving after its leadership had been destroyed successfully. In the process of attempting to locate the Matriarch and other anomalous forces she was in arms against, the staff of Site-91 discovered an abandoned Tarqala stronghold in western Khuree. As such, these reports concerning the investigation offer the greatest insight into the potential threat of an active Tarqalan force on the SDS Foundation’s attempts to maintain normalcy.
Due to artifacts such as SDS-031 there is a real threat of the Tarqalan Empire re-emerging via rewriting itself back into history, especially following the Qalkatta Incident.
