Koritsutori

Koritsutori is a mountainous, frigid land on the southwest portion of the Ksana continent, known for its extensive mining quarries.

Geography
Koritsutori had a cold climate, not suitable for most crops. The Jufi mountain ranges runs along the western coast.

Demographics
Koritsutori's citizens are mainly a subrace of orcs known as Frost Orcs. Humans, dwarves, and other humanoid species are sometimes found among them, but elves are rarely to be found due to their hatred of the orc race, and more reptilian races avoid the area due to the intense cold/.

Politics
Koritsutori is lead by the Shul, three leaders chosen to represent the three Aspects of Life - body, soul, and mind. The Body is chosen through a tournament of battle, the Mind through merit tests, and the Soul through the recommendation of the previous Soul, or in case of no previous Soul, popular vote.

Military
The military of Koritsutori has gone through great reforms, becoming more organized in its actions and hierchy.
 * Tashikani: The Tashikani are local leaders, ruling over a certain province.


 * Samu: The Samu warriors follow the Doma Mor, a strict code of conduct directing them in what is honorable and right. They fight under their Tashikani.
 * Ruki: Foot soldiers under the Samu.

History
The nation of Koritsutori was once a barbaric nation of warmongerers, ruled by the Shil, two leaders representing Body and Mind.

In 476 SE, the Koritsutorans sailed through the sea and warred with the elves of Sogriador, razing the former capital of Yllasys to the ground. Through means of magic, the elven monarch at the time used ancient magic and sacrificed their life to bring about the Ideal Iraduid, who wiped out the barbarian forces and created the Divide, a raging wall of water that blocked naval access to Sogriador. The Shil saw that their leadership, as well as the warmongering culture of Koritsutoru, had failed them. They established the Doma Mor, a strict code of conduct governing warfare and hierarchy, and restructured their government to add the Soul and become the Shul. This process finalized in 505 SE.