Groam

Overview
Groam is the oldest country in the continent of Cresia being able to traced´it's history back to the Age of the Dragons. Groam has been destroyed and rebuilt two times in the course of it's existence.

History
In it's peak period during the reign of the first kings, the kingdom ruled much of the current continent. When the Theocracy of Phylar was born in the country which is now Zarovna, Groam rapidly lost it's footing as the pantheon's deities gained followers. Eventually the theocracy vanquished the first kingdom.

Government
Groam is a hereditary monarchy. The ruler is a king or queen - both women and men are equally able to become a ruler in Groam. The first kings established this system and while the country could have changed in the turmoils of years after it's first collapse, that did not happen and the difficulties lead to an even more emphasis to be given to a monarch's importance to the well being of the people and land alike. A number of monarchic families have been introduced during the almost 900 years of the country's history, but the first kings are all common ancestors to each and every ruling family of the later centuries. While the country has seen it's fair share of blood tinted coups, the recent years have been kind to the current ruling family of Comarias.

Laws
Most of the laws in the entire continent are derived from old codexes of Groam origin. The laws divide people into citizens and titled nobles and present a differing set of responsibilities and duties to both. Only murder is expressly forbidden from both groups but other than that, titled nobles are mostly exempted from prosecution by such crimes as tax evasion, fraud, assault and thievery. In general the laws are enforced by the titled nobles themselves. In the capital city there exists a tribunal of three scholars with in-depth knowledge of the history of the land in regards to justice and laws and it is their responsibility to resolve cases where titled nobles are being charged or crimes that require advance ruling. The tribunal members are appointed by the king.

Heraldry
The heraldic item of the kingdom is a silhouette of a white hunting dog sitting facing left. The country's heraldic emblem traces back to the coronation day of the very first king of Groam.

Inhabitants
The size of the population is the biggest of all countries of Cresia and estimated to be around 900.000.