Golden Empire of Swahin

The jungle lands of the Swahin contain more gold and precious gems than anywhere else in the known world. Humans and dwarves forged a great alliance centuries ago to take control of these resources, leading to an Empire that rivals the Novans themselves. However, instead of conquest, this Empire was mostly forged through clever deals and diplomacy.

History
In 132 of the Third Age, the Swahin tribe of cattle herders discovered a large deposit of gold in their grazing lands, at the site of modern day Kalabit. The Swahin formed an alliance with the Obor clan, inviting them to their lands to mine the gold, and began leaving their nomadic ways behind to focus on trade.

Many nearby tribes began trading with the Swahin due to their wealth. However, as their trade networks were often attacked by bandits and other hostile tribes. As a solution, the Swahin began buying off many of these tribes to act as mercenaries and guards, keeping their trade routes safe. This led to the Swahin gaining a significant army to back up their power.

In less than thirty years, it became clear that the Swahin had become the true power in the region, and the chieftain of the tribe declared himself emperor and began to establish the borders of the Golden Empire of Swahin officially.

Although the Swahin have managed to avoid major wars with other powerful nations so far, the Kaphian Republics were established as a direct response to the spreading empire, and many in the Desert Lands are less than enthusiastic of the Golden ones encroaching on their territory...