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Seleon
Data
Region Braxis Peninsula
Classification Polis
Affiliation Territorial Independence Army, Eleutheroi
Language Lagikoi Greek
Population Around 5,000,000

Seleon (Lagikoi unaccented Greek: Σελεον, -ος) is one of the greatest of Lagikoi Poleis. It is the representative polis of the region of Braxis Peninsula, and it is the home polis of many named Lagikoi, including Chremonides and Areus Megas.

Rise to importance[]

Seleon was one of the poorer choices of a polis, given that it was close to Mount Helion, reducing arable land. Moreover, Braxis was one of the more dangerous regions of Polysiton, home to the most number and diversity of predator species, a rarity in Polysiton. Not only that, Mount Helion itself was one of the major nesting places of the pachyderms, which was certainly not helpful for the residents of Seleon. Seleon was thus seen as a minor polis thanks to its relatively low economic potential.

However, Seleon turned from a laughingstock of a polis to one of the most influential polis with the coming of the Pachydermic Wars, as Seleon's surroundings forced its residents to be more hardy. In fact, Seleon used to be much more militaristic than an average Lagikoi polis, and it was not surprising that Seleon was the polis that experimented with militaristic socialism much akin to the Ancient Greek polis of Sparte. It was with the Pachydermic Wars which led to the rise of the tyrant Chremonides, who was not only aggressively attacking the pachyderms (and destroying the nesting grounds in Mount Helion), but also the one to create the military culture unique to Seleon. With Seleonite spheres gaining experience, other poleis, especially the wealthy Phovellis, actively sought out Seleonite warbands, although Chremonides himself explicitly discouraged mercenary economy. With Chremonides putting a halt to privateering, poleis seeking to enlist Seleonite help had to go directly through Chremonides and his council. This resulted in Seleon becoming a very important city, even though Lagikoi politics rarely if ever became confrontational. While the experiment with militaristic socialism ended quite smoothly given the pacifist tendencies of the Lagikoi, Seleon remained an example of the military capabilities of the Lagikoi: Areus's Seleonite origins was a factor in helping persuade the other Lagikoi poleis to join his alliance against the Infantids in the First Lampardian War.

Seleon would remain a mighty military presence, and even with the arrival of the Infantids and the subsequent invasion of Polysiton that would result in the First Lampardian War, Seleon would be independent of EBC rule. Even though Seleon would remain independent, it was nevertheless hurt by the EBC conquest of many trading poleis, which cut down a good portion of Seleon's supply of food. Seleon itself grew desperate even more so as the Phovellian-led (and founded in Argyria) Koinon Syllogon suffered a huge defeat at the Battle of Makrokeraia (Long Horns) which resulted in the death of its leader, Antimachos Argyrios. Areus Megas rose to eminence during this time, singlehandedly organizing a resistance and salvaging Sentinel technology to defeat a EBC warband and become a hero of the Lagikoi. Areus Megas would then proceed to create the Territorial Independence Army to fight back the EBC, and with the help of the remaining Sentinels, win the First Lampardian War.

Culture[]

Seleon is considered an oddity in the old Lagikoi world: the high caloric requirements of the Lagikoi meant most Lagikoi were sedentary, content to be at or near their home polis which was almost always situated near a stable source of food including farmland. Being situated in a more rugged location, Seleonites needed to do a bit more scouting and exploration to supplement their smaller portions of food. This made the Seleonites natural scouters and explorers, while also making Seleon a center of botany and taxonomy as its explorers would return to archive information on local flora and fauna. Seleonites were thus also the most famed for its score of settlers to a point there they were treated as a sort of "angel" among the other Lagikoi to test their practice of xenia.

Areus Megas was the product of this culture: Seleonite experience in long distance travel and its somewhat militaristic roots made Areus the hero he is to the Lagikoi. Seleonites are still actively recruited as logisticians and pathfinders, dispatched elsewhere to teach other Lagikoi about logistics.

The Great Poleis
Seleon - Phovellis - Telemantros - Pella - Rhakotis - Berenikaia - Argyria
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