The Royal Kingdom of Keprimet

The kingdom of Kepri
The kingdom of Kepri or in native tongue "Keprimet" is a kingdom located between two great rivers that flow trough the continent. The capital is Apsaty which is a large island located at the mouth of Ankhtet. The actual number of inhabitants in the kingdom is hard to get an exact number of due to no proper census, but estimates range between 7-12 million residents. Making it the third most populous country in the world. There is no official state language, but the de facto language spoken the most is the "Crownlands speech" which is the dialect spoken in the royal court as well as within the merchant class, administration and military. The diversity of the dialects can vary greatly, to some points that two persons from different regions of the realm would not be able to understand each other.

Geography
The geographical composition of Keprimet varies greatly and can in certain parts be in stark contrast to other provinces within the kingdom. The two rivers Ankhtet and Kahaptet run trough the kingdom. The middle part flanked by the rivers is known as the "Crown-Lands" or "Heartlands", both words have the same meaning in Keprian. To the south of the Heartlands lies the Chemrek mountain range which stretches out in a west- and eastward directions, almost cutting it off from the southern parts of the realm. There are not many viable passages trough it apart from a handful which all are guarded by two forts with a sizable garrison. The Ankhtet river flows from an elevated height from a large lake surrounded by the Chemrek as well as the Hepkek mountain range, that all surround it. Each yeah snow melting from the top will swell the river up and is the main cause of the annual flood. The area from where the river flows out of Chemrek and down into the heartlands is largely uninhabited due to the massive waterfall turning it into a temporary lake during flooding seasons. Unlike Ankhtet, the river to the west; Kahaptet, flows from the ocean and into the land. It floods roughly at the same period as Ankhtet as the ocean levels rises temporarily due to seasonal changes. It is the opposite as it flows from an elevated position starting from the heartlands, and trough the Chemrek mountains, where it then continues trough the vast steppe and savannah of the region known as "Land of Nomads".

Heartlands
The heartlands are green and unique in the world in regards to fertility. With a mixture of lowlands with flatter highlands has created a system where most communities have built their permanent dwellings on the hills, with temporary raised huts in the lowlands, as the flood season leaves as much as 70% of the land completely submerged under water. It is not uncommon to see smaller docks and bridges in usual dry areas leaving an odd look to the landscape, but as the flood season starts they become a key to maintaining contact with other local communities. It also acts as a natural defense, as any invading army will have to drag a fleet of boats with them, or hastily move up the heartlands to the capital before the surrounding area becomes to unbearable to organised larger attacks.

Here the bulk of the population live, as the flooding are easily predictable as well as the abundance source of food from farming, fishing and hunting game. During the flood season, communities become small islands, with the larger towns and cities acting as central hubs. Smaller huts are raised up and only resided in when it's planting/harvesting season as the water has then drawn back to its normal levels.

Much of the food produced stems from here, as it's rich in nutrients from the ocean and minerals from the mountains mix. It is also here a special type of grain can thrive. It is a grain that can be harvested twice before the flooding and yield more per harvest than any other, making it a vital and stable food in a Keprian household. Apart from grain, fruits and vegetables are also grown in large abundance. One particular fruit which is called Kehkbet grows from the Kehkbet tree, which is a mangrove type of tree that is endemic to the heartlands. It's fruit is harvested during the height of the flood season. As it only ripens when the roots are submerged in water. Eating a unriped Kehkbet has been known to be very acidic and bitter. A poem from Queen Hathjef the 3rd reign wrote the following about Kekhbet:

''-"Oh Kehkbet! Ripe and sweet, you are a god's treat! But if you are eaten beforehand, like the old croon, sour and bitter! You make one's mind jitter." - "A contradicting taste" poem.''