LA Ragha, Dual Kingdom

Ragha is a dual kingdom of fire and ice, rage and serenity. Half of the population are Abysian descendants from the isolated colony of Tur, and half the population are Airyan refugees from Caelum. Tur was a distant and prosperous Abysian colony founded after a successful military campaign against the giants of Ashdod. But the war with Ashdod had been taxing and the colony was cut off from the kingdom by a Arcoscephalean campaign through the fertile lands previously conquered from the giants. For centuries Tur was left alone and an independent kingdom formed. Then came the Caelians. A great host of iceclad warriors descended upon the Turan armies on the plain of Ragha in the mid of winter. The Turan Shah realized that Tur could not stand up to the Caelians for long. Tur was on the brink of destruction when the attacks suddenly stopped. Civil war had broken out in Caelum and the campaign was aborted. Instead Caelian refugees and deserters settled on the plain of Ragha. Airyan Seraphs approached the Turan Shah and peace was negotiated. When the Harab Seraphs of Caelum attacked, the Airyas were saved by the gryphon riders of Tur. This sealed the truce and a strange alliance was formed. Ragha is now a society of two peoples united out of necessity. During winter the Airyas reign and during summer the Turans reign. Even faith has evolved to mimic the legacy of the two peoples. Two different groups of beings are adored and worshiped. But this is starting to change. The One True God has arisen. The peoples of Ragha suffer less from hot or cold climates than other nations.

"Ragha is a dual kingdom of fire and ice, rage and serenity. Half of the population are Abysian descendants from the isolated colony of Tur, and half are Airyan refugees from Caelum. Tur was a distant and prosperous Abysian colony founded after a successful military campaign against the giants of Ashdod. But the war with Ashdod had been taxing and the colony was cut off from the kingdom by an Arcoscephalean campaign through the fertile lands previously conquered by the giants. For centuries, Tur was left alone and an independent kingdom formed. Then came the Caelians. A great host of iceclad warriors descended upon the Turan armies on the plain of Ragha in the middle of winter. The Turan Shah realized that the Tur could not stand up to the Caelians for long. Tur was on the brink of destruction when the attacks suddenly stopped. Civil war had broken out in Caelum and the campaign was aborted. Instead, Caelian refugees and deserters settled on the plain of Ragha. Airyan Seraphs approached the Turan Shah and peace was negotiated. When the Harab Seraphs of Caelum attacked, the Airyas were saved by the gryphon riders of Tur. This sealed the truce and a strange alliance was formed. Ragha is now a society of two peoples united out of necessity. During winter the Airyas reign and during the summer the Turans reign. Even faith has evolved to mimic the legacy of the two peoples. Two different groups of beings are adored and worshiped. But this is starting to change. The One True God has arisen. The peoples of Ragha suffer less from hot or cold climates than the people of other nations.

"Ragha was added in the Caelum patch for Dominions 4. I had played with ideas on a dual Caelian/Abysian nation earlier on, but it wasn't until I started to remake Caelum that those ideas bore fruit. Of the Caelian nations it is probably the one most heavily influenced by history and myth. Since the nation was developed with Zoroastrianism in mind the mage-priests of the nation, dasturs and athravans, became an integral part of the nation and not something that was added ad hoc. The heat/cold preferences of the nation made it a bit difficult to evaluate and balance, but I'm very fond of the concept thematically. The fact that the nation is based on centuries of Persian history and two different dominions nations, gives it more traits than most nations." -Illwinter

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Magic Access	Alt. Access	Unit Summary	Core Abilities	Buildings
3 3 (Rare 4) 2 2 (Rare 3) 2 2 2	Heroes: 31 Summons Many different summons. and can get you: 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4. No . See Summons for details.	Turan Infantry Turan Cavalry Flying Units Gryphon Riders	Flying Cold Resistance Fire Resistance Darkvision Ice Protection	Standard Forts Temples cost 1200 Temples produce Fire gems

Capitol Gems: 1111
Turmoil Limit + 1
Prefers Cold Scale + 3

• Crown of the Shah Unremovable (Construction 3)
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See Magic Access. These guides supplement the summaries at the top.

LA Ragha has summonable mages with a variety of paths:

Call Yata Limited
11 Karapan (1 in 3) or Dastur (1 in 4) +
The four Yatas all have Death, two have Fire, one has Astral, one has Water, one has Blood.

Call Greater Daeva Limited
11 Karapan (1 in 3) or Dastur (1 in 4) +
Of the six Greater Daevas, five have Death, three have Fire, two have Earth, and two have 3.

Call Celestial Yazad Limited
2 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +
Two of the six Yazads have Fire, two have Air, one has 4, one has 3, one has 2.

Call Amesha Spenta Limited
2 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +
There are six Amesha Spentas, three with Earth, three with Nature, one with 4, one with 6, one with 4,

Even though LA Ragha only has recruitable 2, Blood is easy to climb, giving access to Bind Heliophagus for power in Fire, Death, and Blood, and Bind Demon Lord for all paths except Water.

The multi-path boosters that require Astral, Ring of Sorcery and Ring of Wizardry, are practically reachable. Not just because LA Ragha can recruit an 3 mage, (which still requires a level of empowerment to reach 4), but because the powerful summons that require Astral also motivate investing in the path.

The mages LA Ragha can summon have a wide variety of paths, some of which make getting a new type of booster incredibly easy, like Khshathra Vairya - Spenta of Sky and Metals, who is one easily made Earth booster away from a Staff of Elemental Mastery. When summoning a new mage, check boosters.

Highest starting: 3 Turan Sorcerer

Skull of Fire
11 Karapan (1 in 3) or Dastur (1 in 4)

Bind Arch Devil
11 Karapan (1 in 3) or Dastur (1 in 4) + Arch Devils have a good chance of 4 in 5 chance of 4, 1 in 5 of 3.

Multiple LA Ragha mages have Fire and Astral, but The Forbidden Light Unique requires too many boosters to be practical.

See above for Call Yata, Call Greater Daeva, Call Celestial Yazad, and Call Amesha Spenta.

Highest starting: 3 Airya Seraph
Requires a level of empowerment to get to the key path 4, or the Unique Tome of High Power.

Tome of High Power Unique
31 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +

Call Fravashi
2 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +
Ancestral Fravashi has 3.

See above for Call Celestial Yazad, and Call Amesha Spenta.

Highest starting: 2 Zaotar (1 in 4)

Trident from Beyond Unique
12 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +

See above for Call Celestial Yazad and Call Amesha Spenta.

No recruitable access. See above for Call Greater Daeva, Call Celestial Yazad, and Call Amesha Spenta.

King of Elemental Fire Limited
3 Turan Sorcerer +
A one in two chance of 1, if that king isn't already taken.

Highest starting: 2 Airya Seraph (1 in 3)

Tome of High Power Unique
31 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +

Call Fravashi
2 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +
Ancestral Fravashi has 2.

Call Celestial Yazad Limited
2 Airya Seraph (1 in 3) +
The Yazads all have Astral.

Multiple LA Ragha mages have Fire and Astral, but The Forbidden Light Unique requires too many boosters to be practical.

See above for Call Yata.

Highest starting: 2 Dastur (1 in 4) or Turan Sorcerer (1 in 3)

The Black Book of Secrets Unique
21 Dastur (1 in 4) or Turan Sorcerer (1 in 3) +
12 Dastur (1 in 4) or Turan Sorcerer (1 in 3) +

Call Yata Limited
11 Karapan (1 in 3) or Dastur (1 in 4) +
3 in 4 Yatas have 3, 1 has 2.

Call Greater Daeva Limited
11 Karapan (1 in 3) or Dastur (1 in 4) + Five of the six Greater Daevas have Death.

No recruitable access. See above for Call Celestial Yazad and Call Amesha Spenta.

No national access.

Summon Spectre
2 Dastur (1 in 4) or Turan Sorcerer (1 in 3) +
Spectre has a 7 in 16 chance of at least 1.

Highest starting: 2 Dastur (1 in 4) or Turan Sorcerer (1 in 3). The hero, Zahak - Fatherslayer, has 3.

The Black Book of Secrets Unique
21 Dastur (1 in 4) or Turan Sorcerer (1 in 3) +
12 Dastur (1 in 4) or Turan Sorcerer (1 in 3) +

See above for Call Yata and Call Greater Daeva.

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