The Dragonlands

At the height of the Dynastic Period, The Dragonlands covered nearly a quarter of the Greater Continent. Despite being quite literally in the Marcon's backyard, the interior of the lands enjoyed great piece and prosperity.

Region

The Dragonlands were massive, but sparsely populated, owing mostly to the primary inhabitants: dragons. Nine flights, specifically, and as many as twenty-seven human city-states.

Geographically, the area was mostly rolling hills, wide valleys, and aspiring mountain peeks. Not the match for the High Mountains, but grand. It's position on the disk gave the region a mild climate and a very long growing period, further augmented by the use of dragon magics. This allowed for a an enormous surplus of food.

Demographics

Each city-state had a population of around one million, with another two or three times that living in smaller towns and villages. The dragon flights were considered very large by dragon-standards, typically reaching one to two thousand while the Dragonlands were at their zenith(A typical "large" dragonflight is only around five hundred).

The city-states were served by an intricate network of roads and canals that allowed for very fast travel and easy movement of goods. While trade was common, the bulk of the food resources were actually controlled by the dragons, who ensured a proper distribution. This meant that if a crop failed on one side of the empire, food could be brought from nearly anywhere and prevent a local famine.

The Dragonlands were so productive that a single acre of land could feed on average ten people, at a common Dragonland diet. The humans ate a great deal of meat, and had access to a wide array of spices and seasonings. Most survivng accounts of life in the Dragonlands speak at length of the "great plenty" and the fabulous feasts the dragons celebrated. While details on the exact average diet are scarce, it is estimated that the cropland was at least twenty times more productive than modern dirt-farming techniques developed by the Foundation over a millania later.

Dragonland humans had effectively no lower-class. While poverty may have existed, it is clear there was enough food to keep anyone from starving. The dragons also kept their humans busy with constant building projects and mining efforts, so work was just as plentiful. The dragons of the region also felt strongly that "no one should ever be allowed to starve amidst such plenty", so it was likely even those unable to work would be provided for.

Rule

The Dragonlands were controlled by the dragons, and the humans effectively kept as slaves. They were not dragon-worshipers like the earlier Aramayan civilization, and in fact most of their servitude to dragon-masters was used to improve their own life-quality. The dragons ensured their human populations never went hungry, and helped them in defense of the region.

The human slaves served two primary functions: mining gold, and defending the region. The dragons maintained a massive standing army of over three million, with another six in reserve