Pintus Empire

The Pintus Empire is an early Civilisation founded by the Producers in 0AP by Emperor Kwame I. The Pintus Empire is of historical significance because of the influence the Empire would have over the next 1800 years of Producer History. The power of the Empire has led to the Pintus Language to be the most commonly spoken language in Producer Society.

Founding
According to legend, the Pintus Empire was founded by Emperor Kwame I in 0AP when he observed a twig fall into a nearby stream. Upon seeing this he followed the twig downstream until he saw a tree. What he saw was that a tree, made up of many smaller twigs, would not be washed away while the smaller twig was carried by the current. This is seen as an analogy for his belief system.

At the time of the Empire's founding, the Ancients' Peninsula was home to several groups of Pintus Speaking tribes and many other small language groups. It was well known that outside of the peninsula was the rest of the continent of Apa and potentially dangerous peoples. The Pintus Tribes benefited from a naturally easy to defend corner of the Peninsula as well as access to Islands. This meant that a society was able to form in relative stability, although with enough of a threat from the rest of the Peninsula to force change.

In 15BP Kwame began to unite the tribes of the Pintus lands with a talk of a "people who would not be washed away by history". He told of the benefits of a larger and stronger society with more people working towards shared goals. Through a series of alliances, assassinations and deals, Kwame was able to unite the Pintus speakers under one banner in 0AP.