Zulu Nation

Zulu Nation
The Zulu Nation is the third largest state in Azani, and considered by many to be an almost sovereign Elven nation, covering a broad swathe of the Azanian tropical forests and jungles in the Southeastern part of the country, bordering all other states - the Cape Republic in the West, Oranje-Vrystaat in the North and the Trans-Swazi Federation in the Northwest. A land of rolling hills, the former grasslands have grown to become mighty jungles, it's wildlife awakening alongside it's inhabitants.

A majority of the Zulu Nation is inhabited by elves and other metahumans, primarily of Zulu descent, this formerly wild land having become their refuge during the years since South Africa's decline and dissolution. Though the nation holds many metahumans, the elves are formally in power with no other group able to challenge their rule - nor willing to.

Life in the Zulu Nation can be tumultous at times as despite their advanced cities, such as New Hlobane and Durban, that merge the nature of the Awakened with advanced technology, much of the country is still tribal in nature, a large part of it's population spread out through the dense jungles in small villages and communities, many of them highly different from one another.

This state is known primarily for it's exceptional magical goods, producing them in great quantities and trading them with other nations and Azanian states. Despite their rather intimidating reputation of excluding humans and non-elves from much of it's land, and declaring many to be their enemies or foes, the second main focus of income for the Zulu Nation is tourism and they are more than happy to speak to those who are willing to "understand" the Zulu viewpoint.

In recent years, the Zulu and Xhosa tensions are beginning to rise once again, after Zulu terrorists firebombed a Xhosa slumtown in the Cape Republic.