Kingdoms of Therodon

Kingdoms of.....

Jaiman

Emer

Kingdoms of Jaiman

Empire of Rhakhaan - Jerrin Arej Malvion Faslurin VII

This realm has declined in recent centuries, the Empire of Rhakaan remains ostensibly the most powerful person in all Jaiman. His Imperial Majesty is a mere 25 years old, yet has proved an adept diplomat and has managed to evade half a dozen assassination attempts.

There are many lords in the region; its city-states are fairly independent, yet remain part of the Empire. Subject fiefs, they agree to provide troops for defense of the realm in time of emergency, to pay taxes, etc. In return, the Emperor maintains the unity of the realm and keeps roads and borders safe.

Haalkitaine, home of the capital, is known as the Imperial Province. Set in the western foothills of the Grey Mountains. Haalkitaine is a grim place for a number of reasons, it is a brooding citadel honeycombed with secret passages and court intrigues but the weather being among the leading factors. The sun rarely appears in this mountainous area, the weather instead tending towards overcast skies, with endless drizzling rain in the spring and fall, and snow through the winter. The summers are tolerable if short.

The city's ancient catacombs form a vast maze beneath the grey towers; they are said to contain vast treasure - and a host of undead guardians. In the cliffs above Haalkitaine are the Tombs of the Kings - looming palaces of the dead.

Kingdom of Helyssa - Currently held in regency by and unknown source. Located in U-Lyshak

This small kingdom surrounds the old capital of U-Lyshak known as Cynar. The coastal town has a brisk trade economy and supports a respectable fleet. Thought the most prosperous of the U-Lyshaak states, Helyssa is currently in turmoil after the death of the King and the disappearance of his only heir. The realm is currently held in regency, controlled by an unknown source.

The Elven Forest - ruled by Wizard-King Liras Alinar. Located in U-Lyshak

This wood is known to its inhabitants as the realm of Remiriath. The Wizard-King Liras Alinar is a High-elf who has ruled for as long as anyone can remember.

Rumors abound regarding the forest, including that Alinar has ensorcelled human undead to guard the borders of the land. It is generally understood that he does not like uninvited guests. Scattered through the forest are the prized Miran trees, which, while deciduous, hold their leaves through the winter, dropping them only when they blossom with huge blue flowers in the spring.

Other trees in the Forest include Linden, Beech, Willow, and a variety of large, hardy Maples and Oaks.

Saral - ruled by Damos Huroth Alizon II. Located in Saralis

Damos Huroth Alizon II rules the largest single region, which he pompously called Saral. Situated in the most southern portion of Saralis, it includes the fertile river lands and much of the western coast. Damos has been borrowing from the Lethys merchant-princes to finance his aggression against his neighboring lords, but the Lethyians are growing impatient, wanting results in gold or goods.

The ancient capital of Saralis at Turak, situated on Lake Karísh, is a ruin inhabitated only by ghosts.

Plasidar - ruled by.....

Generally considered a 'wild land' filled with theives and pirates, Plasidar most likely is not quite as bad as it is made out to be. The Duke of Plasidar (once Plasidar was a Duchy of U-Lyshak and the title has somehow survived through the millenia!) is an Elven merchant-lord who commands an impressive fleet. Gûl is the capital city, boasting a port of exceeded in size only by the huge ports at Lethys. Only the traders of Plasidar are bold enough to face the seas beyond; it is said that they depend on enchantments to avoid the many reefs and atolls which guard the entrance to the Bay.

The capital city of Plasidar and the largest, Gûl is a bustling sea-trad town with a fairly significant population of over 10,000. Wood-elves and Sea-elves make up nearly half of the city, while the remaining mortals are of mixed ancestry. There are even a few Iylari, mostly master craftsmen or merchant leaders.

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Kingdoms of Emer

Kingdom of Danarchis - ruled by King Moren. Located in Hæstra.

Occupying the rocky peninsula (the northernmost extension of Hæstra), Danarchis is a small but powerful maritime kingdom. Aside from trading with the simple Bodlean peoples, they have little contact with the inland affairs of Hæstra - instead reaching out across the seas for their riches. Danarchis also controls all of the small islands surrounding the realm, to the Forbidden Reef to the west and the Six Isles to the east. (The Six Isles are, like the other islands, volcanically formed. Unlike the others, all are still hot, and they have little vegetation on them. They are essentially uninhabitable.)

The kings of Danarchis learned long ago that there was much more profit to be earned from trade with the stubborn Bodlean Dalesmen than through conquest. As a result, the King has declared that his people must never attempt to seize land beyond the peninsula, and the Talath have agreed to not settle there. Danachis and Bodlea have had a friendly and stable relationship for many centuries.

Lethys (a huge city in southern Jaiman), Kaitane and Eidolon all trade at the Danarchis port of Artha, a bustling city with beautiful white marble towers and seasize plazas. The king of Danarchis resides in a gleaming palace on the hillside overlooking Artha.

Stroane - ruled by Katra. Located in Hæstra.

Controlling all lands around the Sea of Votania, from the Spine of Emer to the Bay of Izar and north to the Keyten River, Stroane is a powerful country with an agressive ruler. Most of this land has been acquired in just the last ten years, sapping the resources of the homeland and causing mixed reactions among the court.

Two years ago, the Katra ('king') was murder by his young wife, an act which smacks of a conspiracy of some sort. But the wife escaped, and the other members of this supposed plot have yet to be uncovered. The Katra's son - now ten years old - is ruler in name only, the actual administration being handled by a triumvirate made up of the highest military official (the Lord General), the Katha's most eminent advisor (the Chief Sage) and the Katra's uncle (Lorek, Prince of Vornia). The three are frequently at odds, and the government is unstable.

The sudden death of the Katra is unquestionably a fortunate event for Stroane's neighbors, as the realm was quickly becoming the largest realm on Emer. Expansion was driven by the power-lust of the Katra, and with him gone, it is doubtful that the country will expand further in the forseeable future. If it's conquered lands were more organized and assertive, they would find winning their supremacy back a simple matter, but it appears that most of the Miirian villagers care little whether they are under Stroane control or not. They are taxed in foodstuffs (since they have no money), a burden not as onerous as the thought of taking up arms and perhaps dying.

Arakin, the capital city and trade center of Stroane, Arakin lies along the eastern shore of Vul Arus (I. "enchanted waters", the old name of the Sea of Votania). A vast city of dark grey stone, it is a forbidding sight. Arakin is surrounded by a high wall with many towers and battlements. One bronze piece is charged to enter the city, and the Stroane military is everywhere.

The Katra of Stroane - aboslute ruler of Stroane, the King (or Katra, as he is known by his own people) resides in a vast palace in Arakin. Ascension to the throne is by direct descent, and only a male can be Katra. This royal family claims direct descent from Aldaron, the Emperor of Emer. (this claim is dubious but has not been contested).

The current Katra is a ten year old boy who has nothing to do wtih governing the land and won't until his 16th birthday. At present he is merely a figurehead while the regency triumvirate tries to hold the country together. The hard winter last year also proved a strain, as snow wolves came down from the mountains to harass the lowlands.

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