Yllendthyr is an island nation isolated from the rest of the continent. It's surrounded by greenery and lush forests only broken up with the appearance of docks an cities. The capital and residence of the Queen of Yllendthyr is in Yllendor, a tower-city with its tall shine and beauty can be seen from all around the country.

Yllendthyr is a monarchy lead by its hereditary divine rulers. The Queen (Ymerodres) fulfills the role of both supreme ruler and head priestess of their religion, the Arvandor. In effect though most of the political power is handled by the Chymanfa, the house of lords that covers the council of the most prestigious and influential noble families of Yllendthyr. As in a typical feudalist system they have large degree of autonomy and only answer to the Queen for their deeds. Yet since these families are also the most devout beleivers of Arvandor they generally have unwavering loyalty to the Queen as such even though she doesn't own any land the Queen is able to retain her power. Commoners in Yllendthyr also treated differently. There are no serf and post peasants and other workers are allowed free movement within the country. Instead the only ones allowed to own fields, mines and similar possessions are nobles and commoners only have the right to rent these from them. They own the land. Citizens in towns also form a special layer of society with their own unique rights but as a recent phenomenon things only progress slowly. Due to the longevity of elves Yllendthyr has a strangely conservative view on politics and actually has difficulties to adapt or outright change.


The majority of Yllendthyr's population are elves. They are slender, tall and agile creatures most readily identified by their pointed ears. They are agile, dexterous and have incredible sense of balance. They can feel movement as if they're in possession of natural gyroscopes.Their senses are also sharpened and match that of wild animals. As beings closer to nature they're more resilient to diseases and toxins, albeit they also happen to be extremely vulnerable to certain other threats. Elvish diet is different from humans as the former are fully omnivorous. Elves are famous for their beauty and longevity, can physically appear young and live for hundreds of years. More interestingly at the end of their life cycle elves undergo a strange transformation, growing rapidly plant-like in appearance over the months until fully transforming into a tree. As such trees have a rather unique status in elvish communities and you might also think of them as their ancestors or gravestones. Elves bear great respect for the nature and especially trees. They only cut trees of specific type and only when they absolutely need it. The wanton deforestation of other civilizations utterly baffles them. Their slim builds leave less room for elves to develop powerful physique and when trained to its peak a human warrior is always physically superior to an elf. In addition their long lives have lengthy complications, too. Elfish reproductive cycle is consierably slower than a human's and even then the chance of miscarriage is awfully high. Childbirth is a great treasure in elven communities especially since it takes several years from pregnancy to birth. During this time the mother is vulnerable which led to the elves developing their matriarchial structures. Women are to be treasured and protected. Any dangerous duty is generally taken by males. That being said elvish philosophy is about the freedom of all their kin. If a female aspires to become a warrior she might do it, even if it's a rare event due to cultural reasons. Lastly a few words about the non-elfish population of Yllendthyr. All elves are free and they welcome visitors kindly. But any non-elf living in their country is basically considered their slave. They are treated as lesser beings and traded like an object between each other. That being said anything a slave does is the responsibility of its owner thus non-elves are still treated with relative care.


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Yllendthyr is an island country living in relative isolation. While trading with the neighboring seafaring races is relatively common Yllendthyr generally shies away from geopolitics and its people try to keep their contact with the outside to the minimum.
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I am gonna include both my heroes and other named characters at the same place. My military section may have summaries on heroes and their abilities but not much else. So if you want saucy stories or just have an extra 5-10 minutes to waste, you might read this in the future (when I get to finish this NS).

In short how is your country run? How is your ruler selected? How much power does your ruler have. Is it a monarchy, a republic, or something else? What is the ruling dynasty? I don’t want to see five paragraphs here about how your monarch has to go through parliament to select viceroys or something. It needs only be long enough to provide a sufficient summary of your government. Feel free to add additional info under a hider if you feel compelled to.


This should be more just a claim of your location. Talk about the climate, terrain, and important locations in your country. Specifically mention major cities and your capital. Bonus points if you have an internal map that includes highways.


Much like the government section, don’t drown us in details, though feel free to add more info under a hider or something. Is your country culturally homogenous or a mixture of ethnicities? Are your people humans or some other race? If you have various ethnicities, how do they interact with each other? What are your people’s values? Bonus points for adding insults they use to refer to the people from countries they have been at war with. A note about nonhuman races: do not simply make them arbitrarily superior to humans, if they are better than humans in one way then they will be inferior in another way.


How do your people fight? What strategies and tactics do they usually employ? What sort of equipment do your troops use? What’s the emphasis of your military? Try to be somewhat unique here. If a pre-existing country makes heavy use of heavy infantry and shield walls, for instance, don’t do the same yourself. I am not interested in numbers or percentages, so don’t use them.


Each country gets one superior hero and three normal heroes. In terms of combat strength expect a superior hero to be on par with about 150 men and normal heroes to be on par with 100 men. (Yes, this is the only place in the sheet where there are actually numbers) Basically these are the badasses of your country that you can use for point of view characters if you want. At absolute bare minimum you need a name and one line description of what your hero is good at; however, ideally this should be the largest section of your sheet. You can use any explanation you want for why your heroes are stronger than normal people. For example using magic, being blessed by a god, or simply being very skilled with their weapons. Also keep in mind that if a hero dies you can replace him or her with a new one.


A brief history of your country is fine, so long as you cover the last 20 or so years. I’m looking for more of a summary of important events than list of dead monarchs.


How does your country interact with its neighbors. I am not looking for a list of exports and imports, but feel free to add them if you want. At bare minimum I want a listed rival here, another country that yours viewed as an enemy and actively worked against during the past twenty or so years.


Optional section. Put any info about any characters here. Examples of this would be your kings or queens, military leaders, and non-hero “badasses”. You can also put more detailed info of your heroes here as well.