Velen is 'led' by Prince Njorald. There was once an institution somewhat similar to the Scaven, though smaller and less powerful. They were killed by the Einherjar. Now, while the Einherjar largely allow Njorald to govern Velen independently, they still make practically every executive decision, as well as forcing Njorald to comply with every demand, military and economic, they may have.


Velen is located far away from Askor, to the north of what was Scavenia. Velen's climate was already much colder than their allies, and so agriculture was far less relied upon, and the sea was utilized much more. After the Einherjar invaded, this was only exacerbated, with the soil losing almost all fertility.


Veleni culture is largely similar to Scaveni, though with a greater emphasis on the ocean and tundra, and, more recently, on warfare. Religiously, the Veleni worship the same gods as the Scaveni, though with different gods in their chief pantheon, and worship of many Scaveni gods, such as Wanous and Lodd, have been outlawed by the Einherjar.











Velen operates under the Einherjar military, though they have opted to send Velen on its own independent invasion rather than simply incorporate it into their military. Velen, as it has always been, is a primarily amphibious military, though is now a bit more raiding oriented and...merciless. The most elite warriors of the Veleni military are the berserkers, Vascun worshippers who can turn into werewolves far more powerful than most Scaveni werewolves, except perhaps Lessik. Their military primarily utilizes longships at sea, and fight with axes more often than the Scaveni. Another elite group are the followers of Kimmel, who carry scythe-like polearms and wear robes instead of armor, instead choosing speed as their main skill in combat. Additionally, certain military practices have been adopted from the Einherjar-for instance, nobles, including Njorald, tend to fight in plate armor, and rather than use their old scale armor, most fighters in general wear chain mail. Crossbows have also been adopted as the main ranged weapon, with levy troops used to fire them.





Skulvar Bloodaxe: (superior hero) Skulvar defected before the Veleni as a whole did, and is perhaps the most powerful werewolf in the world, making the Scaveni Lessik look like nothing in comparison, with his wolf form being massive and demonic. And not only is he powerful as a wolf, but he is still one of the best Veleni warriors as a man, fighting with a large, two handed axe. Despite his strange love for the Einherjar, he is still an ardent worshipper of Vascun, his body covered in Vascunite iconographic tattoos. The way he acts, it seems as though mercy isn't in his vocabulary.

Prince Njorald: Prince Njorald, the puppet leader of Velen, ascended to the throne after his father was killed by Einherjar agents, though the title of king was abolished. Despite his trepidation in fighting, it is expected of him by the Einherjar to fight in combat, and he has become an adept warrior, fighting with a sword and no shield. He is perennially depressed, struggling to account for the needs of his people while complying with the demands of his occupiers. The effect this has on his mental health is, to say the least, not a good one.

Skayna Blackfeather: Skayna is one of the very few female warriors in the Veleni army, and not only that, but she leads a fleet of ships. Utilizing both skills in combat and illusion magic, she is well liked by the Einherjar, mainly for her skill as a slaver, having brought many prisoners to fuel the Einherjar machine. In combat she fights with an axe and a shield, and received her name for controlling a group of ravens, who she uses to obtain scouting information, and sometimes to aid in fighting. She was the illegitimate child of a Veleni admiral who was killed by the Einherjar for refusing to accept their rule, and thus, has noble blood.


Awnar Vesna: Awnar is an ardent follower of Kimmel, and extreme with his skill with a scythe. He's also probably the best person in the Veleni army, with some actual moral fiber. Secretly, he dislikes the Einherjar rule, but wouldn't publicly say anything. Something else he hides is that he not only worships Kimmel as a war god, but as a protecter of Velen, just like in the old days. His father was an actual priest of Kimmel, and as such they lived on a farm. Awnar believes in a new Kimmelite philosophy based on balance, where one cannot enact true change through violent upheaval, and where the passion of the New Kimmel and the tranquility of the Old Kimmel must be reconciled.


For hundreds of years, the neighboring powers of Velen and Scavenia were close allies. So close that the Veleni Prince Njorald and the Scaveni Princess Eosia were expected to be wed, and upon their wedding, create a unified kingdom. When the Einherjar invaded, it seemed as though the allied states would be able to repel the invaders, when Einherjar agents killed the Veleni king, and replaced him with his adolescent son. Since then, the past twenty years have been the Einherjar sapping the Veleni of recources and men, though not as much as the other peoples serving them, so that the Veleni could create their own invasion force.


Einherjar: The Veleni are often called the Einherjar's dogs-treated better than the other vassals, but still forced to comply with any demands they make. Njorald himself is often treated by the Einherjar as a weird project, almost being...groomed.
Scaveni: One time ally, now mortal enemy. The Veleni have been told that the Scaveni had been eradicated, though this is not the case. Of course, after the Veleni betrayal, the engagement between Njorald and Eosia was broken off.
Sabakatanu: They haven't met, but Njorald is about to invade them, so...relations are unlikely to be good.

A series of baronies run by democratically elected barons under the absolute rule of an immortal king.


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.



In the age of myth, before the birth of the nation of Hyrkos, there was a vast spread of a certain culture lost to time. Many leaders lead different clans and tribes of these people and one in particular was a kind lady, admired as a queen among her people. She was young but capable and loved her people as her own children, so much so that her innocent kindness caught the attention of a stray hunter one day.

Drawn by her compassion he spared his game and spent the night in her rose gardens in mirth and joy, discussing how they each saw the world. This went on for many weeks, the hunter would abandon his kill, and find solace in her rose gardens and within her voice, but his own tribe grew restless. They accused her of sorcery, claiming she had corrupted the mind of the young hunter. The hunter ignored his family and continued seeing her, although they had formed a secret code of when and where to greet each other to avoid the eyes of those filled with hatred: she would pluck a rose from her gardens and leave it in the meeting spot, usual around one of his hunting routes, to which he would then follow the pedals to his beloved.

The tensions between tribes grew and one day he found the rose laid upon the autumn leaves, it’s flower cut off and only the thorns to remain. His heart pounded and he followed the pedals with haste, only to find his lover kidnapped. He ran to her people and organized a raid. Together with her people he abandoned his own to rescue her, and after a long and bloody fight, he managed to escape with her in his arms, however she was not well. Broken hearted at the loss of her people she was destined to die that night. She shared her last words and final kiss with her lover, leaving with him only the wish that he take her mantle and protect her people for all of time in her place as she was prepared to do. They sealed their pact as she handed him the lost flower to the thorny stem he had kept from the mutilated rose. The thorns pricked his thumb and he watched a droplet of blood form as the life faded from the eyes of his beloved, and their seal was pressed in both of their blood. This is the birth of the Thorned King.

Out of love it is rumored he is granted immortality, as with each death of his, a child is found, and the child is found to be his, motherless yet bearing all of his memories and emotions. For thousands of years this recurred, with each death of the Thorned King, a new one, same as the last appeared as a child, only to grow old and be replaced. Truly he keeps his pact with his beloved, although this is all myth now and who is to say what lies behind the dark robes and metal mask of the Thorned King? What lies under the great crown of thorns, or past the breastplate he so often wears, is it truly the broken heart of the hunter? Or a fable to justify thousands of years of immortal rule? Either way, this is the tale of the Great Thorned King.



So like basically the original tribe lands slowly turned into a feudal kingdom under the rule of the Thorned king until cities popped up around the original city, these became baronies with democratically elected barons, and slowly more cities popped up or neighbor nations would choose to join the fun of having a democratic baron run government under the absolute rule of a monarch who solely wishes to become the best ruler for his people possible. Yo.


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