Vel’Rahsia is a land primarily of thick forest’s and long winding rivers.
Its southern most oceanic border consists of a natural raised rock face and jagged cliffs.
Cutting through the middle of the land running three quarters of the way to its northern borderline is the great river Vel.
The space beyond that is the dark swampy marshlands known as ‘the deep mist’. At its northern edges the land starts to rise and gives way to few hills.

Equal distance east and west two more smaller rivers run inland from the corner of its ocean border. The twins known as Skaya & Vuyk. These are just over half the length of Vel and more winding. Skaya on the west is shorter and ends in a fork.

For most part, the current land of Vel’Rahsia was considered part of Valencia. The exact border line sway back and forth over time but never receded back beyond the natural forming defence line of great river Vel until ....

The capital is located in the heart and center of the province. Once a fortified dock on the river it built naturally over time. None more than during the years when Valencia owned all to the west and Tollon Rahsia was granted that to the east. The river acting as a divider it sprouted into two seperate cities for a time, defending from even each other before eventually being reunited.

To the north east beyond the river Vuyk is Tohn. In times of war it acted as a rally point and forward war camp of Valencia. It still holds the tall lookout towers reaching out above the trees. After Sera withdrew and Valencia’s influence spread, it was less important and given to the tribesmen as a way of pushing them further away from the Holy empire of Valencia and the river Vel. It was named after Tollon and Sephia’s first son who died as a general fighting for Valencia.

136: Over 100 years after Gideon’s crucifixion, amongst the throws of war, a small alliance was born. The records are unclear if it was a marriage of passion and forbidden love or simply that of a political nature, needs and necessity. Unification.

For their own reasons, speculation states the sense of impending doom, rumours have it as a disagreement with the king of Caliphate.

Either way Tollon a leader of southern tribesman married the holy duchess Sephia, descendant of Gideon’s own disciples.
His men were granted the forest land around the great river Vel.
Not only did they bring great knowledge of ship building but also none other could defend the forest like them. It was a good trade. At the time.

137: first son was born
139: second son born
142 third son born still born
149: First son dies in war
first daughter is born
Sephia dies in childbirth
150: Caliphate withdraws

156: Tension grows around Vel as the tribesmen are no longer needed and Sephia isn’t present to rule them.

172: East of the great river Vel the forward camp is turned into a capital city, Named after Tollon’s first son, Tohn, and the tribesmen are pushed east of the river.

193:

200: Valencia spreads across the north

220: As Valencia cemented it’s hold on the Northen lands, it no longer needed

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Name: Vel’Rahsia
RahVel - central
Tohn- east camp
Dehl’ru - deep mist
Vicar - south wall

Main River: River Vel
Secondary twins: Skay, Vuyk

Sephia Dehl-marta holy duchess
Tollon Rahsia tribesmen

Tohn 1st son
Vicall 2nd son
Scoic 3rd died at birth
Dehlia Arania 1st daughter

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Deep forest / swamp rivers
Poisons, herbology & animals
Stealth
Barbarity - disregard for life
Slaves