Nation Name: Empire of Vyrndar
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Capital: Vol'Kariz
Capital Population: 27,000
Other Major Settlements: Vuel'Niranis, 
Population: 1.8 Million
Racial demographics: The Empire of Vyrndar is primarily composed of the race known as the Lorenvolk. In their ancestral lands there are few members of other races, however in the more recently annexed lands to the south there are still a large number of natives of other races who now also live under the empire's rule. 

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Fashion: In terms of identifying the rank of individuals the most definite fashion element is also the rarest and most expensive of the many elements that serve to mark rank within Vyrndar. The Imperial family as well as the highest echelon of the faith of Maev'Sil'Vien are the only ones allowed to make use of this particular fabric. Within Vyrndar there has long been a special variety of spider known for it's unique golden silk webs. With sufficient effort it is possible to harvest and amass enough of this incredibly valuable silk for use in articles of clothing as well as occasionally being used in the creation of sacred tapestries or ornaments that depict the forms of Maev'Sil'Vien. 

Second only the sacred golden thread is crimson. Only those who are of the great families and noble lineages of the empire are permitted to wear clothing that contains the rich color. Aside from those two colors there are no specifically important colors that are denied to the general populace. However it is important to note that those of lower rank are far less likely to have clothing with bright or distinct colors and that such is typically reserved for the wealthy. It should also be noted that unstained white is also considered a sign of prestige and nobility as well.

Religion: The Lorenvolk practice a monotheistic religion that specifically venerates one goddess who is possessed of several notable forms and aspects. The goddess Maev'Sil'Vien is the embodiment of Creation and Destruction, Light and Dark, and Life and Death. It is said that in the beginning she wrought the great burning sphere the orbits the world from her own light and the darkness that shrouds the earth at night from her own shadow. It is said that she descended to the world upon the crystal stair to create all life but that when life had been created she could not find anything worthy of claiming as her own. It was then that she created the first of the Lorenvolk, to serve as her chosen, her children upon the world. Maev'Sil'Vien is most frequently depicted as a being that towers over even the Lorenvolk. Her statues that have supposedly be made in her image would show her to be roughly 20 feet tall. Four spines emerge from her shoulders, two ivory and two black as night, in a similar vien her head bears a natural crown of spines in the same pattern and grouping. 

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History: The Lorenvolk have long lived in their northern lands, dwelling apart from the lesser creatures that lived on the lands to the south of their ancestral homelands. In the furthest north they raised their great cities and took lands from the ice itself, forcing back the ice walls (supposedly). But in time things began to change, the cold grew more severe, winters lengthened and the summers shortened. The ice walls that had been driven back began to to creep forward again to reclaim the lands that the Lorenvolk had torn from them. The change was gradual enough that very few even noticed that it had begun until it was well underway and the feuding kingdoms and dominions of the Lorenvolk continued to war amongst themselves

But things were changing even as they warred among themselves for one of the various states among them was gaining ground. The King of Vyrndar in his capital at Vol'Kariz extended the hand of alliance by way of marriage to the royal family at Vuel'Niranis another of the greatest of the Lorenvolk kingdoms and the pact was successfully completed. While most such endeavors eventually collapsed this one did not and the unification brought benefits that allowed Vyrndar to eventually force the other kingdoms and dominions of the Lorenvolk into submission. And so unity had come to the lands of the utmost north but this unity was not long forged when the threat posed by the climate changes finally became clear.

This was an enemy that the Lorenvolk could not fight. Their great strength and force of arms could avail them little against the world itself, the priests and priestesses of Maev'Sil'Vien could not halt the cold, and their pride and unbending resolve would only see them starve and freeze in a land that was slowly failing.

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Name: Lorenvolk
Classification: Sentient
Appearance: The Lorenvolk are a race that do appear to have been made to rule, in terms of sheer size the smallest of the race stand in at approximately 12 feet in height while the tallest stand in at 13 to 14 feet tall. In terms of physical structure they are very similar to races such as humanity and humanity's myriad cousins simply on a much larger scale than humans are. Despite their size they are proportioned similarly to humans, they don't have arms that touch the ground if they let them hang down, ect. In many respects they are similar to humanity and as such they do have a wide range of possible skin colors as well as possible hair and eye colors. The most common though is pale skin along with either blonde or dark hair along with fair eyes.
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Lifespan: The Lorenvolk typically can live for roughly 200 years assuming nothing kills them. They age more slowly than humanity from the beginning and so take roughly twice as long to actually mature fully and then about twice as long to reach old age and finally die. 

Relations with other races: On the whole the Lorenvolk have had middling relations at best with the other races of the world. They have long seen the other races of the world as beneath them in stature and glory and this has bred a casual arrogance and dismissal of other races such as humanity, dwarves, elves and others. If there was a sliding scale of how well the Lorenvolk tend to get along with other races though humanity would probably be closer to the top than most as humans are at least cut from the same cloth albeit the fact that they are ridiculously small in the opinions of the Lorenvolk. 

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