State of the WorldHouse BalkrThe first King of the northern tribes to settle in the region,
King Havardr I Balkr, held a reign of
reorganizing and reinforcing his military structure, completely doing away with archaic notions of loose organization under war chiefs the development of rudimentary designations and ranks led to one of the first organized feudal armies in the known world. Additionally, his reign continued to develop beyond this and
expanded into a neighboring lands— the new ranks showing more successful than his rivals than ever before. The effects of his reign have intimidated neighboring petty lords and tribal chieftains.
House CaineThe first King of the people near the expansive desert in the far south of the region,
King Artur I Caine, witnessed a reign of religious significance as surviving the perils of the desert in the years past created a comfort within the gods.
A religious sect has rooted itself within the capital and has begun influencing the civilization that has begun to grow. By the end of this reign, said faith had transformed into a rudimentary
religious organization and the first
organized scripture and laws of worship became cohesive beyond the worship of totems in years past.
House KroweThe first King of the hinterlands lords to expand in the region,
King Henrik I Krowe, has had a successful surge on his central island where he staked his claim. Not only has his people embraced new developments into
wharfing and
fishing, his reign also developed agricultural sciences and innovations that his neighboring cousins lacked the ability to do so by developing new forms of ploughs as well as the invention of the contemporary windmill. New discoveries in the forms of crops such as the
pear have been made alongside new technological developments have been made to make labor easier as well. It will take many years to come to see the impact this has on the economy of the region, but it is likely to be a positive one.
House ThralonThe first King of the midlands lords to expand in the region,
King Alaric I Thralon, experienced a bountiful reign with no particular advancements. A spike in population ignited by a lack of disease, plague, and war was viewed by the smallfolk as a blessing of the gods and as such have begun
worshiping a fertility god as a result. Local populations have created a bustling capital despite King Alaric’s reign lacking any significant economic advancements. Neighboring smallfolk have begun entering the territory as well with the centralization of House Thralon’s capital holding.
