Northern Kingdoms

Seperated from Rash'el by a nearly impassible mountain range, and a dense deadly jungle are the lands of the Northern Kingdoms, Stretching from the north western coast to the twin bays.

The Northern Kingdoms are a feudal land of knights and valor. The borders and indeed the allegiances shift frequently here as the various kingdoms fight for power.

A quick run down on the kingdoms will be included below.

The great northern kingdoms:

Over a thousand years ago two kingdoms crossed the sea and colonized the continent of Anor. To the north along the stormcoast they founded the wonderful city of Weston. The other kingdom colonized the great central valley. The kingdoms that set these colonies in place eventually failed. Leaving them on their own. Things changed however 700 years ago the first men took their vows and made their sacrament with the goddess of Arturia. There men knelt and the first Knights rose.

Swearing to defend the weak, uphold the law and embrace valor and being the Shield to defend all honest peoples against the darkness of the Isle of the Tower.

Geography:

From Castle Laketon to the shores of the Bay of Armor is a grand valley that stretches nearly 900 miles. Rivers run off the mountains and long the edges of the valley, into either Lake Southron or the Bay of Armor. The Rivers feed the plentiful and fertile grasslands. Several large forrests dot the landscape, as well as numerous farms turning the occasionally flooded grasslands into a massive series of farms. Beyond the rivers are the rolling hills where it is not uncommon to find tower houses and small castles built by local lords to watch over their fields and peasants. The Hills eventually turn into rugged mountain peaks as once continues further up them.

The northern mountain side of the valley is the most populous with the largest castle towns being along it. The Southern side, its river and roads are the least populous and the driest. The mountains shielding them from the rains of the jungle. A geological feature here known as the great pass allows passage into the jungle by crossing over a path of rolling hills separating the mountain chains. The added rain that comes through this pass makes travel difficult and feeds the forrest near Arlan.

The Grasslands grow cold as one passes north of the Castle of the Sacrament, winter lingers longer here which has helped to lead to the break up of whats referred to as the divided kingdom.

To the west are the coastal kingdoms They are known for their lumber, woodcraft and fishing. Trade between the two regions are primarily conducted through the Deltahold, though sometimes the northern route is taken in the summer, and occasionally smugglers can get goods and people through the mountains. The lands of the coast are less fertile but the forrests and ocean off set this somewhat.

Due to the expansive jungle the people of the northern kingdoms have had very little regular contact with the mysterious kingdom of Rash'El. Which predates their colonies by seemingly thousands of years.

A few brave explorers have made it overland to the kingdom and lesser few have returned always with stories of beautiful maidens, dangerous jungles, hot springs and waterfalls.