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[*] [b]The Franks:[/b] in the times of Charlemagne, the Frankish armies came to estabilish the hegemony of the nascent Holy Roman Empire over the north of Hispania: as a result, many Franks settled in the northeast of Hispania, on the Mediterranean coast, and never left. United in the Duchy of Barcino, the Spanish Franks are devout [url=http://www.terrachronica.com/worlds/715/records/4635]Catholics[/url], ready to die in the name of God and their duke. Frankish society is typically feudal, and their knights pursue ideals of chivalry and honor above all else.

[*] [b]The Goths:[/b] the most numerous of the peoples of Hispania, the Goths invaded the peninsula during the Barbarian Invasions: their realms were first united by the great king Theoderic, and since then they have been united in a loose high kingdom, centered around Toletum. However, the [url=http://www.terrachronica.com/worlds/715/records/4803]Gothic War[/url] shattered the power of the High Kings, in favor of local monarchs and lords. The Goths are divided in four kingdoms: the Catholic kingdom of Gothia, the central realm of Toletum, ruled directly by the High Kings, and the two [url=http://www.terrachronica.com/worlds/715/records/4678]Arian[/url] realms of Legio and Celtebra. These four realms are often at war with each other, often because of matters of religion.

[*] [b]The Romans:[/b] the last Roman stronghold in Hispania, Valentia, is not unlike a fortress, besieged from all sides. The great Severan dynasty, once rulers of all Hispania, is still at the head of the city state, and managed to withstand waves of both Gothic and Arab invasions. Valentia still holds true to the ancient Roman ways: disciplined legions of soldiers march under the banner of their kings, protected by their god, [url=http://www.terrachronica.com/worlds/715/records/4713]Mithras[/url], while the city, like a beacon of light among the barbarous darkness, prospers as a trade hub on the waves of the Mediterranean. 
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