KINGDOM NAME: Foulkeor
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GENERAL BIO: Foulkeor is a divided land of steep mountains and thriving tall tree forests. Vast mines and endless lakes are scattered all over the land, which is uneven geographically and politically.

The Capital of Veiun sits upon the broken peak of a great mountain, Deur, whose cap was said to be chiselled flat by the God Horth. It's thick defences are forged iron, dragged from its own stony stomach depths below.

The Abyss, the largest of all mines in Foulkeor, is a kilometre wide and sits at the centre of the capital city. The forges smoke through day and night, the heat is diverted to serve the people and energise the blue councils laboratories.

The Kingdom is divided into 25 holds, each with an independent hold leader, called a Heldett. These leaders represent one of three political parties. They are the Grey Picks (commerce/capitalism), Iron Fists (military might/martial law) and Blue Leafs (magic/nature).

The King of Foulkeor is Heldett Burnouqe, a fiercely large man, grizzled by age and matured with time. He, as all Kings or Queens, was elected by the people and the other Heldetts. Each political group challenges the contenders for the crown, often tasks centred around their ideologies.

The Kingdom is ruled over by the King/Queen, but decisions are made annually by the entirety of the Heldetts in the Chamber of Duer, a vast underground cave, designed to resemble a grand council court. Here issues are discussed and if a conclusion is not found by the majority, each Heldett votes. The Kings vote counts as three others.

Culture:
For the most part, the people of Foulkeor are diplomatically adapt and respect between groups is maintained through both necessity and companionship. Strength against common issues and societal adaptation is common. However, their are some groups who are openly against all others, such as the Iron Fists.

Religion:
Foulkeor has, for as long as any can recall, worshipped the memory of the dead Gods. Powerful entities who are now deceased because of the coming of the new Gods. Greed and Selfishness are new Gods, paid tribute to by a growing few.

General Military Stats:
300,000 Foot soldiers
5000 Mounted infantry
5000 Singing Blades
1000 Knights of the Mountains
75,000 Crossbow men
1000 Siege engines manned by 25 men each.
100 War barges.

All able men and women are expected to undergo three years of training and/or deployment in the Foulkeor military between the ages of 20-50.

Voluntarily, anyone suitable can join after their 18th birthday. Retirement comes with death or early removal, if a soldier no longer wishes to serve they must have an alternate profession to undertake. The oldest serving individual in the Foulkeor military is Betherad Bloodeye, a 86 year old Singing Blade.

KINGDOM NAME: Mehrydaen

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GENERAL BIO: Mehrydaen is a peaceful and prosperous land of rolling hills, deep forests, frigid lochs, rich farmland and soaring mountains. Its capital of Emryseld is a metropolis of culture and trade on the coast of The Great Loch. Its walls are 20 feet high and built from the strongest white granite. The military and naval power of Mehrydaen is one of the mightiest in the world. Mehrydaen is separated into 50 Fiefs, each ruled over by an elected lord. The government of Mehyrdaen is a sort of democracy, its decisions made by The King’s Council. The council is made of the 50 lords and headed by the King, the only official that isn’t elected. This is a system that seems to work for everyone.

Culture: The people of Mehrydaen are skilled diplomats and traders as well as mighty warriors. The “Code” of all people of Mehrydaen is Family, Country, God and Sometimes Money. These are their values. These are what they base their entire lives around.

Religion: They follow the religion of the First God, in which they believe a singular creator, Ehsus, brought them forth from the sea, as he brought plants from the Earth.

General Military Stats:
500,000 infantry/seamen
250,000 cavalry
125,000 archers
125,000 siege engine operators, (50 men to a Crew.)
2,500 siege engines.
10,000 warships.
The soldiers of Mehrydaen are volunteer servicemen. 15 is the legal age to join the army (all soldiers are trained for 3 years before being allowed to actively participate in war, unless absolutely necessary.) However, if the country is in serious peril, a draft can and will be enacted.

KINGDOM NAME: Dry Land

KINGDOM BANNER: A rectangle, brown sheet with a empty gold circle. Inside a single white moon with many silver lines depicting rays an followers dot the space between the inside moon and outside gold.

GENERAL BIO:

The Dry Land were found in a wet world of rapid storms, foggy temps and tantrum weather. Mud grab the boots of nomads of all colors, sinking horses and men alike to their graves. Fragments from the distant tribal skirmishes lie swallowed by marshes from decades ago. The Dry Land was founded by an empire that slowly absorbed the divided human tribes and states with its massive architectural feats and strong agriculture.

The kingdom is made up of 3 walls, each separating the classes and laborers. At the center lies religious, cultural and formal palaces and buildings of great majesty. Many of which lack opulence bur make up for it by their stunning size and mind bending complexity of designs. To stand the soggy foundations and outside aggression, its building design is well experienced. The inside have specially constructed roofs and windows to artificially cater to their crops, but outside the nobles and masters the lower classes feel the bite of seasons for their food supply.

All men are conscripted into the army. All duties are assigned. Women, men and children are tasked with learning arts and history. Making Dry Land educated for the time. Mostly, only in decorative arts. If you do not fight, you grow. If you do not grow, you weave, paint, knit, arrange flowers, sing. This tight society means that the towns, even poor ones are over flowing with art, music and decorations.

Culture: The general attitude is one of disgust to hedonism. Artistic expression of body are encouraged but mostly men and women are covered up, sometimes to the extreme. The over flow of art has devalued it commercially. Making society manufacture art in a time where mass production of wallpaper, paintings and books are hard. They care about face, loyalty and abstracts. Rebellions against kings are never called "rebellions" but "restoring the true king" hunger take a back seat to support.

Religion:

As a whole, the religion they follow is Kimizi. A living moon. Their temples are elaborate master pieces, lined with miles of arts and clothes. Their priests sing songs, draw and spends monk like lifes worshiping their architectures of long rods with empty holes. Kimizi floods these with smoke. This smoke is used to power mages, since. As a city, they have no magical understanding. Their religion is their entire source of mana.

General Military Stats:

Volunteer period- those who volunteer get benefits.

after volunteer period conscription takes places due to demand.

standing volunteers:

male only fighters.

2500 men

1000 noble men-knights, heavy armor-

1500 riders

300 catapults

200 miscellaneous siege devices (prototypes, ladder towers, siege arrows ectr)

400 combat priests

1600 reserve fighters- part time training-

300 foreign mages- imported and on hire-

No warships: due to being trapped in land with the other kingdom

CEALCDŪNA
(The Chalk Mountains)

BIOGRAPHY

Society is separated into freefolk and slaves. Women have almost the same standing as men, and some women fight in the warbands.
At the head of each community is a duke, and several dukes are ruled by the king.

People live in thatch-roof houses, and leaders and kings in mead-halls. They formed after leaving their homeland, which was constantly flooded. They thought it was the end of the world.

The King is more of a first-citizen, there is no feudal system. He is protected by his personal bodyguard the Gesithas.

CULTURE

As a warrior society, people respect generosity, fairness, power and leadership. Leaders are expected to lead at the vanguard in battle, and fight personally. Warriors are bound by oath to their king, and the king is bound by oath to his warriors. Adulthood is reached at 12 and people are expected to live alone at 14. Marriage happens at 12-14 years of age. Most people are farmers all-year-round.

RELIGION

They worship a pantheon of Gods, who they worship through ritual sacrifices of animals, votive offerings, rituals, monoliths and godpoles.

MILITARY STATS

Horses are not used militarily.

1000 men, divided into several ranks. Everyone has a shield, spear and three throwing spears, allowing them to form shieldwalls.

5 siege weapons.

Service is forced for able-bodied men (from 12 to 60 years old) in times of war. In a defense situation, everyone fights.