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Regency of the Veld

=-=General Information=-=

The Veld is a large feudalistic realm situated in northeastern Kevica, on the prairies situated between the River Veld and the Eastern Sea.

It is a predominantly human realm with a smattering of beastfolk settlements - mainly Otem - found in the hinterlands and areas deemed unfit for men. It is an agrarian society, with two major settlements situated on the River Veld and a smattering of settlements in the interior of the realm ranging in size from modest towns to tiny hamlets.

The Veld is Getic - a culture that originated from the tundras of Endikigo like many societies in northern Kevica. The people of the Veld speak a language known interchangeably as Veldan or Getic, although the more pedantic scholars would argue that Getic refers to a range of tongues and dialects of northeastern Kevica while the term Veldan is specific the dialect of the Veld. Veldan is written in the Noromad alphabet borrowed from the neighboring Norovar, and the two languages are quite similar in many respects with numerous cognate words and similar grammatical structure.

Veldans mostly worship the Getic pantheon, a collection of gods and goddesses with obvious similarity to those of Noadam, owing to their shared religious origin in Endikigo before the two cultures diverged in antiquity. Most of the Noadamic deities have a nigh-identical counterpart in the Getic cult although Hogi, Lomki, Got, and Rogt are missing from the Getic pantheon. True Noadamism is tolerated in the Veld - as are most foreign religions - and is quite prevalent in the western marches of the Veld.

The population of the Veld is estimated to be 12 to 14 million souls, based upon the last census of the realm nearly 70 years ago.


Races
Getic (Human)
Like the Norovar in northwestern Kevica, the Getic people originated in Endikigo and migrated south at some point in ancient history. The Getic people went south earlier than the Norovar, following the coast of the Eastern Sea down from their homeland in Endikigo. Whereas the Norovar settled the Northwest of Kevica, the Getics inhabited the eastern coast of the landmass. Getics are white-skinned people, much like the Norovar. Their hair is typically black and coarse, although brown hair and even blondes occur among the Getic due to centuries of intermarriage with the Norovar.

Norovar (Human)
Norovar are quite common throughout the Veld, particularly in the west. These populations tend to speak Ceviserian rather than Veldan, and are more likely to adhere to the reformed Noadamic faith.

Belga (Human)
A seafaring people of Getic persuasion. They are the descendants of those ancient Getic migrants who did not settle in eastern Kevica and instead continued to lead semi-nomadic lives plying the coasts of the Eastern Sea. The Belga are most commonly fishermen and whalers, although they are known to resort to piracy and raiding when times are hard. The Belga have no permanent settlements in the Veld, and instead establish crude camps of tents and driftwood huts on suitable coastlines alongside their beached longboats. These camps attract merchants and local serfs, who barter with the Belgan traders for fish, whale oil, pearls, or foreign trinkets. The Belga do not typically stay on one beach for long; usually they sail off within a fortnight or two before Veldan knights and tax collectors arrive.

Frygga'Hol (Otem)
Otem settlements in Velda are concentrated in the northern hinterlands and coasts of the realm. Their warrens and hamlets were very common along the banks of the Velda in ancient times. When the Getic settlers arrived in these lands, however, the Otem were hunted en masse by ravenous Getic reavers for their flesh and pelts. Despite stern resistance the Otem were pushed out of their ancestral lands, relegated to the northern woods and coasts. The stronghold of Frygga'Hol was established to the north by Otem refugees fleeing the Getic invasions. Several half-hearted attempts by Getics and Belga raiders were repulsed. By the time the Kingdom of the Veld was established, the men of the Veld had lost interest in the remote Otem stronghold. With the rise of Lord Davgul the Usurper in the Veld, another wave of refugees has come to Frygga'Hol - humans this time. The Otem tolerate the human refugees in Frygga'Hol, welcoming their coin and hoping that their rebellion against their frightful despot weakens their perennial foes to the South.