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 ====== Cheraî ====== ====== Cheraî ======
  
-Often called "The Fifth Kingdom" by the locals, this kingdom is more formally known as "Cheraî" +Often called "The Fifth Kingdom"((The reason for this name has been lost to history, 
-(pronounced CHAIR-eye or SHARE-eye, depending on regional dialect).+but it is generally believed to refer to the kingdoms formed in the early centuries of the 
 +third age by explorers from [[Backbone]])) by the locals, this kingdom is more formally known as "Cheraî" 
 +(pronounced chair-EYE or share-EYE, depending on regional dialect).  It is the home of the [[Cheraî 
 +Campaign]] launched in September 2019. 
 + 
 +| {{ cherai.jpg?direct&300|NE Thentao Regional Map}} | {{northern_cherai.jpg?direct&300|Northern Cheraî}} | {{thodon_erimas_region.jpg?direct&300|Erimas/Thodon Region}} |
  
 Cheraî is located on the north-eastern corner of [[Thentao]] (aka "The Main Continent"). Cheraî is located on the north-eastern corner of [[Thentao]] (aka "The Main Continent").
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 and the rest of the northern shore kingdoms -- an isolation that the natives relished. and the rest of the northern shore kingdoms -- an isolation that the natives relished.
  
-Quick notes (need expansion): +The region is bordered on the west by the [[Border Mountains]] -- although the locals 
-  * Rugged Isolationists +refer to this part of it as [[shield_range|"The Shield Range"]]. 
-  * Survived the wars mostly intact+ 
 +When [[Pleven]] was besieged by [[Sardul]]'s Orc armies, the elves were no longer able to 
 +provide Cheraî with any defense.  And without a centralized government, the various warlords 
 +who ruled the cities back then were not likely to hold their own against the inevitable 
 +assault.  A young and charismatic man named [[Vyncent]] took up the call and began uniting 
 +the various factions.  In little over a year, he had managed to convince roughly 2/3 of 
 +the cities to back him as provisional king -- but only for the purposes of a common defense. 
 + 
 +Most of the remaining 1/3 wished to remain independent, and the majority of them found their 
 +voice in the strong leader of Letun -- a man named [["Wigan"]].  When a large Orc party began 
 +harassing the northern towns, Wigan and Vyncent separately went to their help.  However, in 
 +an early battle, Wigan was killed.  When Vyncent returned to the south victorious, the 
 +towns who had sided with Wigan reluctantly joined the common defense force. 
 + 
 +Rumors about Wigan's fate have circulated ever since.  Most think he was a brash fool who 
 +sealed his own fate by ignoring the threat that the Orcs presented.  However, some wonder 
 +whether Vyncent deliberately withheld assistance in the hopes that the "Wigan problem" would 
 +solve itself.  More extreme "Wiganners" are convinced that Vyncent was directly involved in Wigan'
 +death -- with theories ranging from a paid assassin to dark magics. 
 + 
 +=== Recent History === 
 +  * 1060 -- The Orcs gain control of the elven city of [[Kinander]] 
 +  * 1090 -- The wars begin in the distant kingdoms of [[Backbone]] and [[Lowland]] 
 +  * 1098 -- [[Backbone]] falls 
 +  * 1099 -- [[Pleven]], Elfland falls 
 +  * 1099 -- The Dark Mage's magical [[storm cloud]] envelops the NE coast.  Thousands are forced to flee south 
 +  * 1105 -- The Dark Mage is defeated and his storm cloud retreats, ending five years of darkness on the NE coast 
 +  * 1108 -- The magic changes (commonfolk barely notice) 
 +  * 1109 -- [[Kevin Arcana]] reveals the [[Twenty Portals]] and the world starts to open up. //This has little effect on Cherai// 
 +  * 1126 -- Kevin Arcana is killed and the portals are freed from the King of Pain.  Inter-kingdom commerce spikes. 
 +  * 1129 -- The [[Cheraî campaign]] starts 
 +  * 1130 -- The current year.  //NoteI like to keep time moving on a one-to-one ratio, so add 10 to the last two digits of the real-world year to obtain the last two digits of the campaign year.// 
 + 
 +=== Places of Interest === 
 +  * [[Nargundush]] -- The main town for the Second Cheraî campaign (2022). 
 +  * [[Kinander]] -- An Orc city on the edge of the Orc empire.  It is currently the center for all trade with the Orcs of [[Pleven]] and is the closest town to the region's only [[twenty_portals|portal]]. 
 +  * The Wood of the Lost Souls -- Think "Mirkwood" Don't go there! 
 +  * Aurander Islands -- "Big" and "Little" These islands were the first areas of the "shadow lands" to be repopulated (in large part due to the fact the Orcs don't do boats). 
 +  * [[Erimas]] -- The main town for the first [[Cheraî campaign]] (2019). 
 +  * [[Aglarlad]] -- Off the northern coast, this is the undersea kingdom of the Aquatic Elves. 
 + 
 +More notes (need expansion):
   * Orcs weren't much of a bother since they were focused on the elves   * Orcs weren't much of a bother since they were focused on the elves
-  * Now that the Orcs are trading and the [[portals]] are opening the world, some in Cheraî fear an existential crisis. +  * Now that the Orcs are trading and the [[twenty_portals|portals]] are opening the world, some in Cheraî fear the "integration" with the outside world 
-  * Two main political groups: The isolationists ("Wigan lives!") and the expansionists ("Cheraî strong!") +  * Two main political groups: The isolationists ("Wigan lives!") and the integrationist ("Stronger together!") 
-  * Popular king holds the disparate factions together (barely) by appealing (as best he can) to both sides. +  * Popular King [[Vyncent]] holds the disparate factions together (barely) by appealing (as best he can) to both sides. 
-  * Mutt pantheon -- borrows from Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, and Norse religions.  Corellon is also worshipped (even among the humans).+  * Mutt pantheon -- borrows from [[Egyptian]][[Greek]][[Celtic]], and [[asgardian|Norse]] religions.  Corellon and Yondalla (to a lesser extent) are also worshipped (even among the humans). 
 +  * [[dm:cherai|DM Information]]
  
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