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-====== Overview of the Modern Natons ======
+==== The Modern Nations ====
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+For detailed information about each nation, please go to its page.
-//For information on how the magic change has affected these nations, please see
+^ Nation ^ Location ^ Status ^
-[[Recent#the_state_of_the_world|The State of the World]]//
+| [[Backbone]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | Active resettlement in progress |
+| [[Lowland]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | One settlement active |
+| [[Resh]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | Dead |
+| [[Blanan]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | Alive and Kicking |
+| [[Pleven]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | Elves vanished; Overrun by orcs |
+| [[Spindrift]] | North of Thentao | Civil unrest has fractioned the kingdom |
+| [[Rota]] | Western [[N'Galt]] | Strong, but precarious politically |
+| [[Baka]] | Central [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
+| [[Comani]] | Central [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
+| [[Etenaî]] | Central [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
+| [[Dyanaî]] | Eastern [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
+| [[Fadil]] | The [[Sea of Sand]] | No change |
+| [[Mosaî]] | Western [[Thentao]] | No change |
+| [[Teleme]] ("The Southlands") | Southern [[Thentao]] | Strong |
+| [[Ouraî]] | Southern [[Thentao]] | No change |
+| [[Arela]] | Southern [[Thentao]] | No change |
+| [[Dumaka]] | Southern [[Thentao]] | No change |
-==== Backbone ====
-Backbone is a feudal society which worships the gods of the Egyptians.
-Before the wars, the peoples of Backbone were arrogant to a fault.  Since
-theirs was the first organized kingdom to emerge from the chaos that ended
-the second age, they considered themselves special.  The wars with the Dark
-Mage washed away that nationalism and it is only now beginning to come back.
-Rathwyn has tried to rule the country with an even hand, but once the orcs
-were no longer a threat, she was faced with increasingly violent and angry
-citizens.  She established an arena for gladiatorial-style combat which seems
-to have served as a release for some of this violence, but she constantly
-worries about organized revolt.  Worse still is the fact that certain
-families have become very prominent in the city and her control over the
-militia and city guard is slipping into their hands.  More and more
-frequently she has had to rely on the power of the Trio of Might to keep the
-peace.
-==== Lowland ====
-Lowland is still uninhabited.  The undead that once plagued the city
-mysteriously vanished in the spring of 1107, but the orcs remain.  It is not
-known whether Pelham still remains in the city or not.  Presumably, he has
-the freedom to roam the world now that his curse of unlife has been lifted.
-The country itself is still quite bleak.  Lowland was under the shadow for
-over eleven years, longer than any other place in the world.  The plant life
-has not fully recovered and so the animals have not returned in great number.
-Much of the country is considered a desert.
-==== Resh ====
-Resh is an eery ghost land.  When the Godslayer asserted his presence into
-this land in 1104, the entire population was slain.  Worse still, almost
-every aspect of the eco-system died with them.  Animals were slain by the
-psychic assault as well as the humans, and the plants, while unaffected
-initially, soon withered and died.  After the portal was dispersed in 1105,
-the storm cloud from Lowland drifted to what was once the capital city and it
-is believed that many demons and undead have taken refuge under its evil
-shadow.  The rest of the country has recovered partially in the three years,
-but no one lives there, nor does anybody want to.
-==== Blanan ====
-Blanan, the dwarven kingdom, is remarkably intact.  A meddling wizard sealed
-the mines and turned the dwarven population to stone in 1098 and so the
-dwarves were spared from the ravages of the storm cloud.  When they were
-revived in 1106, the world was in a much more stable condition.  The dwarves,
-though, rely on trade with other races in order to survive.  Traditionally,
-humans in large numbers would live in their outer cities and provide the
-goods and services that could not be found in their mines and caverns.  When
-the mines were sealed in 1098, the humans outside the walls were forced to
-flee to Backbone.  Many died in those years and few have returned since the
-wars ended.  The dwarves, therefore, have been forced to do the work
-(primarily agricultural) that they detest.  Trade with Backbone is difficult
-since the two lands are separated by a great distance and orcs still plague
-this zone, but the dwarves have made a concerted effort to carve a safe
-route.  They are continually frustrated by Queen Rathwyn since she refuses to
-commit her soldiers to patrol these dangerous trade routes.  The bottom line
-is simple:  Blanan needs the trade, Backbone does not.  This is a position
-that the dwarves find unacceptable!
-==== Pleven ====
-Pleven, the elf land, is still ripe with orcs.  After the elves vanished in
-, hundreds of tribes made the trek from the mountains down into the
-forests.  After thousands of years in the hills, though, they found that they
-didn't care much for the forests.  Then, with the defeat of the Dark Mage,
-they had no controlling force nor any common enemies to bind them together.
-This level of peace was unknown to most orcs, so they chose to fight each
-other.  What followed have been perhaps the bloodiest years the orcs have
-seen in some time.  The population has drastically declined and many tribes
-have retreated back into the mountains from where they came.  Without the
-Dark Mage's power to hold them together, the orcs would undoubtedly lose if a
-concerted effort were made to retake Pleven.
-==== Spindrift ====
-Spindrift has fractured into three separate countries (and some say four).
-The two islands Midore and Aldore split peacefully from Norwood's leadership
-in 1105.  Norwood decided that force could not hold the kingdom together, so
-he handed control over to the governors that he had appointed.  Both
-governors were unpopular because of their association with Norwood, but have
-managed to hold onto their positions.  Lendore isle itself is also a divided
-land.  Norwood moved the capital seat back to Spindrift where it was before
-Uith took over, but has not been able to restore the prosperity of 1090.  To
-compound this, the families of Restenford resent him because they no longer
-have the prestige that they had under Uith.  The political rivalry between
-the northern and southern halves of the island has threatened to rip the
-kingdom in two.  As long as Norwood holds the sword of command, no one can
-take him from his throne, yet he is reluctant to abuse the power of the
-sword.  Several of his advisors have requested that he appease Restenford and
-grant them a limited form of independence.
-In between Lendore and Midore is Marshard island, which has been a refuge for
-the druids for centuries.  The druids are primarily a scholarly organization
-and have traditionally avoided the political rivalries between the islands.
-Technically, they are part of Lendore, but they never agreed to the split of
-Spindrift in the first place.  As reluctant as they are to take part in the
-political process, they have found themselves acting as middlemen between the
-island since Norwood took over.  Luckily, the island itself is mostly wild
-and has little usable land.  Otherwise, one of the neighboring islands would
-have tried to claim it for their own.  Also, the druids have at their
-disposal a fearsome kind of magic which would make even the strongest of
-invaders think twice.
-Farther up the chain is Sabit, a backwater little community generally
-regarded by the rest of the islanders as "barbarians".  They do not have the
-level of civilization that the other islands enjoy, but they are a very proud
-and self-sufficient community.  They were untouched by the wars and only
-experienced the Dark Mage's storm cloud for a month.
-==== Rota ====
-With the fall of Backbone in 1098, Rota became the supreme power in the
-world.  Since that time, they have been forced to constantly look inward to
-maintain that power.  Galin has done an admirable job of holding the kingdom
-together, but he is not the leader that his mother was.  Cale and Strachan
-are two of his most valued advisors and many of the other barons do not
-respect his reliance on their magic.  As long as the two hold the [[disks of
-Odin]], though, the church will side with the king in all matters.
-==== N'Galt Barbarians ====
-This was the setting for the initial chapters of the
-[[Voyager|Voyager campaign]].
-It consists of three major tribes in the central plains: Baka, Etenaî,
-and Comani, as well as a smaller, fourth tribe on the eastern shore over the
-mountains: Dyanaî.
-The Dark Mage's storm cloud covered this region for only four days and
-retreated when he was defeated on January 8, 1105.  The sudden appearance and
-disappearance of the cloud shook the stability of the tribes, and several
-small feuds blossomed into short wars.  However, by the end of 1105, these
-wars had faded and life returned to normal.
-==== The Sea of Sand ====
-In the central plains of the main continent is a vast desert known as the
-"Sea of Sand".  It is home to numerous nomadic tribes who were
-displaced (but not seriously inconvenienced) by the Dark Mage's storm cloud.
-==== Teleme (The Southlands) ====
-Far to the south of the main continent, the Southlands was mostly untouched
-by the wars.  When the Dark Mage's fleet overran the country, the peoples
-simply vanished into the jungles and waited for the armies of undead to pass.
-The Dark Mage did not seem to care or even know about how their society was
-structured and so within a few weeks, there was no sign of their march across
-their peninsula.  Since then, the natives have carried out a reign of terror
-against their original oppressors and most have fled north.  A few small
-communities have been founded part way up the coast from the peninsula.
-==== Southern Tribes ====
-To the west of the Southlands are two countries of which very little is
-known.  The first are a group of dark-skinned people that call themselves the
-Arela.  They live in the jungles about midway along the southern coast of
-Thentao.  Reports vary from these people being cannibalistic to peace loving
-artists.  Farther west, in the mountains of south-west Thentao are the
-Dumaka, a strange race which seems to use magic constantly in their everyday
-lives.
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