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-====== Overview of the Modern Nations ======
+==== The Modern Nations ====
-[[start|Back to start page]]
+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 |
-==== Backbone ====
+| [[Resh]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | Dead |
+| [[Blanan]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | Alive and Kicking |
-[[Backbone]] is a feudal society which worships the gods of the Egyptians.
+| [[Pleven]] | Northern [[Thentao]] | Elves vanished; Overrun by orcs |
-Before the wars, the peoples of [[Backbone]] were arrogant to a fault.  Since
+| [[Spindrift]] | North of Thentao | Civil unrest has fractioned the kingdom |
-theirs was the first organized nation to emerge from the chaos that ended the
+| [[Rota]] | Western [[N'Galt]] | Strong, but precarious politically |
-second age, they considered themselves special.  The wars with the [[Dark Mage]]
+| [[Baka]] | Central [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
-washed away that nationalism and it is only now beginning to come back.
+| [[Comani]] | Central [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
-[[Rathwyn]] has tried to rule the country with an even hand, but once the orcs
+| [[Etenaî]] | Central [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
-were no longer a threat, she was faced with increasingly violent and angry
+| [[Dyanaî]] | Eastern [[N'Galt]] | Strong |
-citizens. She established an arena for gladiatorial-style combat which seems to
+| [[Fadil]] | The [[Sea of Sand]] | No change |
-have served as a release for some of this violence, but she constantly worries
+| [[Mosaî]] | Western [[Thentao]] | No change |
-about organized revolt.  Worse still is the fact that certain families have
+| [[Teleme]] ("The Southlands") | Southern [[Thentao]] | Strong |
-become very prominent in the city and her control over the militia and city
+| [[Ouraî]] | Southern [[Thentao]] | No change |
-guard is slipping into their hands.  More and more frequently she has had to
+| [[Arela]] | Southern [[Thentao]] | No change |
-rely on the power of the [[good trio|Trio of Might]] to keep the peace.
+| [[Dumaka]] | Southern [[Thentao]] | No change |
-==== 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
-, 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
-, 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
-.  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 & 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, [[Teleme|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 [[Teleme|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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