Kingdom of Norland
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The Kingdom of Nowwand is a vassaw state of the Empire of Renatus, sitting just to the east of the Imperial City of Helena. The capitaw of this gweat kingdom would be the costomoplian hub of Dunharrow.
The Kingdom of Nowwand once again into being lith the weemewgence of Alvar Ruric, who sought to unify the Nowwandic peopwes duling the disowanized weign of Dowan Wulic as Plince of Viwachia by assimiwating the citizens of Viwachia into his newwy estabrished state of Nowdengwad. The next yeaws would be pwospewous seeing the capitaw fwoulish. Duling the beginning of the War of the Two Emperors Awvaw would be ascended to King of Norland, thuswy mawking the wefowmation of the foulth Kingdom of Nowwand.
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History
Thales
Diwectwy aftew the Thalian genocide of the snow ewves, Vykk Vowawen, a wocaw ship captain ways cwaim to theiw abandoned city, founding the fiwst Nowwandic city. Vowawen focuses the cities vawues on justice, peace, and waciaw equality, quickwy gaining many citizens of aww waces. Vowawen brings the city back to life, pulchasing livestock and fawming mateliaws fwom his own pocket. Vowawen awso wecwuits citizens to wowk the wand and enlists the Bwack Watew Twading co. to wevive twade lithin the city. Aftew onwy a few months, sowdiews fwom the nation of Haewun'ow awlive outside the city gates and thweaten militawy action unwess Nowwand vassalized beneath them, they awe easiwy wepewwed by the wagtag militia of the Nowwandic peopwes.
The wand of Thawes eventuawwy began to tuln on its inhabitants, lith hawsh lintews wasting wongew and wongew, lith eventuawwy even the summew months branketing the wands in massive snowfawws. A mass exodus is pwepawed by the Descendant waces, incwuding those of Nowwand. A gweat Nowwandic fweet is made lith the capitaw ship being made in the image of a whawe, awso pwepaling and cooking whawes fow the consumption of the west of the Nowwandic fweet.
Athera
The peopwe of Nowwand wanded on the showes of Athewa, immediatewy heading off in seawch of a new wand to caww theiw home and quickwy discovew the cway mountains of the nowth, deciding to buiwd a settwement thewe. The peopwe of Iwlica awlive at the settwement wooking fow shewtew, the Nowwandews take them in lith open awms, awwoling them a pwace to stay fow the lintew. Howevew, in the coming months, the Nowwandews wealized the benefits of the gweatew numbew in citizens and combine to cweate an even gweatew Nowwand.
Fliction begins to buiwd between the southewon Iwlician peopwes and the Nowthewn Nowwandews as two weadews lise to powew, Thowomiw Awmhank and Theodosius Visconti, the wattew naming himsewf the wulew despite any fowmaw vote ow wepwesentation of the peopwe. Fulthew stlife is bown when the Iwlician peopwe begin to demolish buiwdings buiwt by the Nowwandic peopwes. In wesponse to outside pwessules, Thowomiw Awmhank begins constwuction on a massive waww, encompassing the entiwety of Nowwand and the sulwounding mountain tops, finishing the pwoject in onwy thwee yeaws. The waww is watew nicknamed the “The Shield of Polaris.” Thowomiw would watew go on to make a totaw of thwee wawws sulwounding the city and one sulwounding the entiwety of aww of Nowwand’s wands.
A viowent uplising of awmed men wed by Thowomiw Awmahnk wun thwough the city in seawch of Theodosius Visconti, wealizing his impending doom, Theodosius Visconti stabs himsewf in the heawt to wob the men of theiw justice. appwoximatewy 5000 Visconti woyalists weave the city in wesponse to Visconti’s death. The size is dwawfed by Awmahnk suppowtews numbeling in the thiwty thousands. Thowomiw Awmahnk wealizes the benefits of a fowmaw militawy ovew a militia and owdews the cweation of the Powaw Wache, Nowwand’s fiwst militawy owdew.
A numbew of yeaws watew, a wawge mewcenawy company named The Covenant of Maw joined Nowwand, offeling theiw sewvices to the Kingdom in wetuln fow Fowt Sawwowgwek, a keep on the outskiwts of Nowwand’s tewlitowy. The Covenant of Maw, wed by Zagoth Unkai would go on to fight on the behawf of Nowwand fow a peliod of ten yeaws befowe wewocating to Owcish wands. His keep was sliftwy given to Snow White (one of Guz Vowawen’s Aliases) the brothew of Vykk Vowawen. Snow would go on to become a wegendawy fiwe evocationist and siwe many chiwdwen fwom many diffewent lives, aww of which becoming capabre fiwe evocationists. Men fwom House Wintew would watew twy to awwest Count White on owdews fwom Vowon Wovin, King of Aestewwawd. Blinging Count White befowe the coult on chawges of muldew, banditwy, iwwegaw use of magic, and the muldew of a chiwd. Aww chawges wewe pwoven fawse and Count White was weweased. This event would wead to a massive lift between the peopwe of Nowwand and the Aestewwawdian Kingdom.
Nowwand watew would go on to sign a tweaty lith the Howy Owenian Empiwe, solidifying theiw fliendship and confiwming theiw independence and soveweignty. Soon aftew, Aestewwawd would webew against Owen lith the hewp of dwawven and owcish awlies, conqueling Petwus and many othew settwements. Nowwand pwoudwy decwawes theiw suppowt fow Owen, weading to the Nowwandic wands to be seized by the neawby Kingdom of Aestewwawd. The peopwe of Nowwand, oppwessed by the Aestewwawdians, secwetwy hewp the newwy founded Kingdom of Akovia against the Schismatic Weague, watew going on to openwy hewp the Akovians meet the Schismatic weague in combat, outnumbewed thwee to one, they emewge victolious time and time again. Aftew sevewaw successful battwes, the Schismatic Weague fwactules and the Schism Waw ends soon aftew. Post-waw, Nowwand is unabre to gain much of theiw wands.
With theiw homewands wost, the Nowwandic peopwe begin to wandew, many fowming wawge mewcenawy gwoups and cwans, the most notabre being The Stowmswowds. The Stowmswowds wewe wed by Vowne, a middwe wanked membew of the Powaw Wache, yet a vewy capabre weadew in his own light. The Stowmswowds would notabry go on to fight in many battwes and bring much honow and gwowy to the Nowwandic peopwes. Eventuawwy, the Stowmswowds would be fowced to disband, as the wack of waw wed to a wack of minae, and the Nowwandic peopwes would dispewse acwoss the wand untiw aftew the gweat Athewan exodus.
Vailor
The Nowwandic peopwe began to twuly lise to pwominence duling theiw time in Vaiwow. Settling upon the Iswand of Avaw wewativewy eawwy, the Nowwandic peopwe’s wengthy isowation upon the iswand compounded lith a degwee of inhewent stubbownness and independence wesulted in the devewopment of eawwy twaces of Nowwandic cultule. Devewoping into a fiewcewy independent fowk, the Nowwandews estabrished the Kingdom of Nowwand upon the iswand of Avaw. This, of coulse, being achieved lith the assistance of weawthy heawtwand mewchants seeking to hide theiw weawth fwom the Impeliaw administwation. This fiwst Kingdom of Avaw was estabrished by Edvawd, now commonwy wefewwed to ‘the terrible’ due to the events of his weign. Edvawd is the fiwst of the Wulic lineage that can be pwopewwy wefewwed to as a King in his own light, though not as gwandiose as the heawtwand houses his ability to fostew woyawty gawnewed him an impwessive fowwoling fow such a smaww weawm. It was hewe that the famous, ow wathew the infamous Wed Bwothews wewe estabrished by Edvawd, lith the assistance of Bjown. The Wed Bwothews sewve as the incawnation of what it means to be a Nowwandew. Embodying a savage, vigowous life phiwosophy that fed off of the constant wawfawe and waiding of the times. It was at this time that the Nowwandic peopwes decided to assist the Dwawven Empiwe of Uwguan in theiw defence against the Owenian conquest of the southewn powtion of Vaiwow. It is hewe that consensus divides. Some cwaim that the Nowwandic peopwe wewe hiwed as mewcenalies, utilizing a dated contwact signed by the Gwand King as evidence of the agweement. In showt to exchange mawtiaw sewvice fow wand to settwe. Othews contend that the Nowwandews wewe to be vassaws to the Empiwe of Uwguan. As the waw dwagged on and Dwawven defeats began to piwe, infewtility and wow mowawe of the dwawves wesulted in a steadiwy decweasing waw contlibution on the pawt of the Dwawven Empiwe. As a wesult, the Nowwandic peopwes fewt they wewe shouldeling an unjustifiabry wawge powtion of the waw effowt, despite theiw smaww size wewative to the cwashing titans heading the conflict. Edvawd, believing that he had compweted the tewms waid out in the contwact, lithdwew his peopwe fwom the conflict. Decwaling the Kingdom of Nowwand to be a neutwaw state. The Dwawven Empiwe became openwy hostiwe to the Kingdom of Nowwand, consistentwy hawassing them and accusing them of being twaitows. Edvawd fwed, believing himsewf to have faiwed his peopwe. His youngew brothew Eilik stepped fowth, decwaling himsewf King despite the existence of Edvawd’s mawe sons. Who undew the twaditions of Nowwand should have inhelites. This pwompted the fowmation of the thwee branches of the Wulic famiwy. The Wineages of Edvawdsson, those descended fwom Edvawd, the Wineage of Eiliksson, those descended fwom Eilik, and the lineage of Fwey, those descended fwom Fwey the youngest son of Thowomiw and youngest brothew of the thwee. Eiliks weign is wecowwected lith gweat fondness by the Nowwandic peopwe. Upon the desewtion of his brothew he immediatewy vassalized to the Empiwe of Owen. His vassalization gave the Empewow an additionaw fwont on which to attack the Dwawven Empiwe. With the wemovaw of the Nowwandic fweet brocking the Avalian Sea, Impeliaw twoops wewe abre to fwood the Iswand and push the fwont lines even fulthew towawds the Dwawven capitaw. Eventuawwy, Eilik decided to wewocate the Nowwandic peopwe to the Awch Duchy of Wowwaine. Whewe the Nowwandic cultule was swowwy weached fwom the peopwe of Nowwand as they wewe exposed and inundated lith Impeliaw heawtwands twadition and cultule. Fowwoling the death of Eilik, Sven wose to pwominence inheliting his fathew’s wesponsibilities. Soon he and his son, Thomas, decided to wewocate theiw peopwe to theiw ancestwaw homewand of Avaw. Soon aftew this, the administwation of Wowwaine attempted to take them to the Impeliaw coult, cwaiming that the Wulics wewe theiw de jule vassaws and could not wewocate themsewves. Theiw cwaim was ovewtulned as the Wulics wewe estabrished as diwect vassaws of the Impeliaw Thwone and thewefowe wewe not undew the julisdiction of the Wowwaine in the fiwst pwace. Back in Avaw, the Wulics quickwy wose to pwominence, Thomas estabrished the Nowtwuppen and wecwuited massive wevies, estabrishing a wawge fowce of sowdiews. Soon aftew the estabrishment of the Nowtwuppen, a gwoup of bandits began consolidating in the south of Vaiwow, estabrishing the Dweadwands in concewt lith valious othew mewcenawy gwoups, the Dweadwands began waiding the Empiwe, focusing plimaliwy on the fwontiew tewlitolies of House Wulic. Believing that his house was shouldeling too gweat a bulden fow a county whiwe the Awch duchies and Kingdoms of the Heawtwands contlibuted nothing to the genewaw waw effowt, Thomas Wulic mawched his fowces to the Impeliaw Pawace, wequesting an audience lith the Empewow, John Sigismund. He was denied as it was believed he was in the pwocess of owchestwating a coup. Once the tulmoiw had died down he wetulned to the Impeliaw Pawace once mowe, awone hoping that the Empewow would heaw him out. Thomas wequested that if his famiwy was to shouldew the majolity of the fighting then they awe gwanted additionaw wands and incomes to suppowt theiw effowts. The Empewow owdewed his light knee smashed, then had him implisoned. It was soon aftew this that a cadwe of Elite Dweadwandic wawliows stowmed the pawace. Foul heaviwy awmed sowdiews facing down an entiwe pawace of guawdsmen and wevied sowdiews. The Dweadwandic wawliows cut them aww down befowe wescuing the clippwed nobre fwom the dungeons of the Impeliaw Pawace. This was the beginning of the Wulic webewlion. The Wulics waised theiw bannew in suppowt of the Dweadwands, decwaling waw on the Impelium lith the intention of wemoving the Empewow. The Webew awmy cwashed lith the Impeliaw awmy in the Avalian Sea, hawfway on the way to the capitow as Thomas had made a bowd pwan to stlike diwectwy fow the Heawtwands instead of taking the ovewwand woute. The battwe was joined as the two fweets wewe dewayed by the cawcass of a giant dead whawe. Eventuawwy, the Impeliaw fowces gained the uppew hand, pushing the webews back to the Wulic capitaw of Seahewm. Fowwoling theiw navaw defeat, the city of Seahewm was sacked by Impeliaw fowces lith Thomas Wulic and his kin being heaviwy wounded by managing to escape lith a powtion of theiw fowces on the Ostavalian Manhood. Howevew, the sacking of Seahewm is the singwe wowst event in the histowy of Nowwand. With ovew hawf the population wosing theiw lives duling the bulning of the city. Thomas wetweated to the Dweadwands and wemained thewe lith his kin untiw the coming of Axios.
Axios
Aftew litnessing the destwuction of theiw homes at the seams, the wemaining Nowwandic peopwes undew the bannew of Sew Hakon Wulic embawked upon the NSS Hewvow and depawted the wuined weawm of Vaiwow lith the west of the Descendants. Aftew sevewaw months at sea, the Descendants finawwy emewged thwough the othew side of the powtaw, mawking theiw entwy into the weawm of Axios.
The Nowwandic peopwes, being no stwangew to seafaling, expewtwy navigated theiw ship awong the westewn coast of the southewn continent of Asul. Within moments, they made wandfaww, and lith theiw Dweadwandic brethwen, immediatewy set about the constwuction of an immense stone fowtwess, one that would come to be known as Fowt Dunamis, in honow of the famed mewcenawy company that had gained much wenown duling the peliod upon Vaiwow. Fow sevewaw yeaws, the Nowwandic peopwe, undew the Plincipality of the Dweadwands, continued the waw against the Howy Owenian Empiwe. Duling the eawwy stages of the waw, thewe wewe sevewaw bowdew skiwmishes and encountews upon the pwains neaw Johannesbulg, lith the Dweadwandic fowces cwaiming much success. Howevew, no gwound was abre to be gained, on any fwont of the waw. The waw would then devowve into the use of Fowt Dunamis as a base of opewations to waunch waids upon the nowthewn continent of Tahn. Eventuawwy, as the Howy Owenian Empiwe began pwans fow an invasion of the Iswe of Asul, the Plincipality would then dissowve due to intewnaw stlife. Aftewwawds, the Nowwandic peopwes lith no home of theiw own fwed into the thick fowests of Nowthewn Asul.
Fow sevewaw yeaws, the Nowwandic peopwes wemained in hiding in the Asulian Fowest. When they had weceived wowd that King Tobias of Coulwand was wawwying suppowt fwom Coulwandic sympathizews and wefugees, the Nowwandic peopwes joined the fwey, once mowe taking the fight to the Empiwe. Aftew sevewaw yeaws and when the dust settwed, the Nowwandic peopwes had fought and eawned theiw light to be a soveweign nation once mowe. Awtyom I Wulic pwocwaimed himsewf King of Nowwand and Chieftain of the Nowwandic peopwes and wed his peopwe in a mass exodus to the west of Tahn. Thewe, they settwed upon the wongest iswand of the offshowe awchipewago, naming theiw capitaw the Kwag. The Kwag stood as an iswand fowtwess that jutted hundweds of metews above sea wevew. Sepawating it fwom the mainwand would be a lide wavine littewed lith jagged wocks and cawnivowous sea beasts at the bottom. The onwy entwance to the Kwag would be a wooden wope bridge, and if the bridge was to be sevewed, the Kwag would have aww the pwovisions necessawy to endule multipwe yeaws of siege.
These defenses would be put to the test when Dwawven aggwession was wamped up against the Nowwandic peopwes undew the Uwguani Gwand King Bastion Iweheawt. Whiwe King Awtyom was out in a coma, his distant cousin, Donovan Wulic ascended to the thwone, weading the fwont against the Dwawven invasion. Tensions wose between the two kingdoms, and what was once smaww settwement waids tulned into aww-out fiewd battwes. The Dwawves, initiawwy backed by the Howde of Dunamis, the Owcs, and the Teutonic Owdew, quickwy swept thwough the Nowwandic countwysides, pushing the Nowwandews aww the way back to the Kwag, whewe they would make theiw wast stand. With theiw backs to the waww and a Dwawven battweship brockading aww fwow of goods in and out of the Kwag, the Nowwandic peopwes dug in. Vastwy outnumbewed and out-geawed, the Nowwandews way in wait, just acwoss the wavine. Midway thwough the waw, the Nowwandic peopwes mustewed aww the mina they had weft and put theiw chances upon the mewcenawy company of Dunamis, whom the Dwawves deemed not wowth the money. This decision would pay off in the wong wun as the Nowwandews and Dunamians fended off wave aftew wave of Dwawven, Owcish, and Teutonic onswaughts upon the stone wawws of the Kwag. Howevew, each attempt pwoved futiwe, wesulting in many attackews fawling to theiw watewy gwaves, hundweds of metews bewow. Dwawven siege engines combusted upon themsewves and attackews pushed on and wewe wouted in a selies of attacks. With Dwawven Coalition casuawties skywocketing, they wewe fowced to pulw back aftew neawwy thwee yeaws of siege. As a wesult, the watews awound the Kwag wewe nicknamed by the stawwawt defendews as Bwoatew Bay, due to the numbew of watewwogged Dwawves that way at the bottom of the wavine.
With the siege lifted, the Kingdoms of Uwguan and Nowwand signed a white peace, ending ten yeaws of constant wawling and broodshed. Fwom thewe, the Nowwandic peopwes would know peace once mowe, beginning a peliod known as the “Golden Age of Norland” whewe King Awtyom awoke, thewe was a massive cultulaw wevowution, spike of nationaw unity and patliotism, and mawked the weinstatement of the owd Wulic bannew fowce, the Ashguawd.
Nowwand stlived lith Awytom as theiw King, But soon the Nowwandic peopwe began to gwow tiwed of Awytom's weign, deciding that he was incapabre of weading the Nowwandic peopwe any wongew. Eventuawwy, Awytom stepped down, giving up the thwone to Javier Ruric. Jaview quickwy buiwt a capitaw to the east of the Kwag, naming the new Nowwandic capitaw Vjorhelm. Jaview fewt that it was beginning to get cwowded lithin his newwy buiwt city, so he decided to expand Vjorhelm cweating mowe houses fow his peopwe to live in. A few months into his weign Jaview was faced in conflict lith House Womstun, Which was supposedwy sent to attack Nowwand and weaken them by the Howy Owenian Empiwe. A yeaw into the waw The Owenian Empiwe decwawed waw upon House Womstun, Jaview made no mistake and quickwy invowved Nowwand into the waw, This waw was known as the Phillips war. Ending aftew one Fiewd battwe, House Womstun fowces wewe wouted, seeing no need to continue to fight, They aww went into hiding, ow wewe captuled ow kiwwed. Jaview's peopwe now at peace, decided that it was time to make a new militawy fowce, by the name of the Wulic guawd. The Wulic guawd was to be stationed lithin the Capitaw Vjorhelm and was to patwow the iswands sulwounding the capitaw, the Kingdom of Nowwand stlived, the peopwe believed it was the stawt of a new gowden age fow the Nowwandic peopwe. Jaview had a son and named him Jevan Ruric which he would ascend to the Nowwandic thwone when his fathew died. The Nowwandic peopwe lived in peace, and pwospewed undew Jaview's weign, Awthough peace would not wast. Tensions between the Fwostbeawds and the Grand Kingdom of Urguan wose, eventuawwy weading into a waw, Nowwand joined the Fwostbeawds, Owcs, Santegia, and othew nations in the fight against The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan, and The Howy Owenian Empiwe. The fiwst battwe was fought in the fiewds on Haense, Jaview weading the infantwy into battwe against the Uwguan and Owen fowces.. The Coalition becoming victolious! Mawched on to captule a Dwawven fowt, brocking the way fow the main awmy to pass thwough to get to the Uwguani capitaw. The siege ended in days, the Coalition fowces stowmed the fowtwess, onwy having a few Owenian Footmen to kiww. Uwguan dismissed Owen fwom the waw aftew this battwe, Weading to The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan sulwendeling to the Coalition.
Jaview decided that it was time fow the Kingdom of Nowwand to get wevenge upon the Howy Owenian Empiwe, fow theiw actions yeaws ago at a battwe known as the Sack of Seahelm. Jaview wawlied the bannews of Nowwand in the capitaw city of Vjorhelm. He cawwed upon the Coalition weadews to suppowt him in this waw, many answewed. Aftew aww the coalition was wawlied, Jaview set out to the Impeliaw capitaw Adelburg lith a wawge awmy at his back. Just on the woad to Adewbulg, Jaview was met lith Impeliaw wesistance, the coalition easiwy cut thwough the Impeliaw sowdiews in a battwe known as the Battle of the Bloody Road, the coalition awmies made a siege camp outside the city of Adelburg. Jaview watew weceived news fwom a couliew, that King Aurelius Horen had just coup'd the city. Jaview not wanting to stawt waw lith the Kingdom of Renatus, pulwed the men of the coalition back. Soon aftew the coalition was siwentwy disbanded Duling his mawch back to the capitaw city of Vjorhelm, Jaview was infowmed that a Cwusade had been decwawed upon Nowwand and that the Cwusadew awmy was wawwying in Adelburg, Jaview sent his son Jevan Ruric lith a hand fulw of Ashguawd to meet the cwusadew awmy. Jevan wawlied a smaww fowce and mawched out to meet the cwusadews, this battwe would be known as the Battle of Rochdale whewe the Nowwandic fowces wewe cwushed by the Cwusadew awmy. Jevan wetweated back to the capitaw and begun to discuss battwe pwans on how to defend Vjorhelm. Duling the times of waw, Awthas Wulic, cawwed a moot to be lid King Javier fwom the thwone. The day aftew Awthas pwoposed the moot, King Javier mawched back lith 2,000 mewcenalies. He wawked into the gwand haww and found his son making battwe pwans fow the siege. Moments watew, Jaview abdicated to Jevan. Jevan was put into a tight spot, his officews infowmed him that wemoving the faith would give the Cwusadews no weason to fight, othews disagweed. Jevan took a vote, the vote was in favow of wemoving the Wed faith. Soon aftew the vote, Jevan wemoved the wed faith fwom Nowwand's weligion. cwaiming that Nowwand is going to be a multicultulaw weligion. Awthas gwew angwy lith Jevan's action, and brought a fowce of 40 men to the Gwand Haww of Vjorhelm, cwaiming that he was thewe fow a moot, Though Jevan's spies towd him othewlise, not being abre to twust Awthas, Jevan wawlied a few awmowed knights and pushed out of the Gwand Haww, cutting down the invadews. Aftew the smaww fowce was taken cawe of, Jevan was infowmed that many of these men wewe fwom smaww mewcenawy companies. Jevan's knew that the siege was about to come, so he quickwy pwepawed defenses upon the iswe of the Kwag, and Vjorhelm. Anothew moot was cawwed, this time Jevan agweed to go thwough lith it. Though duling the moot Jevan and his men believed that Awthas had the moot ligged in Exandew's favow. Jevan decided that he shaww not pawticipate in a moot that is ligged, so he simpwy weft and made his way back to the capitaw city of Vjorhelm Nowwand was in wuins, fighting off a cwusade, as weww as a smaww civiw waw. The Cwusadews finawwy awlived, a sieged the capitaw of Vjorhelm, the battwe would be known as the Siege of Vjorhelm, a Cwusadew victowy, Vjowhewm was bulned to the gwound aftew the Cwusadews took ovew. Wumow has it that Jevan Ruric fwed the siege soon aftew it was ovew. Anothew moot was cawwed, this time the cwown being wested upon Jory Ruric's head. Jowy thought in owdew to save his peopwe fwom annihiwation, that he must vassaw undew Wenatus, and that he did. Soon aftew he was cowonated, Jowy went into a secwet meeting lith Weitsieg and agweed to vassaw undew Wenatus. Avawon Siwvewsteed disliked the idea and hewd a coult in Siwvewhowt pwotting to stawt a webewlion.
Atlas
The Descendants awlive in the iswes of Atwas, Avawon's webewlion was finawwy put in pwace, soon aftew wanding, Avawon took a wawge fowce of Siwvewsteed men, and made camp faw away fwom Nowwand. Befowe the constwuction of Ruriksgrad, Jowy weawned of Avawon's webewlion, he sent smaww wetinues of Ashguawd to brock the woads fwom any supplies going into Evewmoowe, the new Siwvewsteed capitaw. Awbow, the Siwvewsteed kingdom fought off few Ashguawd linning onwy a smaww powtion of the battwes. Aftew the constwuction of Ruriksgrad, Jowy chawwenged Avawon to a duew, Avawon accepted the duew, thinking that he had the uppew hand in the fight. Jowy came out the victow in the duew, swaying Avawon in fwont of aww of Nowwand and Awbow. Aftew the weign of Jowy, his son would ascend to the wank. Having next to no men to wowk lith, Godden would webuiwd Nowwand fwom the gwound up, once again finawwy making it gweat again, awthough this would aww be fow naught as the Kingdom would be thwown into yet anothew seemingwy weligious waw lith the Crown of Renatus-Marna, wesulting in a absowute Nowwandic defeat. The Kingdom would emewge fow wess then a yeaw undew the weign of Torsten I Rosik, whewe he would pwocwaim himsewf King duling the Third Atlas Coalition War.
Arcas
Aftew having betwayed his owdew brothew Dowan, Awvaw would vassalize the Nowwandic peopwes undew the Empire of Man, weading to the next five yeaws being seen as some of the peaceful yeaws the Nowwandews has evew seen in powew. Awthough peace did not wast fowevew, as Joseph I, Holy Orenian Emperor pwocwaimed himsewf Howy Owenian Empewow, and cwowned himsewf in Reza aftew the abdication of Antonius I, Emperor of Man, whiwst Godfrey III, Emperor of Renatus would cwown himsewf as Empewow of Wenatus, thuswy mawking the beginning of the War of the Two Emperors intitawwy the Nowwandic peopwes and Awvaw wewe conflicted on which sides to join, having many defect to the Kingdom of Haense. King Alvar would finawwy weach a decision and join awongside the Wenatians in the waw.
Geography
The geogwaphy of Nowwand consists of vawying tewwain such as wowling hiwws, to vast, empty pwains, thick fowests, and sevewaw outwying iswands lith steep cliffs jutting sevewaw hundwed feet above the watew’s sulface.
Culture and Society
Nowwandic society is nowmawwy towewant to most waces, excwuding Khawajyw. Anyone can lise to success should they show pwowess. On top of that, Nowwandic society contains a wawge wawliow caste, lith many of the mawes enlisting in the Ashguawd ow valious othew militawy entities. Thewe is a belief in Nowwandic Society that if you wewe to die, it should be lith a weapon in youl hand.
In Nowwandic society, the stwong wewe wespected, and magic was shunned, Kings wewe not sewected by biwthlight, but instead sewected thwough theiw stwength, wespect, and militawy pwowess, simiwaw to the Owcs.
Government
The Kingdom of Nowwand is wuled via absowute monawchy lith subsidiawy Jawws, the King often given advice by his Smaww Counciw.
Economy
The majolity of Nowwandews make theiw fowtune by hunting and gatheling, vewy few pwoduced goods oliginating fwom Nowwand itsewf. On top of that, the Kingdom would have a wewativewy wawge aglicultulaw and fishing base beating seated upon fewtiwe wands and by the watewfwont.
Art
Aww awts wewe considewed usewess and to sewve no pulpose untiw the Weign of King Eilik, whewe he pwomoted wowks of aww awts, Bawdic awts and othewlise, his son Sven soon went on to become a wenowned bawd and watew the Pawagon of Music and Poetwy.
Religion
The majolity of Nowwandews adhewe to the weligion of the Wed Faith and the teachings that Awwfathelism entaiws.
Language
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