The Revian Alliance

Social: Some clans, mostly the fishing and hunting ones in the east and north of Mitra, can be quite friendly and will actively seek to invite you to their midst for partying and storytelling, their Nomadic and isolated lives gives them a craving for the input of outsiders. In Ogden, Gannet and Emberbluff and many of the northern villages, strangers are more than welcome and one might find these people very hospitable and sociable. On the other hand, approaching any of the mining clans or or the religious groups from the Sol Cult, is an dangerous if not suicidal. They do not tolerate strangers and your persona and whereabouts will be known to all clans as soon as you enter their demesne. They are always suspect, and if you come all this way to see Mitra your intent can't be pure, they reckon. Outsiders are by all purposes and intent treated like thieves or heretics. It is said about south Mithran hospitality, it's "like a splendid picnic on a volcano. You love the food and the view, but you'd just as well be some place entirely else".

Mitra has ties to Passar and Lebre, the latter is actually called Mitran Lowlands when you speak to the locals. Social exchanges are not uncommon and marriages across the three regions are not uncommon. The Mitran's prefer being left alone and marrying their own, but they are quite aware of inbreeding and the problems it causes, the marriages across regions ensure influx of new genetic material.

Geography: To the west, the land rises into the Central Mountains, dry, jagged and bone breaking territories that produce sturdy people, all hills and naked mountains. It's a lifeless landscape at first glance but it is rich for those who know where to look. The Mitrans have dug far into the mountains and mineshafts and entrances litter the mountainside. To the east and north the mountains and hills give way to old forest and rich farmland stretching all the way into Lebre. The land is divided by the Solspeak River, which empties into the North Sea. The river provides rich and fertile wetlands and is also known as the Blacken River, to everyone else but the Mitrans.

Military: Nothing local as there are no borders to patrol, but Mitra delivers to the Alliance conscription needs and also has several warrior clans solely specialising in war, most of them stationed at the Great Wall of Mitra and some of them stationed in the garrisons on the Whispering Rapids. They also deliver heavy infantry, weapons and metal armour to the war effort.

Trade: Not much trade is going on. Regular shipments of ore, metal and gemstones travel to Passar or Eila destined for the North Sea trade routes but nothing much goes into Mitra by means of trade, they are ever suspicious even of their neighbours. Their self-reliance and ability to produce everything locally makes their need for trade minimal.

Religion: There is one dominant religion called the "Mithran Sol cult" that has its origin and temples deep within the central mountains. A secret and holy place of worship that the Mithrans would defend with their lives, a place of which they never speak to outsiders or people of lesser trust. Everyone involved with the cult will make several journeys into the Solspeak Temple City as pilgrimage, but the rituals have never been documented and the legacy of the cult is verbal only.

Magic: Far into the Central Mountains there are still beings and creatures of magic. Pilgrims to the Temple City or returning from it do disappear from time to time, there are things better left alone in the mountain caves. A rather exotic but unconfirmed rumour claims that an ancient magical being lives and is indeed the foundation of the Sol Cult, but most likely just a rumour started by the cult to keep the curios at bay. The Mitrans are well aware of the dangers and they aren't explorers by nature so they don't go into the mountains they dig under them. In all other places of Mitra magic is no longer visible nor does it play any role in the life of the Mitrans.

Social: The people of Passar are a lively and hospitable lot. The weather is mild and tempered where the great forests lie in slumper at the foot of the Central mountains. Here the wildlife is abundant, in the summer season the nomads and fishermen travel to their territories and forests near the enormous North Sea and when the winter seasons start, they return to the foot of the mountains, enjoying the protection and milder climate while the North freezes over. Most of these nomadic tribes are well beyond hospitable, if you can find one, a stark contrast to the people in the west. But the abundance of food and richness of their land makes sharing easier, and any outsider that is lucky enough to run into any of the nomadic tribes of Passar will be in for a treat. Someone returning from the harsh lands of Mitra and happening across such a tribe, would not think them the same people.

Geography: In the south the land stretches into the Central Mountains, there are a few mines but the hunters of Passar have no interest in digging. The mountain cities of Bregado and Picokeli are used as winter residences for the nomadic tribes. From those southern mountains a huge forest stretches far into the north and into Eila, and reaches all the way to the shores of the North Sea covering most of Passar and Eila. In the east and to the North, great rolling plains cover a vast area, perfect for farming and for feeding Passar itself as well as the hungry mountain dwellers from Avarice.

Military: Major contributors in conscripts, mostly archers, light infantry and leather armorings. Together with their northern neighbours in Eila, Passar builds and maintains most of the fleet on the North Sea, not so much for defence but just as much a means to move troops quickly. Travelling from the northern borders to whispering rapids would take footmen at least 6-8 weeks while the same journey could be made by ship in one week.

Trade: An old network of trade routes and tradestations runs through the forest allowing the forest people to trade with Avarice and Eila. Trade with Mitra to the west is rare, but the Mitrans are fond of Passar’s leatherworks, and there is a large fur industry and trade in Coalgate.

Religion: Some shamanistic beliefs and rituals, there are lots of small shrines in the forest where the people make sacrifices, but religion appears to play no major role in life.

Magic: None

Social: The nomads are not very sociable at all, most groups will avoid contact with strangers if they can. They are not hostile in any way and one can find passage safely enough through Eila as long as you don't bother the locals. In the cities especially the larger ones, strangers will find themselves much more welcome. In the large cities of Evonhaast and Indios, you can find anything from brothels to temple, while the smaller towns of Gastre and Paringa, offer more cozy and innocent surroundings, strictly speaking, the place you can take the whole family and not get in trouble.

Geography: Eila is covered in forest all the way to the North Sea and all the way to Lebra in the north east. At the forest edge in the east great rolling plains form enormous expanses of green, but a territory mostly uncultivated by Eila. They stick to the forest and leave farming to Passar.

Military: Contributes largely to the alliance army, mostly archers, horsemen, artillery and leather armour. Selected young and able men from each clan go through at least 1 year of military training. Together with their southern neighbours in Passar, Eila builds and maintains most of the fleet on the North Sea, allowing military transports across the North Sea.

Trade: An old network of trade routes and tradestations runs through the forest allowing the forest people to trade with Passar and Lebre. The trade routes are connected to Kurowe where the Trade ships set out to cross the mighty North Sea. Also in Kurowe military equipment is shipped through the Ildebrail Strait to forward Revian 3.rd and Revian 4.th garrisons right on the whispering rapids. This allows the alliance to quickly shift material and armys from the Great Wall of Mitra to the front lines at the Whispering Rapids, depending on where the threath is greatest.

Religion: Some shamanistic beliefs and rituals, there are lots of small shrines in the forest where the people make sacrifices, but religion appears to play no major role in life.

Magic: None

Social: The dwarves here have dug an entire city of strongholds into the mountain side and are forever digging further in, their dream is to one day emerge on the other side of the Central Mountains and trade directly with the Elexian Empire and the really rich people of Medera and Olearia. North of the dwarven hold the land gives way to large lush and open forest, rich in wildlife berries and roots, but the dwarves in the mountains are not farmers. Instead they trade with the forest people of Passar for all their basic needs, unlike their cousins from Mitra they are completely reliant on outside help for their daily needs.

Geography: Mountains and hills, pretty much sums it up. Most of the gust has been taken out of the Northern winds as it reaches the mountains in the south often dropping lots of rain in the area and giving the dark mountains a green lush look covered in mosses and grasses. The only ones unaware of the beauty of the mountains are the dwarves from Avarice, they only care for what is inside and under the mountains. Despite its favourable and mild weather the ever present hills and protruding bedrock formations makes the land unsuitable for farming of any kind.

Military: Avarice supplies the fewest conscripts in the Alliance, and they are in comparison not really all that fit for war. In return they produce the finest metal weapons and armour in the North only surpassed by the ones made in Ophaele on the other side of the mountains.

Trade: With Passar exclusively, metals, weapons, armors and gemstones for daily necessities.

Religion: None that we know off.

Magic: None, the magical beast that once retracted into the mountains has left for other planes long ago. The dwarves are busy around the clock breaking down the mountain and no sane being would stay in that kind of noise.

Although they live under and near the mountains the folks from Lebre are farmers, through and through. The river delta around the Blacken river contains rich soil deposited from the mountains over the centuries and the great rolling plains in Velba Farmlands and Zeja Plains are equally rich and fertile. With the mountains providing shelter from the Northern winds the land can be cultivated from early spring to late autumn. This is the real soup kitchen of the Alliance.

Social: Very social people, it is indeed hard to believe they share territory with Mitra and Avarice, even the forest people from Passar and Eila will appear arrogant and uptight in comparison. They are straightforward, hard working and all together good people, it is quite possible that the people from the region originate from Baros'tir Wildlands or even Further away their good spirit certainly isn't typical for the region.

Geography: In the North Lebre lies in cover of the mountains protecting it from the harsh northern winds. To the south a river delta formed by the Blacken River provides rich farmland. To the East Blacken River empties into the North Sea and the landscape opens up to the north into what is known as Baros'tir Passage. To the West the farmland and great rolling plains gradually fades away into the Central Mountains.

Military: Lebre sends few conscripts but makes up for the deficit in horses and supplies. Some of the fiercest and strongest war horses are trained in Ucemi highlands, north of Sklad.

Trade: With anyone that wants it. Lebre is rich in farmproducts, anything that can be grown they will grow. Traders go outside Lebre or come to the lands exchanging farmland products with fur, leather and metals.

Religion: Their faiths have more in common with the Baros'tir religions than anything in the alliance. They are not hugely religious but those that are, pray to local gods of sacrifice.

Magic: None