Chapter One: The Continent of Oerik
of the ancient Torhoon Empire still exist.
Tabaxi leonin barbarians dominate the
areas on the edges of the Great Southern
Desert. Hobgoblin pirates which ply the
Oljatt Sea are thought to have a presence
in Hepmonaland as well. The land is
bounded by the Densac Gulf and Vogan
Sea to the west, the Solnor Ocean and
Sea of Sharks to the east, the Tilva Strait
to the northwest, and the Oljatt Sea to
the northeast. A spur of islands splits off
from the sub-continent’s western shore,
curving north to form Xuxchan Bay. A
large island, the Isle of Singing Stones lies
to the southwest. An unhealthy tropical
marsh, the Pelisso Swamps, sits along
much of the continent’s northeastern
coast.
Old Aerdy East
The lands south and east of the Rakers
and north of the Vast Swamp, off to the
Solnor coast, are the heartland of Aerdy,
the Great Kingdom. Once dominating
much of the Flanaess, the Great Kingdom
has been in decline for centuries. These
lands are rich and their climate pleasant,
though long years of oppression have
damaged the economy. It is not unheard
of for euroz and goblinoid races to live
among the numerous, warlike Oeridians
here and most major cities of the region
have significant half-orc minorities.
Hellborn Tieflings are also not unheard of
in this region and many are open about
their fiendish heritage. Aerdy East also
covers the regions that have broken away
from The Great Kingdom in recent decades
who now form the Iron League defensive
alliance. These include the olven nation
of Sunndi, Onnwal, the City of Iron Gate,
Idee and the dwarves and gnomes of the
Glorioles and Hestmark Highlands.
Old Aerdy West
These lands between the eastern and
southern Nyr Dyv and the line marked
by the southern Rakers are temperate
and fertile. The Griff Mountains form
the northern boundary. Oeridian-Suel
bloodlines are dominant in this region,
with strong Flan influences in the Pale.
This was the last region to be settled by
the Oeridians. The southern area was
once the tribal homeland of the Oeridian
Nehron tribe, and the entire region was
then part of the Oeridian-dominated
Great Kingdom, but after Nyrond claimed
independence, so too did Urnst, Almor,
Tenh and The Pale. This region is noble
but beset by many enemies and with ever
dwindling resources and internal stability.
Old Ferrond
The lands from the north coast of the
Nyr Dyv to the Yatils and south to the
Lortmils Mountains are an old stronghold
of Good in the Flanaess. The rich soil
and the pleasant climate, combined
with healthy trade relations with their
neighbours to the east, south and west,
make this a strong and wealthy region.
Centred on the Velverdyva River this land
was largely populated by Oeridians in it’s
early history, but has strong influences
from Suel and Flan heritage. Once part
of the Viceroyalty of Ferrond, which in
turn was part of the Aerdi Great Kingdom,
the nations of this region have since
become independent and remain on good
terms with each other. It is threatened
by the Lands of Iuz and the scheming
Horned Society to the North. The region
surrounding and north of The Great Rift,
once part of the Northern Marches of Aerdi,
have fallen into anarchy and is currently
ruled by a number of petty kings, princes
and warlords. Humanoids, and worse,
abound in these Bandit Kingdoms with
the human Shield Lands establihsed to
the south to check their expansion. The
Kingdom of Furyondy and Archclericy of
Veluna dominate this region which also
includes the olven nation of Highfolk,
the noniz Viscounty of Verbobonc, and
the Free Cities of Dyvers and Greyhawk.
Finally, the enigmatic Horned Society
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