Kernia
The kingdom of Kernia lies to the east of Amank. Situated partly in the foothills of The Great Towers , Kerns have easy access to Dwarven trade routes and at one time controlled all dwarven trade to Amank.
Kernish nobility have long been envious of the rich farmland of Amank and have fought with their western neighbors for centuries, shifting the border through the ages. A century and a half ago they successfully invaded Amank and occupied all of its land except for the southwestern wetlands. However, after losing the Amankian War of Independence, Kernia’s border was pushed as far east as it has ever been: to the edge of the Forest of Kern and along the foothills of The Great Towers.
Southeastern Kernia is characterized by grasslands and is inhabited by a nomadic ethnic group known as the Incana. While they occupy a significant amount of Kernian land, they have no legal right to it, and they are denied most rights extended to western Kerns.
The Incana ethnic group is made up entirely of multiracial humanoids; it is commonplace to find a mixture of skin colors—from greenish hues indicative or orcish ancestry, to the dark skin of the southern humans, to the paleness of the high elves—as well as ears of many shapes and even, though rare, small tiefling horns. Though they are a peaceful people, their racial mixing is seen by many humans, elves, and dwarves as a threat to their kingdoms. Human Kerns agree to tolerate the nomads so long as they agree to pay high tariffs and to not own weapons of any kind.
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Government System
Monarchy, Elective
Power Structure
Feudal state
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