The Kingdom of Westmark

Westmark is land of dark, briar-filled woods, gray overcast skies, and black lakes and rivers. At night, howls and shrieks resonate through the woods as werewolves, or worse, go about their wicked business.
The land is cursed. The dead walk. The scourge of lycanthropy is everywhere. It spreads like a disease among the population. Locals dread the woods and will not venture into them unless absolutely necessary. They shut themselves in their homes at night and remain as quiet as possible, wary of attracting the attention of whatever lurks outside.
King Ultur II attempts to fight back. He formed the Red Riders, a militia outfitted with silver weapons, trained to hunt down and destroy lycanthropes. They have had limited success, but have since been ordered to include battling the rising undead scourge and, as such, are spread very thin.
Meanwhile, the King barricades himself inside of Wightbane Keep within the capital city of Sternhelm. He has no Queen and no heirs.

Rumors & Whispers

• Some folks say that King Ultur II is a werewolf and that he stalks the woods surrounding his keep at night.
• Travelers that make their way along the Shadow Coast often disappear without a trace.
• There are tales of an ancient, undying evil waiting in the dark caverns below the surface.
• Folks believe the wood elves are to blame for the curse of lycanthropy; believing they exchanged land to an ancient entity for the ability to change their shape.

Provinces

There are three provinces in Westmark. King Ultur II rules the kingdom from Sternhelm in Nightlund. Brumlund and Derlith have their own rulers who have sworn fidelity to the crown.

• Brumlund
• Derlith
• Nightlund

Landmarks and Townships

Day's End
Gangre Manor
Harker's Hollow
The Howling Woods
Lycan
Lyr
Mongar
The Sea of Souls
The Shadow Coast
Sternhelm
Wightbane Keep

History

The three provinces were once independent kingdoms before unification under the crown of King Varkus I Wightbane of Nightlund.

Type

Geopolitical, Kingdom

Capital

Sternhelm

Leader

Ultur II

Leader Title

King of Westmark

Government System

Monarchy, Absolute