Eerrai

Eerrai is a strange place, with its roaming undead and vicious fauna. Those that call this place home call it by many different names. Although if meeting an indigenous people here calling it Eerrai will suffice due to Eerrai meaning Great Swamp in ancient elven. There are many tribes within the Swamp's borders, however, most outsiders will only ever meet with those on the outer edge. These groups are mostly Bi-racial tribes with a mix of elves and humans. These nomads rarely wander too deeply into the swamp due to the presence of the Lochlings, a race theorized to have descended from the elves of the region who were driven deep into the swamp by Xerunes' Torments and calamities. Over time they were changed by strange magics and now bear little resemblance to their ancestors.

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We've marched for days. Where the hell are we even going? We left the foothills ages ago. Boss says she got a nice cushy job for us but she won't tell us anything about it.

5/3/420 AR

So Boss is off her fucking rocker. We're on the edge of the death swamp. She's threatening to kill us if we don't comply and head in with her. Cushy job my ass.

5/6/420 AR

Foraging isn't a problem here but I'm questioning what the hell we're eating. We killed a deer today but it had the fucking teeth of a lion. What the hell is this place?

5/7/420 AR

Jerry is gone.. I don't know what happened. We were getting firewood for the night and a tree snapped him in two. I want out.

5/9/420 AR

I left camp in the dead of night. All I have is some rations from that weird deer and some torches. I'm staying away from the trees.

5/10/420 AR

I can't sleep I don't know where the hell I am I keep seeing eyes in the darkness and there's groaning in the distance

5/13/420 AR

If anyone was to Find t his get ou t this place is one of th e demon lord's homes

No date recorded

This journal was found downstream an Eerrai river by a passerby and was returned to the mercenary guild in Gilrent. The journal was heavily damaged but an accurate reproduction is listed here. Although this isn't much information it is recommended to think twice about taking a job in Eerrai.

Gilrint's Mercenary Guild's Board of Directors

Structure

Every tribe chooses their leaders, whether they're called the chief, king, or simply leader, in a different way. However, the five main Lochling settlements that dominate the coasts and inner domain of Eerrai have chosen similar trials for choosing their Chiefs. The system starts with a council of 5 in each tribe, called Elders, these council members are made up of the wisest of the group and advise the Chief with any agenda she wishes to push forward. These members then chose a young member of their tribe to take the spirit walk. The member with the most profound vision is then proclaimed as the leader of the tribe. This is completed whenever a chief dies. Usually, however, the Lochlings always have a main ruler over all of their tribes. This leader is chosen in a similar manner to the settlement chiefs. This King of the Great Swamp is chosen from all of the applicants to the title of local Chief the new "Lord of the Swamp" is determined by their visions while doing the spirit walk.

Public Agenda

The Lochlings are deemed ferocious people due to their However, all of the settlements of Lochlings are inviting of honest trade from honest merchants.

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Alternative Names

The Great Swamp

Training Level

Semi-trained

Demonym

Eerraian

Government System

Tribalism

Power Structure

Confederation

Economic System

Barter system

Neighboring Nations

• Freylia
• Harquil
• Kamillorn
• Thruun’ Mar