House Wolfsbane

History

House Wolfsbane was founded in 2730 AEC by Kadran Freeheart.

Topography

Located in the far North of Atria, House Wolfsbane has claimed the Thunderrock Fjord as a prime location of their empire. Not only does the Fjord offer protection from the Chilhurst Sea, the Unending Dunes makes an approach from the South as hard. Strategically placed forts along the western and eastern coastlines provide an early warning system for any dangers threatening the empire.
House Wolfsbane primarily exports furs, leather armor and clothing, as well as Mithral ore from the Breakwater Mines. They import Marble and Granite from The Great Forge and Elderwood from House Sehrailin.

Religion

House Wolfsbane primarily worships Khedar, God Of Building, although they are very open when it comes to differing religions and worships.

Economy

The most valuable resource in the realm is the Mithral ore within the Breakwater Mines. It has long been a prized possession for House Wolfsbane and an ever-appearing target of war. Aside from Mithral, craftsmanship in the realm produces a steady flow of creations like paintings, statues, books and other goods that people from far realms seek for.
The empire uses the standard means of buying and selling in coins.
Compared to other nations, House Wolfsbane is considered one of the richest in the known world.

Politics & Laws

House Wolfsbane is ruled by the direct descendants of Kadran Freeheart. While at first it was an absolute monarchy, in recent times the political system has shifted more to a feudal style, where the current leader in reality is more of a figurehead who performs religious duties and is involved in court politics, while the Wolfsbane Council makes most of the decisions, like creating laws.
Law is upheld by the local city watches, each led by a Commander, which swore an oath upon the crown. The city watches all must uphold a strict code of conduct and its operatives are well-trained, which make the watches very trustworthy by the people. The watches do not only enforce the law, but also ensure the well-being of the Wolfsbanians.
The current ruler of House Wolfsbane is X. The council consists of X (Master of Coin), X (Master of Arms), X (Master of Whispers), X (Master of Law) and X (Master of Lore)

Society & Culture

The citizens of the cities consist of mostly Humans, Halflings and Dwarves, but the empires is fairly open to most races of Dressaos.
As the political system is feudal, the nobility often is considered even more important than the actual ruler family of the empire. Especially, members of the Wolfsbane Council enjoy a certain reputation. On the other hand, due to the disparity of wealth and power, beggars and generally the poor are considered to be expendable.
The nobility generally lives cut-off from the common people in separate districts, while the ruling family and the council especially live in walled-off areas of cities.

Technology

House Wolfsbane is considered technologically advanced as they are using advanced irrigation techniques, complex architecture and have begun experimenting with clockwork and gunpowder, although those experiments are made under strict rules and observation, and are generally not available to the public.

Cities and Landmarks

The capital of House Wolfsbane is Clercourt, with Rosebell, Stagpoint and Dralun being other cities of importance.

Type

Political, Faction / Party