Midlandia
Most of the Confederacy is on or near the coast, Midlandia is not. Their lands make up the large border area between the fertile southern coast and the arid northern desert.
Demographics
90% human, 5% gnome, 5% other
Noble 3%, craftsmen 10%, Professional soldiers 5%, farmers 20%, herders 41%, farmer/herders 21%
Defences
The army is mainly composed of lightly armored foot soldiers with spears and shields supported by medium and light cavalry.
Industry & Trade
Midlandia has some cropland fed by rivers, but most of their people are herders. They provide much of the Confederacy’s meat and cheeses. They also have lots of sheep and the quality of their weaving is widely praised. Wool goods are their chief export. They also have a fair amount of honeybees and export honey and honey wine. They have a little bit of mining for ore that is close to the surface but that’s a pretty small industry. They have a little bit of iron and tin mining for ore that is close to the surface, but they have to import most of their metal goods.
Timberland is almost non-existant. Midlanders have to import a lot of fire wood and coal to heat their homes.
Stereotypes
Hear the words of Saad, traveling minstrel Marginallanders: Hard lands breed hard people. I’m glad they joined our alliance. Musselanders: I’m not sure if we have any shared blood with them, but they are our spiritual brothers at the very least. Mooringslanders: Arrogant copper counters…they are easy enough to convince them to part with some of their coin with a little flattery. Marshlanders: They are good allies to have on the battlefield, but when Marshlanders visit, our livestock seems to mysteriously disappear… Magiclanders: They use books and magic to avoid getting their hands dirty, but I’m glad they are on our side. Meralanders: Don’t try to spread merriment in Meraland, pleasure and joy are sins in the eyes of the Hearth Mother! Mineralanders: Sharing a border with the Kahdisteria has made the Mineraland become much like Kahdisteria. Mereshnari : Our distant kin. Without their friendship and courage, dabeshi would be feasting on our livestock…and our families. Riverlanders: Their lands are more fertile because they have more water, but I don’t envy them. I’ll take our local lords over the Riverlanders' tyrant lords any day. Half-Elves: They are victims almost as much as their raped mothers are victims. I still don't sleep easy when they are around. Some of them mean well and some of them are too tainted to be trustworthy. Best ship them off to faraway lands and not take the chance. Goblins : I feel bad for their plight, I really do. But we can’t just sit on our hands while they plunder our herds. Kahdisteria : The goblins try to steal our livestock, but the dark elves try to steal our children. Void take all their evil souls! dabeshi : The dabeshi try to steal our livestock and our children. I’d say the Void can take their souls too, but I doubt these cackling monsters even have souls. Yeti: I hear they are enemies to the dark elves, but as remote as they are, they might as well be at the bottom of the sea for how easily we can contact them.
Type
National Territory
Inhabitant Demonym
Midlanders
Location under
Owning Organization
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