Kingdom of Kung
A hilly, rocky island off the west coast of the Yingozi Woodlands is home to the Kingdom of Kung. The capital (such as it is) is a town of a few hundred people near a small harbor on the eastern side of the island, built near the king’s castle that is really just a fortified tower. The population does some farming and the climate would be good for it, but the soil is so poor that harvests are barely at subsistence level. Fishing is somewhat better but still doesn’t produce much to export, so people have just enough food but are always short of coin.
The lives of the common people are made more difficult by the orcs that live in the central hill country. Although the island is large enough that the orcs and humans are not in constant conflict, it is not big enough for the humans to avoid the orcs indefinitely. King Joran comes from a long line of great warriors, and he and his soldiers beat back the orcs from time to time. However, the king can be bothered only with issues that affect his own comfort — such as threats to his food supply — so many of the unpleasant things in Kung go on unhampered.
One shady character the peasants call the Dread Warlock is rumored to be a necromancer or a vampire, or perhaps someone who can read minds and enjoys seeing people frightened. He has a tower on the western side of the island and seldom goes to the village; a few rough servants who stay with him get things from the village when needed. Every now and then peasants disappear, only to be found dead later with looks of horror or terror on their faces. However, no one has had the temerity to suggest that the Dread Warlock is at fault and the king should do something about him, because the king has not been inconvenienced by his actions.
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Kung, Kingdom of
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