Emburn

Great house: House Dinn

Ruling House: House Do

Other Houses:
House Do-Fish (The main supplier of food via their vast fishing fleets)
House Do-Biz (The economic backbone and
House Do-Dis (A strong militaristic house, often used as enforcers and to keep the lower classes in line)

House Alad (A culinary based house with a gift for presentation)

House Sheer (A tailoring house famed for their obsession with appearances and close ties to House Holbein)

House Nin (Former monster breeders turned dairy house)

Population: 432,000, comprised of Human, Tabaxi, Minotaurs, Firbolg, Shifters, Lizardfolk and smaller populations of Grung and Tortles. Many more Grung and Lizardfolk can also be found in the rainforest surrounding Emburn

Notable Features

The Cinder Port- While not a great trade port, due the provinces location being near Dinn's capital of Snowtowngmi, the is a sizable amount of fishing docks that a briming with the life need to fee that large population. A move that cause great economic ruin and resulted in many loosing their income. Still something was small rebuilt and provides some economic life blood. What remains among the burnt piers is a small port that faces both out to the sea and inwards to Dinn's famed river network.

The hidden Warves- Further along the coast, many unofficial organizations have built their own networks of ports to use. The shelter hidden pirates, smugglers and other less than legal businesses from the prying eyes of Dinn. It’s said you can buy anything in the Hidden Wharves if you pay with enough coin or blood.

The Goaterspires- A network of Large hills maintained by both House Sheer and House Nin. These hills contain groves of giant spiders harvested for their silk and pens of Goatersnipes harvested for their fur, milk and hides. There are many other creatures held her that are held for their milk such as cows, lesser goats and the Strex, A breed of t-rex capable of producing milk. How or even why this was achieved is a secret few know and ever fewer want to know. Its milk is extremely high in calcium and local trauma.

The Scaldron- A network of geothermal hot springs said to be sacred to Lizardfolk, Grung, and Tortles. The waters are believed to bring visions, healing, and spiritual clarity. Among Serfs, it is whispered that the Scaldron is a gift from Solacear herself, a breath of warmth in a cruel world.

Culture: Emburn is a province split in many ways. On paper, it follows the same Oligarchical structure as everywhere else. But in truth, it is a land where criminal syndicates, noble ambition, and forgotten gods share the same alleys. The furred and scaled peoples maintain deep ancestral tensions, clashing over land, resources, and inherited wounds.

Among the Serfs and Commoners, worship of the forgotten goddess Solacear grows with each year. Her small flame is tended in basement altars, behind taverns, or carved discreetly into the walls of shanty kitchens. The poor and the suffering whisper her name while warming their hands over gutter fires. In her warmth, they endure.

Meanwhile, the Nyakuza, led by the enigmatic and sharp-clawed Em-Purr-Ess, rule the streets and shadows of furred society. Her were-cat enforcers enforce an underground order of loyalty and vengeance. Their rivals, the Kremlins, are a brutal network of scaled smugglers, extortionists, and alchemists led by Scalord K. Rool, whose operations wind through sewers and marsh alike.

Economy:
Emburn’s economy thrives on both the legitimate and the illicit:

Dairy and Exotic Livestock (House Nin): Known for milking everything from Goatersnipes to the infamous Strex and Moonsters. Their cheese wheels are exported under heavy guard and questionable smell.

Silk and Leather Goods (House Sheer): Their giant spiders spin silk of unmatched durability. The Goatersnipe’s hide, while violently difficult to acquire, is turned into fashionable coats

Fishing and Kelp Cultivation (House Do-Fish): They specialize in Quipper-breeding and harvesting seaborn delicacies.

Trade and Finance (House Do-Biz): The true muscle of the province’s economy, House Do-Biz keeps the books balanced and the bribes flowing.

Smuggling and Underground Trade: Orchestrated by The Paws (Lead by the Em-Purr-ess) and The Kremlins (Lead by Scalord K Rool), this hidden economy trades in forbidden items, potions, poisons, exotic animals, and occasionally even people.

History:

Emburn was once a backwater swamp deemed unprofitable by most Great Houses. That changed when House Do lobbied for its claim under House Dinn’s banner. They offered what the province had in spades: secrecy, location, and plausible deniability. Emburn became a dumping ground for lesser nobles and unruly vassals. House Do, then a minor trade family, capitalized on this by making Emburn indispensable. Over time, they brought in Dinn’s full backing, solidifying their position as the province's rulers. Over time, nobles the nobles, that were sent here as punishment or unofficial exile, would create a tense stew of ambition and resentment. In that pressure cooker, The Em-Purr-Ess built a criminal empire from broken promises and hidden ports, while Scalord K. Rool rallied the jungle's scaled tribes with gold, alchemy, and raw brutality. These forces combined with the general corrupt nature of the ruling nobles would create an immense criminal underground where the weak die and wicked thrive.