Daevenia (dev-en-ee-uh)

The most ‘civilised’ of the Kruenfeld realms, Daevenia is filled with people preaching hospitality and kindness with a focus on bringing honour to one’s family through compassion and kind deeds. One must always offer aid, even to strangers in Daevenia. The South of the realm houses the majority of the populace due to the large forest that covers most of the north of the realm. This forest is maintained, guarded and protected by acolytes of Silvani due to the large number of flora and fauna within the forest that cannot be found anywhere else in Xaedia. This is rumoured to be as a result of experimentation of Silvani and Terranos into different plant and animal life millennia ago. As such there is a cultural focus not only on hospitality but also on the preservation of nature in all its forms. A large number of Daevenian citizens follow a vegetarian lifestyle in line with this notion.

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Capital: Kutsek
Ruling System: Sovereign, elected by the noble houses of the Kingdom's three city states
Current Ruler: Dimitri Ashbluff
Demography & Population: Large Human, Gnome and Halfling population. The mountain region of Daevenia is home to majority of Goliaths in Xaedia, there is also a significant population of Yuan-ti to the West of the mountains in the warmer areas. Drow and Duergar can also be found here after they were displaced by the sinkhole collapse
Religion: There is a significant devotion to the 'Big Three' Gods but also heavy worship of Sapredia and Silvani
Technology: The most advanced in Kruenfeld due to trade routes with Tymongaard but the marrying of tech and magic is still in its infancy in comparison to other realms
Military: Daevenia has a small active army but these soldiers function mostly as guards around the different cities and towns
Climate: Daevenia has warm summers and cold winters but is an overall temperate realm. The South-East is much colder in comparison to the North and West