KERN & KARN

CAPITAL: Guestall (Kern) and Andrean (Karn)

MAIN POPULACE: Humans and Goblin- kin

LANGUAGES: Kirese*, Wykenese*, Gobbley, Common, Naleckan+

NATIONAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful Neutral

GOVERNMENT: Monarchy

ALLIES: None

GEOGRAPHY: Kern and Karn are the east and west halves of the nation of Kire. The land is primarily forest, with some mountains and several large lakes. Kern and Karn occupy the northeast corner of the main continent of Jisticks.

CLIMATE: Most of both Kern and Karn are subtropical or temperate forests. The area is all but ideal for Human society. Unfortunately this war will shortly disfigure the borders of the two countries.

POLITICS: The late king Dennos left his nation to be divided equally between his two sons, Kern and Karn. However, this proved difficult when Kern claimed that Karn had more resources than he did. When the maps were redrawn, however, Karn was angered because the will said to divide the kingdom, not the resources. It wasn’t long before war broke out between the two.

TRADE: Kern and Karn have temporarily tightened their borders on trade. Outsiders are welcome to visit, but a 10% Tariff has been placed on foreign goods.

WYKEN

CAPITAL: Dumass

MAIN POPULACE: Wolfen and Goblin- kin

LANGUAGES: Wykenese*, Kirese*, Gobbely, Common, Naleckan+

NATIONAL ALIGNMENT: Neutral

Government: Republic

ALLIES: None

GEOGRAPHY: Wyken lies on a peninsula south of Kern and Karn. A small mountain chain runs down the center, around which is a rocky, hilly region where the Wolfen make their homes. Temperate forests and plentiful rivers make this area ideal for Wolfen.

CLIMATE: Slightly colder than the Human nations to the north, Wyken gets much more snow, primarily in the south. However, the climates are similar.

POLITICS: Wyken has chosen to wait until the current war is over before they move against their Human enemies. They do not want to do anything that could cause the two to put aside their differences, which an attack would certainly do.

TRADE: Wyken is willing to trade with all peoples.

NALEEK

CAPITAL: Salmolan

MAIN POPULACE: Minotaur and Goblin- kin

LANGUAGES: Naleckan*, Gobbley*, Common, Wykenese+, Kirese+

NATIONAL ALIGNMENT: Neutral Evil

GOVERNMENT: Empire

ALLIES: None

GEOGRAPHY: Naleek lies on a small island west of Wyken. Mountains and thick forest cover the entire island. There are few port cities on Naleek.

CLIMATE: Identical to Wyken, except slightly wetter.

POLITICS: Though Naleek wishes to rule this region someday, they are currently engrossed in dealing with the dragons which dwell to the north. They may be trying to form a dragon army.

TRADE: Naleek trades with anyone, but a permit is required. Permits cost 100 gold and will require credentials.