Nordan

is the second largest exporter of lumber in all Terra. Aside from the Duran Hills and Arising Lake, the country is covered in both deciduous and coniferous trees. At one point in its distant past, the country had an entire forest of wandering willows that were cut down and used to build the temple to Lucian in the capital city of Lerball. It is the most grand and glorious temple to the god of Justice, and a pilgrimage site for the most devout followers. This brings the greatest revenue source to the country.

The country, a strongly Slavic-influenced culture, farms grains, cattle, and fruit trees. It also exports the exotic devora herring and fresh-water muscles from the Arising Lake. It heavily exports the rushing salmon that populate the upper expanses of the rivers.

The king and queen, who reside in separate palaces on opposite sides of Arising Lake, are often at war over who controls the country. Each has multiple lovers and bastard children, but no legitimate heirs with each other. As a result, the future of the country is always in question. This country’s intermittent civil war and persistent unrest makes it the second favorite country of the Shadow Council, as they often aide the side who pays better.

Despite the faithful journeying to the capital, the country is wholly unstable and rife with danger for its citizens. Local militias are the only way the inhabitants are able to defend themselves.