REVISED MAP: Ahamudia Region (west)
THE AHAMUDIA REGION
This region is located on the southern coast of the Ragik Peninsula. The entire region, including the Rilous Mountains, is a post-Transformation region. The land, now known as the Kingdom of Ahamudia, was "duplicated" on Harqual by the magical fog that engulfed all of the continent during the Month of Thorn of 749 N.C.
This event, later named The Transformation, completely changed the face of the Lands of Harqual, but nowhere more than in this region. Before The Transformation, this region was considered part of the Iron Lands. Old Sword Imperium lands such as the City-state of Hathia, the Soreney Domain, and the half-ruined land of Toraa Bagul held sway over the region.
These lands competed with each other and the other power groups of the Iron Lands such as the Märii Divide and the Eulayan Territory. Now, many of these Old Sword Imperium lands' communities lie in ruins, or worse, have vanished from the continent altogether. The remaining citizens of these lands, of course, blame the citizens of Ahamudia.
The citzens of this new land are struggling to survive on a new world, and to make matters worse they had to deal with the fact that many of their fellow citizens weren't "duplicated" during the The Transfromation. It didn't help that the Empire of Swords decided to attack the newcomers, as soon as they realized what had happened. The Javeldians, as the citizens of Ahamudia call themselves, come from a dark world called Maran, where evil rules, almost, everywhere.
On that world, their kingdom was known as Javeldos, and it was one of few bastions of good left. Those that weren't "duplicated" on the World of Kulan soon realized something had happened, as many of the kingdom's citizens simply disappeared or were completely transported to the Lands of Harqual. This mass teleport-like effect included members of the Royal House of Javeldos, including the King and Queen. Only their youngest son was left behind to defend the kingdom from its enemies.
Now that the Old Sword Imperium has been swept away, including the last Sword Emperor, after the end of the Ahamudian-Imperium War, the Ragik Peninsula has become a much more chaotic place than it was previously. The Ahamudian Region is the one exception, however. The Kingdom of Ahamudia gained many strong allies, quickly, as the Sword Emperor broke longstanding treaties that had kept the peace, for the most part, on the continent. The new kingdom's strongest allies are the Onan Territories, to the southeast, and the Kingdom of Navirosov, on the other side of the continent.
The citizenry of Ahamudia is made up of not only humans, but unique races of elves, gnomes, and dwarves. These new demihumans have, quickly, endeared themselves to the elves of the Great Forest and the dwarves of the Greystone Mountains. The dwarves and gnomes of the Rilous Mountains collectively call themselves The Bitran, while the elves refer to themselves as the Aphranaen. These demihumans are considered full citizens of the Kingdom of Ahamudia, although they tend to isolate themselves.
Ahamudia Region (West): This map shows the western half of the Kingdom of Ahamudia, as well as the lands just north of the western half of the Rilous Mountains. The City of Eberel is the transplanted kingdom's capital city, while the City of Halonnan is named after the "new" King. (The old king and most of his family returned to Javeldos, on Maran, to help rebuild that kingdom.)
King Loghan Halonnan is married to the old King's daughter, and he has become very popular amongst the "people" of the Ragik Peninsula, due to his involvement in the war that saw the death of the last Sword Emperor. (The noblity of the peninsula see him and all Javeldians as invaders to be either wiped out out or enslaved.)
Many of the kingdom's villages, towns, and military structures were destroyed during the war with the Old Sword Imperium. In the western half of the kingdom, this includes Tutras Keep and Vanirit Keep, as well as the communities of Gialey and Sarahn. Note that many of the kingdom's remaining communities have been renamed to honor those that fell during the short war with the Imperials. Many of the kingdom's citizens still refer to the old names, which is often confusing to outsiders. The City of Eberel was not renamed, however.
Two places of note on this map, within the Rilous Mountains are the cities known as Hutaalar and Bitran.
Hutaalar is home to a reclusive race of jackel-headed humanoids known as Hutaakans. This race is also from Maran, although the Javeldians weren't aware of their presence in the mountain range until after the Hutaakans revealed themselves after the war. The fact that they didn't help against the Imperials is a sore spot between the two lands. Still, the Javeldians are more accepting of the Hutaakans than the denizens of Toraa Bagul and Soreney.
Bitran is the capital of the dwarf/gnome domain of the same name. The Bitran consider themselves independent of the Kingdom of Ahamudia, but the truth is that the two lands are such close allies that the Domain of Bitran is almost consider vassal state to the forested kingdom, especially since the transferance to the Lands of Harqual. The gnome king of The Bitran is even considering formalizing such a vassalage and changing his title to "Prince".
Since the end of The Transformation, the denizens of Toraa Bagul have encroached more and more into the Rilous Mountains. That "land" is known for being downtrodden and they see the new mountain range as the perfect opportunity to expand up and away from the strong militaries of the Iron Lands, to the west, and Ragik Interior, to the northwest. These denizens care little for the communities that were lost during The Transformation, believing that Fate chose them to survive.
The citizenry of the Soreney Domain have not been as optimistic as theose of Toraa Bagul. More than two-thirds of their land either vanished or became half-buried under the Rilous Mountains. Only their capital city was spared, and it has face a constant onslaught of refugees and attacking warlords since The Transformation. The citizens of this land have begun to expand into the Rilous Mountains and have already come into conflict with The Bitran. For Soreney, the war will never be over.
Worse still, is that during the magical event many of the lands citizens including their villages and crop fields were turned to stone! And many of these unfortunates were also half-buried under the hills surrounding the new mountain range. Stone to Flesh spells have worked on those that weren't buried, but those that were have been lost forever. Patrols from the City of Soren have delved into the depths of the Rilous Mountains, and a few lucky survivors have been found frozen in time in caverns. Several "stoned" cities have now become strange dungeons with "stoned" victims.
The Year of the Return was not a good one for Soreney.
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