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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 4252984" data-attributes="member: 2012">THE IRON LANDSThe Eulayan Territory and the Märii Divide look to profit from the arrival of the Kingdom of Ahamudia and to sway rights to mine the new mountain range and the surrounding hills. These two lands are all that's left of the region known as the Iron Lands. The Iron Lands used to reach as far west as where the city of Eberal now stands with Toraa Bagul and the Soreney Domain to the north and unfertle plains and scrub to the east between the Iron Lands and the Morhan Region.This lost land was called Solände and was strongly aligned to both Eulayan and Toraa Bagul. During the events of The Transformation, Solände and its people vanished from the continent. The only thing left to remind the world of its existance is the Town of Feiland, which is now part of Eulayan and the tower called Mustal Tornii, which was once the home of a mysterious, evil wizard in the employ of the Regal Man of Solände. Both the Steel Lord of Eulayan and the Despairing Prince of the Toraanes wish to gain exclusive rights to the Rilous Mountains, and they have been less than diplomatic with the King of Ahamudia regarding those rights.The Eulayan TerritoryAlso known as the Steel Confederacy, Eulayan is a group of allied communities that work together in regarding to the mining of coal and valuable metals. The communties come toeach others' aid in times of crisis like when the Judges of the Sword South try to annex the region using all of their (il)legal machinations. Eulayan is ruled by a man named Tjaard Yvoinga, The Steel Lord, who is a devoted priest of Hel, The Interloper Goddess of Death and the Underworld..Unlike many of the other Old Sword Lands, Eulayan is an integrated confederation of various races including dwarves, giants, half-orcs, jovians (half-giants), kobolds, and the baklath as well as humans. The diversity has led to a lot of infighting but it has also led to a lot of diversity. Half-breed are common in Eulayan and there isn't much of a stigma attached to those of mixed bloodlines. The captial is the city known as Eulayan, and it is that city that holds this land together in the wake of The Transformation. The Eulayan Territory lost several communities during the magical conjunction, and its citizens blame the Kingdom of Ahamudia and its citizens for these losses.The dwarves, elves, and gnomes of Ahamudia and Bitran are especially hated by the giants, half-orcs, and kobolds of Eulayan. There have been violent clashes on both sides of the border and only the intervention of the "sundered" dwarves of Eulayan on behalf of both sides has kept these skirmishes from breaking out into full-out war. Tjaard Yvoinga and King Loghan Halonnan don't like each other, but they tolerate each other in the hopes of forging some kind of lasting peace in the region.The sticking point is mining rights within the Rilous Mountains that the Steel Lord insists should be shared between Eulayan and Ahamudia. Both agree that Toraa Bagul and Soreney's expansion into the mountain range without any legal recourse is a threat to negoitations. King Loghan is willing to give Eulayan mining rights in exchange for military support against Toraa Bagul and Soreney. However, such an agreement would pit the citizens of Eulayan against those that have been their allies in the past, and it would mean the end of Eulayan's trade alliance with Märii as that land has an alliance with Toraa Bagul.The issue isn't likely to get resolved any time soon.The Märii DivideOf all the southern lands of the Ragik Peninsula near the Rilous Mountains it is the Märii Divide — a cold, dryed-up watershed land — that lost the least. Only a few of its most distant communities and outposts vanished during The Transformation, and its citizens don't really blame the Javaldians of Ahamudia for this tragedy. They blame the Sword Gods and have turned away from worshiping them. Märii is mainly a human-dominated land with some sundered dwarves, half-orcs, and half gnolls. Besides dwarves, the communities of this land don't welcome demihumans. The land has become very anti-Imperium, which strengthens its ties to both Toraa Bagul and the Eulayan Territory.The Märii Divide is known for the follwoing two things: its harsh environment and its fantastic horses.In ages past, before the destruction of Toraa to the east, Märii was a fertile watershed. However, the destruction of Toraa and the surrounding lands shifted the land and the climate. Now Märii gets colder in the winter than most of the surrounding lands and the river that ran through it dried up. No one is sure where the water went, but everyone assumes that the waters flowing into Toraa doesn't just simply disappear. More likely, a new Water Legacy is forming under that ruined city.Regardless, after that event, Märii went through an major change. Its lands are no where near as fertile as they use to be, so the citizens of the land had to adapt. Most have moved away from farming as a way of life, and instead they raise cattle and horses. Horses have always run free in the region but now they are Märii's best resource. The citizens also began to brave the western forest for timber but that hasn't been as successful.Before The Transformation, the ruler of Märii, a man named Vilppu Bjørnson, attempted to forge an alliance with Toraa Bagul, Eulayan, Soreney, and Solände. These four lands together, along with the Märii Divide, would have been strong enough to oppose the Sword Emperor and the Princes of such lands as Järir Autarchic and the Ara-Ragik City Alliance. However, after the magical conjunction occurred, the Lord Monger's plan fell apart and a new political map was drawn. The Merchant Prince of Märii still wishes to form the alliance, but he doesn't want to offend (or anger) King Loghan at the same time. He and his people witnessed first-hand the spirit of King of Ahamudia during the short-lieved war between the forces of the Sword Emperor and the Javaldians.The Märii Divide's strong alliance with Toraa Bagul hasn't helped matters any. Bjørnson and Niels Haag, The Despairing Prince of the Toraanes, hve always been strong allies, especially with the Warlord of Järir, Halvor Ødegård, on both their doorsteps. The man known as Autocrat would dearly love to conquer both Märii and Toraa Bagul, which would give him the power to try to claim the title of Sword Emperor. Still, Vilppu hopes that he can forge his alliance and placate King Loghan or even convince himto join the alliance (not likely). The Lord Monger has tried to convince the Despairing Prince not to push the matter with the Javaldians. So far, he hasn't been abel to convince the man. Prince Niels believes that the old borders should be enforced and is unwilling to give up the mineral riches in the Rilous Mountains.It's a mess.Map: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=1759937&postcount=83" target="_blank">World of Kulan Maps (Updated: Nov 22/11)</a></blockquote>

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