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Terrain: mountains are common, with snow being a constant factor in life. Caverns are surprisingly common, including the seers caves where crystal grows and the seers say they can see the what will happen. It's all rubbish of course, but the crystal is valued as a very reflective surface for mirrors, and holds a sharp edge. In other caverns, coal is common, as are ores like tin and lead. These ores have led to wealth for whatever clan holds them. A defining feature of the area is the black wood, where most of the lumber in the Pryonic lands comes from. But the black wood is dangerous, with things made of purest ice said to guard its heart. The last important landmark is the temple of the flame, a huge temple to fire that took nearly a century to complete. It is one the most common pilgrimage sites, and known as the place where an army of heathens was defeated. This happened in the "distant past" and is likely exaggerated, but pilgrims still flock here to worship and await holy benediction.
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People: The people in this land are fair skinned, dark haired, and relatively short. They are fiercely clannish, but less so in recent years.
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Main exports: coal, crystal, flame/faith related objects.
Main import: food(they can support themselves if they stopped mining, but that would make them poorer. They don't want that.)
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The Pryonic lands are a theocratic hegemony with the Cardion clan in dominance. Herzog Cardion is the current clan master, and thus leader of all the Pryonic lands. He inherited the ashen crown fifteen years ago in a bloody bid to take power from his mad brother. In the decade and a half since, he has greatly reduced the power of the four clans, and bonded them into one great whole.
Religion: The people of the Pryonic lands are very religious and dedicated to the lord of fire and his burning avatar. VERY MUCH SO. They could even be called fanatic.
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Pryonian armies are composed of a 6/2/2 ratio of spearmen to archers to combat engineers, who build fortifications and specialize in tunnel fighting.
Most spearmen are armed with: Long spear, large shield, short sword, mail with light helm. They fight in primarily in the standard phalanx, but are trained to exploit any opening in an enemy line. The other formations they fight in are the wedge and tunnel fighting formation which is in essence a much tighter, thinner version of the phalanx.
Archers function as skirmishers, and retreat behind the battle line once the close in fighting begins. They are tasked with recon and path finding, and are armed with: Longbow, short sword, leather with light helm, and two quivers with 60 arrows each.
Combat engineers build the walls, tunnels and forts that dominate Pryonian warfare, an also function as a reserve and tunnel fighting troops. They are armed thusly: Short sword, leather with light helm, small shield, and various digging and construction gear
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Current leader: Herzog Cardion
Age:35
Gender: male
Disposition: Forgiving in any place except for religion, although as long as you don't actively blaspheme in front of him he wont rip you into pieces with his bare hands, just be annoyed with you. A good man to have at your back.
Children: Herzog has one son, Rogar, and a daughter, Bertra. Rogar is only fourteen, but is famous for his learning about the myths of The Lord of Fire. Bertra is only eight. His wife died six years ago, after seven years of marage.
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