THE PROVINCE OF NERMERAN |
One of the eight provinces of the United Realms
of Santharia. The capital of Nermeran is Nyermersys
("City of Two Battles"), which in ancient days was called Thevelin.
Location. To the north
Nermeran is adjacent to the lands of the barbaric Ashmari, the northern natural border is
formed by the massive and dragoninfested Tandala Highlands
(elvish: "furious dragon
mountains"). To the east lies the Adanian
Sea, but the Isles of Ram, which are in the
near vicinity of Nermeran in fact don't belong to the province (they possess special
status in the kingdom). The western border represents the southern part of the
Warnaka Mountains (elvish: "hill mountains"), where the border between Nermeran and
Vardưnn is situated. To the south the Thaelon Forest,
Ephirn's Lake and the Heath at
Salazar separate the province from the
Enthronian province.
History/Politics. The
territory which nowadays represents the Santharian
province of Nermeran once had been the
Erpheronian borderland to the
north. It was populated rather
lately after the
Dragonstorm. This explains the close bounds between Nerman and
Vardưnn, the old coreland of
Erpheronia.
One notable fact, that strongly
influences this province is the
Order of the Fallen,
which controls most of the important castles and outposts in the
borderlands. The
Order traditionally has as
well some of the most important noblemen of this region among
its ranks. The Lords of Nyermersys as well as
of Astran are the dominating political
forces. Being a nearly independent domain with own
rules and jurisdiction they have major influence on local politics and
because of the fact that the Grandmaster is also
the King's advisor at the court of
New-Santhala their word counts much in these
regions.
Settlements. The most
important towns in this region are
Nyermersys and Astran, both
ancient strongholds to prevent the
barbarians from the north to cross the borders of the
kingdom.
Nyermersys
Nyermersys, named
Thevelin by that time, grew into an important riverport with the colonization of
the fertile plains of Kalir around 1000 b.S., sealing off
the eastern crossing over the Teiphra with heavy fortifications. The fertile
plains reach from here to the Ishmarin lake in the west and farther south and
grew to the cornchamber of the
Erpheronian kingdom by that time.
Astran
Astran, which lies farther east,
always competed with Nyermersys for a long time but
besides raw materials from coal to gold and wool that
guarantees much of its wealth Astran never could gain the
reputation Nyermersys received
from centuries of important deeds
throughout history.
As a whole the population density in the province of Nermeran is decreasing dramatically to the east due to harsh life conditions and unsecure lands so the only other important settlements are at Ephirn's Lake northeast of the Heaths of Jernais.
Information provided by
Koldar Mondrakken
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