Fire Breathers of the South

Deep in the south of the great Kingdom of Vasadla lies the peoples known as the Vezjet Hlada, a semi nomadic people, with large towns that are centres of trade with the lands further south and the vast steppe between these settlements patrolled by people who migrate on foot and live in wool tents. The conquest of this land was partly completed by King Grifilo, with most of the Vezjet being subjugated and slowly being assimilated into the larger culture of the kingdom. However, his armies met heavy resistance once they reached the deep south, where the great volcano dominated the landscape and strange yellow rocks fall from the sky and the people use staffs that spit fire and metal.
The defeat here would end the eastern conquests of Grifilo, as he focused his gaze westward to the ill guarded lands of the Othiea but the myth of the southern fire breathers would live on and eventually end with the conquest of the whole region by Otillia when he came to the crown. The people of the south are more settled, living on fertile land that is dusted with ash from the volcano. Large metal mines exist here, reaching deep into the earth to extract iron and a strange white rock unlike anything else the vasadlas had seen. This rock is milled down and mixed with charcoal and yellow sky-rocks, as the locals call it, and is the spark for the fire they are known for.
Wooden staffs are fitted with metal tubes, similar to the cannons of the Othiea only smaller then loaded with the black powder and a small iron ball wrapped in fabric. The fire-shafts are then handed to trained soldiers to defend or attack any enemies they would happen across. These new soldiers where incorporated into the larger army of the vasadlans, serving as back to foot archers and swordsmen that made up the general infantry of Otillias new army.
Category:Vasadla