The Reich

The Holy Empire of Sudveg, also known as Almaine or the Mittelreich is the second most populous and largest nation of the Evenlands. Famed as the Empire of Malvech’s descendants, the Holy Empire is shaped. Sudveg is currently under the Ungern dynasty ruled by Kaiser Maris the Blackthorn.
The ancestors of the Sudvegians are believed to be deep desert folk from the Morrowlands, legends tell of Prince Trebeta who lead his people, a nation of men with hair of flax, straw and dirt gold and eyes like summer sky, north into Firangi, where they were enslaved by the Myrmidon Mahajanapada, and fought for their freedom, feeling north and founding the lost city of Vineta. After warring and later fighting for the Myrmidon Empire, the myriad Sudvegian Warlords were united by the Dark Lord Malvech, who in graditue for saving the Sancta Sedes, was crowned a Holy Emperor of Sudveg by the Council of Fire.
==Geography==
Blackmarch
The valley's rich black soil allows the Blackmarcher to grow wheat, vineyards, and barley in large quantities. Black rocks, dark woods and flowers and a dim landscape with large castles rising like spikes into the sky, makes the place a sinster place. 
Nimmerdürr
A land exposed to constant torrential rainfall, creating a rain-sodden temperate forest stretching for miles inland- The rain has flooded valleys and created great rivers which carry the runoff back to the sea through swamps and lakes. Thick black clouds roll in from the sea and condense into water as soon as they reach land. Sunlight is rarely seen here. Rain falls relentlessly from the overhead darkness, drenching everything below. Under its dark canopy tear-drinking butterflies, maneater trees, giant ferns, mossy lichens trees, fungal flowers and giant predatory slime moulds thrive.
Falen
==Electoral Provinces ==
The provinces that Malvech created when he founded the Empire are not necessarily the same ones that exist at present. Some have been lost to disaster, others to invasion or civil war. The first Electors were drawn from this "Stem Confederacy" as such, many Imperial nobles attempt to link their family line to one of these great leaders.
Ancient Stems of the Reich
Stem (English) 	Notes
Alamans of Alamannia 	Homestem of Malvech, gave rise of the Blackmarch. They claimed descent from Prince Trebeta. Almaine the Angevian name for Sudveg is derived from this stem.
Sygambriana of Sygambria 	Strongest Stem, gave rise to the Westermark and part of the Blackmarch. The Von Grimm family is believed to be the blood of the Sygambrians.
Swamnones of Swamnonnia 	Alleged barbarian conquers of Altsass, gave rise to the Midland and the Ironmarch. The Von Nebelflamme family can prove blood relations to the tribal leaders of this stem.
Herkynians of Herkynia 	Small Stem who lived in Nimmerdürr. Remains of the Zimbrians of Zimbria who where famed raiders against Myrmidon.
Ubbish of Ubbia 	Riverfolk, gave rise to the Täuferheiden. They also had lived in the Blackmarch and Nimmerdürr.
Grauthungians of Grauthungia 	Famed warriors who warred against the snails of their homecountry Düstermaar. Some Grauthungians settled in Österich and Wolflingen.
Silings of Silingia 	Wolf-worshippers, remanins of the brutal Vandal of Vandalia, who where famed slaves & gladiators turned treasonous against Myrmidon. Gave rise of Wolflingen. House Wolfling is descended from the tribal leaders of this stem.
Vingians of Vingia 	Semi-nomadic tribe of Tree-worshippers, build sacred groves all over Sudveg. Gave rise to Vingartau.
Burgendar of Virgundia 	Famed Vinemakers. Large and most sophisticated stem, lived across the Thionge Terre and the Border Stones, their stemlands became split by Angevy and the Reich and soon lost their stem idenitiy.
Ruggier of Ruggia 	Gave rise to Überwald. Famed Charcoal burners and bulding many shrines inside the grottos of the Urzeitberge and the hilly Sudgau. This stem claimed giantsblood.
Werns of Warneland 	A subranch of the Grauthungians and the Silings, who joined the Alakhana as Elteber. After its fall they kept some customs alive such as artificial skull deformation or the reverance of the Turul bird common in the Yurt and Moger. They became the people of the Österich and Tannenbruch. The Werns fought a long war of supremacy against the Alamans.
Turkilingi of Blue Banner of Yürk 	Sometimes called a New-Stem. Horselords and famed archers allowed to settle in the east after accepting the grace of the holy spirit. They were conquered by the Alakhana and latter rebelled in joint rebellion with the Werns.
Bardonia, Buriia, Chatthaia, Treveria	Stems destroyed by Malvech.
Angels of Angevy 	Rejected to join the Reich, henceforth creating eternal enmity, Angevians recount the horrffic tales they suffered under the First Nefarian Tide.
==Culture ==
The people of Sudveg are proud of their stem, but rarely identifiy strongly with the concept of Sudveg. A common trading language called Almain is understood by all residents, however local dialects can be unintelligible from one village to the other. Sanpurvam the language of the Myrmidon Mahajanapada is understood by the literate population of Sudveg, since it is the langauge of the Kyriarchtry. Due to trading relations with Angevy, Mossovy and Laresia, some merchants are able to speak the local languages. Raids by Waringjar Ascomanni has lead to the rise of a Trade pidgin in the southern coasts.
In Sudveg women's surnames are sometimes extended by adding the suffix -in, for example the daughter or wife of a man named Arik von Darkvald, might be known as Lady Darkvaldin.
Messere or Messer are used to note a male person of upper rank or respect. "Messere Darkvald, Messer Angor..."
Domine is used to note a female person of upper rank or respect. "Domine Doktrinia, Domine Kordula..."
Sirrah used to note a inferior or lack of respect. "Sirrah Darkvald..."
These titles have been mainly adapted due to cultural influence from Angevy and Laresia. 
;Almain names 
*Sample female names: Gisela, Schwanhild, Madita, Klothilde, Kreszentia, Judit, Kasimira, Rosalinia, Minnia, Grobia, Afra, Horstine, Severina, Schanine, Ksenia, Dorothea, Thekla, Thea, Sieghild, Sigela, Eugenia, Cosma, Nika, Alfredine, Agnesia, Berna, Berthilla, Siglynd, Olinia, Braxada, Berthild, Bronisa, Bertilla, Agnet, Vyga, Alexanderine, Aloisa, Anisia, Annatola, Legarua, Auska, Pine, Schauntalle, Isadora, Schulza, Brunislava, Pulcheria, Gottogeba, Sintia, Gottlieba, Fredricka, Ischtare, Helionna, Wiborada, Ismaria, Karta, Walpurgis, Kartela, Kardella, Parvina, Mylitta, Catarzina, Salme, Scharlottia, Sliverstrine, Nokturnia, Tenebrina, Gretula, Lüstra, Gretulis, Mechthild, Cölestine, Zidonia, Cölestina, Zölestine, Cäsaria, Klothilda, Kordela, Menodora, Kolumba, Gizella, Gryta, Urilia, Heinriette, Lelija, Käthe, Morphind, Palia, Mirkalle, Amabylis, Kamilla, Eufenia, Laodizia, Sombrine, Caliginia, Lakrima, Flamma, Elisivia, Lakrimosa, Truncara, Fuliginia, Laurenzia, Artaria, Elsbieta, Krepuskula, Umbrine, Aldone, Ennuszia, Erdme, Berenikis, Lenorte, Äolia, Priszilla, Cunigund, Menodora, Lenorta, Zellina, Kassiane, Schauschka, Lidvise, Liuda, Griseldis, Liudvika, Blanscheflur, Lorentine, Ghastia, Lovisa, Astatis, Madline, Metradora, Magryta, Zose, Creszentia, Deonelda, Gesine, Lüstra, Khrisma, Maralda, Nelle, Nelda, Adina, Deophillia, Theonilla, Domicetta, Porfyria, Lusina, Melena, Pyxia, Emerentiana, Malignia, Olea, Prünhildis, Pyretina, Hidrosya, Atargatis, Tekhne, Thallis, Khloris, Malnoktis, Gonorhöa, Prudenzia, Richardis, Apphia, Ikasia, Malisanda, Emmerentia, Vibizia, Priskia, Ludovikia, Berchtegundis, Etelinda, Cosima, Kinigundis, Heva, Soey, Eudochia, Erentrudis, Fergunnia, Ermentrudis, Ildiko, Medea, Eufenia, Modula, Lakatia, Kethilla, Portissugula, Gislindis, Dolinga, Itha, Dominizia, Praxedia, Khogoris, Sekundila, Vaschti, Rosemar, Simforosa, Rhoia, Rrhexia, Rubrine, Theofila, Droste, Philumenis, Isenhildis, Plazidia, Zsanetta, Czyne, Isedorea, Hostia, Marglete, Isendore, Czylle, Bibiana, Leynharda, Dorothye, Luzina, Aschera, Eosine, Heluighis, Grazia, Innozentia, Taletha, Efigenia, Dipsina, Doryphoris, Stygia, Repulsa, Martia, Floyris, Sergia, Rhobaria, Evanthia, Melasma, Martsela, Odilia, Makrina, Isadoria, Megdalene, Cäcilien, Zäzilia, Edigna, Mischia, Elea, Circarphoria, Elfide, Bozena, Theanoltis, Alberade, Kamelia, Marizona, Renata, Ginover, Cunegonda, Liduschka, Kolasia, Iepphonne, Gailswindis, Euthalia, Emigdia, Khloria, Metrada, Nimpfa, Dymfna, Morgotha, Morgot, Saphiria, Grimelda, Seraphia, Hrotsvitha, Hrotsvit, Saturia, Amaryssa, Anemia, Palmentine, Korvina, Hester, Miena, Kadabria, Asthenia, Kadavia, Karzina, Jolanthe, Cholia, Kyla, Mefitia, Anginia, Agrippe, Agrippa, Siricia, Scholastika, Nepomuna, Jenover, Capria, Dobromille, Thaddea, Sethenia, Halkyonia, Methyscia, Algetine, Amphelise, Evangelia, Lupia, Nephria, Nenuphar, Omata, Lysisia, Gerulata, Leopoldine, Sidonia, Rixa, Doktrinia, Iatria, Longina, Glyzeria, Karmetta, Karmellia, Grimma, Kanzianilla, Dusdynina, Nethe, Felizia, Viridis, Kunhutis, Benedicta, Benadiktis, Jitkis, Guta, Gerberga, Heilika, Eilika, Synadena, Elateria, Eremburge, Eufeme, Eufzina, Margritis, Margrit, Gersuinda, Kordula, Lavinia, Odlendis, Vibolya, Viola, Helbirga, Eleonora, Alsbeta, Gerbergis, Felicitas, Adleta, Konstancia, Sathenis, Brigitia, Gittia, Katena, Euryalia, Chromantis, Nekra, Melantha, Petunia, Zidero, Noktna, Kogoris, Deloris.
*Sample male names: Arik, Agathon, Arend, Angor, Aurel, Marzell, Merten, Auxentius, Arkhipus, Bonifaz, Kyrillus, Moymirus, Zventibald, Engelschalk, Malamir, Mansuetus, Kassian, Mirovlitius, Horst, Adlerbert, Anabasus, Matthias, Otto, Grobius, Vitold, Atarot, Valdemar, Vilhelmy, Mirko, Melchior, Angius, Pagus, Anculus, Algus, Veigand, Kasimir, Kaspar, Casper, Kenstut, Balthasar, Melanchthon, Crusius, Alberich, Wonomar, Liudevitus, Matthei, Ladaslaus, Kral, Metradatus, Knez, Gavrialus, Ratbod, Braslaus, Sedesclaus, Innus, Brenamar, Krasimerus, Koloman, Ladislaus, Emmerich, Nyklot, Helgus, Helgelvald, Zobeslaus, Lester, Otfriedius, Tekhne, Leigelfus, Sigurdian, Stanuslaus, Respitius, Vladius, Arafryd, Ursmar, Kosmas, Sygemund, Armonis, Dagan, Sygerich, Semphorian, Serafius, Ludvigius, Ossius, Labarna, Nikosforos, Balthus, Ingram, Belus, Stanislaus, Milten, Elger, Sydovius, Siqqus, Herdan, Garmundus, Jakusch, Cilas, Isedor, Ludovicus, Jeremias, Mechtan, Galfryd, Schaddei, Ansleicus, Arvid, Alastor, Sigfryd, Degenhardus, Rikard, Hosius, Valamer, Olgerdt, Serapius, Franzek, Lotran, Vigelois, Schagdul, Schaggrolus, Arsenikus, Argus, Eligor, Malapharus, Waleweinus, Kaetan, Volfganus, Ongendus, Keidan, Pirmin, Kordian, Krigori, Milten, Walentin, Thymus, Cuphus, Jowalis, Karzinus, Gorgus, Ermelaus, Batholemus, Mikheilis, Blasius, Aganbold, Drakolf, Presten, Milten, Azotus, Lithus, Tschasten, Khamus, Fedor, Gedimin, Kornelias, Thaddäus, Theobaldus, Budividas, Tamislaus, Maris, Pankraz, Pelargus, Rafaelius, Kamos, Rochus, Timotheus, Circarphos, Saleus, Olivin, Olivinus, Blasius, Hieronymus, Traugott, Vinzent, Vromos, Bazanizus, Vendel, Karel, Assuerus, Tiedemann, Arbogastus, Gerschum, Clotharius, Khlorus, Dorinus, Daxos, Schinuda, Violacäus, Cäcilius, Mithrus, Podiebrad, Vilmaris, Vulkmarus, Foldien, Vilhelmus, Sygmarius, Ither, Exifarius, Exaverius, Pawel, Valinus, Bela, Vulfgardius, Kalxus, Tschepan, Wasold, Ertmon, Lauritz, Morgil, Morghilus, Grausolph, Grisoldus, Grimfrydus, Xerikus, Ambrosus, Ludovick, Ludvinus, Mateas, Heimeranus, Chrysant, Marwig, Boguslaus, Myndowen, Mindowig, Sigismund, Dakryion, Sathur, Nikolautus, Mephitus, Nepomuk, Morkere, Maghir, Marghorus, Othenio, Isambard, Parzifal, Siqqus, Kassiodorus, Cardel, Malikus, Bronius, Frydoryk, Emmeram, Arimin, Arnest, Bogusch, Evgenius, Anämus, Jaromer, Althelmus, Ägidius, Sbigneus, Aescunnar, Jaroslau, Barnim, Jars, Ratibor, Thallus, Vitigis, Oforus, Premissel, Przemislaus, Primislaus, Alekzandrus, Moimir, Magnizidus, Igorius, Alphonse, Ceslaus, Sambor, Tugumer, Othus, Algstoger, Gestimulus, Koschtschei, Göttrik, Erich, Skumand, Poliander, Malachor, Trygophorus, Anskarius, Kudela, Bladis, Orlok, Rimismund, Averhardt, Korbinian, Trygophorus, Cornarius, Gonus, Radbod, Dryander, Skarba, Ladislaus, Zababus, Maghor, Jowalis, Villikus, Graulf, Dynius, Diebild, Nikanor, Apianus, Gisko, Gobelo, Prenskas, Chrisostomus, Rymolf, Abraxus, Fauchard, Desider, Maris, Pinkus, Prenkus, Uthor, Innozenz, Meiron, Timofei, Aepinus, Moirahban, Melagos, Hesoghar, Bronislaus, Vojselk, Deiwid, Aventinus, Khlodwigus, Chroso, Saprus, Lithus, Koloman, Xylander, Gordian, Gordianus, Rhabanus, Ermislaus, Klastus, Diomedus, Tetus, Tenebrius, Urban, Mischa, Sergius, Silvan, Pyrodulus, Egangelus, Rastus, Drakulph, Onesiforus, Theophilakt, Therapon, Akakius, Husterius, Mastus, Emmeran, Anakletus, Diodatus, Nepomuc, Archelaus, Eutimius, Wolderus, Kanzius, Kanzian, Knäse, Tadeus, Eugrafius, Grisold, Grimoald, Grimvaldis, Vitiko, Emilius, Eudokimus, Kadavus, Vestor, Zilvester, Xardus, Gaherjet, Hermenegild, Bartholus, Saturias, Lutter, Thorus, Nepharius, Ashgan, Ulghor, Rhobarius, Innus, Korgurius, Zygmund, Sigismunden, Matko, Antun, Leudbald, Leyboldtus, Casparus, Prokop, Fridericus, Amalrikus, Baldemarus, Baldevin, Bertrabanus, Ceubasnus, Gustaffus, Dailus, Clarebald.
*Sample family names: Von Franckenstein, Venator, Von Balmog, Uloth, Guldlohen, Bornkind, Von Malgravur, Hässig, Olmstett, Von Malagrom, Pistorius, Karloff, Von Matuschek, Von Agricola, Von Aesticampianus, Von Camerarius, Von Cochlaeus, Von Thaborita, Von Chelidonius, Keyserlingk, Von Irenikus, Morgenstiern, Lothestome, Von Trithemius, Von Sycamber, Von Oekolampadius, Von Neidfrau, Von Susenbrotus, Von Nauclerus, Von Leunclavius, Von Schmerz, Herbstfain, Blahetka, Von Bitterhertzt, Von Prätorius, Goldvlies, Von Scultetus, Goldflamm, Von Malur, Xylotectus, Von Brassicanus, Von Liechtenau, Ehrenreich, Von Fincelius, Von Kornar, Von Höllsingen, Von Iosepha, Schwarztrode, Spielsdorf, Plesbkott, Von Gratz, Von Wisborg, Von Berzelius, Von Oryzius, Von Sendomir, Von Kalckstein, Von Sagittarius, Von Schwarzbegius, Von Losteh, Von Montanus, Von Mercator, Von Neander, Von Irenikus, Von Aurifaber, Von Aventinus, Crusius, Von Cuspinian, Von Cancrinus, Von Textor, Von Institoris, Fabricius, Von Chyträus, Molitor, Von Erythropel, Vadianus, Von Gephyrander, Micrander, Von Oleum, Mylius, Von Ilacomilus, Niavis.
;Wolflinger names 
*Sample female names: Gisel, Edelgarda, Cyneburga, Kunigunde, Amalabairga, Arnborg, Gisila, Goteleiba, Gunne, Gunda, Grimhild, Kriemhild, Hildegard, Hildgund, Dagnja, Irmhild, Frida, Freida, Freija, Gerlind, Gerhild, Gerta, Gertruda, Ermengarde, Irmingard, Ingeborga, Almhilt, Anshild, Audhild, Bodil, Brünhild, Helewid, Hallborg, Inke, Hella, Hölla, Inga, Inge, Ingagund, Bryna, Herlewa, Holmfried, Heidrun, Rothaid, Rusamunda, Ida, Idalia, Herleif, Ingagerdt, Thramhild, Ulrika, Ulfgarda, Ingegerta, Elfleda, Jördis, Oda, Gebine, Minna, Isalde, Isenhold, Alwine, Ilva, Waldis, Wassa, Etelgerd, Hiltrud, Inggrit, Isold, Ingohild, Idunn, Gottgab, Linza, Leutgard, Meinhild, Mahthild, Mechtilde, Holdhilla, Milsa, Hild, Heidel, Roswitha, Lotte, Helche, Gyburg, Imma, Ingehila, Ingwe, Hedwig, Heilwa, Githa, Helga, Edgitha, Heidi, Elfrun, Berthefled, Harrimella, Amalberga, Anndela, Wenke, Wina, Wolfgeba, Nelda, Hedda, Wolflind, Veleda, Elvira, Moggrid, Frinta, Siglind, Liobfleda, Gailawera, Trudi, Trudl, Elisiva, Heidmuthe, Margarinda, Walpurga, Siegholda, Magdhild, Stolzhold, Rosamunde, Traudel, Wiltruda, Liselott, Erentrud, Flossmunde, Diemut, Farahild, Wiberat, Hildegrim, Öydis, Miltraud, Frideswind, Fledimella, Holda, Gerta, Dietlinde, Dagmar, Dagrun, Ottburg, Nadelheid, Hilma, Mechthild, Milburga, Odilia, Ottilie, Uta, Ortrun, Kudrun, Reinborg, Romilda, Menglada, Sonngeba, Schwanhild, Gerberga, Donarburga, Walburga, Wulfrun, Wulfa, Wonnfleda, Solwig, Rigoberta, Fenne, Franka, Saksa, Fricke, Fernande, Frigga, Ferun, Gerhardine, Gebharde, Godowela, Ylfa, Ilvie, Gesine, Godeberta, Gönna, Gudula, Germana, Hertha, Idun, Traudl, Tita, Illgarda, Imke, Iserune, Kunrada, Nolda, Runahild, Romilda, Rovina, Roswitha, Salgard, Swantje, Hedda, Thusnelda, Wendelgard, Wuna, Ilva, Tietje, Thuride, Helgard, Vanadis.
*Sample male names: Fafner, Wittekind, Alfwig, Dähtlich, Robrecht, Elfredt, Wulf, Willibald, Eckardt, Ehrentreich, Gangolf, Jorich, Gunnwor, Gottefrid, Adelnot, Balder, Baltzer, Alberich, Hagen, Ottrich, Otta, Albert, Wolfer, Wolferich, Wolfgang, Wolfdietrich, Nodens, Berowelf, Dagan, Degen, Haimhramn, Lotran, Werther, Wiprecht, Kleph, Aramund, Egwin, Isegrim, Isengrimm, Regnar, Widukind, Wulfgar, Gebahard, Hagnor, Ulrik, Ulfgard, Lamprecht, Lanzelot, Asmund, Dracholf, Ingomar, Sighold, Rapoto, Othgar, Humbert, Raban, Sigward, Gosbert, Wandefrid, Mahan, Gauzbert, Arnfrid, Filibert, Ebbe, Ottokar, Hemmo, Ottar, Thoregon, Dankrad, Ewald, Hathumar, Hadmar, Wolfdieter, Heldmut, Regwold, Isfrid, Uffe, Reginar, Raginald, Gorm, Sigfred, Knuthart, Erentil, Harthohn, Walewein, Gawan, Ermenred, Faramund, Hartner, Ingram, Göpfardt, Frithjof, Leobwin, Hastor, Ansleh, Selthon, Malmfried, Edzard, Fridwald, Friedhold, Mendicho, Giselher, Gundahar, Grisold, Friederun, Frithwald, Kalogrenant, Gundaker, Erex, Torwald, Wolfram, Reuchlin, Hrothgar, Widmar, Edbert, Eranbald, Eberhard, Evert, Gunzlin, Astolf, Willigis, Dristrant, Herwart, Thile, Rigobert, Hadufuns, Adalfuns, Sigifrid, Ehrengard, Eitelfritz, Egeno, Ritschart, Gasosin, Thietmar, Hatto, Elimar, Oslaf, Ollrod, Rudolf, Emmeram, Erlwin, Etzel, Erland, Hagthar, Ehrwald, Falkmar, Fermund, Ulf, Fredmund, Falko, Frowin, Fredegar, Folkert, Farulf, Flake, Fiete, Schulze, Gamrath, Garlef, Isambard, Garlieb, Gerko, Garbrand, Gastold, Gerhoh, Gerhauß, Iofreit, Jöns, Ismar, Göttrick, Withego, Leif, Nantwig, Till, Lothar, Norbert, Nivard, Okko, Oltwig, Osgar, Odomar, Reimund, Rasso, Selmar, Sarolf, Sebald, Teto, Thilo, Anshelm, Tammo, Dago, Rhobar, Swidger, Tasillo, Rumold, Rune, Magnerich, Jelto, Iring, Gariwald, Horras, Knut, Kurt, Kreuzwendedich, Gerbald, Gismund, Glaubrecht, Godigisel, Hagbert, Hasso, Helko, Haldor, Helgard, Heriger, Iwer, Isebrand, Walo, Wolrad, Ingver, Waltger, Wieland, Wiglev, Wunibald, Ivo, Ulf, Wulfo. 
*Sample family names: Ackerman, Jäger, Wallraff, Wohlrab, Waldersee, Fäller, Ernter, Zann, Koldtwind, Peltz, Sonnstill, Von Hundehaar, Hundemann, Wärzensöili, Von Lycosthenes, Holste, Schläger, Von Wolf, Von Bärenarm, Bauer, Wolfenmüller, Hungerhagen, Tannenbäumer, Von Holtzendorff, Tannenbaum.
==Cities of the Empire ==
Altsass:
The city blazon its crest as serpent nine-headed .Most of the urban aristocracy use the title of Lord Magistrate, reflecting Altsass heritage as an Myrmidonian colony and laresian connections.
The ruling Von Nebelflamme house prefers more older titles such as Margrave of Midland and County General of Altsass, to emphatize their pristine old line. 
 Garmskuhl:
Garmskuhl blazons its crest as sitting wolf beneath a burning skull-comet at the head of a trail of stars. One of the oldest Cities of The Reich, Garmskuhl is the capital of Wolflingen and the home of its Elector Margrave. Garmskuhl is built inside an enormous shallow crater, resulting from a meteor impact. Its high rim walls has made Garmskuhl an impassable fortress. The town isn't large enough to cover the entire crater; which enables the existence of farms and small woodlands. Garmskuhl consists of dirt roads, straw thatched roofs and rammed-earth huts.
The Center of the Garmskuhler Ries, Garmskuhl lies in the centre of the Eternal Forest, one of the many cursed woods of Sudveg. Due to its close proximity to Düstermaar, and its vast wild areas, Garmskuhl has often been under siege by pneuma, wilders and snails. During war times most of Wolflingen is able to evacuate to the Crater. Acording to legends the Garmskuhl was created the archer Wolfer sacrificed his left eye and slayed the giant Fenris-wolf Garm, its dying body created the massive crater. Garmskuhl remains a stronghold of the old-faith and other pagans believes, with only the upper classes following the Sancta Sedes. 
Located at the trail off of the River Pein, a tributary of the River Vitriviol, Garmskuhl is able to receives goods transported upon the river, and primarily exports fir-wood, amber and wolf pelts, giving the otherwise poor, cold and barren province a stream of revenue. Garmskuhl is an important stop of the Old Woods Road. Unlike most of the large towns of the Reich, Garmskuhl is located far away from any Laurinling Highways.
Middendorf:
Middendorf, the Capital of Midland and located in the middle of Sudveg, is one of the largest and populous cities. For most of its history, Middendorf has been attached to Midland, as its primary seat. However, there were at multiple times in history when it achieved independence from the imperial province of Midland, by ascending to the ranks of the Reichs city-states.
Stadtprozelten:
The free imperial city blazons its crest with a burning candle surrounded by a circle of stars, due an old founding myth. Where the town was saved by the lighting of a candle. 
A town near the enterance to the Malus Porta and the crossings of several Laurinling Highways. Stadtprozelten is filled with Inns or establishments where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Merchants often travel from the Blackmarch, Angevy and Laresia to sell to the many travellers and armies passing through. Located in the hilly Margraviate Überwald, near the Urzeitberge, the town has many quarries and mines nearby. The pacifistic Von Marktheiden dynasty has ruled the area for a long-time, making them quite wealthy, they are lead by the anicent yet wise Lord Magistrate Morghon von Marktheiden
Brandehuse:
Dunkle Hoheit: 
Build into a major passage between the Border Stone Mountains, this gigantic cursed castle has human blood build into the mortar of the stonework, superstition claims that it is a blight upon natrue itself, as the castle itself glimmers with an eerie phosphorescence and the nature surrendering it, seems to wither. Even the soil itself can not bring forth life. Build by cutting down sacred groves and by enslaving the locals, their anger and pain became part of the cursed stoneworks itself. It was the seat of the Grey King and the Pale Prince during the Wars of the Sorcerers. Dunkle Hoheit also known as the Midnight Mastery in Angevy, is the seat of the Palsgraviate of Schaurige Herrschaft and serves as a border fortress with Angevy. 
Grimm:
Gotha:
Brüggen:
Adlerschanz: An unconquered rock fortress.
Halinenhaven:
Schluchzen an der Trauer:
Kaiserpfalz:
The city blazon its crest as thirteen black bats on a deep red background. Giant Bats are as common as pigeons, since many black spire bulidings lie abandoned. Oaks are still used a public-displays of punishment by the people of the Kaiserpfalz.
The Massive capital of the Reich is split between several Viertels (Districts): 
*Mohnviertel: An outer section of the Capital, surrounded by three thick walls the "Dreiweibsmauern" (Wall Rosel, Wall Balbina, Wall Aldegund), the Viertel is sometimes called the Waldviertel since in ancient times it was a Wooded area (evident by the fact that the local ruler is called a Waldvogt), now overlooks farmland where poppys are cultivated. Location of the "Kaiser's Mellah".
* Weinviertel: An outer section of the Capital, surrounded by three thick walls the "Dreiweibsmauern" (Wall Rosel, Wall Balbina, Wall Aldegund),
*Mostviertel: An outer section of the Capital, surrounded by three thick walls the "Dreiweibsmauern" (Wall Rosel, Wall Balbina, Wall Aldegund),
* Grabviertel: Location of the Grand Kathisma and seat of Archimandrit of Sudveg. The Grand Kathisma is decorated with hanging iron cages, where heretics and apostates are still gibbeted and left to die. Oldest part of the city with many gothic crypts and collapsed underground passages. Known as the Grabviertel due to the many cemeteries. It was the seat of the Dark Lord and houses the Imperial residences of the Kaiser and his court. 
*Horologviertel: Home to clockmaking trade of Sudveg, but more importantly the Imperial Scholomantze, where alchemy is studied.
*Flussviertel: Speculated to be the oldest continuously inhabited part of the Kaiserpfalz, even before Malvech raised up the dark-gothic castles and gates of the city. Blutsbronnen a healing spring where the sick bath in its living waters, is located there. A custom of ancient Suvegian tribes was to throw newborn children into the local section of the Vitriviol river. It was thought that if the child was illegitimate, then it would drown, but if he was legitimate, it would swim. Merlusse are said to kidnap missbehaving children during the full-moon. Its used as a harbor for the Kaiserpfalz. Water lilies grow near the shores.
*Kaiser's Neustadt or Flyschviertel: A slum district noted for its flysch deposits found on the Rotten Moon Hills that the Kaiserpfalz is build upon, a district filled with vagrants and laborers, who toil in the Rotten Moon Mines.
The region that includes the Necropolis Kingsruhe and the settlements around Kaiserpfalz is called the Ahnengau.
==Religion==
The offical state religion is Igniteism
The rural parts of Sudveg are filled with wooden kyriakons, while the urban areas are endowed with majestic gothic kyriakons. 
Although local practices of "Holy Bodies veneration" in Sudveg are tolorated by the Kyriarchtry, it is required, as a compromise with the faith, to boil the body and char the skeleton before placing it in a gisant or displaying it as a Bejeweled Skeletons inside of the many macabre ossuaries of the Blackmarch. This ensures that the soul is joined with the Holy Spirit and all the foulness has been purified out of the mortal body. Charmas are usally called Segen by the commonfolk of Sudveg.
Local faiths include:
-The Old Faith (A umbrella term for the pagan religions of the Evenlands, promient figures include Holldra, Swantewich, W(G)oden or/and the Forgotten Gods).
-Maanannanites or Maananite (A Sailors abd Fishermans cult that worships Dannins, Mermen, and other beasts of the waters. Maanan is one of the many Merman Kings present in the myths).
-The Archetypes or Vangelo delle Simulacra (Spread from Laresia, while many believe in the Star Signs and the alleged Archetype these people will follow in their lives, in Sudveg it is only a quaint gimmick).
==Imperial Calendar==
The Reich uses a localized version of the Ignite Calender, based on agricultural periods. 
Tauzeit (defrost time), Hornung (spring), Bußzeit (atone time), Keimzeit (budding time), Winnezeit (grazing time), Brachzeit (plowing time), Heuzeit (hay time), Aranzeit (harvest time), Rodezeit (deforest time), Traubzeit (vin time), Welkzeit (wither time), and Frierzeit (freezing time). 
Bußzeit is the biggest occasion of a year. Huge festivals where people self-mortify to repent for humanities sins are common. In the taverns and among cynics this time period is also called "Spinnzeit" or "Schmerzzeit" (insane time or pain time).
==Imperial Goverment==
===Imperial Elections===
The Empire succession law follows agnatic-cognatic elective seniority, where the Elector-Margraves and other members of the Imperial Collegia usually vote for the eldest male with bloodties to the last Kaiser/in. The Elector-Margraves are members of the electoral college that elected the emperor of the Holy Empire of Sudveg. 
The dignity of elector carries great prestige and is considered to be second only to that of the Kaiser. The electors hold exclusive privileges that are not shared with other lords of the Empire, and they continued to hold their original titles alongside that of elector.
The electors, like the other rulers of the States of the Empire, are members of the Imperial Collegia. The assent of this bodies is required for important decisions affecting the structure of the Empire, such as the creation of new electorates or States of the Empire. Many electors rule a number of States of the Empire or hold fief of several ecclesiastical titles, and therefore have multiple votes in the Imperial Collegia.
The electors are summoned by the Archimandrit of Kaiserpfalz within one month of an Kaiser's death, and met within three months of being summoned. During the interregnum, imperial power is exercised by two imperial vicars. 
Each vicar is "the administrator of the Reich itself, with the power of passing judgments, of presenting to ecclesiastical benefices, of collecting returns and revenues and investing with fiefs, of receiving oaths of fealty for and in the name of the holy empire".
===Noble Titles===
Titles and territories
Title (English) 	Comment/Ranking
Kaiser/Kaiserin of The Holy Empire 	Holy Emperor of Sudveg, highest title in the Reich.
Margrave/Margravine of Margraviate 	Ruler of an elector province. Heritable electorship granted by a past Holy Emperor.
Palsgrave/Palsgravine of Palsgraviate	Exercises authority over territory on the border of the Empire, tasked with the defense against raiders.
Landgrave/Landgravine of Landgraviate	Ruler of an non-elector province or region under a Margrave.
County General of Burgraviate 	Ruler of an urban area or territory surrounding or dominated by a fortified castle.
Lord Magistrate of Magistracy 	Ruler of an urban area or territory surrounding or dominated by a fortified castle. Used by Laresian influenced regions.
Wildgrave/Wildgravine of Wildgraviate	Special title for the ruler of the electorial province of Nimmerdürr.
Raugrave/Raugravine of Raugraviate 	Special title for the ruler of the electorial province of Düstermaar.
Waldvogt/Waldvogtin of Waldvogtei 	Special title for the ruler of an wooded area. Title equivalent to a Count.
Imperial Count/Imperial Countess 	Title equivalent to a Count. Often used in the Blackmarch.
Freiherr/Freiherrin 	Title equivalent to a Baron.
Herse/Hersa of Harde 	A wealthy farmer who owns vast lands, they often lead small units during wartimes. Mostly found in Wolflingen and Österich.
Magnus of Town 	Ruler of a single city.
Kastlan of Kastell 	Ruler of a single castle.
Imperial Vicar 	Tasked with administering the Holy Empire during an interregnum.
===Noble Houses===
=====Blackmarch =====
=====Düstermaar=====
=====Midland =====
=====Vingartau =====
=====Falen=====
=====Überwald=====
=====Nimmerdürr =====
=====Österich or Östermark =====
=====Tannenbruch =====
=====Wolflingen =====
=====Westermark defected to Angevy=====
==Genealogy of the Imperial dynasties==
 
==Pictural visualization of the Imperial dynasties==
==Interactive Map==
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