Teník

Teník is the most northern most and poorest region of Berok, with the largest city being Sledový. Never to rich to begin with the region primarily relies on its woodcutting industry to stay afloat. After the collapse of all northern trade towards Tara Tranda and with an influx of refugees from Tara Tranda the economy of Teník has declined even further. All traders nowadays go south, barely bringing in any new opportunities in the region. Most travel on the roads nowadays come from soldiers guarding the passes in the north against forces from Cainaan. Despite the large presence of soldiers crime runs rampant the further away one is from the main roads, forts, or cities. Even the roads themselves are not entirely safe, being filled with brigands and other the occasional ambush party from Cainaan.
== Geography ==
The lands of Teník are surrounded with different challenging geographic features that lie closely to each other. To the east lies the Dawning Ocean, to the west the Zapno Mountains, with a relatively thin strip of habitable land in between the two. This land is mostly overgrown old-growth forest, that has partially been cut down. These features combined create an almost desolate character to the region, where it feels like you're always far away from civilization yet it never is that far. In the north of Teník lies the Ingust mountains, a small extension of the Zapno Mountains, which forms the border between Berok and Cainaan. 
== History ==
The region would see early settlement around the year 800, with the first few proper towns forming in this area around that time. Before that the region was mostly devoid of any major settlements as the thick forests made habitation difficult. However as the southern regions started to become more populated the people sought new places to settle. The old growth trees would be cut down and a new road would be constructed from Bralutko to what would eventually become Sledový. Later on the road would be extended towards the Ingust mountain and form a connection with Tara Tranda. This would eventually bring in ample trade within a relatively poor region. Sledový would develop into a decent sized city with an extensive industry focused on woodcutting and would also develop a thriving hub for merchants coming and going towards Tara Tranda. The appearance of the great plague but a hamper on trade coming from Tara Tranda around the year 1100. However, this would be restored fully in a couple of years. Luckily for the region the plague stated mostly in Tara Tranda and didn't spread far. A bigger collapse of the economy in Teník would take place around the 1430s when the vampires of Cainaan revealed themselves. Refugees fled from Cainaan through the Ingust towards the region. All trade to the north collapsed and the region would never fully recover. Large parts of towns and cities in Teník still lie partially abandoned due to economic collapse and the fear of vampires. These buildings have been partially filled by Tara Trandans who form a large minority within the region. 
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