Charnan

Charnan is the northeasterly arm of the huge island of Taijuria, and by common convention, also includes most of the central portion of the island from which it and the two other major peninsulas (Peiramia and Lesharea) extend. It is also called simply North Taijuria. Its interior highlands are the most rugged and mountainous in Taijuria, with chains of tall peaks that exceed those elsewhere on the island. 
Like the much lower and more rolling highlands of Lesharea, these mountains are rich in gold and gems, but much of this area is under the control of the dwarven kingdom of Mabulzikar. The Mabulzikaru are is more reclusive and xenophobic than the major dwarven states of Rhydain, having only limited interest in trade with humans and no interest at all in relations beyond the commercial. In the past, the Sarcian Empire fought two unsuccessful wars against the dwarves of Mabulzikar, attempting to subjugate them and gain access to their mineral riches. The Sarcians lost badly both times and doubtless only reinforced the Mabulzikaru view of humans as greedy, untrustworthy thieves and graspers. 
Since then, the Sarcian presence in Charnan has been limited to a narrow province wrapping around the peninsula’s eastern end, with a long arm running down the southeastern-facing coast to join the much larger and more important Lesharean province, and a shorter arm extending partway along the Charnan’s northern shore. In truth, this province mostly consists of a string of entrepots and imperial outpost towns dotted along the coastal strip. It bears little resemblance to the situation in Lesharea, where there is wide-scale Sarcian territorial control, a large settler population, and a number of major cities. The Sarcian governor of Charnan is little more than a deputy of the viceroy in Bhatrichor.
There are other human inhabitants of Charnan, up in the mountains of Mabulzikar, but they are few in number and seem just as insular and unfriendly as the Mabulzikaru themselves. Whatever alliance they have made with the dwarves to allow them to dwell there is peculiar to their kind and seems to have been in place for centuries. They have no large towns, just scattered villages in the high dells cradled by the snowy peaks. By appearance and dialect, they come from Ullyrian stock.