Kingdom of the Claw

The **Claw** is one of the four kingdoms in
Western Terronem. It
lies north
of Steed, east of Badger Island and north-west of Greatgreen. It
is ruled by House Claude.

## History

The original inhabitants of the Claw were
the bloodfolk. Little is known about their lives before Mykael and
his followers arrived.

In 936, Mykael proclaims himself King of the Dominlands and
sends his forces throughout the western region of the mainland. Mykael is
able to take the whole region, largely due to the bloodfolk tribes being
small in population. This is regarded as the first official meeting between the
bloodfolk and the people of Quentas.

In 1430, following the conquest of the bloodlands, now
named Terronem by Kalan and Terronce, Terronce took
the Dominlands from
Kalan and
renamed it Terealm;
proclaiming himself King.

In 1541, following Queen Virance Tarem’s
death, her sons Martun, Varrince and
daughter Kella each
laid claim to the throne. This marked the beginning of the War of Three. The
War ended in 1543, following the deaths of Martun, Virance and Kella. Terealm was divided into three kingdoms shortly
after: The Claw, Steed and Bram. Samantha Claude of House Claude was crowned
Queen of the Claw.

From 2254 to 2264, during the War of the
Red Waters, the Claw battled the invading forces of King Renyel.
Despite being heavily outnumbered, and having the enemy reach their shores
several times, the armies of Claw managed to fend off the invaders.

## Geography

Around half the kingdom is covered in
forests and grass covered hills. Flat grasslands are more abundant than in Bram and thus more farming takes place. The rest of the land is covered in mountains
and forests, most notably Eran’s Peaks, the Northern Range and Bluewatch Forest. Sallen’s Bight is the Claw’s largest waterbend, followed by the much smaller Bay of
Fish and Torr’s Point. Half of Perrin’s Point lies within the kingdom’s lands.

The largest river is the Range, which splits into the Straight and Snake rivers. These rivers feed into the two lakes of the kingdom, Lake Mace and Lake Hook.

## Military

The Claw possess a standing military; the
Royal Military of the Claw, consisting of both a naval and land force.

The Clawmen are most powerful on the water. Their
naval expertise is considered the greatest in all of the kingdoms.

Naval soldiers are armed with short
swords and short axes, though their favorite weapons are bows, crossbows and
throwing spears.

The Royal Fleet of the Claw, also known as
the Claw Fleet, is a
two
hundred strong fleet
of ships. They are owned by the Claw Throne and are
used at the king or queen's disposal. They are of varying sizes, each armed
with specific weaponry, such as ballista's, catapults, trebuchets and
scorpions.

The most well known of this forces battles
took place during King Renyel’s war
on Terronem.
Throughout the entirety of the war, the fleet successfully defended
Sallen’s
Bight

Several other fleets also exists, owned
by various lords of the Claw, though not one of them is even half the size of
the royal fleet.

The Royal Army consists of archers,
infantry and cavalry, armed with swords, shield, spears, bows and axes.

Armour of all soldiers typically consists
of padded clothing, chainmail and hardened leather, so as to move around
quicker and more freely.