Erenna

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Erenna at its greatest extent c. 419 A.S.

The **Kingdom of Erenna** is a soverign nation whose primary territories encompass the westernmost landmass of Truyea, from Carnassa in the west to the Twin Cities in the east. Erenna is one of the three great powers of Truyea, alongside the Empire of Sevicia and Duscador. It shares a land border with the Nacian League and the Middle Kingdoms in the east and with the Duchy of Portsville in its northeastern reaches. Erenna was founded early in the first century by migrant bands of settlers native to Enerin and the Gaetan Mountains in the east who took advantage of the power vacuum in the west of the continent following the Great Separation. By the early fifth century it had become the dominant force in Truyea, though through successive wars its power has waned over the years.

With a population of more than 60 million inhabitants, Erenna is a vast and somewhat diverse nation. It was named after the city founded on the bank of Lake Rhiz by eastern settlers more than a thousand years earlier, meaning 'Your peace' in Old Tamerian (*Ere,* as in peace; *na,* a Tamerian suffix for *you*). Early in the fourth century, during Erenna's golden age, King Numerismus II relocated the capital to Deryndl in the north for political reasons, and it has remained the capital ever since. Erenneese is the primary state-sanctioned language, spoken by over 90% of its citizens, though local languages still remain and thrive. Its westernmost ports, namely Marsa and Carnassa, are key centres of trade for foreign visitors coming from across the Sunset Sea.

The official currency of the Kingdom of Erenna is the Erenneese *plaryl*. The *plaryl* is a small square coin fashioned of bronze alloy or usually copper and is often minted with the monarch's face upon it, though coins are rarely ever used for transactions of a significant volume. Instead, traders prefer a system of bank notes and paper transactions in its place. The Erenneese *plaryl* is considered by many travellers to be a novelty item, and is highly sought after as a souvenir by visitors from foreign lands. Due to the rarity of physical coin transactions, many Erenneese traders also accept both the Sevician *rex* and the Duscadorian *dram* as a form of tradable currency. Erenna uses the Tamerian calendar of a twelve-month year in a three-season cycle.

Erenna is an absolute monarchy, with all laws and bills having to pass by the current ruling monarch before being enacted. Historically, its rulers have been primarily male, though there are no objections in law to female monarchs. The current ruling clan is the House of Stonefather, who have ruled for almost a century, and the current monarch is Queen Tessa Stonefather, in the nineteenth year of her reign. With a population of more than a million citizens, Deryndl is one of the most populous cities in Truyea, and by extension the world. The city of Nym, located among the far northwestern steppes, is famed for its expensive rare-breed horses, known as Nymian stallions.

Erenneese climate is rather diverse. The far-northern regions, including Nym and Deryndl, are warm and dry in the months of Mandera and Saturna and some of the coldest places in Truyea in the long Tullena months. Deryndl is among the snowiest capitals anywhere in the world, and it is not uncommon for snow to reach four or five feet deep in the colder months. By contrast, the southwest is rife with desert dunes and much hotter temperatures. The city of Ashan, the southernmost point of the country, is known for receiving sunlight sixteen hours a day for more than 250 days a year, making it a popular destination for travellers and tourists. Erenna is a net exporter of food and goods, and has enormous natural reserves of both gold and limestone. The official religion of Erenna is the worship of the five Old Gods, with religious holidays observed for 23 days of the calendar year.