Wynish

*"Llewyn was born from war. The ruins of Porio was the fertilizer and the blood Leonic troops shed during the War of the Giants was the water. No wonder the kingdom produces such fierce combatants."*

**- *Marcario Moorehome*, *"The Monumental Land of Waesyn"***

The **Wynish** are human descendants of "House Leoic" a noble house that acted as knights and warriors during the Velesse Pilgrimage. They are some of the most naturally gifted warriors in Waesyn. They find success as knights, priest, actors and craftspeople.

## Statistics

* ***Age***Wynish reach adulthood around 16 and often make it to three-quarters of a century.
* ***Speed***Your base speed is 30 feet.
* ***Size*** Medium
* ***Languages*** You can speak, read, and write Sotteran and Velli.
* **Comrade in Arms:** Once per day after an adjacent ally has been hit with an attack roll, you may choose to take the damage instead. This must be declared before the damage is rolled.
* **Holy Kingdom:**The Wynish hear tales from the Cosmonious from birth, they gain a +4 Knowledge(Religion).
* **Leonic Swordwork:** The Wynish do not train with shields and instead master defensive sword maneuvers. As long as they are not using a shield or duel-wielding, Wynish may gain a +1 shield bonus while using a sword (short, long, bastard and great.)
	+ If your class is not proficient in any of these swords, you gain proficiency with the shortsword.
* **Protective Gaze:** Even Wynish performers and merchants have the heart of a knight, when resting, camping or spending time at a tavern you gain a +2 on spot or listen checks to notice anything that threatens your party.
* **Swift-Armor Training:**The Wynish are masters of making use of their speed while wearing heavier armor. While wearing any type of armor, their speed increases by 5.

## Llewyn

*Main article: Llewyn*

Llewyn has some elevation but few peaks to compare to many other regions of Waesyn. It is a land of many rivers and streams with its capital even having a flowing stream of holy water. Llewyn industrialized quickly due to the Wynish passion for expansion thus many structures and layouts of cities are planned as they expand.

## Physiology

While most of the races of men come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, The Wynish are the "average" in terms of height and weight; being broader and shorter than Shurans and taller and thinner than Rhodesse. They are the darkest skinned humans in Waesyn besides the Karthynians. They tend to have darker hair causing making them very easy to mistake for a Sotteran.

## History

House Leoic was awarded a castle in Yarrin for their efforts during the War of the Giants. Calling themselves "The Kingdom of Llewyn," the now Wynish quickly began expanding their land until they had many counties with castles looking over them. The Wynish are often blamed for creating tension between the expanding human kingdoms by trying to claim as much land as they could in a short amount of time. This led to the second cycles never-ending "War of two kingdoms" between themselves and the Shurans. The two kingdoms fought each other on-and-off for nearly a millennia.

Llewyn notably did not try to aid the Rhodesse from the Lakarian Occupation and continued to attack Shura who chose to aid the neighboring country. This led to friction between the Zutonesse and Wynish as they both interpreted the Treaty of Three differently in regards to the Lakarian Occupation. Many even assumed the Wynish had a silent partnership with the Lakar in order to take advantage of Shura splitting there forces and being forced to fight on two fronts.

During the third cycle the Wynish were quick to support the Sotterans in any way they could in dealing with the Eladrin, going as far to have a more radical approach and wanting to eradicate the race as a whole. They helped put pressure on Eladrin and sending troops to help Villia find Eladrin strongholds and hideaways-- however they would lessen their support once the dragons appeared and focusing on fighting the winged beast. The dragon attacks would even lead to a temporary alliance with Shura.

## Culture

The Wynish have grown closely alongside the Sotterans causing them to have similar cultural norms. The Wynish see the value of education, industry and diplomacy like their northern allies. However The Wynish are much more conservative in regards to the Cosmonious and since Villia no longer recognizes a Pontifice Sansone-- Llewyn has recognized a "Cardinal Sansone" as a religious figurehead.

Stage, theatre and the arts hold a dear place in the hearts of the Wynish. Acting tropes and theatres are common across the Kingdom-- even the small hamlets will have a dedicated place for a evening performance of a tragedy or comedy. This makes Llewyn a popular place for bards, whether they are the adventuring type or not. Despite arcane magic being frowned upon throughout most of Llewyn bards usually don't face the same prejudice, especially if they have a certificate of acknowledgment from a bardic college.

## Religion

The Wynish are very devout to the Cosmonious. They followed the trend to Sotterans set by having a "patron" deity though their beliefs are closer to that of what the Velesse pilgrims believed. Many carry various holy symbols throughout their everyday life and pray to specific gods depending on their actions.

After the fall of the Sotteran Empire, the Sotterans decided to retire the last Pontifice Sansone in hopes to separate the will of the church and the state. Llewyn was not a fan of this course of action but made it beneficiary by making the previous Pontifice a "Cardinal Sansone" for Llewyn. The Monarch and Cardinal are always having meetings to discuss current events and politics. Some would even say that the Cardinal is the second most powerful person in Llewyn after the king.

## Military

The Wynish pay the most homage to the Sotterans by having similarly styled gambesons and often time adorning their combat outfits with feathers or similar flare-- however with their heritage being a noble house of knights and warriors they focus more on strength and endurance than agility and speed. Wynish units wear lots of thick armor, with even their skirmishers having pauldrons of heavy steel. They favor the greatsword and are trained specifically on how to be mobile with such a large weapon.

The Kingdom of Llewyn also has a very strong priesthood, with many becoming Battle Clerics and joining the war efforts of their kingdoms. Not only are these priest sturdy and tough but they also wear armor themselves and study the art of combat.

While Llewyn is very strict with the use of arcana in their kingdom, and has it outright banned in some locations, the King has a secret order known as "The Order of the Shadow Knights." This small unit is used by the king when situations that can only be explained by arcana arise. They are trained to be able to blend in either at a barracks or a magic academy.