Varcadia

Varcadia is one of the larger continents on the world of Ardris.

It is a lush, mountainous region with many forests, woods and hills dotting the landscape, but none are as magnificent as the Royal Varcadian Wilds, a gigantic forested area, miles across. It dominates the Southern Crownlands and is filled with all manner of mysteries, adventure and great beasts that roam the innermost depths of the wood.

The capital city of Grunhandir, ruled by the current royal family, lies in the centre of the land in the Heartfell Expanse. It is a mighty domain, surrounded by sweeping plains, a giant lake and a large section of forest.

**Varcadia** is the name used by its inhabitants to refer to the entire continent on Ardris in which the Kingdom of Varcadia rests.

## **Society**

### **Kingdom of Varcadia**

Main article: Kingdom of Varcadia
The Kingdom of Varcadia has been the main faction on the continent for many years. Ruled by King Aldrin and Queen Varina, it has provided peace, freedom, justice and security to the people of the land. It is guarded by the Royal Varcadian Army, a stalwart group made up of veterans and recruits from around the kingdom. They also have a personal group of monster hunters called the Order of the Crimson Lance. They are a fierce, yet respected, group of warriors who made a name for themselves fighting off the many beasts, monsters and abominations that roam the Royal Varcadian Wilds.

### **Kjollaskar Host**

Main article: Kjollaskar Host
The Host are a dwarven kingdom that make their home deep beneath the earth within a mined out section of the Deephollow.

## **Geography**

### **Heartfell Expanse**

Main article: Heartfell Expanse
The Heartfell Expanse is a vast landscape in central Varcadia. It's is a realtively open space, with the magic that formed the first city keeping the aggressive forest at bay for miles around.
Due to this, most of the farmlands that supply the first city and it's kingdom are found here.

* **Grunhandir**: A large, central city in the Kingdom of Varcadia with a massive population and a pivotal location for the movement of goods across the continent.
* **TBD4**: A small mining town transformed into a garrison for the Stalker's Hold the guild at the forefront of monster hunting in this age.
* **Heartfell Basin**: A low-elevation region in the center of the expanse to the east of Grunhandir where a giant lake resides, It feeds of into two larger rivers that run towads the coast through the wilds.

### **Tyrant's Hand**

Main article: Tyrant's Hand
The Tyrant's Hand Mountains are a system of mountains in central Varcadia. They reach across the land in the shape of an outreached hand.

* **TBD6:**

### **Royal Varcadian Wilds**

Main article: Royal Varcadian Wilds
The Royal Varcadian Wilds stretch across almost the entirety of Varcadia.

* **TBD7:**

### **Southern Crownlands**

Main article: Southern Crownlands
The Southern Crownlands is the name of the region in the bottom half of Varcadia. It is split into 3 main areas, two of which are governed by their own city-states.

* **Madrigal Region:** A large region, covered mostly in forest. The city-state known as Madrigal is charged with overseeing and maintaining the land around it.
* **Greater Wilds:** This area lies due south of the Heartfell Expanse and east of the Madrigal Region. It is a wild untamed place, where mighty beasts roam and slayers from around the kingdom compete in Royal Hunts to try and make a name for themselves. Either for coin and reputation within the Hold, or to see themselves joining the ranks of the illustrious Order of the Crimson lance.
* **Gordram Region:** This region lies east again of the Greater Wilds, it is much more temparate than it's sister region but no less dangerous.

### **Stürmlance Mountains**

Main article: Stürmlance Mountains
* **Stürmveil:** a forested region north of the Heartfell Expanse in **Varcadia**, shrouded in an eternal thunderstorm.