Enora

## The island Nation of Enora

### ***General History***

Enora is a once proud island nation, existing in it's current state for around 400 years. The island itself has been around much longer hosting a wide array of unique non sentient species, along with various sentient species. In the last 400 years the most common races are the nomadic Dark Elves, the tribal goliaths, the hill dwarves, humans, and wood elves. All of which dominate the cities and wilderness of the large island.

Much of the islands history has been purposely erased by the **Emberfate Dynasty**. A dynasty of elves that has lasted 2 generations. They came to power after a war between the previous **Thelosi Human dynasty** and *House Emberfate*. The reasoning of the war has been debated for some time. Some will say it was do to racial injustice, others will say it was do to a long standing rivalry. The only thing that was clear was that House Emberfate wanted power. And after 3 long years they would execute every last son and daughter of the Thelosi Dynasty, and **Araric Emberfate** **I** would take the throne.

From word of mouth, and outside sources, *King Emberfate* I would go on to greatly influence the architecture of the 9 major cities. Much of the human architecture would be replaced with eastern influenced buildings and designs. Overtime their culture would influence the nation, and eventually over the last 400 years much of the Thelosi Dynasty has been long since forgotten. Only few remnants remain of them, and their name carries no weight in Enora, and especially none elsewhere.

### ***The 8 Houses***

In Enora the king or queen has final say and complete control in most cases. However a series of noble houses govern under the King's name, and are directly chosen by him. *House Bula* resides over **Maruchan**, *House* *Farrowfist* resides over **Samyung**, *House Eldermane* resides over **Nissin**, *House Dothar* resides over **Yatekomo**, *House Stormhammer* resides over **Nongshim**, *House Dersk* resides over **Paldo**, *House Anena* reside over **Indomie**, and *House Hardek* resides over **Saikebon**.

### ***The 9 Cities***

**Shin Ramyun -** The beautiful capital of Enora, and home of *King Emberfate II*. The cities architecture and ability to blend nature in with it's design is enough to bring people from all over the world to see. Much of the city is still new, and yet to age or crack being only 400 years old and the upkeep being important to the King. The capital relies on its 8 lower cities to provide it with supplies and wealth. Which in turn leaves it vulnerable but creates a strong bond with the 8 cities.

**Maruchan -** Maruchan was once the gateway to Enora, but after ***The Lords Plague*** the cities reputation was ruined and much of the people with any wealth and weight to their name, left long, long, long ago. The city now is governed by *House Bula*, a human family with ties to the criminal underground. Much of the family works with the criminal underground and secretly handle any and all of King Emberfate's dirty work. From assassinations to blackmail, nothing is above *House Bula* as long as coin is involved.

**Nissin -** The Stone City of Nissin, a once proud city older than the nomadic dark elves and diverse people that now live there. It was known for the ore it would provide from it's deep mines, but 30 years prior to season one, and 5 years before the *Lords Plague* Nissin would experience a supernatural disaster. Upon expanding the city mines, a strange plague (Later called the ***Shadow Plague***) would attack miners, and later the entire city. This plague would seemingly come from no where, causing people to experience dread, paranoia, and experience shadowy visions. Eventually this would be traced back to a strange gas coming from the mines, causing 60% of all mining operations to permanently shut down. This would eventually lead to the city losing a heavy sum of the population, and permanently harming the economy. Now the city is ruled by the morally questionable and mysterious *House Eldermane*. A dark elf family rarely seen by the people of Nissin.

**Samyung -** Samyung sits on one of the many wetland rivers, harvesting the bounties of the ***Vigilant Wetlands***. From fish to rare alchemical ingredients. Samyung is a city of hunters, fishers, and everything in-between. *House Farrowfist*, a wood elf family that has grown from a small tribe into the druid powerhouse they are now. Unlike the other houses, House Farrowfist is highly in touch with their roots, spreading their druid and tribal culture to the people of Samyung. The city also hosts an annual holiday called the ***"Midnight Hunt"*** a week long hunt where the participants will leave into the wetlands to hunt for food, alchemical ingredients, and spiritual fulfillment. And at the end of the week a huge festival is thrown to celebrate the success of the hunt.

**Yatekomo -** Yatekomo often called the *Violet City*, or the *Purple City*, is a port city governed by *House Dothar.* A human matriarchal family that control the ***Violet Strand*** with an iron fist, maintaining the beautiful purple floral along the strand. They provide fish and wine to much of Enora, along with many fine goods like jewelry and clothing. Many rumors and whispers linger in the shadows however. Few souls seem to think that *Head Matriarch Rei Dothar* is secretly luring men in and killing them for sport, using their bodies as fertilizer in the strand. But those are just rumors, and nothing more... or are they?

**Paldo -** Paldo is the agricultural capital of Enora, producing much of the food and alcoholic beverages in Enora. *House Dersk* is a high elven family believing themselves superior to the other houses and the right hand house of King Emberfate II. This is a widely misplaced belief, but they are an integral part of the economy and non-fish related food market. Other than that Paldo is mostly unimpressive and is not often payed much attention.

**Nongshim -** House Stormhammer is the dwarven strong arm of the *Northen Enora Mountains*, governing over Nongshim. The city is sat in between the T*hree Sisters*, and the F*rozen River*. Like Nissin, Nongshim is a mining city much older than the dwarves living there. However unlike Nissin, the mines here are monitored and prevent any sort of shadow plague from forming. Now in the present day Nongshim and House Stormhammer provide much of Enora's ore, and the products of said ore.

**Indomie -** The second largest port city, and now the primary gateway to Enora. The city is built on top of a city swallowed by the sea, and much of the imagery of the ***God Valkur*** still remain. The city is built near the mouth of 3 rivers, *The Elias River*, and the *Three Sisters*. They export much of the Enoran Goods and Import about 3/6 of the islands goods. *House Anena* is the human family that governs this area, and are the newest of the 8 houses. Originally not from Enora, Anena came from ***Waterdeep*** in the Forgotten Realms to expand their business practices. Eventually deciding to permanently live in Enora, and eventually be given the title of House Anena, after the previous house went mysteriously missing at sea.

**Saikebon -** At the western tip of the island rests a tropical landscape called the ***Bronze Beach***. It is named after the bronze colored sand and is a city for the rich of Enora. *House Hardek* is the family of deviants that govern over this area. This house is widely disregarded as they are distantly related to King Emberfate II. In turn Saikebon doesn't produce much, but is a popular tourist destination.

## Landmarks

### ***The Bronze Beach***

*"The Bronze Sands cover this tropical desert sitting in the western most point of Enora. Controlled by House Hardek this area is the perfect tourist destinations for deviants and those not afraid to have a little fun. However for those of a scholarly profession, you may find this ancient sand burying secrets..."*

*-'Guide to the Bronze Sands'*

### ***Hustall Cove***

*"Hustall Cove is a tucked away gem, housing a beautiful coral reef, and ruins dotting the shore signifying a once forgotten empire. There's rumors of a pirates bounty being hidden here yet to be found..."*

-*'Enevel Daisy, Paldo Scholar'*

### ***Valkurs Gift***

*"A once large city swallowed by the sea, with only remnants of the God Valkur remain. This area is now called Valkurs Gift and is the most bountiful fishing spot in all of Enora housing a wide array of Salt & Fresh water fish..."*

-*'Fishermans Guide to Enora: Indomie'*

### ***The Enora Mountain Range***

*"This vast and large mountain range houses many secrets, bountiful ore deposits, and the nomadic Goliath Tribes, this is one place you want to get lost in..."*

-*'General knowledge, shared by many Enorans'*

### ***The Violet Strand***

*"Named after the violet colored coastline created and maintained by House Dothar, the Violet Strand is a place of beauty and bounty. The finest wine and goods are said to come from here, and the air is fresher than anywhere else on the island, smelling of lavender. However in the night whispers of a hunt can be heard, and the tales of danger can be passed quietly between passerby's, but rumors are just rumors..."*

-*'Leon Stiffwood, Thieves Guild Information Broker'*

### ***The Vigilant Wetlands***

*"A vast diverse wetlands named after the Vigilant Knights that made up King Emberfate's elite guard in the Emberfate-Thelosi War. In the center of these wetlands sit magnificent and well kept statues of these heroes, with hundreds of people making pilgrimage each month to pay respects..."*

*-'The No-Mans Wetlands: Enora'*

### ***The Ember Coastline***

*"The Ember Coastline named after the Emberfate Dynasty, is the eastern most coast of Enora, and stretches the majority of the east side of the island."*

-*'Ophelia Strates, Court Wizard of the Ember Palace'*

### ***The Pearlescent Coastline***

*"The Southwestern half of Enora hosts the beautiful Pearlescent Coastline. Named after the water that takes the color of a pearl this part of the coastline is beautiful and almost distracts you from the hardships that Maruchan has faced in recent years..."*

-*'Reed, Thieves Guild Member'*

### ***The Maruchan Canal***

*"The first of two public works, the Maruchan Canal was created to more easily supply Maruchan with fresh water from Lake Marsupis. In recent years the water has become greatly contaminated with mercury, requiring careful cleaning from clerics, and is more of an eyesore than an impressive public work..."*

-'*The Enoran Canals'*

## The Great Rivers

**Maruchan Canal -** Marked in red is the public work turned eyesore Maruchan Canal. This river is man made with the sole intention of providing fresh water from Lake Marsupis to Maruchan.

**Guarinever -** located directly north of Maruchan and to the west of the Vigilant Wetlands, Guarinever is one of 3 rivers in the western wetlands. It is named after a unique and dominant algae in the water called Guarine.

**Lamsile -** Lamsile is directly north of Guarinever, and is named after the the Lamsius Lake it comes from.

**Rockingquet -** Is located north of Lamsile, and is named after a tribe of Goliaths living in the Western Wetlands, the Rockingquets.

**The Vigilant Wetlands -** Named after the Vigilant Knights that fought as King Emberfate I elite guards. The rivers poor into one united wetland swamp with statues of the knights in the center.

**The Violet River -** The violet river located to the east of Yatekomo is a uniquely purple river that is a tourist destination in Enora, protected and maintained by the House Dothar guard.

**Gold Lake -** Is a Lake tucked deep into the woods, largely seen as a sight of worship for nomads, druids, and any sort of nature loving creature or group. The lake is a sanctuary and is tinted a pretty yellow from the gold deposits under the water.

**Hustall Canal -** Is actually a naturally forming canal, do to a large earthquake 600 years ago. The water is salty and the river dives deep under the island into a series of caves largely unexplored.

**The Frozen River -** The Frozen river comes from the glaciers in the Enora Mountains. The water is a dark blue and is extremely cold no matter the time of year, giving it the title of the frozen river. Tribes used to use the water to prolong the lives of their food supplies to great success.

**Three Sisters -** Three Sisters is an old folk tale, with no clear origin. The tale tells of 3 daughters of a powerful and greedy king. The king would lose touch with his kingdom absorbed by wealth and power and would be punished by his God making his kingdom fall to ruin, and turning his daughters into 3 symbolic rivers. Pastel, Presethia, and Frelena, named after his daughters all representing the past, present and future, something the king lost touch with long ago. The king would be cursed to wander the lands for eternity never being able to get back what he never knew he needed.

**Twin Snakes -** Like Three Sisters, Twin Snakes is based on two sons and their father. A man of great stature would have two sons both representing two halves of their father. Elias the son taking the weaknesses of his father, and Davius taking the strengths. Davius would go on to succeed in all of his endeavors, while Elias would be forgotten and do everything he could to earn his fathers love. This would create a sibling rivalry between the two eventually leading to their fatal duel for the legacy of their father. They would both die before him, being laid to rest in the separate rivers. The father would mourn his sons and die shortly after regretting how he raised them. However in death the three would symbolically reunite. As the lake would be named Magnus Dominus after the father while the western river would be Elias, and the eastern would be Davius.

**Vonilth River -** Named after House Vonilith of the Thelosi Dynasty days, they would live in the forgotten city of Vonerath and would die serving the Thelosi Dynasty. House Emberfate would name it in their memory as the house fought with honor.

**Keratos River -** Named after the Keratos fish known to only reside in lake Kera and the river and no where else in the world.

**Emberfate Canal -** The second public work canal built to help breed a dying type of fish as the river connecting them to the sea dried up long ago preventing them from completing their life cycle. The fish are now the royal Ember Salmon and are forbidden to fished or eaten. The Canal hosts the annual Ember Salmon Festivals where the fish leave to sea, and return home 6 months later for the second festival.

## Politics & Territories

### ***Overview***

Although King Emberfate II has the final say in any and all situations, elected Houses help spread his influence and govern the 8 major cities in Enora. These Houses are the highest nobility and have some say in political decisions and greatly benefit the king with their abilities. In return they are awarded a major city to govern over, and an area they have claim over.

### ***Orange (Saikebon)***

The area marked in Orange is where House Hardek have claim, it is the second smallest territory in Enora, and is also the second most useless due to its status as a tourist destination.

### ***Mint (Paldo)***

The area marked in mint is where House Dersk have claim. Most of this land is covered in vast farms, vineyards, breweries, and a large forest. House Dersk has dislike for House Dothar and directly compete and attempt to out shine them. Both are matriarchal societies and came into power at a similar time creating the divide.

### ***Yellow (Indomie)***

The area marked in Yellow is where House Anena have claim. Much of the land is dotted with ruins and is greatly underused as no other small villages or towns exist in this area. This is due to the widely successful fisheries in Indomie.

### ***Purple (Nongshim)***

The area marked in purple is where House Stormhammer have claim. This is the only house with dwarves, and is widely responsible for the ore market. Unlike the people of Enora, Nongshim have respect for the goliath tribes nearby, offering trades for permission to mine in their mountains, creating a prosperous and good relationship between the two.

### ***Pink (Samyung)***

The area marked in pink is where House Farrowfist have claim. The land is well kept and respected by the Druid leaders of House Farrowfist, and the people living in the city of Samyung. Many tribes live in this area but are unbothered by the Samyung People due to their respect for the land.

### ***Lime (Nissin)***

The area marked in lime is where the mysterious House Eldermane have claim. They once had a large claim spanning into Yatekomo and Nongshim territory, but after the Shadow Plague, and due to how the people here are perceived, the territory was greatly reduced. This area is regarded as cursed and is widely ignored or forgotten.

### ***Light Blue (Yatekomo)***

The area marked in light blue is where the matriachal powerhouse of House Dothar have claim. This area is called the Violet Strand is beautiful and mystical. Much of Enoras fine wine, and goods are from this area.

### ***Light Red (Maruchan)***

**The** area marked in Light Red is where House Bula have claim. This area was once the bustling gateway to Enora, now nothing more than the largest port city, with the highest crime rate in all of Enora. The land here is underutilized and overran with bandits and outlaws seeking to make it rich robbing travelers or ruins. While the city is a hub for criminal activity.

### ***Dark Blue (Shin Ramyun)***

This is the capital of Enora, and it's beautiful territory boasting itself as the safest and most beautiful place in all of Enora.

## Rumors

*"While traveling in Enora it's easy to hear a few rumors. Hell travel anywhere and you'll hear a rumor or two, Enora isn't special. We all know rumors are just rumors, but to the eager adventurer, or intent investigator, these are your life blood. These are what make it all worth while. Some of the worlds greatest heroes got their first job following rumors. You never know what you might find in this crazy world. So next time you find yourself at a tavern eager for your next adventure, keep your eyes open and your mind sharp..."*

*- Vern, innkeeper at the 'Talking Axebeak', Shin Ramyun*

### ***Shin Ramyun***

* King Emberfate II seems to often disappear in the night with a woman in red, perhaps someone should see where they are going...
* A group of Paladins have seemingly gone mad and have started chanting nonsense in the **Great Cathedral**

### ***Samyung***

* Members of the Mages Guild are seemingly going missing for days at a time and returning with no memory of their disappearance and act strange. It seems that those who have returned are also acting... off
* A rumor about *House Farrowfist* resorting to primal cannibalism during the **Midnight Hunt** have started to surface, and the head of the House is looking for someone to help clear his name

### ***Nissin***

* *House Eldermane* have not been seen in sometime, the doors to their House are locked and strange chanting can be heard inside. Additionally similar chanting can be heard from the mines on days the house is dark...

### ***Maruchan***

* Local celebrity **Jon Pickles** is said to be marrying into House Bula being the first outsider to ever do so.

### ***Yatekomo***

* A small group of people seem to think that *Head Matriarch Rei Dothar* is luring young men to be hunted for sport, possibly being used as fertilizer for the Violet Strand. However there is no current evidence that backs this up... or is there?

### ***Saikebon***

* Rumors are starting to spread that the head of House Hardek has some sort of blackmail against King Emberfate II, due to how much *House Hardek* get away with

### ***Indomie***

* **Gareth Saquen**, the only heir to *House Saquen* was placed in prison for the mysterious disappearance of his family but there are some who don't think the official story adds up...