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> A vast wooded land in the middle of the continent -**THE EVENLANDS**- Sudveg is known for its craftsmanship, metallurgy and sinster architecture. Once home to the **DARK LORD** and the **BLACK LEGIONS** which ushered in the **THOUSAND-YEAR DARKNESS**, the people of Sudveg are still slightly mistrusted and feared by other nations.
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## The Holy Empire of Sudveg

An example of many of the most common heraldic icons of The Reich

### Climate

Temperate (subtropical highland, temperate rainforest)
 Continental
 Boreal (alpine)

### GeographicalRegions

Eternal Forest
 Maiwald Forest
Natternwald Forest
 Urzeitberge
 River Vitriviol
 River Kuranzt
 River Schlachten
 Border Stones
 River Heiligenblut
 River Pein
 Middlemark
 Blighted Boscage
 Hortus Imperius
 Grenzwald Forest
 Kingsruhe
 Kötewalde
 Zonienwalde
 Rotten Moon Hills
 Wepping Downs

### ConstituentStates

Electoral Margraviates:
Blackmarch
 Midland
 Österich
 Westermark
 Wolflingen
 Nimmerdürr
 Düstermaar
 Tannenbruch
 Vingartau
 Überwald

Other Margraviates:
Ironmarch
 Rustmarch
 Täuferheiden
 Balsamgau
 Sudgau
 Obstgau
 Merania

### DominantRaces

Humans
Wildmen

### MinorRaces

Feikind
Giants
Ghur
Pneuma

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The Holy Empire of Sudveg, also known as **Almaine** or the **Mittelreich** is the second most populous and largest nation of the Evenlands. Famed as the Empire of Malvech’s descendants, the Holy Empire is shaped. Sudveg is currently under the Ungern dynasty ruled by Kaiser **Maris the Blackthorn**.

The ancestors of the Sudvegians are believed to be deep desert folk from the Morrowlands, legends tell of Prince Trebeta who lead his people, a nation of men with hair of flax, straw and dirt gold and eyes like summer sky, north into Firangi, where they were enslaved by the Myrmidon Mahajanapada, and fought for their freedom, feeling north and founding the lost city of Vineta. After warring and later fighting for the Myrmidon Empire, the myriad Sudvegian Warlords were united by the Dark Lord Malvech, who in graditue for saving the Sancta Sedes, was crowned a Holy Emperor of Sudveg by the Council of Fire.

## Geography

Blackmarch

The valley's rich black soil allows the Blackmarcher to grow wheat, vineyards, and barley.

Nimmerdürr

A land exposed to constant torrential rainfall, creating a rain-sodden temperate forest stretching for miles inland- The rain has flooded valleys and created great rivers which carry the runoff back to the sea through swamps and lakes. Thick black clouds roll in from the sea and condense into water as soon as they reach land. Sunlight is rarely seen here. Rain falls relentlessly from the overhead darkness, drenching everything below. Under its dark canopy tear-drinking butterflies, maneater trees, giant ferns, mossy lichens trees, fungal flowers and giant predatory slime moulds thrive.

## Electoral Provinces

The provinces that Malvech created when he founded the Empire are not necessarily the same ones that exist at present. Some have been lost to disaster, others to invasion or civil war. The first Electors were drawn from this "Stem Confederacy" as such, many Imperial nobles attempt to link their family line to one of these great leaders.

## Culture

The people of Sudveg are proud of their stem, but rarely identifiy strongly with the concept of Sudveg. A common trading language called Almain is understood by all residents, however local dialects can be unintelligible from one village to the other. Sanpurvam the language of the Myrmidon Mahajanapada is understood by the literate population of Sudveg, since it is the langauge of the Kyriarchtry. Due to trading relations with Angevy, Mossovy and Laresia, some merchants are able to speak the local languages. Raids by Waringjar Ascomanni has lead to the rise of a Trade pidgin in the southern coasts.

**Almain** names
* **Sample female names:** Gisela, Schwanhild, Madita, Klothilde, Kreszentia, Judit, Kasimira, Rosalinia, Minnia, Grobia, Afra, Horstine, Severina, Shanine, Ksenia, Dorothea, Thekla, Thea, Sieghild, Sigela, Eugenia, Cosma, Nika, Alfredine, Agnesia, Berna, Berthilla, Braxada, Berthild, Bronisa, Bertilla, Agnet, Vyga, Alexanderine, Aloisa, Anisia, Annatola, Legarua, Auska, Pine, Schauntalle, Isadora, Schulza, Brunislava, Pulcheria, Gottogeba, Gottlieba, Fredricka, Damiette, Helionna, Ismaria, Karta, Walpurgis, Kartela, Kardella, Parvina, Pia, Catarzina, Salme, Scharlottia, Sliverstrine, Nokturnia, Tenebrina, Gretula, Gretulis, Cölestine, Cölestina, Zölestine, Cäsaria, Clothilda, Kordela, Kolumba, Gryta, Heinriette, Lelija, Käthe, Morphind, Palia, Mirkalle, Kamilla, Eufenia, Sombrina, Caliginia, Lakrima, Flamma, Lakrimosa, Truncara, Fuliginia, Laurenzia, Elsbieta, Krepuskula, Umbrine, Aldone, Ennuszia, Erdme, Lenorte, Äolia, Priszilla, Cunigund, Menodora, Lenorta, Lidvise, Liuda, Liudwika, Lorentine, Lowisa, Madline, Magryta, Zose, Creszentia, Deonelda, Nelle, Nelda, Deophillia, Theonilla, Domicetta, Porfyria, Emerentiana, Malignia, Pyretina, Hidrosya, Malnoktis, Gonorhöa, Emmerentia, Priskia. Etelinda, Eudochia, Fergunnia, Ermentrudis, Ildiko, Eufenia, Lakatia, Portissugula, Dolinga, Praxedia, Sekundila, Rosemarea, Simforosa, Rhoia, Rrhexia, Rubrine, Theofila, Zsanetta, Czyne, Isedorea, Isendore, Czylle, Dorothye, Luzina, Eosine, Innozentia, Taletha, Efigenia, Dipsina, Stygia, Repulsa, Martia, Sergia, Rhobaria, Evanthia, Martsela, Edigna, Mischia, Elfide, Bozena, Alberade, Marizona, Renata, Ginover, Liduschka, Euthalia, Emigdia, Metrada, Nimpfa, Dymfna, Palmentine, Korvina, Kadabria, Asthenia, Kadavia, Karzina, Jolanthe, Cholia, Kyla, Mefitia, Anginia, Agrippe, Agrippa, Scholastika, Nepomuna, Jenover, Capria, Dobromille, Thaddea, Sthenia, Halkyonia, Algetine, Amphelise, Evangelia, Lupia, Nephria, Omata, Lysisia, Iatria, Longina, Glyzeria, Karmetta, Karmellia, Grimma, Kanzianilla, Dusdynina, Nethe.

* **Sample male names:** Arik, Agathon, Arend, Angor, Aurel, Marzell, Merten, Auxentius, Arkhipus, Bonifaz, Kyrillus, Moymirus, Zventibald, Engelschalk, Malamir, Mansuetus, Kassian, Mirovlitius, Horst, Adlerbert, Anabasus, Matthias, Otto, Grobius, Vitold, Valdemar, Boris, Mirko, Melchior, Angius, Pagus, Anculus, Algus, Veigand, Kasimir, Kaspar, Casper, Kenstut, Balthasar, Melanchthon, Crusius, Alberich, Stannislavis, Nyklot, Helgus, Helgelvald, Zobeslaus, Leigelfus, Sigurdian, Stanuslaus, Respitius, Vladius, Sygemund, Armonis, Dagan, Sygerich, Semphorian, Serafius, Ludvigius, Nikosforos, Ingram, Stanislaus, Elger, Herdan, Jakusch, Cilas, Isedor, Jeremias, Jatzin, Hypolith, Hyazinthus, Rikard, Olgerdt, Franzek, Vigelois, Waleweinus, Kaetan, Volfganus, Ongendus, Keidan, Pirmin, Kordian, Krigori, Milten, Walentin, Cuphus, Jowalis, Karzinus, Gorgus, Ermelaus, Batholemus, Blasius, Drakolf, Presten, Milten, Tschasten, Fedor, Gedimin, Thaddäus, Budividas, Maris, Pankraz, Rafaelius, Rochus, Timotheus, Blasius, Traugott, Vinzent, Vendel, Karel, Tiedemann, Theodor, Theo, Dorin, Cäcilius, Vilmaris, Vulkmarus, Foldien, Vilhelmus, Sygmarius, Ither, Exifarius, Exaverius, Pawel, Valinus, Bela, Vulfgardius, Tschepan, Wasold, Ertmon, Lauritz, Ludovick, Ludvinus, Mateas, Chrysant, Marwig, Boguslaus, Myndowen, Mindowig, Sigismund, Dakryion, Nikolautus, Mephitus, Nepomuk, Othenio, Isambard, Parzifal, Cardel, Bronius, Frydoryk, Arimin, Arnest, Bogusch, Evgenius, Anämus, Jaromer, Althelmus, Ägidius, Sbigneus, Jaroslau, Barnim, Ratibor, Vitigis, Ooforus, Premissel, Przemislaus, Primislaus, Moimir, Magnizidus, Igorius, Alphonse, Ceslaus, Sambor, Tugumer, Gestimulus, Koschtschej, Göttrik, Erich, Skumand, Anskarius, Kudela, Bladis, Orlok, Gottfried, Averhardt, Cornarius, Gonus, Radbod, Skarba, Ladislaus, Jowalis, Dynius, Diebild, Nikanor, Apianus, Gisko, Gobelo, Prenskas, Chrisostomus, Abraxus, Desider, Maris, Pinkus, Prenkus, Eligor, Trinota, Timofei, Bronislaus, Vojselk, Deiwid, Aventinus, Saprus, Lithus, Koloman, Gordian, Gordianus, Rhabanus, Ermislaus, Klastus, Diomedus, Tetus, Tenebrius, Urban, Mischa, Sergius, Silvan, Pyrodulus, Egangelus, Rastus, Onesiforus, Theophilakt, Therapon, Akakius, Husterius, Mastus, Anakletus, Diodatus, Archelaus, Eutimius, Wolderus, Kanzius, Kanzian, Knäse, Tadeus, Eugrafius, Grisold, Grimoald, Grimvaldis, Vitiko, Emilius, Eudokimus, Kadavus, Zilvester, Gaherjet, Hermenegild.

* **Sample family names:** Von Franckenstein, Venator, Uloth, Morgenstern, Bornkind, Von Malgravur, Hässig, Olmstett, Von Malagrom, Schwarzterdt, Karloff, Von Matuschek, Von Agricola, Von Aesticampianus, Von Camerarius, Von Cochlaeus, Von Thaborita, Von Chelidonius, Keyserlingk, Von Irenikus, Lothestome, Von Trithemius, Von Sycamber, Von Oekolampadius, Von Neidfrau, Von Susenbrotus, Von Nauclerus, Von Leunclavius, Von Schmerz, Von Bitterhertzt, Von Prätorius, Von Scultetus, Goldflamm, Von Brassicanus, Von Liechtenau, Ehrenreich, Von Fincelius, Von Kornar, Von Höllsingen, Von Josepha, Schwarztrode, Spielsdorf, Plesbkott, Von Gratz, Von Wisborg, Von Berzelius, Von Sendomir, Von Kalckstein.

**Wolflinger** names
* **Sample female names:** Gisel, Edelgarda, Cyneburga, Kunigunde, Amalabairga, Arnborg, Gisila, Goteleiba, Gunne, Gunda, Grimhild, Kriemhild, Hildegard, Hildgund, Dagnja, Irmhild, Frida, Freida, Freija, Gerlind, Gerhild, Gerta, Gertruda, Ermengarde, Irmingard, Ingeborga, Almhilt, Anshild, Audhild, Bodil, Brünhild, Helewid, Hallborg, Inke, Hella, Hölla, Inga, Inge, Ingagund, Bryna, Herlewa, Holmfried, Heidrun, Rothaid, Rusamunda, Ida, Idalia, Herleif, Ingagerdt, Thramhild, Ulrika, Ulfgarda, Elfleda, Jördis, Oda, Gebine, Minna, Isalde, Isenhold, Alwine, Ilva, Waldis, Wassa, Etelgerd, Hiltrud, Inggrit, Isold, Ingohild, Idunn, Gottgab, Linza, Leutgard, Meinhild, Mahthild, Mechtilde, Holdhilla, Milsa, Hild, Heidel, Helche, Gyburg, Imma, Ingehila, Ingwe, Hedwig, Heilwa, Githa, Helga, Edgitha, Heidi, Elfrun, Berthefled, Harrimella, Amalberga, Anndela, Wenke, Wina, Wolfgeba, Nelda, Hedda, Wolflind, Elvira, Liobfleda, Gailawera, Trudi, Trudl, Heidmuthe, Margarinda, Walpurga, Siegholda, Magdhild, Stolzhold, Rosamunde, Traudel, Wiltruda, Liselott, Flossmunde, Farahild, Öydis, Frideswind, Fledimella, Holda, Gerta, Dietlinde, Dagmar, Dagrun, Ottburg, Nadelheid, Hilma, Mechthild, Milburga, Odilia, Ottilie, Uta, Ortrun, Kudrun, Reinborg, Romilda, Menglada, Sonngeba, Schwanhild, Gerberga, Donarburga, Walburga, Wulfrun, Wulfa, Wonnfleda, Solwig, Rigoberta, Fenne, Franka, Saksa, Fricke, Fernande, Frigga, Ferun, Gerhardine, Gebharde, Godowela, Ylfa, Ilvie, Gesine, Godeberta, Gönna, Gudula, Germana, Hertha, Idun, Traudl, Tita, Illgarda, Imke, Iserune, Kunrada, Nolda, Runahild, Romilda, Rovina, Roswitha, Salgard, Swantje, Hedda, Thusnelda, Wendelgard, Wuna, Ilva, Tietje, Thuride, Vanadis.

* **Sample male names:** Fafner, Wittekind, Alfwig, Dähtlich, Robrecht, Elfredt, Wulf, Willibald, Ehrentreich, Gangolf, Jorich, Gunnwor, Gottefrid, Adelnot, Balder, Baltzer, Alberich, Hagen, Ottrich, Otta, Albert, Wolfer, Wolferich, Wolfgang, Wolfdietrich, Werther, Wiprecht, Widukind, Wulfgar, Gebahard, Ulrik, Ulfgard, Lamprecht, Lanzelot, Asmund, Dracholf, Ingomar, Sighold, Rapoto, Humbert, Raban, Gosbert, Gauzbert, Arnfrid, Filibert, Ebbe, Ottokar, Hemmo, Dankrad, Ewald, Hathumar, Hadmar, Wolfdieter, Heldmut, Regwold, Uffe, Raginald, Gorm, Sigfred, Knuthart, Harthohn, Walewein, Gawan, Faramund, Hartner, Ingram, Göpfardt, Frithjof, Leobwin, Malmfried, Edzard, Fridwald, Friedhold, Mendicho, Giselher, Gundahar, Friederun, Frithwald, Kalogrenant, Gundaker, Erex, Torwald, Wolfram, Reuchlin, Widmar, Edbert, Eberhard, Evert, Gunzlin, Astolf, Willigis, Dristrant, Herwart, Rigobert, Hadufuns, Adalfuns, Sigifrid, Ehrengard, Eitelfritz, Egeno, Ritschart, Gasosin, Thietmar, Hatto, Elimar, Oslaf, Ollrod, Rudolf, Emmeram, Erlwin, Etzel, Erland, Ehrwald, Falkmar, Fermund, Ulf, Fredmund, Falko, Frowin, Fredegar, Folkert, Farulf, Flake, Fiete, Schulze, Gamrath, Garlef, Isambard, Garlieb, Gerko, Garbrand, Gastold, Gerhoh, Gerhauß, Iofreit, Jöns, Ismar, Göttrick, Withego, Leif, Nantwig, Till, Lothar, Norbert, Nivard, Okko, Oltwig, Osgar, Odomar, Reimund, Rasso, Selmar, Sarolf, Sebald, Teto, Thilo, Anshelm, Tammo, Dago, Rhobar, Swidger, Tasillo, Rumold, Rune, Magnerich, Jelto, Iring, Gariwald, Knut, Kurt, Kreuzwendedich, Gerbald, Gismund, Glaubrecht, Godigisel, Hagbert, Hasso, Helko, Haldor, Helgard, Heriger, Iwer, Isebrand, Walo, Wolrad, Ingver, Waltger, Wieland, Wiglev, Wunibald, Ivo, Ulf, Wulfo.

* **Sample family names:** Ackerman, Jäger, Wallraff, Wohlrab, Waldersee, Fäller, Ernter, Peltz, Sonnstill, Von Hundehaar, Hundemann, Wärzensöili, Von Lycosthenes, Holste, Schläger, Von Wolf, Von Bärenarm, Bauer, Wolfenmüller, Hungerhagen, Tannenbäumer, Von Holtzendorff, Tannenbaum.

## Cities of the Empire

**Altsass**:
The city blazon its crest as serpent nine-headed .Most of the urban aristocracy use the title of Lord Magistrate, reflecting Altsass heritage as an Myrmidonian colony and laresian connections.
The ruling Von Nebelflamme house prefers more older titles such as Margrave of Midland and County General of Altsass, to emphatize their pristine old line.

 **Garmskuhl**:

Garmskuhl blazons its crest as sitting wolf beneath a burning skull-comet at the head of a trail of stars. One of the oldest Cities of The Reich, Garmskuhl is the capital of **Wolflingen** and the home of its Elector Margrave. Garmskuhl is built inside an enormous shallow crater, resulting from a meteor impact. Its high rim walls has made Garmskuhl an impassable fortress. The town isn't large enough to cover the entire crater; which enables the existence of farms and small woodlands. Garmskuhl consists of dirt roads, straw thatched roofs and rammed-earth huts.
Garmskuhl lies in the centre of the **Eternal Forest**, one of the many cursed woods of Sudveg. Due to its close proximity to Düstermaar, and its vast wild areas, Garmskuhl has often been under siege by pneuma, wilders and snails. During war times most of Wolflingen is able to evacuate to the Crater. Acording to legends the Garmskuhl was created the archer **Wolfer** sacrificed his left eye and slayed the giant Fenris-wolf **Garm**, its dying body created the massive crater. Garmskuhl remains a stronghold of the old-faith and other pagans believes, with only the upper classes following the Sancta Sedes.

Located at the trail off of the **River Pein**, a tributary of the **River Vitriviol**, Garmskuhl is able to receives goods transported upon the river, and primarily exports fir-wood, amber and wolf pelts, giving the otherwise poor, cold and barren province a stream of revenue. Garmskuhl is an important stop of the **Old Woods Road**. Unlike most of the large towns of the Reich, Garmskuhl is located far away from any Laurinling Highways.

**Middendorf**:

Middendorf, the Capital of Midland and located in the middle of Sudveg, is one of the largest and populous cities. For most of its history, Middendorf has been attached to Midland, as its primary seat. However, there were at multiple times in history when it achieved independence from the imperial province of Midland, by ascending to the ranks of the Reichs city-states.

**Stadtprozelten**:

The free imperial city blazons its crest with a burning candle surrounded by a circle of stars, due an old founding myth. Where the town was saved by the lighting of a candle.
A town near the enterance to the **Malus Porta** and the crossings of several Laurinling Highways. Stadtprozelten is filled with Inns or establishments where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Merchants often travel from the Blackmarch, Angevy and Laresia to sell to the many travellers and armies passing through. Located in the hilly Margraviate Überwald, near the Urzeitberge, the town has many quarries and mines nearby. The pacifistic Von Marktheiden dynasty has ruled the area for a long-time, making them quite wealthy, they are lead by the anicent yet wise Lord Magistrate Morghon von Marktheiden

**Brandehuse**:

File:DH sigil.svg**Dunkle Hoheit**:

Build into a major passage between the Border Stone Mountains, this gigantic cursed castle has human blood build into the mortar of the stonework, superstition claims that it is a blight upon natrue itself, as the castle itself glimmers with an eerie phosphorescence and the nature surrendering it, seems to wither. Even the soil itself can not bring forth life. Build by cutting down sacred groves and by enslaving the locals, their anger and pain became part of the cursed stoneworks itself. It was the seat of the Grey King and the Pale Prince during the Wars of the Sorcerers. Dunkle Hoheit also known as the **Midnight Mastery** in Angevy, is the seat of the **Palsgraviate of Schaurige Herrschaft** and serves as a border fortress with Angevy.

File:Altsass sigil.svg**Grimm**:

File:Altsass sigil.svg**Gotha**:

File:Altsass sigil.svg**Brüggen**:

File:Altsass sigil.svg**Halinenhaven**:

File:Altsass sigil.svg**Schluchzen an der Trauer**:

**Kaiserpfalz**:

The city blazon its crest as thirteen black bats on a deep red background. Giant Bats are as common as pigeons, since many gothic stone bulidings lie abandoned.
The Massive capital of the Reich is split between several Viertels (Districts):

* ***Mohnviertel***: An outer section of the Capital, surrounded by three thick walls the "Dreiweibsmauern" *(Wall Rosel, Wall Balbina, Wall Aldegund)*, the Viertel is sometimes called the **Waldviertel** since in ancient times it was a Wooded area (evident by the fact that the local ruler is called a Waldvogt), now overlooks farmland where poppys are cultivated. Location of the "Kaiser's Mellah".

* ***Weinviertel***: An outer section of the Capital, surrounded by three thick walls the "Dreiweibsmauern" *(Wall Rosel, Wall Balbina, Wall Aldegund)*,

* ***Mostviertel***: An outer section of the Capital, surrounded by three thick walls the "Dreiweibsmauern" *(Wall Rosel, Wall Balbina, Wall Aldegund)*,

* ***Grabviertel***: Location of the **Grand Kathisma** and seat of **Archimandrit of Sudveg**. The Grand Kathisma is decorated with hanging iron cages, where heretics and apostates are still gibbeted and left to die. Oldest part of the city with many gothic crypts and collapsed underground passages. Known as the Grabviertel due to the many cemeteries. It was the seat of the Dark Lord and houses the Imperial residences of the Kaiser and his court.

* ***Horologviertel***: Home to clockmaking trade of Sudveg, but more importantly the **Imperial Scholomantze**, where alchemy is studied.

* ***Flussviertel***: Speculated to be the oldest continuously inhabited part of the Kaiserpfalz, even before Malvech raised up the dark-gothic castles and gates of the city. **Blutsbronnen** a healing spring where the sick bath in its living waters, is located there. A custom of ancient Suvegian tribes was to throw newborn children into the local section of the Vitriviol river. It was thought that if the child was illegitimate, then it would drown, but if he was legitimate, it would swim. Merlusse are said to kidnap missbehaving children during the full-moon. Its used as a harbor for the Kaiserpfalz. Water lilies grow near the shores.

* ***Kaiser's Neustadt or Flyschviertel***: A slum district noted for its flysch deposits found on the **Rotten Moon Hills** that the Kaiserpfalz is build upon, a district filled with vagrants and laborers, who toil in the Rotten Moon Mines.

The region that includes the Necropolis Kingsruhe and the settlements around Kaiserpfalz is called the **Ahnengau**.

## Religion

The offical state religion is Igniteism

The rural parts of Sudveg are filled with wooden kyriakons, while the urban areas are endowed with majestic gothic kyriakons.

Although local practices of "Holy Bodies veneration" in Sudveg are tolorated by the Kyriarchtry, it is required, as a compromise with the faith, to boil the body and char the skeleton before placing it in a gisant or displaying it as a Bejeweled Skeletons inside of the many macabre ossuaries of the Blackmarch. This ensures that the soul is joined with the Holy Spirit and all the foulness has been purified out of the mortal body. Charmas are usally called **Segen**  by the commonfolk of Sudveg.

Local faiths include:
-The Old Faith (A umbrella term for the pagan religions of the Evenlands, promient figures include Holldra, Swantewich, W(G)oden or/and the Forgotten Gods).

-Maanannanites or Maananite (A Sailors abd Fishermans cult that worships Dannins, Mermen, and other beasts of the waters. Maanan is one of the many Merman Kings present in the myths).

-The Archetypes or *Vangelo delle Simulacra* (Spread from Laresia, while many believe in the Star Signs and the alleged Archetype these people will follow in their lives, in Sudveg it is only a quaint gimmick).

## Imperial Calendar

The Reich uses a localized version of the Ignite Calender, based on agricultural periods.

Tauzeit (defrost time), Hornung (spring), Bußzeit (atone time), Keimzeit (budding time), Winnezeit (grazing time), Brachzeit (plowing time), Heuzeit (hay time), Aranzeit (harvest time), Rodezeit (deforest time), Traubzeit (vin time), Welkzeit (wither time), and Frierzeit (freezing time).

Bußzeit is the biggest occasion of a year. Huge festivals where people self-mortify to repent for humanities sins are common. In the taverns and among cynics this time period is also called "Spinnzeit" or "Schmerzzeit" (insane time or pain time).

## Imperial Goverment

### Imperial Elections

The Empire succession law follows agnatic-cognatic elective seniority, where the Elector-Margraves and other members of the Imperial Collegia usually vote for the eldest male with bloodties to the last Kaiser/in. The Elector-Margraves are members of the electoral college that elected the emperor of the Holy Empire of Sudveg.

The dignity of elector carries great prestige and is considered to be second only to that of the Kaiser. The electors hold exclusive privileges that are not shared with other lords of the Empire, and they continued to hold their original titles alongside that of elector.

The electors, like the other rulers of the States of the Empire, are members of the **Imperial Collegia**. The assent of this bodies is required for important decisions affecting the structure of the Empire, such as the creation of new electorates or States of the Empire. Many electors rule a number of States of the Empire or hold fief of several ecclesiastical titles, and therefore have multiple votes in the Imperial Collegia.

The electors are summoned by the Archimandrit of Kaiserpfalz within one month of an Kaiser's death, and met within three months of being summoned. During the interregnum, imperial power is exercised by two imperial vicars.

Each vicar is "*the administrator of the Reich itself, with the power of passing judgments, of presenting to ecclesiastical benefices, of collecting returns and revenues and investing with fiefs, of receiving oaths of fealty for and in the name of the holy empire*".

### Noble Houses

##### Blackmarch

* House Darkbuyle
* House Von Schtrafegodt of Keingnaden
* House Von Gottesdammung of Keingnaden
* House Kayne of Kuranzingen
* House Trenchmarrows of Trenchwatter
* House Von Beulenbringer
* House Von Ketzen of Schwartzgrund
* House Von Gruseln of Grimm
* House Von Grauen of Grimm
* House Von Derben of Dammniss
* House Von Schwarzengotsch of Blakkvald
* House Von List of Hinterheim am Halten
* House Von Schpuk of Grimmen
* House Von Schandt
* House Von Blutensterna of Blakkvald
* House Von Schlauter of Darm am Schlachten
* House Von Grimm of Grimm
* House Von Grimm of Grimmenstein
* House Von Krieg
* House Grimmel of Grimmelshagen
* House Von Zwielichtig of Zwiespalter Weiler
* House Von Blakchayne of The Chains
* House Corvenbleed of Möckmühl
* House Cevinnster
* House Blakkvine of Malberry
* House Von Bloatgraine
* House Von Grimm of Grimmen
* House Von Miesery of Schluchzen an der Trauer
* House Von Neide of Schluchzen an der Trauer
* House Von Trauern of Schluchzen an der Trauer
* House De Grisaille of Vielantiu
* House Durandart of Vielantiu
* House Zu Hols am Teufeln
* House Leichenwindt of Wenndörflein

* **Royal Houses:**
* House Untermann† extinct
* House Von Tottleben† extinct
* House Horstian† extinct
* House Aschenhaine† extinct
* House Wolfling† extinct
* House Gibuldian† extinct
* House Von Fünftrad† extinct
* House Von Salz† extinct
* House Ungern

* Ahnengau:
* House Schwartzerdt of Blackend Crown
* House Kaisersblut of Unreineböden
* House Von Totenmond of Darkpfadt
* House Von Vitriole
* House Von Schmerzmesser
* House Fraunteuffel
* House Von Krähenfäuste
* House Von Spinnweb of Grabenstetten
* House Von Dolchstoß of Kaiserpfalz
* House Von und zu Trug of Kaiserpfalz
* House Zur Folter of Kaiserpfalz
* House Von Maloche of Kaiserpfalz
* House Phlogiston
* House Finster of Gotha
* House Von Grimm of Gotha

##### Düstermaar

* **House Von Alppdraum of Mortenau**
* House Von Schatten† of The Halsbruch Keep extinct
* House Dunkel of Totenmaar
* House Von Bitterrot
* House Von Dünken† of The Halsbruch Keep extinct
* House Von Nachten† of The Halsbruch Keep extinct
* House Von Unrechtt of Totenmaar
* House Von Malignon
* House Dunkelkoste of Nordküst
* House Von Lotsthob of Nordküst
* House Zu Peine of Töpfersacker
* House Von Dimmerpohl of Graumar
* House Von Blakkmyre of Graumar
* House Von Firnis
* House Quackmeyer
* House Blodsparr
* House Parazit
* House Zu Blutsaug of Bitterblodt
* House Von Mückbeerg of Muckental
* House Von Mief
* House Elvers of Sturmgraue
* House Dürrbauch of Kargheim am Kahl
* House Von Armeleute
* House Van Schimmelpenninck of Beinbruch

##### Midland

* **House Von Nebelflamme of Altsass**
* House Von der Brüggen of Brüggen
* House Von Kreuzer of Brüggen
* House Von Caspary of Brüggen
* House Von Hrothwehr of Schlettstadt
* House Von Schramleben
* House Von Schadau
* House Sacripante of Altsass
* House Amarante of Altsass
* House Barabber of Altsass
* House Vogelsang of Altsass
* House Pflaumm of Altsass
* House Pflaumm of Flaum
* House Von Upflamör of Upflamör
* House Veringen of Veringendorf
* House Von Tschitscherin
* House Von Brittlezorn of Zornesschlag
* House Von Königswasser
* House Zu Brand of Cleebronn
* House Von Attenhöfen
* House Von Allmannsweiler of Sommerschafweid
* House Karnstein† of Karnsteiner Wend extinct
* House Von Middendorff of Middendorf
* House Von Honigwiesen
* House Von Wirten of Schudtgord
* House Eicholzheimer of Eichenbühl
* House Von Schneyberge of Dorf am Miltenberg
* House Von Schurwald of Fildernheim

* Rustmarch & Ironmarch:
* House Von Nervenstahl of Stallierheim
* House Ironstrom
* House Von Zinder of Kötewalde
* House Von Zinnober of Kohlenwald
* House Von Eizenhardt
* House Von Musiv of Galitzenstein
* House Von Rußschweler
* House Eisenmarcker of Eisenhütten
* House Von Eizenstain of Eisenwurzen
* House Blechhauer

##### Vingartau

* **House Holzenkrüger of Corbmachshoh**
* House Völkermühle of Obermühl
* House Von Stutzer of Ohrengrün
* House Todselig of Seligenstadt
* House Von Gutherzig
* House Von Butterbrand
* House Von Güldenstädt
* House Von Zoft of Birnheim
* House Von Aschenkampff
* House Von Kempffkamp
* House Mandelstamm
* House Holzenkrüger of Nandelstadt
* House Von Haberlands
* House Vietinghoffe
* House Von Pflug-Golicke of Pflugenheim
* House Von Nesselrode of Rodehain
* House Ulrikhs
* House Von Heilewelt of Lilienfeld
* House Zu Mänderley of Hirnspenstingen

* Obstgau:
* **House Von Wüstenrot of Hitzacker**
* House Von Schmeck
* House Von Honigwiesen
* House Von Seeckt
* House Von Mundig
* House Von Biergans of Obstgardten
* House Von Affalter of Obstgardten

##### Überwald

* **House Urbach of Flohkrautsee**
* House Morgraves of Morgul
* House Holzweg
* House Bramarbas of Wüstensassen
* House Vom Berg
* House Sussenhau
* House Stackelberg of Stocken am Ober
* File:House Blutpreis.svg House Blutpreis
* House Von Marktheiden of Stadtprozelten
* House Von Kalkschlekk of Hochberg
* House Von Klobbstock
* House Von der Decken of Kopffstoß
* House Von Lictrade
* House Bergenglun of Höchstgrün
* House Flachberg of Landsberg
* House Kometenfall of zu Blutender Schweif
* House Hellbronner of Aufs Hoch
* House Zu Mächtigen-Muskel

* Sudgau:
* **House Ziuslehe of Adlerschanz**
* House Von Himmelsflug of Hohe Steigen
* House Sonderbuch of Viergötterbronn
* House Von Magerlob of Atramentstadt
* House Falknhayne of Valknhausen
* House Von Luftschloss of Wolkenhof
* House Jungbrunn of Sonnadlern
* File:House Sternfeuer.svg House Sternfeuer
* House Zinnwald of Rehdorf

##### Nimmerdürr

* **House Sintguss of The Drench**
* House Eschscholtz of The Drench
* House Von Tirade of Hundertsingen
* House Tiefwurz of Pfefferland
* House Von Grimfreu
* House Von Wonne
* House Feuertaufe
* House Von Ougengeweid
* House Von Daune
* House Von Ohnmoos of Moosnau
* House Von Feuchtholtz of Moosnau
* House Mangolt
* House Von Nachten of Faulestadt
* House Von Irr
* House Von Virlei of Fiesematenten

* Merania:
* **House Von Grünewaldt of Brandehuse**
* House Donnerswitter
* House Fontränen of Meldorf
* House Von Sturmläute of Stadland
* House Von Nassauge† of Brandehuse extinct
* House Von Durchdenwald of Brandehuse
* House Nettelhorst of Brandehuse
* House Von Ohnmoos of Brandehuse
* House Von Wässern

##### Österich or Östermark

* **House Behaimer of Östrich**
* House Von Salz of Salzlaken
* House Salzig† of Salzlaken extinct
* House Von Salzling of Salzenmünde
* House Von Hasselblatt of Salzlaken
* House Saliningen of Salzlaken
* House Von Zalcwasser of Halinenhaven
* House Von Rosencrantz of Halinenhaven
* House Osthof of Filsand
* House Von Nachten of Gostalau
* House Von der Goltze of Gostalau
* House Von Dyherrn
* House Von Bülow-Bothkamp
* House Von Stülpnagel
* House Von Oststolz of Ostenwald
* House Vom Oste
* House Von Brauchitschdorf of Brauchitschdorf
* House Krostenik of Brauchitschdorf
* House Von Streit of Ostenwald
* House Von Ostesturm
* House Ahrensburg of Ahrensburg
* House Laudohn
* House Von Rennenkrampff of Dörpt an der Emm
* House Fellner of Fellin
* House Von Schindel
* House Von Plettenburg of Reval
* House Von Olmhütt of Olmhütt
* House Von Nedderwind
* House Grasbeißer
* House Von Osna of Nimmerfroh
* House Von Ostfeuer of Koschenillen
* House Von Bauernsvelden of Bauernsvelden
* House Brandweide of Brandenwald
* House Von Osna† of Osterhöh extinct
* House Ostholz† of Salzlakenextinct

##### Tannenbruch File:Tan.png

* **House Holzapfel of Lindau**
* House Von Walkür
* House Von Kriegsfuß of Blutgericht
* House Von Armstark
* House Vallendor
* House Frommherz
* House Von Below
* House Von Kismet
* House Von Gaffron
* House Von Futtsack
* House Von Hachern

##### Wolflingen

* **House Wolfling of Garmskuhl**
* House Ostholz† extinct, male line
* House Von Worthfurror of Garmskuhl
* House Von Toben of Garmskuhl
* House Von Kaltau of Kaltensüdheim
* House Grasbeißer of Hungersweiten
* House Von Fuchsen of Fuchsenswild
* House Von Bösström
* House Von Düsterlho of Erlenmoosen
* House Blakktyde of Natternsee
* House Von Wulfszorn
* House Von Maulbars of Aldenwerder
* House Von Holzmayer-Wigand of Pavelsrode
* House Von Kinnhagen of Am Kinnhagen
* House Von Rasche of Garmskuhl
* House Von Nesslebrand of Garmskuhl
* House Kaltenstamm of Ostwind
* House Zu Peine† of Garmskuhl extinct
* House Gausserstein of Garmskuhl
* House Tannendhal of Garmskuhl
* House Swartzvolf of Garmskuhl
* House Wolfszahn of Garmskuhl
* House Ehrenlose of Letzehren
* House Von Osna† of Garmskuhlextinct

##### Westermark defected to Angevy

* House Van der Dammen of Damsterpoort
* House Van Maacht
* House Van Maanen of Damsterpoort
* House Van Tüyll  of Damsterpoort
* House Van Hackenhorst of Damsterpoort
* House Van Schimmelpenninck of Schimmelpoort
* House Von Guldgeiz† extinct
* House Van der Helle of Helle op Berge
* House Van't Hof of Noordhof
* House Van Drake of Damsterpoort
* House De la Court of Damsterpoort
* House De Boissevain of Damsterpoort
* House Van Citters of Oyewijk
* House De Gaay
* House Van Dale
* House Van der Schon of Vaadhoek
* House Groothuis
* House Porporina of Damsterpoort
* House Van Doome
* House De la Faile of Damsterpoort
* House Van Zoft of Damsterpoort
* House Van Blomme
* House Von Grieff of Ostwick