Conamar

The Kingdom of the Deus

The Kingdom of Conamar has a long history of being devoutly religious. They feared the pantheon of Gods and their wrath, but its people were happy nonetheless. Home to beautiful Victorian architecture, its Capital was once the city of Antomur, and a large Cathedral district made up the older parts of the City. It led to a peaceful Kingdom, occasionally entering conflict with other Kingdoms, but such is the way of things.

## *Geography*

The kingdom, in the northwest of Kellner. It's a land of undulating hills, thick forests and deep coves. This northern land often sees long periods of rain, and mist rolling throughout the countryside.

## *Society*

### Demographics

Is defined by *Red Deus*, the rich have large quantities of the stuff, it becoming a daily consumption. The warrens of the cities and poor towns, are filled with the empty eyes of addicts struggling with withdrawal. Most people work in the usual trades, craftsmen, miners and woodsman. The country is not famous for any particular craft or military might, but for it's religious fervor, which is now wholly focused on *Red Deus*.

The Sanatio Church and Alenlun Scholars have a hand in almost all aspects of governemnt, making up 10 of it's 12 members. Being the source of *Red Deus* they are almost impossible to negotiate agianst. They hold access to a miracle, a miracle that everyone wants. That is the main religious focus of the continent of Kellner.

## *History*

Unfortunately time brings all things to ruin, as a plague started to spread throughout the Kingdom. Named Tomb Blight it proved quite resistant to the healing magic of temples at the time, and its origin within the cemeteries moved people further and further from relying upon the Temples. It decimated the population within Antomur, until a collaborative effort of the Sanatio Church and the Alenlun Scholars developed the first widely available cure; *Red Deus*. It caught on quickly in the cities of  Venerage and Alenlun, and the cure eventually made its way to Antomur. Saving a fraction of the population from demise was not enough however, as the city had already been brought to its knees. It was soon decided that Venerage would be made the new Capital.

With *Red Deus* becoming prolific within the Capital and its main pride, the leaders of Venerage and Alenlun decided that the Vial Echoes became the main currency. After all, gold served no real use anymore in a next to immortal society. Soon on the Continent there was an abandonment of the “Old Gods”, as *Red Deus* became more and more of an obsession amongst the populace. Whilst this was initially unpopular with neighboring Kingdoms, they were soon quelled when shown the effects of *Red Deus* and even began requesting it themselves. However, it seemed that Venerage was unwilling to share the resource, unless the Kingdom had done something large in return and so the Red Deus began to define foreign policy. Nowadays the entire continet has a supply of red deus to some degree, but the rate at which it was initially delivered had changed the balance of power considerably, making some kingdoms particularly weak. Of course the main power, is the seat of government of the Continent shifted to the city of Venerage, with Lord Reverol taking the role of the figurehead. Alongside counseling from the Sanatio Church and the Alenlun Scholars, a body known as the *Red Council* was created.