Vetur

## **The Land of the Cursed - Vetur**

   The Land of Vetur --- north of the continent of Arcadia and northwest of the mighty Kyaal -- is a land filled with those cursed by the Dark King. For them, combat is a must, and victory is apart of their pedigree.

The aforementioned country is filled with necromancers, lycanthropes, and most importantly, the Veturians. The Veturians are a powerful group of people, whose fighting style brings them to the point of being known as masters of close-quarters. Fighting one in close-quarters combat is said to be akin to a death sentence, for their people know no mercy, and their superiority complex as a Veturian supersedes common rationale.

### **Appearance**

Vetur is a snow-barren land. What appear to be dead trees litter the land, but these dead trees are simply living trees adapted to the environment. Their land is where gymnosperms thrive, for the flower-bearing trees and fruit-bearers have no belonging here. It is constantly snowing, if not shoving its inhabitants off their feet through tempered storms of unpredictable blizzards.

At the far breaches of Vetur's northern region is the land that they have forged for themselves, huts made of brick and cement, with tents erected from the hides of the animals they have hunted. Ninjutsu and the use of Essence is a rarity in this country, though necromancers have shown plenty use of the spiritual form of Essence.

### **Distances**

Vetur is roughly 10350 miles away northwest of the Land of Kyaal, and is 8900 miles away from the Kishi no Tairiku. 10100 miles away from the east coast of the Shinobi no Tairiku, Vetur is the most isolated country of them all, and the conditions for reaching Vetur are arduous, as well as tremendously challenging. Those faint of heart will perish on the trip to Vetur, and venturing out from Vetur takes much preparation, for the trip can take several weeks to reach any other Tairiku.

## **Economy**

### Unique Products

These are the unique products of the Land of Vetur. These items can only be harvested from the Land of Vetur.

* Ironwood [Special flame-conducting wood from their forests.]
* Mammoth Meat [Due to the existence of mammoths in the Land of Vetur.]
* Mammoth Hide / Mammoth Fur [For the sake of clothing. Provides no defense, but is aesthetically pleasing.]
* Cured Ivory [A special form of ivory that can only be collected from mammoths. Is used in many necromantic rituals, specifically those that involve the Embodiments or Four Horsemen.]

### Combat Styles

Vetur is known for developing several close-combat fighting styles. The famous act of 'boxing' and wrestling originate from Vetur. Styles include the following:

* Winter Wrestling
* Barbarian Style
* The Wild
* Inboxing / Outboxing

## Ranking System

 **Pets:** Pets are just as the word describes them. They are the subservient, obedient toys of the Veturians that own them. Due to Vetur's misogynistic hierarchy, many slave owners tend to be male Veturians, and they tend to focus on owning those who exhibit lycanthropic traits, taming them to become their pets. They are the lowest of the low, collared by the Veturian with an ivory design, to tag them as their own.