Hilden

Hilden

NATION - The Republic of the Hilden, Empire of the Gods, People of the Wolf, The Winged Serpent.  Located on the Eastern coast of Vaanth, stretching into the heartlands and touching the Aestervholr Mountains.  The people are called Hildee or Hildenian (mostly an an exonym), their possessive is Hildenian.

Language is Common (New Hilde), Old Hilde (rarely), others infrequently.

## **Population**

Population 12 million

* Dominant - Human
* Minority - Hill Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome
* Enclave - Tiefling, Wood Elf, Gold Elf, Dragonborn
* Groups - Moon Elf, Tabaxi
* Individuals - Genasi

## **Religion**

The primary religion is Ennea, Three Dreamers, the Alrymic Temple, the Followers of Aeleam, Khatism, a few Ageelian churches and some odd cults.

## **Cities**

* Kelenor - CAPITAL - Major
* Dintedgel - CASTLETOWN - Major
* Aynesport - CITY - Major - Southern commercial capital of Hilden.
* Adderit - RIVER CASTLETOWN - Major - Anciently The Adder’s Bite.
* Belker - NORTHERN FORT CITY - Minor
* Bridgefurth - HISTORICAL SITE - Minor
* Lugen - Minor
* Freston - Small
* Wilhelm - Small

## **Counties**

Counties/Villages:

* Westershire - A savannah region wrapped around the Melchiar Highroad, sparsely populated.  Edumundsvalley, Whitcatcher & Ibstaller
* Twin Rivers - A hilly highland region central to the city-region, spot of a few agrarian villages and settlements.  Masonsbeech, Laccer, Hems Ivy, Stilesmal, Hedgewarder Neem and Fallen Barn
* Monsedge - Mountain and plains region around Kelenor City Proper.  Has a dense agrarian population and a few villages that make life along the Daron.  Beige Mule, Thimblark, Gins Rivulet, Gerridfitch, Berdansin and Honeywine.
* Norwood  - Curtainwood, Helmsben, Broken Wagon
* Delkfett - Eurymed, Hypolla, Epial
* Keens County - Lizardsblush, Cranwood, Alrichs Rum, Lambweed
* The Southrivers - Clertin, Pondmuth, Deere, Flintnyx
* Portsedge - Hootbird, Wilson, Ash Valley, Eaglesridge
* Lac County - Slatepath, Brasswood, Hallows Creek

## **Economy**

In its economy, Hilden imports include ship supplies, rope, coffee, herbs, incense, furs and exotic pets, major exports are cotton, wood, fish/seafood, livestock, poultry, potatoes, spices, liquor, and ambergris.  The currency is the Hildenian Gold Quatl System:

* Penny 1 cp
* Star 1 sp
* Quatl 1 gp
* King 1 pp

## **Governance**

The form of government in Hilden is a Senate led Democracy.  The fall of the empire led the Senate to take action and dissolve all major executive power in light of the Imperial overreach.  They would move in an effort to, “bring power back to the people.”  Rife with corruption and given to all manner of bribery and deceit, the CXXXIXth Senate of Hilden is little more than a plutocracy, with power going to the richest and most influential.

Senators are chosen along with Region-sovereigns, the glorified mayors, or elected regional governors of each city-region of Hilden.   Both Senators and Region-sovereigns are considered members of the Senate.  They are elected by their citizen-peers.  Each region also elects a formal Senator and their sovereign. Region-sovereigns are elected for a decade, regional senators are elected for five years.

## Army and Navy

Hilden has the Republican Army and Navy, as well as the City-region Guard for each major area surrounding the various city-states, or City-regions.  In addition a crack team of military elites known as the Bullhound Corps, aids the Republican forces along with the Paladins of Hildewulf and various mercenary bands in their continuous strife with Telan Heród.

## Blurb

Hilden was once the Vaanth Empire of the Hildenian.  Which in Old Hilde meant (Vaan) The veil or covering of the (Hildewulf) descendants of heroes.  Later dwarves would move back to the Aestervholr Mountains and miscall all the region Vaanth, thinking that the human word for land.

Kelenor, at the roots of Mt. Dorman, is the vaunted ancient capital of Hilden.  Built at the north eastern base of the mountain, the capital and its Imperial palace, the Visiboer, dates back thousands of years to their imperial roots.