Austa Velnor

NATION. Called by many outsiders "The Everwood." Like their northern sister-state, Arru Velnor they are largely a fae populace.

Austa Velnor is the southern landmass of the Velnors Region of Vaanth. Formerly part of an ancient human nation called Belga.

Unlike its northern sister state, Arru Velnor, Austa maintains some equitable relations with the wider world, including trade. It is a very poorly kept open secret that Kotesh maintains active trade with Austa Velnor, and very likely the Arru as well. Hargravia continues to be incensed at this behavior, and often attempts sanctions actions against Austa and Kotesh, to varying levels of success.

In spite of slowly taking a more global approach, the nation is not above turning into an all-out jingoistic reflection of Arru Velnor. Historical grief has been slow to heal, and attitudes on both sides continue to cause it to be a slow, grinding process.

Known by the names High Wood, the Everwood, Ressonere, Austa Velnor is a southern landmass of the Velnors Region of Vaanth. The demonym is Auveseri, and the common possessive is Auveserian.

### Population

Population:  An Estimated 6.2 million

* Dominant - Gold Elf (Sun)
* Minority - Silver Elf (Moon), Wood Elf, Goblin, Gnome, Dark Elf
* Enclave - Bugbear, Human
* Groups - Eladrin
* Individuals - Monstrous Faeries

### Religion

The religion of the region is primarily the worship of the Sidhe and Unsidhe Courts and some some cults. However, outside influences have brought new ideas to the continent.

### Cities

Cities:

* Massehauten - Tree Hill - CAPITAL - Major
* Epimaricage - Deep Marsh - Major
* Geldoon - Minor - Former Halfling City
* Wenton - Minor - Former Human City
* Hendritcksberg - Minor - Former Human City
* Qualton - Small

### Economy

Economy - Major imports include limestone, Rhegarian metals, slate, and rose granite, fish, shellfish, precious metal, precious stones.  Exports include lumber, peat, fine woodworks, pigments both exotic and mundane, cotton, wool, variety textile cloth, animal hides, leather, leather goods, amber, and game meats.  In spite of their relative unfriendliness the Velnors have a unified currency dating back prior to their civil war, the Quillian, a gold based coin currency:

* Cenquilian 1 cp
* Dequilian 1 sp
* Quillian 1 gp

### Governance

The D’Artan family, after their leadership in breaking from Vif Luctas, have become the heritage royals of Austa Velnor.  Around them in the proceeding 575 years other elf families have risen into roles of nobility effectively creating a system or monarch and royals.  Regent Zelius su’Cyranno D’Artan, Son of Cyranno the Liberator is current lord of Austa Velnor.  The line of succession is unsure as the relatively young Regent Zelius has yet to find a mate and shows no sign of doing so.  While as an elf he has ages compared to other races, some view this as trouble for the young nation.

### Blurb

Austa Velnor was a major origin site of Fey entry 1800 years past.  Critically it was also a nation of humans from the Vaanth.  This has left them as a historical opponent not only to their brethren across their northern border but also all surrounding human nations.  Thus they find themselves an unwilling ally to Hargravia, with each pushing on their respective border with Arru Velnor on either side.  Peculiarly, Kotesh seems willing to maintain trade, secretly, and at a heavy price.

Historically, a gold elf noble, named Cyranno D’Artan rejected the rulership of his former lords the eladrin, and called his fellow elven brethren to, “Cast off oppression in the new world.”  D’Artan’s rebels would include most of the Velsere Gold Elves and many of the Wood Elves of the nation.  The bloodshed of the Aelorian Civil War would see the nation split with many of the remaining Wood Elves, forbidden entry to Austa Velnor, as traitors and forbidden to remain in Arru Valnor as a “forbidden people,” for their relatives siding with the Austa being pushed into the mainlands.  Traveling over the inland corridors of Hargravia and the Sotede facing racial segregation, oppression and violence, they would eventually settle in the south of Vaath, forming the nation of Contiel.