Fedania

## The Fedanian Trade Pact

The Coat of Arms for the Fedanian Trade Pact.

The **Fedanian Trade Pact**, also known simply as **Fedania**, is a Merchant Republic located on Aegirrim on the continent of Elodria. Formed from the fall of the Kingdom of Fedania and the extinction of the Carigstel Line of monarchs, Fedania is a major economic powerhouse on the continent. It is ruled by the The Iron Guild which is overseen by Master Nondoud Mineriver and four representatives from each city in the Pact.

## History

Fedania has a rich history that is filled with strife and sorrow. Once the seat of a powerful dwarven kingdom, Fedenia is now under the rule of the Fedanian Trade Pact, a mercantile oligarchy that directly took down the former monarchy and seized rule over the area about 100 years ago. All that remains of the once great Dwarven kingdom is Formus Carigstel, known commonly as the Blackguard, who is secretly the leader of the freedom fighters known as the Road.

## Government

Fedania is ruled by the Guild which represents each city in the Trade Pact. It has four representatives stationed in each city who function as mayor of their respective post. The Guild meets in the Halls of Iron in the city of Oar’s Rest having moved the capital from Ferrous Keep after the fall of the Carigstel monarchs.

## Current Ruler

The current Master of the Guild is Nondoud Mineriver.

## Locations

### Cities

#### Oar’s Rest

The largest city in Fedania and also now serving as its capital, Oar’s Rest is a major port on Eldoria’s western coastlands. Oar’s Rest is an exceptionally diverse city with many different people and races calling it home. It is famous for its large statues crafted from Iron that the residents of Oar’s Rest claim will protect the city during times of crisis.

Major Locations: Halls of Iron, Guild Offices, Port Mineriver (formerly Port Carig)

#### Furness

A city of craftsmen, Furness is home to some of the greatest blacksmiths in the world. It is here that the iron mined in the city of Deep Rock is smelted and crafted into arms and armor, and subsequently shipped down the Carigstel to the city of Oar’s Rest to be shipped out around the world. It recently suffered an attack from the Road where its representative, Thiok Hellrage, was slain.

Major Locations: Carigtown, Outgate, Forge District, Castle Furness, Gate District, Three Fires Spire.

#### Ferrous Keep

A massive citadel located in the center of Fedania, Ferrous Keep is the location of all the Ironers power within the region. It is here that the famous Fedanian Treasury is located - kept under the watchful eye of Guard Captain Verrin Kells. The only way to access the Vault is if all three keys of the various representatives are used in addition to the one kept by the Guard Captain.

#### Deep Rock

The second largest city within Fedania, Deep Rock is a city of miners, but also a large amalgamation of various tradespeople, organizations, and religious temples. It is the former capital of the region and is viewed as one of the most influential cities in Elodria. The residents are a proud people and a wide variety of races are represented here - although they are heavily human and dwarven in terms of demographics.

Famous for its iron mines, Deep Rock is the world’s largest exporter of raw iron ore. It’s been a lucrative business for hundreds of years, but the mines have gotten more and more dangerous these days - with several miners being wounded or disappearing entirely due to the creatures of Elodria’s Underdark taking notice of them. An elder brain has taken notice and is concocting a plan to conquer the city and create the most powerful Illithid colony in the world and has deployed Zall to investigate the city.

Major locations: Dunshore, Front, Highdyke, King’s Town, Little Mend, Miner’s Rest, Northlake, Old Ford, Oldpass, Pickward, Roadway, Southdale, The Bark, The Boro, The Let, The Loch, The Pal, The Row, Walsmith, and Waterbend

#### Lost Honor

A ruined castle deep in the Stalwart Sprawl mountain range in south-eastern Fedania. It is here that King Anvis Carigstell lost his life fighting against the forces of Kyuss in the 2nd Age. It is here that the Lost Crown of Carigstel is located, a deeply important artifact to Fedanian culture. Also, Koghrin the Fleshrender, a minion of Kalarel the Vile, used this location as a base (and also claimed to use the old king’s skull as a cup).

#### Villages

Welton

Located between Furness and Ferrous Keep, this rural village is mainly home to farmers. Three farms make up the village proper and there is a moderately sized inn. Recently, the town suffered issues from a nearby pack of wolves, but an adventurer named Galivanter claims to have slain them.

## Geography

The Ironwood

The Tradeway

Carigstel River

Loch Carig

The Anvils

The Stalwart Sprawl

## Guilds and Organizations

The Road

The Road are a terrorist organization looking to reinstate the Cargistel monarchs within Fedania. While that is its main goal, it is mostly home to various extremist individuals who have been wronged in some way by the Guild and its Ironers.

The leader of the Road is Formus Carigstel, commonly known as the Blackguard and last remaining member of the Carigstel royal line. He is widely disliked and viewed as a spoiled Prince, but only the highest members of the Road’s leadership know his true identity.

They have three chapters in various Fedanian cities; Oar’s Rest, Furness, and Deep Rock.

The Bleak Knives

A professional guild of assassins-for-hire in Fedania. They operate out of the Long Rest Inn within the city of Deep Rock. They offer contract killings to those willing to pay the price. In order to take out a hit on an individual or individuals, they must order a Sweet Dream drink.

While an immoral line of work, the leadership of the Bleak Knives follow a very strict code and will flat out refuse contracts if they deem them untoward.

The leader of the Bleak Knives is Balkar Vendramyr.

Rumbleshields

The Tea Leaves

## Religion

Fedania follows the major deities mainly after several years of integration with various races from around Aegirrim.

## Demographics

Dwarves, Humans, Halflings, and Gnomes are the most common races found within Fedania, but almost every race can be found here. It is historically a Mountain Dwarf Kingdom, but there has been some migration after the fall of the Carigstel’s.