Evercove

**GENERAL INFO**

Evercove is a country that is deeply rooted in magic and tradition. They believe in slavery and are ruled by the higher class houses that control most of the country. They do a lot of trading with Kar’Endia which also believes in slavery. Slavery, and alchemy is their main export and import.

Evercove has a strong magical ranking. The highest ranking sorcerers are called Tahlons. Some of them drain their own life force until they become almost undead. They use their undead abilities to create a bridge, summoning the demons of Shol to fight for them. Others use slaves as the bridges. A rise in this practice is what made Alcove declare war on Evercove.

Only Croagh know how to practice the illegal form of Evercovian magic. Tahlons mostly rule the kingdoms of Evercove.

Evercovians are magical elves. They summon demons from Shol and use them for fighting. The powerful Evercovians bring themselves on the very edge of death, so the demons can use their bodies as a bridge between their world and Elron. The powerful ones skin turns grey, and their eyes are unnaturally vivid. Their hair is either black or white. Their fingernails are black. They can no longer reproduce. Lower magics still look like elves and use children/slaves as vessels to channel their demons.

Evercovians cannot be slaves, so they get slaves from Kar’Endia and use them. Kar’Endia makes a lot of money selling slaves to Evercove.

**RACES**

Croaghs have black eyes and black hair and are very magical. Pale skin, normal teeth. Normal height.

Evercovian elves have black or dark blue eyes and any color hair, but if they learn magic their hair can turn black. They have strong jaws and bold features.

**CLOTHING**

Typical clothing but with more cloaks, robes. Climate appropriate, so thicker cloaks with fur trim. Black and dark colors made from their black sheep. Wool is a large export.

Military garb is half helms with small studs shaped into horns with sharpened edges, greaves have drawn back talon-type grooves. Armor plates of beaten brown to blend in with the rocky terrain and thick wool and leather, fur cloaks for the northern parts.

**WEAPONS**

The extremely magical croagh mages use staffs and throwing knives. The Evercovian warriors use typical weapons: battle axes, swords and bow and arrows. They are fierce and feared mage warriors. They fight more like vikings, very ruthless, and the clan mages summon demenos to fight for them during times of battle. Their clan elves are great for front line infantry and riding into battle with their mounts.

They ride bulls/big horses into battle. They also have an impressive naval force to protect them from attacks by sea, mostly since Kar’Endia warred with them (War of Tears).

**PEOPLE**

High King:

High King Saven of House Jecht

Queen Eve of House Cian, now House Jecht

Royal Children:

Crowned Prince Saven (age 19)

Prince Seviros (age 16) married to Prince of Darancove Sinna

Prince Kyven (age 11 chedni)

Royal Family:

King of Shol: King Rayven Jecht married to Kaul Avahlis

Court:

Malloth Solcecht – Chief Mage, best mage in Elron.

Gamascus – Archmage in Talynkeep

Drosta – One of the Displaced.

Family names:
Grampa and Gramma are called Gramta and GamGam. Fathers are Tada and Dada. Or later, Ta and Dad.

Royal Houses:

House of Jecht (Royal House of Jecht)

House of Cian (Queen married to King)

House of Jecht (Lord of The Ballis)

House of Tahasi (Lord of Saunstone)

House of Shade (Lord of Everis)

House of Evony

House of Anix

House of Ember

House of Black

House of Chemn

House of Heldorin

House of Nelzoren

House of Kareev

House of Kinrock

House of Kristos

House of Fallon

House of Quoia

House of Oliveri

House Medrix

House Gisihro

House Solcecht

Holds:

The Ballis: House of Jecht (Lord Seviro Jecht, Father of High King Saven Jecht)

Saunstone: House of Tahasi (Lord Kanon Tahasi)

Everis: House of Shade (Lord Remi Shade)

Ranks for Tahlon mages:

Fledgil: Beginner, can’t summon.

Evrec: Can summon small demons through animals, short bridge

Crentin: Can summon medium demons through elves, medium bridge.

Croagh: Can summon full demons through their slaves, long bridge.

Rapteur: Can summon full demons through themselves, long bridge.

Mage Clans:

In Evercove there are clans of mages that live independently from Evercove. They don’t abide by their rules and practice sheomancy readily. They have their own arch mage and they live in towers away from civilization. They have slaves that they experiment magically on, or give them to Shol in exchange for power or blessings.

**PLACES**

Three kingdoms in Evercove, one high king, the other three are lords.

Holds:

The Ballis: House of Jecht (Lord Seviro Jecht, Father of High King Saven Jecht)

Saunstone: House of Tahasi (Lord Kanon Tahasi)

Everis: House of Shade (Lord Remi Shade)

Other locations:

Locus Cave Prison

Talynkeep (where the king is)

Jehtn (Anagin taught)

Valley of Revaxis (toxic place)

Tahasi (town)

Zhenbruk (town)

Elusien Pass

Sea of Jora

Tyvi Island

Tesrex Island

Endil Island

Eveian Mountains (very remote)

Shadowmire (wraiths) (black pine trees, hard needles)

Drybones Canyon

Savina (home of Solrock’s Mage College)

Rohndir Mountain

Sallal Riverlands (a couple days until Alcove, then hugging the Azoris mountains until The Forest of Jare)

Evercove Castle

Locus Cave (prison)

**LANGUAGES/EXPRESSIONS**

Evya is what Old Evercovian was called.
Eveyn’t is an old and dead language that Kysenna was trying to translate. Might not be Evercovian.

Derogatory names: sootpalm

Tuck n’ Tea means dinner.

Tava-Tava: An expression like 'Oh my god, but with disappointment)

Chi-suajte, osyos di tava: Old Evercovian for "I can't believe that horrible shit happened"

Everon praise the wood and stone (said as a goodbye/goodluck)

Troglet: Little idiot

**RITUALS AND TRADITIONS**

They bury their dead like indian burial grounds. Rocks in shapes. They keep the skulls of all the elves they’ve killed and are buried with them, thinking they will be their slaves in the afterlife. This fell out of vogue to the city-dwellers but the mage clans and rougher Evercovians still believe in it.

“Everon praise the wood and stone.” And they wrap their knuckles against whatever surface. Wood and stone is symbolism for a staff and focus stone/magic origins.