Valceado

One of the main nations of the Mount Durmgrist campaign. Its located on the East of Mount Durmgrist in the Durmgrist Ranges.

## Geography

The vast majority of Valceado is a mountainous slope leading to the peak of Mount Durmgrist. Some of the slopes are relatively flat which often make paths but much of the land is made of steep cliffs making travel difficult. There are also many large plateaus, some the size of counties, which many of the nations towns and villages are built on. Valceado also owns some land at the bottom of Mount Durmgrist, specifically an area of plains and a small chunk of the forest of Alufortunia

## History

Some time into the age of peace the nation of humanity split into two nations - The Siltas Dynasty and the Kingdom of Valceado. This was because Siltas decided the hero king was too weak and established their own line of leaders known as lord protectors. The two nations have frequently skirmished over the centuries. Durmgrist initially held much of the land but over the course of the years Siltas has taken over much of Mount Durmgrist. In the most recent war Siltas claimed the area now known as Southern Siltas. The two nations are currently at a strained peace.

## Politics

Valceado generally has amicable relations with most of the nations on Durmgrist. It is particularly close with the Kingdom of Iron which it traded with for centuries and Quiseppi which it went to war against the Kingdom of Steel with. Relations are strained with the Siltas Dynasty.

The kingdom is run by a hero king, currently Hero King Devorak, who is descended from the leader of the Nation of Humanity when an Artefact of Ao fell to Durmgrist. This leader was called Goora and they helped seal the artefact within Mount Durmgrist. A hero king is not obligated to go out and do adventuring and heroics but a hero king who doesn't is rarely respected. Valceado was briefly lead by Devorak's son, Devorak Jr, while Devorak was dead.

## Culture

Most of Valceado is content to peacefully go about their respective jobs, apart from the adventures who violently go about their respective job. Many citizens are distrustful of magic but are rarely actively hostile to magic and mages. Many people enjoy playing the card game Obaryon's Wondrous Monster Cards, more so than others in Durmgrist. The average Valceadan is very accepting of just about everyone, except for the occasional mage a citizen might deem a threat, Many villagers have accepted tribes displaced from Alufortunia into their number despite it initially leaving a toll on their food supply.

Out of all Delta Squad members Poshment is the most celebrated in Valceado, while Paramah is the most controversial. Poshment is seen as a local hero as he hails from Valceado and also because he displays a core principle of Valceadan belief; that heroism is more than just brute strength but that trickery, cleverness and the abilty to persuade an opponent to back down or even change their mind are just as heroic so long as you are employing those traits for good. Paramah, conversely, is seen as representing the more Siltian belief that physical strength is true strength and those who particularly care about the grudge between Slitas and Valceado will ignore Paramahs attempts to redeem foes and exaggerate her violence. As she was born in Southern Siltas some who still care about the grudge will consider her "secretely Valceadan" as the city she was born in used to be under Valceado's rule and will embrace her desire to redeem foes. Many others think the grudge is stupid in general.

## Notable Locations

### Southsbrooke

A small town at the border of Valceado and the nation of Alufortunia. It specialises in fishing and animal farming. This was the village Poshment Finnagan and Rikiki Riteck first met.

### Northsbrooke

A large town that specialises in fishing. It is the town Taarkenvaal most relies on for fish.

### Holtsley

A town within the forest of Alufortunia that specialises in forestry. It supplies most of Valceado and the Kingdom of Iron with wood.

### Pitstead

A large town that specialises in animal farming. Provides much of Taarkenvaal with meat.

### Elham

A large town on the flat plains of Valceado. It specialises in crop farming and provides much of Taarkenvaal with crops.

### Shepton

The closest town to Mount Durmgrist's peak. It specialises in farming sheep and provides most of Valceado and much of the Kingdom of Iron with wool

### Baby Mammoth Ridge

A small valley near Northsbrooke, named after the nearby, much larger, Mammoth Ridge. Rikiki exploded a wolf with lightning here, to save Carnelius.