Asturia

### Country in Trioque

> A series of smaller kingdoms that were unified within memory, Asturia is made up of a diverse population with a variety of spice and hemp exports. In more recent memory, a lich, the previous leader of the Gremio de Artificio in Estella, tried to ascend to godhood by bringing back a goddess from antiquity, who had previously been lost to the Far Realm.
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## Culture

### Racial Groups

Humans
 Elves
 Dwarves
 Orcs
 Mixed Races

## Power Structure

### Noble Families

Aguilar Family
 Eckhardt Family

# Geography

Largely made of deciduous forests and a broad, rocky west coast. The natural landscape is rich and varied, allowing for a variety of different spices and plants to grow. Further east the forests intermingle with those of Dahl'Amythal, allowing for Asturia to benefit from the natural trickle down of magic from those forests without the greater risk of what monsters may lurk within those forests (though within recent memory monster activity is now more reliant on the protection of the moonlight).

## Provinces

There are five provinces of Asturia named after the old kingdoms that make up Asturia. They are as follows:

### Gallacia

This is where the king lives and the capital city of Ciudad de Invierno is located. New Estella is also located in Gallacia. Gallacia makes up about 60% of the western coast of Asturia and about 25% of the border between Dahl'Amythal and Asturia.

### Castella

The other 40% of the western coast of Asturia, this province is one of two that borders the Free Cities.

### Sylvallia

Making up a majority of the border between Asturia and Dahl'Amythal, this province is the only one that's former king was elven. The old royalty of Sylvallia hold the highest seats on the Asturian council.

### Leolusia

The first land conquered during the Pantano Wars, this province is still feeling the ripple effects of the wars even fifty years later. Large battlefields are now overgrown but the people remember. This province has the second highest half-orcish population in Asturia.

### Andavarre

Boasting the highest half-orc population in all of Asturia, this land is considered the frontier of Asturia and makes up 80% of the eastern Asturian coast line.

## Capital City: Ciudad de Invierno

The capital city is located in the upper Northern region of the country, where the kingdom of Gallacia once stood.

# Demographics

While the demographical breakdown of the kingdom is different throughout each of the five provinces, in general the population is less diverse than that of the Free Cities down south. The middle class is sizable, there's a rather large noble class comparatively, as Asturia was originally five kingdoms within recent memory.

## Population

Asturia as a whole has a population of about 60 million people under one crown, which makes it one of the largest empires in Valdesoth's history. The population breakdown between the provinces is as follows: 33% of the population lives in Gallacia, 27% of the population lives in Sylvallia, 20% of the population live in Castella, 15% of the population live in Leolusia, and 5% of the population lives in Andavarre.

## Racial Makeup

This population is about 38% Human, 20% Half-Elven, 17% Elven, 10% Dwarven, 5% Halflings, 3% Gnomish, and 7% other races. The populations vary between the different provinces that make up Asturia, for example, half-orcs make up an actual demographic in the province of Andavarre.

## Linguistics

Of the common languages spoken in Asturia there is Astellan (the native tongue of all previous kingdoms), Common, Elvish, and Dwarvish.

Most native Asturians have the former kingdom as part of their name. For example, someone who's family is from Gallacia would end their last name in de Gallacia, while someone from Sylvallia would be named de Sylvallia. However, those of mixed kingdom heritage will often do without this additional name, for example the famous bard Kef Potweed, who's family originates from Sylvallia and the Underdark.

# History

Asturia was originally five kingdoms, all unified under one flag and one royal family that originated from the Kingdom of Gallacia. The other four kingdoms were Castella, Sylvallia, Leolusia, and Andavarre. These kingdoms were unified in 1442 AV under contracted agreement with the other four royal families earning great standing within the kingdom and representation on the royal council in order to check and balance the will of the royal family.

The five kingdoms united during the second Pantano war two years after the kingdom of Andavarre fell and after the king of Gallacia in battle. Prince Leon Nicolas Aguilar Abanto from Gallacia is crowned as the first king of Asturia. The crest of the new royal family was selected to be that of a chimera to represent how the kingdom came together.

## The Fall of Estella

In 1475 AV, the Arcane Plague reached the shores of Asturia on a boat that docked in Estella estimated sometime in the month of Ignus. Among the first to be effected by the sickness was the head of the Gremio de Artificio (Guild of Artifice), a human wizard who was working on becoming a lich. After she vanished in the month of Cetus, the sickness had already spread through a large portion of the guild and through the city, though it was largely unknown until it was too late.

In Hesperus, there was an explosion in the main spire of the Gremio de Artificio that caused the entire guild building to collapse. Mass panic occurred all over the city, the induced stress of the incident causing arcane reactions in individuals effected by the plague. Arcane explosions caused people to flee the city, effectively spreading the plague much faster.

Starting in mid-1476 AV, the remains of the city were sealed up and quarantined, including the remaining people that were hidden within the bones of the city. The walls were reinforced and a guard was put on watch to make sure that no one could get in or out of the lost city without express permission. Estella was rebuilt around the lost city as New Estella with the help of foreign aid from the Bourden Isles in exchange for opportunities to research the lost city.

# Economy

The distribution of wealth is skewed between the provinces due to population differences as well as the ripple effects of the Arcane Plague. As of 1501 AV, the noble class makes up approximately 2% of the population, 10% counting as first class, while the middle class makes up about 40% of the population, 30% of the population counting as lower class, while 18% of people live in poverty.