Sanguis

**Sanguis** is a country along the eastern coast of Caledric.

## Geography

### Climate

The weather was pleasant almost all year round in Sanguis. A diverse selection of crops grew very well in Sanguis, making for a surplus which was traded with other nations. The winters were mild with minor freezes and a little snow all across the nation with the exception of the peaks of the Sanguis Heights, which would get heavy snow and occasional blizzards. Although the rivers freeze over during winter they do not harden enough to make crossing the ice safe.

## Population

85% Human, 7% Tiefling, 8% other

Mostly human, with a notable tiefling population and minuscule mix of other races. Non human races are often met with at best, discrimination and humiliation and at worst torture and slaughter or enslavement.

## Wealth

Sanguis is, while not poor, by no means the wealthiest country either, and its economy has stagnated in recent decades. This has led to many a noble beating the drums of war, seeing a conquest as the way to get coin flowing in and out of the nation once more. Sanguis is however rich in a few key resources, key resources which are jealously controlled by a few nobles. Duke Sebastian has control of one of the largest diamond mines on the continent and has been making exports to other nations as of late, a first in quite a few years with Sanguis having isolated itself as much as it had. Duchesse Isabelle Webern on the other hand has control of a large silk production. Rumors have been spreading around that pearls have been found in abundance on the east coast, but so far very little truth has been discerned from these rumors.

## History

Sanguis's early history starts getting interesting with the discovery of the blood pool, which Sanguis gets its name from, the city of blood. When Amarinthinos created the world, he dotted the land with pools of his own blood. The most well known one is situated under Veradon, well protected by their Oathkeepers. But there was another, situated under Sanguis, it's discovery did not elicit a tempered reaction like that of the Veradonians, instead the Sanguinians partook of the pool voraciously, as they drank from it they became stronger, truer versions of themselves.

Parties were had inside the pool, everyone partook in it, this marked the golden age of Sanguis, nigh unsurpassed in science, military might and magic, they took over a majority of the eastern part of the continent, but not all things were meant to last. The pool eventually dwindled and ran out, civil wars broke out over who had control of what remained, wars that reduced the empire's size considerably. These wars also brought about a new form of magic, blood magic. Although it has long become a powerful form of sanguimancy, blood magic used to have the goal of creating more or draining more of Amarinthinos's blood or even replicating its effects. Although reports of this ancient magic form still sprout here and there, the art was lost to the flow of time. The wars and a few colorful dictators brought Sanguis to what it is today, a ravaged land poor in natural resources with a militaristic past it struggles to let go of.

## Culture

A strong, lawful kingdom with a prestigious military history, Sanquis’ people have always valued the ideals of justice, honor, and duty most highly, and are fiercely proud of their cultural heritage. But in spite of these lofty principles, this largely self-sufficient nation has grown more insular and isolationist in recent centuries, going as far as to restrict and oppress non-human races.

Sanguis works on the manorial system, meaning that those in control of land tend to benefit from the production of their land even if they don’t cultivate it themselves, in exchange these nobles defend the lands of their workers from invaders.

## Military

Sanguis's military is an exceptionally large and ruthless force that has been relegated to policing it's own towns due to the nation's lack of stability needed to wage full on war with its neighboring nations. The feeling of inaction has led many to take out their frustrations on Sanguis's disenfranchised leading to even more horrendous living conditions to the city's needy. Not only do they need to find shelter and hope animals or the rare thief doesn't get to them, but they also fear city guards coming down on them like a warhammer.