SKRAELUND: Skraelund has long been considered uninhabitable, it's jungles are forbidding, the monsters seem untameable, and the land of is dubious worth. But now, spurred on by the Merchants Guilds of Isimiir, things are changing.
Skraelund was originally given to the Isimiirian King Bortalos Skraelund I for his support of Emperor Durimal Isimiir I. Though a tough competent general, he and his forces of elves reported little success trying to making his kingdom a reality because the jungles grew faster than he could burn them, the creatures were so large and powerful that he lost many men to predation, and because they struck the ruins of lost civilizations filled with horrible monsters at every turn.
Not long after the fall of the Elven Empire, The Skraelund Family fell into ruin and more and more of it's towns, villages, and even outlying forts were taken back by the jungle. Many people contracted diseases, got 'Jungle Sickness' and simply wandered into the foliage never to be seen again, or were eaten by local predators.
At this time, slave labor was still used in Isimiir and the slaves, prisoners, and other low class workers and servants were sent to Skraelund as punishment by the Kings of other countries. This was seen as a death sentence and many slaves revolted, fled, or committed suicide rather than suffer the horrible fate that awaited them there.
The Last Skraelund ruler fell to the blades of an attack by savage natives during the Period of the Pre-Cataclysm (PC 389) but the kingdom had, by then lost all of it's glory a century before. For centuries after, anyone attempting to do business in Skraelund was forced to do the funding on their own because no moneylender or kingdom would pay for such a foolish notion. Time and again whole caravans, would disappear, towns would vanish in the vines, and famed adventurers would never return from any quest involving the harsh jungle terrain.
In the last thirty years, much has changed. The Isimiirian Business Council looking for access to the vast resources of the jungle, hidden relics of the old kingdom, and rumors of ancient technology and magic have funded the city-state of New Skraelund, a multi-national venture of businesses sponsored by the available nations and propped up by vast mercenary forces. The construction has just been completed and merchant lords are taking any willing swords they can afford. Their mission is to tame Skraelund once and for all and they seek all fortune seekers to help them for good pay, a cut of any treasures found, and lucrative contracts of land in the newly opened country. This is a time of opportunity and danger for all those who would risk everything for untold fortunes!
RULER(S): High Councilman Grenomir Alutin. The Isimiirian Business Council is an organization funded by businessmen of the Isimiirian Nations to tame and exploit the resources of the Isimiirian Jungle.
NOTABLE CASTLES and FORTS: New Skraelund Fortress
NOTABLE CITIES: New Skraelund
NOTABLE TOWNS: None
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FAVORED DEITIES: Savage Deities (Skrae), and by country (Mercenary)
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PREFERRED CLASSES (SKRAE - PHB): Barbarian; Druid; Ranger; Sorcerer
PREFERRED CLASSES (SKRAE - DMG): Adept, Warrior, Witch
PREFERRED CLASSES (SKRAE - CAdv): Scout
PREFERRED CLASSES (SKRAE - CArc): None
PREFERRED CLASSES (SKRAE - CDiv): Spirit Shaman
PREFERRED CLASSES (SKRAE - CWar): None
PREFERRED CLASSES (SKRAE - Unk): Ancestral Speaker
PREFERRED PRESTIGE CLASSES (SKRAE - DMG): Horizon Walker
PREFERRED PRESTIGE CLASSES (SKRAE - CAdv): Animal Lord, Beastmaster, Bloodhound, Master of Many Forms
PREFERRED PRESTIGE CLASSES (SKRAE - CArc): Elemental Savant, Green Star Adept, Master Transmogrifist, Wayfarer Guide, Wild Mage
PREFERRED PRESTIGE CLASSES (SKRAE - CDiv): Blighter, Geomancer, Rainbow Servant
PREFERRED PRESTIGE CLASSES (SKRAE - CWar): Bear Warrior; Eye of Gruumsh, Frenzied Berserker, Hulking Hurler, Nature's Warriors, Ravagers, Reaping Mauler, War Chanter, Warshaper
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RACES: Animists, Human, Common (Skrae), Human, Troll-Touched (Skrae), Elf (Jungle), Lizardfolk; Lycanthrope (All), Yuan Ti
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