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Countries
The geopolitical states of Ranu.
Affaria Type: Voivodeship
Population: 240,000
Ruler: Voivode Cneajna
Symbol: Quartered heart
Alignment: Unaligned The Philosopher's Voivodeship of Affaria is a forested region that is economically dependent on Rendru and Gradina, but politically autonomous.
Belasar Type: Duchy
Population: 540,000
Ruler: Knez Vojnamier
Symbol: Purple sword
Alignment: Fey The Duchy of Blades. A fey region known for its powerful military. It was once part of Fraxan but has become independent as it is still loyal to the Queen of All Fairies.
Burev Type: Empire
Population: 2,000,000
Ruler: Tsar and Svetets Rosen Apostol I
Symbol: Circled cross
Alignment: Imperial The Saint's Empire. A large ecclesiastical empire that has ambitions to join the White Crown Concordance. It is ruled by Tsar and Svetets Rosen Apostol, Emperor and Saint of the Burevi and its attendant states.
Campurile Type: Queendom
Population: 500,000
Ruler: Regina Bujor
Symbol: Peony
Alignment: Elemental The Flower Queendom, ruled by Regina Bujor, a small queendom of plant folk, great flowering fields, and floral beauty that is weakening as shadows loom.
Dulocha Type: Semi-democratic
Population: 100,000
Ruler: Skupushchina (Assembly)
Symbol: Oak
Alignment: Elemental The Viridian Assemblages. A coastal region ruled by an elected council and powerful elders who are guardians of nature. Dulocha is a holdout against imperial influence where people still recall the ancient ways before the Fall. At the heart of this region are the Kozmichni Hrast (Cosmic Oak) and the Svetovna Gora (World Mountain), two vast elemental beings and locations that represent an axis mundi.
Fraxan Type: Kingdom
Population: 1,800,000
Ruler: Kral Dalebor
Symbol: A broken septagon
Alignment: Fey The Defiant Kingdom. A fairy kingdom in rebellion against the Queen of All Fairies, who rules the realm of Faerie to the far west. The Kral (King) of Fraxan is Dalebor, a spurned consort of the Queen of All Fairies who has invoked spells to make Fraxan his place and none other.
Gradina Type: Principality
Population: 1,000,000
Ruler: Princ Trandafiru
Symbol: Pumpkin
Alignment: Fey The Principality of Pumpkins, ruled by the spirit Princ Trandafiru. It is a place of whimsical fairytales where people transform at night, gourds contain magic, and stories thrive.
Idangar Type: Grand Principality
Population: 2,500,000
Ruler: Nagyhercegnő Szironka
Symbol: Falcon
Alignment: Unaligned The Falconer's Home. A forested, mountainous Grand Principality. It is fiercely independent and will not be conquered, influenced, or controlled by the larger empires.
Jedinstven Type: Commune
Population: 25,000
Ruler: Savet (Council)
Symbol: Tapan/davul drum
Alignment: Celestial The Great Commune. A major communal city-state formed in the midst of many countries that strives to retain its independence in a hostile world.
Kardis Type: Alliance of principalities
Population: 210,000
Ruler: Seven princs
Symbol: Seven white snowflakes on a black field
Alignment: Elemental The Winter Principalities. Seven polytheistic principalities protected from imperial power by its cold climate.
Kerrem Type: Principality
Population: 200,000
Ruler: Domnitor Veaceslav
Symbol: Twisted tree
Alignment: Imperial The Burning Woods. A smaller principlaity haunted by nightmare spirits and its past as a colony of Ladrya.
Kherephuv Type: Queendom
Population: 500,000
Ruler: Thagarni Matuya
Symbol: Six septagons
Alignment: Fey The Legendary Realm. A fairy queendom ruled by the Thagarni (Queen) Matuya. It is a magical place that can hide itself from outsiders.
Murja Type: Dual principality
Population: 1,200,000
Ruler: Princ Lazar and Princ Marko
Symbol: Two hands
Alignment: Imperial The Split Principality. The First Principality of Murja is ruled by Princ Lazar, a heroic figure who believes his people are the chosen ones. He is allied with the White Crown Concordance and seeks to spread its borders. His brother, Princ Marko, a similarly heroic figure, rules the Second Principality. He does not want to join the White Crown Concordance, though he believes his people are the chosen ones. This is also where Sava dwells.
Ollygrus Type: Kingdom
Population: 1,000,000
Ruler: Kralj Zejd
Symbol: Three-tailed scorpion
Alignment: Imperial The Kingdom of Scorpions. A kingdom under the sway of notoriously cruel Kralj Zejd, it is allied with the White Crown Concordance and seeking to expand its power throughout the region.
Ottavia Type: Kingdom
Population: 800,000
Ruler: Kralj Slavogost
Symbol: Two triangles
Alignment: Unaligned Kingdom of Temples. A smaller kingdom ruled by Kralj Slavogost, it is notable for being a haven for religious freedom in an era where such is rare.
Paurek Type: Empire
Population: 2,000,000
Ruler: Karalius Mindawe
Symbol: Six blue teardrops
Alignment: Imperial Empire of Tears, so-called because its last three rulers killed themselves. It is undergoing difficult economic times. A small but growing empire ruled by Karalius (King) Mindawe, it is independent of the White Crown Concordance (for now), and it seeks expansion. It controls major regions such as Aeslaw, Wybrezu, and parts of Kordonia.
Rendru Type: Principality/Colony
Population: 1,000,000
Ruler: Domnitor Ilias
Symbol: Yellow silhouette
Alignment: Imperial Shadowed Colony. Once an independent and powerful Principality, this is now a colony of the Empire of Malaer to the east. Rendru is considered by some to be the source of the shadows that are growing. It is ruled by Domnitor Ilias.
Shar Type: Kingdom
Population: 300,000
Ruler: Mbret Edon
Symbol: Hand with an eye
Alignment: Fey Kingdom of Fate. A land kept independent by the power of fate, ruled by Mbret (King) Edon. It is a place where belief in fate is so strong that many are completely fatalistic.
Smeshan Type: City-State
Population: 40,000
Ruler: Knyaz' Mikhalko
Symbol: Arc bridge
Alignment: Unaligned City of Bridges. A city-state with a mixed government, this is a major coastal port where trade and commerce take precendence.
Spokojno Type: Fiefdom
Population: 50,000
Ruler: Kralj Ogromnakrila
Symbol: Five flames
Alignment: Unaligned The Dragon's Home. A small, southern draconic fiefdom on the border between Ranu and Stayflies, ruled by Kralj Ogromnakrila, a powerful and ancient dragon.
Surva Type: Small communities
Population: 400,000
Ruler: None
Symbol: Three waves
Alignment: Elemental The Coastal Territories. A cluster of seafaring communities who have kept their independence due to their remote location.
Tridesy Type: Tsardom
Population: 333,333
Ruler: Tsar Kojata
Symbol: Three wands crossed
Alignment: Fey The Thrice-Tenth Tsardom, a fairy tsardom ruled by Tsar Kojata. It is part of Faerie even though it is not geographically connected.
Vesturia Type: Empire
Population: 6,250,000
Ruler: Czar Mikhail
Symbol: Crowned serpent
Alignment: Imperial Empire of Serpents. The massive White Crown Empire to the north that is ruled by Czar Mikhail and the heart of imperial power in the region.
Virpristat Type: Wilderness
Population: 25,000
Ruler: None
Symbol: Spiraling helix
Alignment: Unaligned The Vortex. A region on the border of Belasar and Fraxan where reality is warped and everything speeds up inexplicably.
Vsemy Type: Rebelling state
Population: 10,000
Ruler: Sekretar' Vova
Symbol: Flail and star
Alignment: Celestial The Resistance. A small part of Vesturia on its southern border (near Paurek) that is in open rebellion and run by a special elected council.
Affaria Type: Voivodeship
Population: 240,000
Ruler: Voivode Cneajna
Symbol: Quartered heart
Alignment: Unaligned The Philosopher's Voivodeship of Affaria is a forested region that is economically dependent on Rendru and Gradina, but politically autonomous.
Belasar Type: Duchy
Population: 540,000
Ruler: Knez Vojnamier
Symbol: Purple sword
Alignment: Fey The Duchy of Blades. A fey region known for its powerful military. It was once part of Fraxan but has become independent as it is still loyal to the Queen of All Fairies.
Burev Type: Empire
Population: 2,000,000
Ruler: Tsar and Svetets Rosen Apostol I
Symbol: Circled cross
Alignment: Imperial The Saint's Empire. A large ecclesiastical empire that has ambitions to join the White Crown Concordance. It is ruled by Tsar and Svetets Rosen Apostol, Emperor and Saint of the Burevi and its attendant states.
Campurile Type: Queendom
Population: 500,000
Ruler: Regina Bujor
Symbol: Peony
Alignment: Elemental The Flower Queendom, ruled by Regina Bujor, a small queendom of plant folk, great flowering fields, and floral beauty that is weakening as shadows loom.
Dulocha Type: Semi-democratic
Population: 100,000
Ruler: Skupushchina (Assembly)
Symbol: Oak
Alignment: Elemental The Viridian Assemblages. A coastal region ruled by an elected council and powerful elders who are guardians of nature. Dulocha is a holdout against imperial influence where people still recall the ancient ways before the Fall. At the heart of this region are the Kozmichni Hrast (Cosmic Oak) and the Svetovna Gora (World Mountain), two vast elemental beings and locations that represent an axis mundi.
Fraxan Type: Kingdom
Population: 1,800,000
Ruler: Kral Dalebor
Symbol: A broken septagon
Alignment: Fey The Defiant Kingdom. A fairy kingdom in rebellion against the Queen of All Fairies, who rules the realm of Faerie to the far west. The Kral (King) of Fraxan is Dalebor, a spurned consort of the Queen of All Fairies who has invoked spells to make Fraxan his place and none other.
Gradina Type: Principality
Population: 1,000,000
Ruler: Princ Trandafiru
Symbol: Pumpkin
Alignment: Fey The Principality of Pumpkins, ruled by the spirit Princ Trandafiru. It is a place of whimsical fairytales where people transform at night, gourds contain magic, and stories thrive.
Idangar Type: Grand Principality
Population: 2,500,000
Ruler: Nagyhercegnő Szironka
Symbol: Falcon
Alignment: Unaligned The Falconer's Home. A forested, mountainous Grand Principality. It is fiercely independent and will not be conquered, influenced, or controlled by the larger empires.
Jedinstven Type: Commune
Population: 25,000
Ruler: Savet (Council)
Symbol: Tapan/davul drum
Alignment: Celestial The Great Commune. A major communal city-state formed in the midst of many countries that strives to retain its independence in a hostile world.
Kardis Type: Alliance of principalities
Population: 210,000
Ruler: Seven princs
Symbol: Seven white snowflakes on a black field
Alignment: Elemental The Winter Principalities. Seven polytheistic principalities protected from imperial power by its cold climate.
Kerrem Type: Principality
Population: 200,000
Ruler: Domnitor Veaceslav
Symbol: Twisted tree
Alignment: Imperial The Burning Woods. A smaller principlaity haunted by nightmare spirits and its past as a colony of Ladrya.
Kherephuv Type: Queendom
Population: 500,000
Ruler: Thagarni Matuya
Symbol: Six septagons
Alignment: Fey The Legendary Realm. A fairy queendom ruled by the Thagarni (Queen) Matuya. It is a magical place that can hide itself from outsiders.
Murja Type: Dual principality
Population: 1,200,000
Ruler: Princ Lazar and Princ Marko
Symbol: Two hands
Alignment: Imperial The Split Principality. The First Principality of Murja is ruled by Princ Lazar, a heroic figure who believes his people are the chosen ones. He is allied with the White Crown Concordance and seeks to spread its borders. His brother, Princ Marko, a similarly heroic figure, rules the Second Principality. He does not want to join the White Crown Concordance, though he believes his people are the chosen ones. This is also where Sava dwells.
Ollygrus Type: Kingdom
Population: 1,000,000
Ruler: Kralj Zejd
Symbol: Three-tailed scorpion
Alignment: Imperial The Kingdom of Scorpions. A kingdom under the sway of notoriously cruel Kralj Zejd, it is allied with the White Crown Concordance and seeking to expand its power throughout the region.
Ottavia Type: Kingdom
Population: 800,000
Ruler: Kralj Slavogost
Symbol: Two triangles
Alignment: Unaligned Kingdom of Temples. A smaller kingdom ruled by Kralj Slavogost, it is notable for being a haven for religious freedom in an era where such is rare.
Paurek Type: Empire
Population: 2,000,000
Ruler: Karalius Mindawe
Symbol: Six blue teardrops
Alignment: Imperial Empire of Tears, so-called because its last three rulers killed themselves. It is undergoing difficult economic times. A small but growing empire ruled by Karalius (King) Mindawe, it is independent of the White Crown Concordance (for now), and it seeks expansion. It controls major regions such as Aeslaw, Wybrezu, and parts of Kordonia.
Rendru Type: Principality/Colony
Population: 1,000,000
Ruler: Domnitor Ilias
Symbol: Yellow silhouette
Alignment: Imperial Shadowed Colony. Once an independent and powerful Principality, this is now a colony of the Empire of Malaer to the east. Rendru is considered by some to be the source of the shadows that are growing. It is ruled by Domnitor Ilias.
Shar Type: Kingdom
Population: 300,000
Ruler: Mbret Edon
Symbol: Hand with an eye
Alignment: Fey Kingdom of Fate. A land kept independent by the power of fate, ruled by Mbret (King) Edon. It is a place where belief in fate is so strong that many are completely fatalistic.
Smeshan Type: City-State
Population: 40,000
Ruler: Knyaz' Mikhalko
Symbol: Arc bridge
Alignment: Unaligned City of Bridges. A city-state with a mixed government, this is a major coastal port where trade and commerce take precendence.
Spokojno Type: Fiefdom
Population: 50,000
Ruler: Kralj Ogromnakrila
Symbol: Five flames
Alignment: Unaligned The Dragon's Home. A small, southern draconic fiefdom on the border between Ranu and Stayflies, ruled by Kralj Ogromnakrila, a powerful and ancient dragon.
Surva Type: Small communities
Population: 400,000
Ruler: None
Symbol: Three waves
Alignment: Elemental The Coastal Territories. A cluster of seafaring communities who have kept their independence due to their remote location.
Tridesy Type: Tsardom
Population: 333,333
Ruler: Tsar Kojata
Symbol: Three wands crossed
Alignment: Fey The Thrice-Tenth Tsardom, a fairy tsardom ruled by Tsar Kojata. It is part of Faerie even though it is not geographically connected.
Vesturia Type: Empire
Population: 6,250,000
Ruler: Czar Mikhail
Symbol: Crowned serpent
Alignment: Imperial Empire of Serpents. The massive White Crown Empire to the north that is ruled by Czar Mikhail and the heart of imperial power in the region.
Virpristat Type: Wilderness
Population: 25,000
Ruler: None
Symbol: Spiraling helix
Alignment: Unaligned The Vortex. A region on the border of Belasar and Fraxan where reality is warped and everything speeds up inexplicably.
Vsemy Type: Rebelling state
Population: 10,000
Ruler: Sekretar' Vova
Symbol: Flail and star
Alignment: Celestial The Resistance. A small part of Vesturia on its southern border (near Paurek) that is in open rebellion and run by a special elected council.
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