An Overview of Oirnale
Facts
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| Population | 800,000 (30/sq mi mainland, ~4/sqmi Aardepont) |
| Area | ~25,000 sqmi. Including Aardepont ~37,500 sqmi |
| Government | Post Feudal Monarchy |
| Ruler | Fepius, Regent of Oenklay |
| Dominant Species | Fwyr, Myrn |
Cities and Towns
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Mybourdy | 57,000 |
| Dessea | 32,000 |
| Estco | 8,000 |
| Lerba | 5,000 |
| Enpri | 2,000 |
Details
Oirnale1 is dominated by agriculture. The majority of land is in the hands of small landholders who employ the unlanded poor. Outside of Mybourdy and Dessea, cities and towns tend to be market hubs where cottage industry still dominates manufacturing. Mybourdy, the capital, is what outsiders think of when they think of Oirnale because it hosts the most advanced university in all of Oenklay. The University is widely known for its research in to the Other Realm and ancient history of Antire with an obvious focus on ancient Oenklay. The central region of Oirnale - the corridor between Mybourdy and Dessea - is beginning to transition from small business focused agrarianism to industrialism thanks to the influence of Einea's merchant houses.
The islands to the west are near the end of the world, resulting in the frequent appearance of otherworldly visitors. Nominally claimed by Oirnale, the western islands are lands where powerful other worldly creatures roam. Aardepont, while fertile, is sparsely populated with a few herdsmen living in heavily fortified villages and a few garrisons along the edge of Last Chance Strait to keep that slim lifeline clear for shipping. Pontenfer is a wilderness of heath and moorland with no settlements. The need to fend off the all too often incursions of monstrosities from beyond Antire's borders means that even Oirnale's volunteer militias are the equal of any full time professional force. Pundits in Mybourdy like to opine that Oirnale's professional army and navy could conquer all of Oenklay if they didn't have to spend most of their time protecting Last Chance Strait and the ever-more popular and important road between Mybourdy and Dessea.
The ruler of Oirnale, styled the Regent of Oenklay, makes his home and capital in Mybourdy. The current Regent, Fepius, is well aware of the Einea merchant house's temptation to engineer a coup and so keeps Oirnale's professional fighting force and engineers his own plots to keep the merchant houses at each others' throats instead of his.
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Pronounced "wah-nayl" with the accent on the second syllable and most of the emphasis on the n. ↩