Romhai

Facts

Fact
Population	625,000 (20/sqmi)
Area	~25000 sqmi
Government	Feudal Monarchy (Plantational)
Ruler	Choshre, High King of Oenklay
Dominant Species	Alfeg, Myrn

Cities and Towns

City	Population
Tendo	30,000
Parey	12,000
Sopor(Southsea)	8,000
Vengril	5,000

Details

Romhai today is a pale imitation of its days as the capital of once unified Oenklay. Now, its few towns are surrounded by the tumbled down remains of their former greatness and many of the nobles have titles that sound far more grandiose than the fiefs they preside over would justify. The villages of Romhai look more like plantations with the serfs being slaves in all but name. The nobility is a strong warrior class and has of late been getting the better of Anealeas in their frequent skirmishes and is expanding its influence over the southern coast of East Province while the growing crown-run monopolies are giving Einea's merchant houses a run for their money.

Being more fertile than even Anealeas, Romhai should be more populous, but three factors work to keep the Romhains from gaining any permanent advantage. The first is the lack of any sort of real port. Tendo and Vengril are in legend and myth great ports, but today both have broad, quite shallow bays with many a ruin visible at low tide. Those ruins and the shallow depth of these bays make them unsuitable for any ocean going vessel except well crewed long ships. The second factor is the lawless expanse of Shatterend. Many outlaws hide in the Shatterend with a few pirate “kings” who band together any time Romhai tries to root them out. Pirate raids strike coastal villages of Romhai for loot and to either take slaves or liberate them as the taste of the pirate band goes. The third factor is the brutal conditions many Romhains live under. The society is divided into the elite, their enforcers, and everyone else. The conditions of life for many in Romhai lead many to flee for the Shatterend or Anealeas, causing a self reinforcing cycle.