Thread:Dark dwarves 2/@comment-26535281-20170318154434/@comment-26535281-20170322000303

Well I guess I should finally put down some lore for Luftfold....

First lets start with the nations of the land:

Austurian Empire:

A mighty kingdom in the west and a country locked in war with it's neighbor Dular (A war which tends to flood into the smaller kingdoms on the borders). It is built upon a class system on the bottom of which is the serfs of the land and the top the knights and nobles in the middle is a thriving merchant and soldier class. Austuria is an Empire in name alone and is actually a series of provinces (Ruled by counts), free cities, and fiefs all watched over by the Emperor and his court.

Dular Empire:

The main power of the west. Dular is a militaristic and expansionist Empire built upon 'Blood and Steel' and is the most industrialized nation in all of Luftfold. Dular is an ever expanding army and boast one of the strongest armies and air fleets and if this has begun a great war of expansion.

Sammak:

A kingdom that lies within the fertile crescent and the shallow coasts. A old kingdom far older then both the Kingdoms of Austuria and Dular and one of the richest. It along with Zahara were once one great Empire that dominated all of the south lands, but during it's fall it split into two kingdoms. For thousands of years these kingdoms although separated were still allies until a rift began between the royal families. From that day on both Sammak and Zahara despise the other.

Zahara:

A kingdom that lies past the fertile crescent with the rugged mountains and valleys that separate luftfold from the great desert. Fertile land is rare in Zahara and fiercely fought over by it's native clansmen. Cities thus by necessity are mighty fortresses built in the mountains this has made invading Zahara impossible in the long run. Now in the fall of the Empire of old Zahara got the short end of the stick it became impoverished by anyone's standards and after the loss of support from Sammak (And a crisis in the royal family) has ensued into a period of Anarchy were the clans fight for dominance. It is in this state that Dular has invaded and pushed far into the country only to face stiff resistance from the mountain men of Zahara.