Northern Empire Villages List
| Agalmon |
| Agalmon sits near the juncture of the Galchas and the Miron, two small but fast-flowing northern rivers. This foresting village has had mostly good relations with its Sturgian neighbors thanks to decades of intermarriage, though they have become strained of late with the outbreak of war. |
| Mecalovea | Alosea | Alatys |
| Mecalovea sits overlooking the Galchasic Cataracts, a series of rapids and waterfalls through which the Miron river empties into Lake Laconis. The village, perched on a cliffside for protection from raiders in this frontier region, thrives on the ore deposits exposed where the cataract cuts through the escaparment. | Alosea lies near the entrance of the Diathmic Bay, on the far western end of Lake Laconis. The folk of this region live well off the pike and sturgeon of the lake. | Alatys lies on the flat southern end of Lake Laconis, on delta lowlands formed by the River Nevys. The waters of the lake, which are very shallow and muddy here, are well-stocked with flounder and crayfish, while trout can be fished in the Nevys upstream. |
| <!-- From Alos, local hero --> |
| Marathea | Gymos |
| Marathea lies on a narrow shelf of land between the Miron river and Mount Aracathos, the tallest peak in the Dryatic mountains. The villagers are skilled miners, extracting iron ores from the nearby cliffside. | Gymos is a quiet fishing village in the Diathmic Bay, on the far west of Lake Laconis. Villagers harvest pike from the bay's deep waters. |
| <!-- Saffron field --> |
| Stathymos | Syratos |
| Stathymos lies in a narrow valley beneath a towering ridge of the Dryatic mountains. The highland streams wash fertile soil down the hillsides, making this district one of the breadbaskets of the imperial north. | Syratos at the base of an escarpment just north of Lake Tanaesis. Villagers mine the hills above them, where cold winters crack the stone to reveal fine seams of iron ore. |
| <!-- Horsefold --> |
| Dyopalis |
| Dyopalis lies in a valley in the Dryatic mountains. Despite the cold winters, the region's fertile soils make this district one of the breadbaskets of the northern Empire. |
| Potamis | Atrion |
| Potamis sits in a valley in the lower Dryatic mountains. The people of these parts have raised cattle since pre-Calradic times, and its milk and butter are sought out by traders and travellers passing through the region. | Atrion in the valley of the Nevys, a cold, slow-moving river that drains into Lake Laconis. The level, wet land here is fine for the growing of flax. |
| Ataconia | Hetania |
| Ataconia sits on a plateau in the piedmont of the Dryatic mountains. The people of this area are skilled at finding seams of silver ore exposed by the streams rushing down from the mountains. | Hetania sits beneath a spur on the far northeastern bend of the Dryatic mountains. As in many villages around here, the foresters of this region still speak the Palaic languages of the tribes who lived here before the Empire came. |
| Aeoria |
| Aeoria sits in the fertile Vale of the Aris, in the heartland of the Empire. The dialect here is laced with words from Palaic, the language spoken in the center of the continent before the Empire came. |
| Varagos | Enoisa | Boreagora |
| Varagos sits on the Aris river, a small highland stream that flows into the deep pool known as the Ophthys. The land here is not especially rich, but is sufficient for the raising of sheep. | Enoisa sits by the shores of the Ophthys, the eye, a deep lake in the hill country south of the Dryatic mountains. Wheat grows here, fed by the ample rains of the north. Legend has it that this was once a shrine of the ancient Palaic people, who believed the lake was a gateway to another world. | Boreagora lies in the cold north of the Empire, by the network of glacial lakes known as the portages of Iltan. Nearby imperial forts, looming over the waterways, keep watch for Sturgian and Khuzait raiders. The lowlands here are suited to the growing of flax. |
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| Crios |
| Crios lies nestled amid the limestone ridges of the eastern Dryatic mountains. The highland soils make fine grazing for horses. |
| Rhesos |
| Rhesos sits in a plateau in the Dryatic mountains. Highland cattle thrive on the grasses of the heights. |
| Jeracos |
| Jeracos sits in meadowland in the northern piedmont of the Dryatic mountains. The climate, kept mild by the lake breezes, makes for good horse breeding. |
| <!-- Altar, shrine --> |
| Masangara |
| Masangara sits on the banks of the Nevys, a cold, slow-moving river that empties into Lake Laconis. Cattle are raised here in former marshy woodlands, now drained and turned into meadows. |
| Nortanisa |
| Nortanisa is a fishing village on the southern shores of Lake Laconis. Villagers plac nets and cages in the shallow edges of the lake to catch roach, bream, perch, and crayfish. |
| Vealos |
| Vealos sits in the slowly rising eastern slopes of the Dryatic mountains in the eastern reaches of the Empire. Although mostly covered with beech and oak woods, the mountain slopes provide good grazing for horses and has traditionally been home to stud farms for the imperial cavalry. |
| <!-- Bealos, name of a local tribe --> |
| Orthra | Tememos | Avasinton |
| Orthra, a relatively recent settlement, was named by an imperial captain after the dawn for its fine eastward views of the Myzead, the hill country of the eastern empire. It was founded as a stud farm to breed imperial horses with steppe stock from the east, and continues to provide horses for the imperial cavalry. | Tememos lies in heavily wooded hill country at the northern end of Lake Tanaesis. Many of the villagers work as foresters, harvesting oak, beech and pine for the sale to the lake cities. | Avasinton sits in the wilder eastern reaches of the Myzead, the hill country of the central empire. Villagers have cleared away the thickets and thornbrush of this region, including the pungent wormwood after which the village is named, to allow the growing of mulberry bushes, the leaves of which are harvested and fed to silkworms. |
| <!-- Lord 41 - lieutenant --> [Which would be Arcor, Lucon's lieutenant.] |
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| Themys |
| Themys lies under a ridge of limestone crags in the Myzead, the hill country of the imperial heartland. The grasses on the rolling downs are well-suited to the raising of sheep. |
| <!-- Probably the name of a pre-Calradic priestess --> |
| Gaos |
| Gaos sits in a broad valley in the Myzead, the hill country in the east of the empire. Nomadic herders once occupied this land, and the village's name is taken from their word for cattle. |
| Samatha |
| Samatha sits upon a sloping ridge in the sun-drenched highlands of the Myzead. The hillsides have been terraced to allow the growing of mulberry bushes. The leaves are harvested, placed in vats and fed to silkworms. |
| Epinosa |
| Epinosa lies in the far north of the Empire, just south of the glacial lakes known as the Iltan portages, where ships are hauled between Lakes Laconis and Tanaesis. The region is relatively thinly populated, but large herds of cattle graze on the green downs. |
| Lochana |
| Lochana sits on the eastern shore of Lake Laconis. The muddy, low-lying land here is well suited to the growing of flax. |
| Pons |
| Pons is one of the northernmost settlements of the Empire. It is named for the 'crossing' of the Iltan portages, a network of glacial lakes that allow ships to be hauled between Lakes Laconis and Tanaesis. The region is relatively thinly populated, but large herds of cattle graze on the green downs. |
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