Titan Vale

Titan Vale

Size: 12,240 square miles

Population: 1 782 028

Capital: Nethergate

Leadership: King Galen Dorne

Official Languages: Common (Vallic), Undercommon, Dwarvish, Giant

Demonym: Valli/Vallic

Demography: Human (87%) Dwarf (5%) Orcish (3%) Shadefolk (1%) Other (10%)

Common Deities: Helm, Tempus, Tyr

Currency: Bonds Of Titan

Establishment and Early History

Titan Vale, while believed to be one of the first populated regions of Oud Vhar, did not emerge as a state until the early 5th Century PR. Prior to this time, it is understood that the Vallic people lived underground, in a vast network of subterranean cities. The capital, Nethergate, was in fact entirely reconstructed above ground from pieces unearthed from the ruins of these old cities, sometime around 740 PR. While it is believed by most scholars that the reason for the Vallic people residing below the surface was the presence of a number of giants (most cite the Soverani Colossus and the Weeping Titaness as archaeological evidence of this), the reason for the sudden emergence of the Valli aboveground is not as clear.

Since their emergence from the subterra, however, the Vallic state has been ensconced in constant, ongoing land disputes, claiming that land in Edarah, Medratheer and even Selrune is the rightful property of the Vallic people, due to extant Vallic ruins that extend beyond the formal borders of Titan Vale. Some of these disputes have been resolved however, as part of the Vallic Protection Agreement, In which Titan Vale has taken possession of two additional Lesser Terrors from Edarah and Medratheer, in exchange for land.

Leadership

King Galen Dorne is the current monarch of Titan Vale, although he is the first in several centuries who did not receive his position dynastically. King Dorne's mother, Alithia, was the chief agricultural advisor to the previous king, an Eritreme named Malachai Vayne. The Vayne bloodline was eradicated by an outbreak of Lightbourne plague, leaving Alithia and her son, the only non-Eritremic members of the royal house as the sole survivors. While Alithia had no claim to the throne, King Vayne had adopted Galen d a year before his death, as a gesture of kindness after Alithia's husband, and Dorne's father, had perished in service to the state.

Military

Titan Vale has the largest infantry in Oud Vhar, the exact size of which is unknown, but estimated at some 300,000 soldiers. In practice, it at most times acts as the primary guard for all of the Kingdoms, and has not as yet been utilised against a rival kingdom.

A second distinguishing feature of the Vallic Army is that it is the only one with an offensive magical division, supplied by the School of Bladecraft, and primarily composed of members of the Nioctre Magical Line

Currency

Bonds of Titan are the official currency of Titan Vale, and are directly backed by land within the Vallic borders. While the land that each denomination equates to is rarely actually claimed, this does mean that, technically, Bonds Of Titan can only legally be posessed by Vallic citizen, although this law is almost never applied in practice. All denominations are small, palm-sized scrolls bearing the seal of the king.

Kyvocs : The highest value currency, equates to 10x10ft plot of fertile Vallic land. Often called "Nevers" or "Nethers", either due to the falsely held believe that all Kyvocs are promises of land in Nethergate, or the less-false belief that one can never secure land in Nethergate.

Sometimes referred to "Wiggins" due to their land value being the same size as a Wigginscratch board.

Castors: 1/10th of a Strone. Sometimes called fools, due to the similarity of the name to kastros, a gnomish word meaning dwarf or idiot, interchangeably.

Witts: 1/10th of a Castor.

Doons: 1/10th of a Witt. Usually referred to as a Stake, as it is equates to just enough land to drive a stake into.

Geography

Titan Vale is primarily pastoral and riverland to the north, and mountainous, drier land in the south. Major geographical features include the Ultimos mountain range, and the Sandsprite flats, the largest salt flat in all of Oudvhar. As mentioned above, Titan Vale also has a sprawling subterra, however it is mostly closed to the general populations for the sake of public safety.

Major Towns And Cities

Nethergate

Mosser's Wheel

Santarez

Orresta

May's Folly

Whistling Bridge

Cradlehelm