Old Nyrond

The Old Aerdy region includes the vast temperate, fertile lands that were once a part of the Kingdom of Aerdy, established in the eastern Flanaess seven hundred years ago. As it expanded and evolved and crowned its first Overking, the area was renamed the Great Kingdom. The western portion of this region is the Kingdom of Nyrond, founded by a branch of the Great Kingdom's royal dynasty just over two centuries ago. Long ago a part of the Great Kingdom, the County of Urnst was governed briefly by Nyrond but became independent following the Council of Rel Mord over two hundred years ago. It is allied with but not subservient to the Duchy of Urnst. Both states have a mixed population of humans and demi-humans.

The Theocracy of the Pale is a religious state governed by priests of the lawful deity Pholtus. Once a subject state of Nyrond, the Theocracy has evolved into a harsh, humorless, intolerant realm with a strong paramilitary presence. Heretics are imprisoned or even slain, and outsiders are unwelcome at best. The Theocracy trades the silver and gems they mine for food from the Urnst states, as their farmland is poor. Currently the border between Nyrond and the Pale is in dispute.

Oeridian and Suel backgrounds dominate the human population in this region, with strong Flan influence in the Pale and Tenh. The area is threatened by the Empire of Iuz to the north, by humanoids from Bone March, and possibly by raids from the North Province. The Great Kingdom is viewed with grave suspicion.