Lantzas
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Description
Geographically, Lantzas is largely barren wasteland. Many villages can be found clinging to the river that borders the eastern edge of Lantzas, but few inhabitants reside in the northern foothills of the Salatian mountains. A number of small market towns squeeze a living out of passing caravans along the trade routes crossing the wastes to the north- and south-east of Lantzas. The central plains would be unremarkable, but for the evidence of armies having clashed there many times.
As far back as any can remember, Lantzas has been the subject of intense territorial dispute. The loremasters in its renowned house of healing have a small leather bound book listing the nobles with a claim to the region, which is many times the length of the official tally. It would in fact be hard to find a noble house in the Far East without a claim, however twisted and convoluted it might be.
The matter of who has the right to the title of Baron of Lantzas has declined in importance, thanks to the sheer impossibility of deciding which noble has the most legitimate claim. The pressing consideration has therefore become who has the might to hold Lantzas. Attempts to settle this question have lead to a spate of battles, each more bloody than the last, occurring on the soil of Lantzas. Tattered remnants of weapons and armour can be found strewn across certain parts of the region.
The peasants of Lantzas are a proud and independent lot, used to taking up arms in the defence of their homes from greedy raiders. They care little for the rights of nobles to their land, which has changed hands so many times, but hope that one day stability can be brought to the region. Immigration from a mix of Sasatian mountain folk from the north, rough sailors from the east and traders from the west has made the population of Lantzas highly enterprising - given the chance, they would likely throw off the shackles of oppressive foreign landlords and look after themselves.
Lantzas has its own internal strife to deal with, religiously divided as it is. Remnants of Elihism still cling to the region, even since the religion has all but ceased to exist. Influences from the Church of Sartan have also conflicted with the growing supporters of MAE, an ancient faith of the area.
Locations
- Castle Lantze - more of a fortified manor than a castle, Lantze is the Baron of Lantzas' seat of power.
History
Lantzas was ruled by Rhathar Frostnova as part of Greater Aenilia. In the conflict that followed with Ethiala, Rhathar defected after becoming disgruntled with Aenilia's lack of effort to defend the region. After him came Elmindra Sands, who eventually, dissapointed with Ethiala's lack of effort to develop the region, defected to Lasanar. Ethiala swiftly reclaimed the region and put it under the care of Dren Kandurell, who shortly followed his Duke, Dieter de Blanc, to defect from Ethiala and form the realm of Kamador. A brief rebellion then reinstated Elmindra before Dren was once again made Baron. The peasants once more threw Dren out (who was far too honourable for a Lantzian) but accepted the appointment of his cousin, Euran Yetisbane who was raucous and devious in the truest traditions of the region. He promptly defected to Arcaea.