====== Setting ======
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Adventure takes place in:
  - Forgotten Realms (setting)
  - Aber-Toril (World)
  - The Cold North (Region)
  - Kingdom of Damara (Nation)
  - County of Wygol (Province)

===== Summary =====

The Kingdom of Damara is a small nation in the North-East fringes of Toril, mostly known for exporting gems and metals, as well as a bloody war with its neighbor Vaasa to the west. The two lands are often referred to as the Blood-lands.

===== Timeline =====

  * 1347 - Zhengyi the Witch-King rises in Vaasa.
  * 1348 - Armies of the Witch-King occopy the Bloodstone Pass, and sweep into Damara, plunging the nation and Vaasa into a decade of war.
  * 1357 - King Virdin of Damara killed in battle with Zhengyi the Witch-King. Damara is enslaved under the Witch-King.
  * 1358 - Time of Troubles
  * 1359 - Zhengyi the Witch-King is destroyed, Damara united by Gareth Dragonsbane, whom is crowned as king.
  * 1372 - Current year

===== Geography =====

  * West is Vaasa, a sometimes nation filled with monsterous humanoids, wilderness, rich in metals and gems, and the source of most problems for Damara, as in the 12 year war against Zhengyi the Witch-King that made Vaasa his home.
  * North is the Glacier, the end of civilization, where normal humans can't live.
  * East is Narfell, now a land of steppes and horse nomads, as willing to trade as to kill you. Used to be a large prosperous kingdom until it destroyed itself in war against another nation.
  * South has the only road to civilization, and leads to Impiltur, a nation of city states with traders and merchants, where most trade to and from Damara goes through.
  * South-East there is the Forest of Rawlinswood, part of the Great Vale. Mostly known for being guarded by a large sect of druids that prefers to keep to themselves and deals harshly with anyone that harms their forest.
  
===== History =====

==== Recent History ====

In 1348 Zhengyi the Witch-King, a Lich, invaded Damara and starting a war that would last for almost 12 years. With an army of Goblinoids, Orcs, Giants, Undead, Demons, Bandits and skilled Assassins.

In 1357 the Witch-King managed through deceit to kill the King Virdin of Damara, thus collapsing the government, and the nations ceased to function as a kingdom and became a bunch of city-states.

The Witch-King forced these under his rule, let them operate independently but paying heavy taxes, making life hard in Damara.

In 1359 a group of adventurers is hired to look into trouble in the area by one of the Barons, and they stumble across a plot to summon Orcus, by thwarting this they angered the Witch-King, which attacked, and after a long battle they managed to destroy the Lich, and the leader of the Adventurers Gareth Dragonsbane (LG, Paladin, Illmater) is crowned king of Damara in the same year.

Current day (1372), Damara is still trying to build itself up to its former glory. And the King is trying to encourage adventurers to come and hunt monsters, secure mining operations, and otherwise help stabilize the land.

===== Local ======

==== Races ====

  * Humans (87%)
    * Damarans
    * Chondathans
  * Dwarves (6%)
  * Halflings (4%)
  * Half-Orcs (2%)
  
  - Damarans is the dominant culture, and makes for the largest part of the human population, especially the old families and nobilities.
  - Chondatans have mostly come as adventurers, travelers, merchants, traders, and other types seeking their luck in the nation.

=== Languages ===

  * Damaran (Official Language)
  * Trade Common
  * Chondathan
  * Dwarven
  * Giant
  * Goblin
  * Orc
  * Uluik (Language of Ulutiun, Eskimo humans living in north)
  
===== Settlements =====

  * Heliogabalus (Metropolis, Capital)
  * Trail's End (Large City)
  * Bloodstone Gate (Large City)
  * Bloodstone Mines (Dwarf, Village)
  * Hillsafar Hall (Dwarf, Small Town)
  * Ironspur (Dwarf, Small Town)
  * Firehammer Hall (Gold Dwarf, Hamlet)
  * Valls
  * Bloodstone Village
  * Wygol (Village)
  
===== Timeline for Kelemvor =====

  * 1358 - Time of Troubles
    * Kelemvor Lyonsbane teams up with Midnight, Adon of Sune and Cyric. 
    * They end up fighting Myrkul in Waterdeep in order to deliver the Tablets back to Ao, when Cyric uses the blade Godsbane to kill Kelemvor.
    * Godsbane is actually the god Mask's avatar, and steals/hides the sould of Kelemvor from Cyric.
    * Midnight becomes the new Mystra, goddess of magic.
    * Cyric becomes the god of Strife (Bane), Death (Bhaal), and the Dead (Myrkul).
  * 1368 - Revolt against Cyric
    * With the help of: Mystra, Torm, Oghma, and Cyrics high Priest Fzoul Chembryl (loyal to Bane), two of Cyrics main centers or worship was thrown into chaos. Thus weakening Cyric.
    * The Realm of Death had a rebellion, led by Kelemvor.
    * Due to his own Madness Cyric lost the fight, and lost the domain of Death.
    * Kelemvor was chosen by the dead spirits to become the new God of Death.
  * 1372 - Current Time