Ienda

Ienda is a nation in eastern Egol Tarnia. It is south of the Stonebreaker Mountains, east of Anvarra and north of Weldbept and Gulnar. It's easternmost border is the coast to the Kagatan Ocean. Founded in FY 629

Capital: Davholm

Demonym: Iendan

Geography
Ienda has a very temporate, seasonal climate, all four seasons. It is a land of rolling hills, which grow rougher the further north you go. Most of Ienda is woodland, though near the coast of the Kagatan, the land is rocky grassland and the trees grow scarce.

Ienda's population is about fifty/fifty dwarf and human, with none of the other races present in significant numbers.

History
Ienda was once a part of Anvarra, which formed after the Schism. However, the two tribes that formed Anvarra had disagreements over which gods to worship. One tribe worshipped the god Azulo and the other worshiped his rival sister, the goddess Azala. The first tribe defeated the other in war and Anvarra was founded and the worship of Azala was banned and repressed.

However, worship of Azala continued in secret for millenia. After the War of the Necromancer, Anvarra was weak and an Azala worshiper, Lord Ien Dusdane, became very powerful in the east. In FY 620, he waged war against the Anvarran king, King Jethos Banard II, and won a series of victories until reaching the Magteir River in FY 629. There his armies were halted, but not stopped.

Lord Ien then kidnapped King Jethos's only son and took him hostage and thus King Jethos sued for peace. As there were few Azala worshippers west of the Magteir river and as the war had lasted almost a decade at this time, Lord Ien relented and Ienda was founded, the word 'da' being Iendan for 'kingdom.'  Ien's Kingdom.

Government
Ienda is part monarchy, part republic. The King is the highest authority, with a council of representitives, in a republic style of representation, rule and advise for various provinces.

Major Cities
Raven Rock - the fortress cities of the Ravens