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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Officially, Herren encompasses all Viridian lands south and east of the [[Amani River|Amani]] and [[Karve River|Karve]] rivers. After the orcs of [[Hkarzda]] declared a new [[khan|khanate]] out of Viridian territory, however, the provincial rulers have functionally lost control of the west. | Officially, Herren encompasses all Viridian lands south and east of the [[Amani River|Amani]] and [[Karve River|Karve]] rivers. After the [[orc|orcs]] of [[Hkarzda]] declared a new [[khan|khanate]] out of Viridian territory, however, the provincial rulers have functionally lost control of the west. | ||
Herren wraps around the [[Karn Andur]], encompassing much of the range's foothills. Viridia respects the territory of the [[dwarf|dwarves]] of [[Barat Rkund]], however, and does not claim any of the mountains themselves. The landscape of Herren is generally quite rocky and hilly. Near the coast the climate is quite mild, with warm summers and cool winters, but the temperatures and weather of the interior can be somewhat more variable. | Herren wraps around the [[Karn Andur]], encompassing much of the range's foothills. Viridia respects the territory of the [[dwarf|dwarves]] of [[Barat Rkund]], however, and does not claim any of the mountains themselves. The landscape of Herren is generally quite rocky and hilly. Near the coast the climate is quite mild, with warm summers and cool winters, but the temperatures and weather of the interior can be somewhat more variable. | ||
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== Inhabitants and culture == | == Inhabitants and culture == | ||
As is the case with Viridia as a whole, most of the inhabitants of Herren are human, though they are joined by smaller populations of other ancestries, including orcs, half-orcs, and dwarves. | As is the case with Viridia as a whole, most of the inhabitants of Herren are [[human]], though they are joined by smaller populations of other ancestries, including orcs, half-orcs, and [[dwarf|dwarves]]. | ||
The people of Herren have been greatly influenced by their proximity to [[Ishtar]]. Their worship of the [[Chaskan pantheon]] often takes on distinctly Ishtaran forms, and two cities, [[Kussara]] and [[Eastmount]], even have patron deities. Herren is culturally divided between the cosmopolitan port cities of the coast and the communities of the interior, which tend to be far more traditionalist. | The people of Herren have been greatly influenced by their proximity to [[Ishtar]]. Their worship of the [[Chaskan pantheon]] often takes on distinctly Ishtaran forms, and two cities, [[Kussara]] and [[Eastmount]], even have patron deities. Herren is culturally divided between the cosmopolitan port cities of the coast and the communities of the interior, which tend to be far more traditionalist. | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 27 August 2024
Herren (pronounced heh-REN) is a province of Viridia. As rulers of the southeastern-most of the Dominion's provinces, far away from the nation's capital, governors of Herren have rather more latitude than Viridian administrators elsewhere.
Geography
Officially, Herren encompasses all Viridian lands south and east of the Amani and Karve rivers. After the orcs of Hkarzda declared a new khanate out of Viridian territory, however, the provincial rulers have functionally lost control of the west.
Herren wraps around the Karn Andur, encompassing much of the range's foothills. Viridia respects the territory of the dwarves of Barat Rkund, however, and does not claim any of the mountains themselves. The landscape of Herren is generally quite rocky and hilly. Near the coast the climate is quite mild, with warm summers and cool winters, but the temperatures and weather of the interior can be somewhat more variable.
Settlements
The capital of Herren is Orhassu, located on an island just off the southern coast of Thadria. Other major settlements in the province include the following:
Inhabitants and culture
As is the case with Viridia as a whole, most of the inhabitants of Herren are human, though they are joined by smaller populations of other ancestries, including orcs, half-orcs, and dwarves.
The people of Herren have been greatly influenced by their proximity to Ishtar. Their worship of the Chaskan pantheon often takes on distinctly Ishtaran forms, and two cities, Kussara and Eastmount, even have patron deities. Herren is culturally divided between the cosmopolitan port cities of the coast and the communities of the interior, which tend to be far more traditionalist.
Many scholars believe the province takes its name from the goddess Harinna, perhaps by way of the Chaskan language, which is now functionally extinct in the region.