Eldrich

The world seems an organized place; with power emanating from the center, Valant – but not so long ago Eldritch, the cozy hamlet of the Upper Plains was a rival to its southern master.  Great Houses of the Upper Plains are few and far between – because they were never really needed.  The men and women of the Upper Plains are a hearty lot.  They are gifted hunters, miners and farmers – forever laboring to eke out a living in the harsher northern landscapes, skilled in survival and even warfare – not for want of power but rather out of necessity.  They regard one another as kin, and so have always been ready to heed the call when others of their number were in need.  A small band of their number, employing their skills, made for formidable foes.  The people of the Upper Plains stood longest in resistance to the crown and the rule of House Mamloch, coming to heel only after being subjected to a prolonged assault and embargo orchestrated by the crown’s Man at Arms, Garros Rathke.  Nearly two decades removed from those darker days, the people have come to accept the rule of Krysher Palos Mamloch – though the appointment of Garros Rathke as Archduke and Regent of the Upper Plains has always been a point of contention.  It was only in deed that the King has managed to gain the trust of the people of the Upper Plains as most see him as a just and fair man.