Semudan

External threats

• Raiding parties from the barbarians of the Jin Jungle
• Sea raids by the Jagged Host
  • A strong tribe of Orcs whose raids on south eastern Semudan have stepped up in intensity
  • Have pushed inland so frequently and viciously that parts of the coast are being considered as "off limits" for resettlement
• At war with Kingdom of Zagodia
• Huge gnoll warbands at the fringes of empire
• Agents from other peoples are everywhere

Cities

• Zanji
  • traditional capital, controlled by Emperor Oghenkaro
  • 1,500,000 permanent within city
• Houromo
  • controlled by Empress Oghenkaro
  • 800,000 permanent within city
  • Near south-western border with Nephilim
  • Considered to be an impenetrable fortress with 80” stamped clay walls
• Goropéla
  • Port controlled by Emperor near Sokotu
  • Governed by Oba Dedesi of Redin
  • 15,000 permanent within city walls, requires a permit to stay if not a favoured servant or slave of the Oba
  • 130,000 in city outside of city walls in sprawling unwalled city runs miles down several valleys leading to the main port
  • Jungle grows in places through city
  • Further 1,000,000 farmers and rurals who grow rice, bananas, kola nuts, okra, sorghum & millet; are fisherfolk; tend to herds of buffalo, goats, ibex, pigs

Dynasties

Timeline (DR)

-300 Time of the Warlords

-150 Time of Cold Dread

-90 Time of the Green Warlords

50 Blue Empire of Benit Semudan

90 Sapphire Empire of Ioyana Semudan

422 1st Time of Chaos

444 Sun Empire of Rhondio Semudan

600 Star Empire of Rhondio Semudan

698 The Sosso rebellion

715 2nd time of Chaos and destruction of Sosso

730 Blue Star Empire of Azur Semudan

1050 Emerald Empire of Gaoro Semudan

1170 Unification of Helegu

1322 3rd Time of Chaos (end of Gaoro Semudan)

1337 Helegu invasion of Telehetti

1351 Time of Warring Princes

1410 Ruby Empire of Redin Semudan

1473 Now

In Game

• Characters have entered Semudan via the Port city of Goropela