West Hithanon
- Area Square Miles: 630,000
The rough area in square miles of that nation. - Population: 945,000 (1.5/sq. mile) The total population, including all significant humanoid races, plus the average population per square mile.
- Racial Balance: Human (45%), Orc (25%), Goblin (16%), Half-orc (7%), Mongrols (2%), Other (5%) The details of all the major races of that country, as a percentage of the total population.
- Capital City: Gad-Gorick (pop. unknown) The capital city of that country, if it has one, along with its population.
- Government: See below The political structure for that nation, if any. This will be one of: autocracy, confederation, democracy, despotism, dictatorship, imperial, monarchy, oligarchy, republic or tribal. By far, the most common form of government is monarchy.
- World View: See below The attitude of each nation toward its neighbors (passive, defensive or aggressive) and a number of terms that best sum that nation up (ie agricultural, nomadic, seafaring, wild, etc). Each nation can have one or more such terms, but will only ever have one attitude.
- Religion: Hith; Ragmannon; Babbarax, Gygafrak; Naberru The main gods esteemed by that nation. The list reflects the racial balance statistics (see above); so if humans are the largest racial group in that nation, followed by elves and dwarves, the list of deities follwed by humans will be first, then elves and dwarves. Within this context, they are listed alphabetically. No deity is listed more than once, even if more than one racial group prays to that god (for instance, both elves and gnomes are likely to follow Ky, but it will only be listed once nonetheless).
- Languages: Rhuven, Yait The main languages spoken by the people of that nation, listed alphabetically.
- Climate: Warm Temperate The climate of that nation, from: arctic, continental cool summer, humid subtropical, subarctic, subtropical, temperate, tropical, warm temperate.
Overview
This great expanse of highly fertile land remains largely unoccupied. It is here that the food required to feed Hith's armies is grown and the livestock reared. Although this is populated primarily with humans, with large number of slaves brought from Jerad and Nizhst and forced into manual labor, humanoids are almost as fequent and racial tensions are very common. To the north, the lands are infested with large numbers of orcs and goblins, bred and trained orginally for the war with Karnish, but now with their new foe, Zykerathox. It is all the same to the warriors, whoever the enemy is. War is war and death is death.
West Hithanon is essential to the Hith war effort, supplying both the foodstuffs which keeps his armies going and large numbers of orc and goblin warriors to fight the enemy. Much of the south of the country is unpopulated and wild, while the north is crawling with humanoid activity, especially orcs and goblins, but also large numbers of ogres, trolls, giants and dragons.
The center of the country is prime farming land and slaves brought from Jerad and Nizhst are transported here into slave labor, where they farm the land and build the implements of war. Most live miserable and short lives, for their masters care nothing of them, and mutinies can occasionally flare up, which are dealt with brutally, though tales of those that have survived the harsh journey back to their homeland bring hope to the hearts of the enslaved.
The dark and sinister tower of Gad-Gorick represents the voice of Hith in West Hithanon. Here, amongst his most powerful minions dwell and through them is the will of Hith executed. A large, ramshackle town has emerged around the tower and has become the center of slavery within Hith's growing empire. From here, slaves from Nizhst and Jerad are transported throughout Hithanon. Many end their days under the brooding tower itself, forging weapons and armor for the goblins and orcs who will end up on the frontline.
Brief History
See The Land of Hith for the brief history of West Hithanon.
The Major Towns and Cities
Gard-Gorick: (pop: unknown) A bleak tower, around which a large community has grown, represents the will of Hith in West Hithanon and is filled with his powerful minions. The ramshackle community that has emerged around it is a violent, chaotic affair. It is here that slaves are brought and distributed around the land. It is also highly industrialized, where the necessary implements of war are constructed and then shipped to all the corners of Hith's empire. A heavy, dense smoke hovers above the grimy, smelly town and the ringing of metal, as sword and axe are forged in large numbers by the slaves of Hith, can be heard both night and day.