Population: 139,000 people
Capital: Karming (pop. 82,500)
Government: oligarchy
His Radiant Mercy, Protector of all Aenuria, High Lord of the Marvent Eilery Jeraeme National Alignment: Lawful Evil
Languages: Common, Eastern and High Karmani, Kingdom*, Halfling* (*=minor)
During the Age of the Successionist Empires, Karming was the center for a tremendous nation stretching from the Western Ocean to the Crystal Myst Mountains and from the Dangaard mountains to present-day Zakhar. After the empire’s resources were devastated in the War of the Successionist Empires, the fringe lands began to break off, and in 622 Fd, Sancerre, Shennendam, Faldaea (present-day Abbysinia), and Medinine all declared their independence, dealing a great blow to the empire.
Geography: mostly flat river delta with deep forests in the north; Darkhart Forest to he north; Mystmarshes along the eastern shore of Rydel River and Karming Reach; The northern country breeds a lot of horses.
History: 2 Pd - Thorien Kyrell and the Twelve Companions reappear in the plains between Karming and present-day Pummelford with the good dragons and begin to drive the evil dragons back;
45 Fd - Formation of the Karmani Empire. When the Karmani Empire reached its furthest extent, it consisted of the District of Abbysaenia (E. Abbysinia), Mayoralty of Alamayn, Beywater Marches (E. Karming), Duchy of Chalteran, Marches of Faldaea (W. Abbysinia), Forest Marches (Darkheart Forest), District of Frisia (Frisian Coast), the Genessee Marches (Sancerre and Shennendam), County of Lauderhill, Duchy of Marblehead, Barony of Marmandre (Three Rivers), Duchy of Medinine, Admiralty of Merscham, Duchy of Ossetia (N. Karming), District of Ustergaard (Swordslands), and the District of Imperial Karming (Karming City).
390-394 Fd - In the Ogre War, humanoids sweep in into the northern provinces of the Empire, and were eventually beaten back to the Crystal Mysts;
558-612 Fd - War with Ullysia
597 Fd - Battle of Caarvell Moors between Pummelford and Karming; 50,000 soldiers killed;
610-1070 Fd - breakup of the Karmani Empire;
610 Fd - Marblehead breaks away from the Karmani Empire; the stronger Karmani forces are only defeated by the superior Marblehead mages; henceforth, Karming has outlawed magic use unless by the government;
625 Fd - Karming recaptures most of Alamayn and manages to hold it for just 2 weeks;
788-796 Fd - War of the Light where Karming gained much land in the upper Rydel River drainage;
1070 Fd - Karming’s most recent attempt to recover Alamayn, until now...
1090 Fd - The High Lords grant independence to Lauderhill to conserve their resources.
1187 Fd - Greenseve Massacre
Politics: Karming was originally (and nominally still is) an empire, ruled by the Emperor of the Marvent. After Emperor Timitrios Spartakos died heirless in 875 Fd, right around the same time as … seceded from the Empire, a junta of major nobles siezed power, claiming to be waiting for the next Emperor. However, these …Lords of the Council; headed by the High Lord of the Marvent. The rulers of the Districts in the old Empire were Patricians. When the four Lords of the Council were killed in the Greenseve Massacre, High Lord Jeraeme had the full support of the military immediately, to quell any civil disturbances. Many high political positions are filled with military officers and the officer cadre is very loyal to High Lord Jeraeme.
Military Units:
The armies of Karming are divided up on a regional basis.
Imperial Valkurian Guard
Imperial High Marshal-General Horric Goodwhip
Captain-General Denroe Cruhn: Lots of heavy cavalry
Captain of the Imperial Horse Sorrath Kataulin (head of military intelligence)
Essalian Guard
Captain-General Raetin Frinnis (LE, truly evil man who enjoys cruelty)
Army of the North
Captain-General Randalin Gamwood (Dwarf): army with lots of cavalry
Army of the Windemeres
Captain-General Gairy Mattingdam
Lieutenant of the Imperial Regulars Bavin Carrikos
Imperial Karmani Navy
Lord High Admiral Canter Hagstrom (from Merscham)
High Commodore Umma Pergammon (female, commands from Karming, once post was 2nd in command after LHA, but now that Merscham is “independent, this is the supreme commander of IKN? Title used to be Lord High Commodore but “Lord” removed after Umma was 1st female)
Major Cities:
Caralien - one of the Five Great Cities of Karming, east of Karming; pop. 10,080;
Eleander - suburb of Karming across the Rydel River;
Gosen - fishing village north of Karming; birthplace of Hargen Boller; pop. 180;
Greytide Keeps - a series of six keeps built against the Windemere Range by the Karmani Empire; some have long since been abandoned since the collapse of the Empire; but the easternmost two are still garrisoned, if pitiably.
Highmarket - major trading center north of Karming on the highway to Three Rivers; pop. 3,470;
Innspa - town on the Pummelford road at the junction with a north-south road;
Karming - a major seaport on the Marvent Sea; capitol of the Karmani Empire; home of the University of the Marvent; lots of horse racing with horses from the northern part of the country. Many nobles have summer villas in the north where they breed horses. The city of Karming has nine gates, one of which is the easternmost, called the Beyward Gate. It is cursed. If you pass through the gate coming into the city, nothing will happen, but if you go out of the city through that gate, it is said that you or someone close to you will die within the year.
Luthern - town near Karming's southern border with Alamayn on the edge of the Mystmarshes;
Marasin - town on the Trier River and border with Merscham; pop. 1,200;
Monastery of St. Cammereri - monastery of Chiana with a world-renown huge library;
Montsand - town west of Karming at the junction of the road to Pummelford and the coast road;
Ountsy - city on the Karming Reach south of Karming; pop. >5,000
Port Elder - town south of Ountsy on the coast near the border with Merscham;
Shuttleford - town north of Innspa near the Darkhart Forest;
Wilnenn - market town located on the great bend of the Rydel River north of Karming; pop. 1,650; road north leads to the Keyst Mines;
Important People:
Boller, Hargen - member of the Black Eagles mercenary group that defeated Wilamyrand; halfling fighter; long dead but well-known hero;
Cruhn Denroe - Under-Marshal of the Imperial Valkurian Guard;
Goodwhip, Horric - High Marshal of the Imperial Valkurian Guard;
Kataulin, Sorrath – Captain of the Imperial Horse; head of military intelligence and close associate of High Lord Jeraeme;
Mattingdam, Gairy - High Seat of House Mattingdam; Lord of the Council in Karming; Captain-General of the Army of the Windemeres;
Meridan, Randall - a slave trader originally from Woneby; he is dark-skinned and speaks with a deep voice; strength - 17;
Meskin, Yul - leader of the Children of the Darkness in Karming; it has a strong following in Karming due to its evil alignment;
Morgaegeo, Visei - drow Guildmaster of the Bloodied Daggers; no one knows his identity as a drow or Guildmaster; strong ruler who is rather cruel;
Palamedenios, Caier - well-known scholar and bard from Karming;
Prelate Tetraclydeis – Prelate of Kammerlein for Karming;
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