[Lore] Worldbuilding Part 1: The Campaign Area & Political Divisions

The Wild Reaches (aka Outdoor Survival)

    The campaign area is set in the wilderness region, known as the Wild Reaches by the people of the Great Kingdom, which is the most dominant, Lawful human realm. The Wild Reaches is a vast area of largely untamed wilderness with a handful of Lawful settlements scattered around. The region is mostly populated by tribal humans, savage humanoids, and plenty of monsters. The majority of "civilized" people come from the Great Kingdom who go out into the wilderness in order to protect the realm of mankind. There are some areas within the Wild Reaches that are occupied by some non-hostile (towards humans) demi-humans, but they aren't super common. It also helps that the ruler of the Great Kingdom, King Grognard, in an effort to incentivize the taming and settling of the wilderness, has granted titles and land rights to any person capable of building and maintaining a stronghold.

    There is currently an alliance between the Great Kingdom and some of the various demi-human realms within the Wild Reaches however, there are some demi-human settlements that aren't so friendly to humans. Even within the alliance, tensions exist due to a variety of reasons (racial, religious, territorial, etc) but the alliance is still maintained because each member realizes that their chances of pushing back against the forces of Chaos is significantly higher if they work together.

    The people of the Great Kingdom are generally Lawful, good natured, and honest folk. While generally good, people of the Great Kingdom are also wary of outsiders due to the dangers present on the frontier. Despite this, they will let outsiders enter their gates if a tax is paid upon entry as well as if some questions are answered. The same can be said for the demi-human settlements although some of them might have stricter policies, such as requiring a member of their race present within a party to act as an escort. The average man in the Great Kingdom stands at 5'9, weighs 175 lbs (1750 cn), and has brown hair and eyes, as well as a fair complexion. Other skin, hair, and eye tones exist but are less common. The official religion of the Great Kingdom is the Church of Radiance, a monolatrous religion whose members view Ohm the Light Bringer as the most powerful deity. In the next post, I will elaborate on the Church of Radiance but for now I'll leave it at that.