Overview of Perrenland at the start of 595 CY

Proper Name: Concatenated Cantons of Perrenland

Ruler: His Gravity, Orgus Bildgear, Voormann of all Perrenland following the death and burial of the elected Voormann, Karenin Weisspeer

Government: Independent parliamentary republic; Cantonal Council (collective feudal clan leaders) handle legislative matters and elect executive leader (voormann) for eight-year term; voormann conducts diplomacy, commands military, and so on; cantons have varying internal governments; family heads elect town and city mayors, but clan leader positions are hereditary

Capital: Schwartzenbruin

Major Towns: Exag (pop. 8,500), Krestible (pop. 7,300), Schwartzenbruin (pop. 27,500), Traft (pop. 12,000)

Provinces: Nine cantons (Clatspurgen, Hugelrote, Krestible, Nederboden, Quagfludt, Schwartzenbruin, Traft, Vesbergen, Yattenhied)

Resources: Copper, foodstuffs (fish, dairy), mercenaries

Coinage: Grossmark (platinum), mark (gold), kleinmark (silver), pfennig (copper)

Population (census held mid-590 CY): 468,000 - Human 79% (predominantly Oeridian and Flan, some Suel and Baklunish), Dwarf 8% (mountain 90%, hill 10%), Halfling 6%, Elf 3%, Gnome 2%, Half-elf 1%, Half-orc 1%

Languages: Common, Flan (in Yatils), Oeridian dialects, Stamtaal (creole of Common and Flan), Dwarven

Alignments: Lawful Neutral and Neutral are most common; most local government and law enforcement officials are Lawful Good

Religions: Old Faith (the semi-official state church, the Old Kerk, worships a Flan pantheon consisting of Allitur, Berei, Beory, Mayaheine, Nerull, Pelor, Rao, Vathris and Zodal), Ulaa, Zilchus, St. Cuthbert

Allies: tribal confederation of the Guurhok (hobgoblins and goblins of the Clatspurs), principality of Kershane (elves of the Kershane Pass), kingdom of the Khund (dwarves of the Yatils)

Enemies: Knights of the Hart, Tiger Nomads, Iuz; disliked by Furyondy, Veluna, Highfolk and others because of previously "neutral" stance toward Iuz

Conflicts & Intrigues: the volume of trade with Tusmit through the tunnels of Khundholm has been lower than was first anticipated; Voormann Orgus Bildgear has torn up the non-agression pact with Iuz, committing Perrenland to the regional conflict with Iuz; Mount Hellspar has erupted, covering Perrenland in a lingering cloud of ash and dust; Iggwilv has invaded the canton of Nederboden with an army of ghosts and vampires from the Yatils