Geographic Overview - The Ancient World (c. 4000 BC)

Archlis (Barony of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, northwest of the lands currently known as Glantri.
• Area: Approx. 3000 sq.mi. Population: 4200. Languages: Thonian. Coinage:
• Government Type: Barony owing fealty to the King of Blackmoor.
• Industries: Agriculture, fishing.
• Description:
• Notable Sites: Archlis (pop. 1100), capital of the barony.
• History:
• Important Figures: Wolper Gannet (F13), Baron of Archlis.
• Flora and Fauna:

Blackmoor (Kingdom of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, west of the lands currently known as Norwold, northwest of the lands currently known as Glantri.
• Area: Approx. 51,750 sq.mi. Population: 130,000 (Mostly humans, some halflings) plus about 9000 elves and 16,000 dwarves. Languages: Thonian, Elvish, Dwarvish, Lalor (halfling). Coinage:
• Government Type: Feudal monarchy; King and his council of Barons and other personages determine the laws.
• Industries: Fishing, logging, mining.
• Description: The Kingdom of Blackmoor is made up of the following dominions:
  • Archlis, Barony of:
  • Blackmoor, Barony of:
  • Dragonia, Barony of:
  • Glendower, Barony of:
  • Lakes, Barony of the:
  • Newgate, Barony of:
• Notable Sites: Blackmoor (pop. 4000+), capital city of the Kingdom.
• History:
• Important Figures: Uther Andahar (F20), King of Blackmoor.
• Flora and Fauna: Due to the presence of the strange black rock from which Blackmoor gets its name, any sorts of creatures may be encountered in the lands of the North.
• See Also: DA1-4.

Booh (Shire of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, southwest of the city of Blackmoor.
• Area: 1300 sq.mi. Population: 3000. Languages: Lalor, Thonian. Coinage:
• Government Type:
• Industries:
• Description:
• Notable Sites: Tower of Booh (pop. 2700).
• History:
• Important Figures: Timothy Curlytop (H8), Shiremaster of Booh.
• Flora and Fauna:

Borno (Duchy of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, southeast of Blackmoor.
• Area: 13,000+ sq.mi. Population: 6000+. Languages: Thonian. Coinage:
• Government Type: Military duchy owing fealty to the Thonian Emperor.
• Industries: Agriculture, mining, military.
• Description:
• Notable Sites: Marban, capital city.
• History:
• Important Figures: Taha Marcovic (F17), Duke of Borno.
• Flora and Fauna:

Bramwald (Barony of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, northwest of the lands currently known as Glantri.
• Area: 1800 sq.mi. Population: 6000. Languages: Thonian. Coinage:
• Government Type:
• Industries:
• Description:
• Notable Sites: Bramwald (pop. 4000), capital of the Barony. Erak (pop. 1500).
• History:
• Important Figures:
• Flora and Fauna:

Dragonia (Barony of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, south of Blackmoor, east of the Wurm river.
• Area: 1000 sq. mi. Population: 1500. Languages: Thonian. Coinage:
• Government Type: Barony owing fealty to the King of Blackmoor.
• Industries:
• Description:
• Notable Sites: The town of Dragonia (pop. 1200) is the capital of the Barony.
• Important Figures: Peshwan Na Shepro (F13), Baron of Dragonia.
• Flora and Fauna:

Egg (Realm of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, north of Blackmoor.
• Area: 7000 sq. mi. Population: 20,000. Languages: Thonian. Coinage: Egg (pp), Prince (gp),
• Government Type: Dictatorial Magocracy. The Egg is the law within its realm.
• Industries: Piracy, slavery.
• Description:
• Notable Sites: The Egg's Nest (pop. 6000), capital city.
• History: About 25 years ago, the seas to the north of Blackmoor mysteriously receded, as a rocky peninsula rose from its depths. Shortly thereafter, messengers bearing tidings from the Egg of Coot, lord of the northern peninsula, traveled to all the major cities in the North.
• Important Figures: The Egg of Coot (MU?). Moorkok the Slayer (F17), Prince of the Egg.
• Flora and Fauna: Due to the experimentations of realms sorcerors, and the nature of the realm itself, encounters with nearly any sort of monster imaginable are possible.

Frog Island

• Location: Continent of Brun, in the swamps west of the Duchy of Ten, and east of Blackmoor.
• Area: Approx. 600 sq. mi. Population: 1000+. Languages: Thonian, Imperial. Coinage:
• Government Type: Theocracy.
• Industries: Slavery, fishing.
• Description:
• Notable Sites: Frogtown (pop. 600).
• History:
• Important Figures: "Saint" Stephen Rocklin (F10).
• Flora and Fauna: Swamp creatures of all types abound in the region, notably frogs.

Glendower (Barony of)

• Location: Continent of Brun, east of Blackmoor.
• Area: 1250 sq. mi. Population: 3000. Languages: Thonian. Coinage: Emperor (gp),
• Government Type: Feudal barony allied to the Kingdom of Blackmoor.
• Industries: Fishing, logging.
• Description:
• Notable Sites: Glendower (pop. 2300), a walled garrison town, is the capital of the barony. To the north, the lonely tower of Coot's Watch (pop. 50) is the first line of defense against the Egg of Coot's navy.
• History: Glendower was one of the first Imperial Baronies to be established in the North. The fact that it was founded by members of an ancient family in the Thonian Empire made its defection all the more unpalatable to the Empire.
  Its leader in the defection, Sir Bascom Ungulian, was the latest descendant of that family. He was the first man to join with Uther Andahar in rebellion, and has proven to be an efficient foil against the evil Egg of Coot's offensives.
  Repeated attacks by the Egg's minions, culminating in the kidnapping of Ungulian's new bride, led to the Baron leading a small band of retainers on a rescue mission into the Realm of the Egg. He has not been heard from for two years.