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visit the town and village market places and some of the larger
freeholdings. They bring their own wagons or rent those of independent
wagoneers - a rowdy bunch. Hauled quickly to a major market,
resold for delivery to places all up and down the west coast. Tend not
to deal in extremely perishable goods - root crops, beans and
moistland grains - because of transit-time.
HOLIDAYS
Erastide - A really big thing in Sendaria. - a two week orgy of
gifts, feasts, dancing, jollity and sentimental good fellowship.
Midwinter.
Sendaria Day - The date of the coronation of the first King. A big
midsummer ay. 0 ju
Blessing Day - A spring ritual. The blessing of the fields. Priests of
most of the Gods go about with a big procession/following and
bless the fields prior to planting.
Harvest Day - Celebration in the fall at the conclusion of the harvest
(Thanksgiving).
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
Priests of most religions in most communities (no Grolims).
Observances are civilized and engender good-feeling. Friends will wait for
each other to finish in the church before usual Sabbath frolics. (In
actuality three Gods in Sendaria - Belar, Chaldan and Nedra. Very
few Angaraks, no Marags - of course - and no Nyissans.)
POPULATION
Population about 3-4 million.
ARENdia
GEOGRAPHY
Arendia is the heavily forested area lying between Sendaria to the
north and Tolnedra to the south and stretching from the mountains,
where it borders Ulgoland, to the Great Western sea. Vast fertile
plains extend for hundreds of leagues in the southern and western
reaches of the kingdom, and those plains are largely given over to
the production of wheat. The mineral deposits in the eastern
highlands have been largely undeveloped, but there is a thriving cottage
industry in weaving and the inevitable black-smithery. There are
or rather were - three major cities in Arendia, Vo hfimbre, Vo Astur,
and Vo Wacune. The latter two cities are uninhabited ruins now as a
result of the savagery of the Civil Wars. Vo Mimbre is a grim fortress
still bearing the scars of the vast battle fought there against the
Angaraks of Kal-Torak. Of all the kingdoms of the west Arendia is
certainly the most blessed by nature. Her dark and bloody history'
however, proves that tragedy is possible even in the brightest of
settings.
THE PEOPLE
* Mandorallen and Lelldorin grew out of this segment.