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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04bfd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>A N W E T H I A</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A N W E T H I A"><B>home</B></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>News World</B></I></div> <bR> <div>         In the  <A NAME="world"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>world of Anwethia, on the continent of Nosizwe is found:        </div> <div> Polar Regions, Plains, Kaba, Veni, Alba, Keranna, Eavld, Atecot, Mordant,      </div> <div> Garragg, Liosliath and the Wastes. Zio a known island nation to the            </div> <div> southwest.Garragg and Mordant are on the north borders of Liosliath.           </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>     news world1 for Polar Regions and Plains                                   </div> <div>     news world2 for Kaba,Veni and Dionce                                       </div> <div>     news world3 for Alba          news world4 for Keranna                      </div> <div>     news world5 for Mordant       news world6 for Eavld and Atecot             </div> <div>     news world7 for Garragg       news world8 for Wastes and Zio               </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> RP will be focused in Liosliath, the below news files have additional          </div> <div> information.                                                                   </div> <div>     <A HREF="news_liosliath.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Liosliath">news Liosliath</A><A HREF="news_liosliath.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Liosliath"> </A>         <A HREF="news_carraig.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NEWS CARRAIG">news Carraig</A>                                       </div> <div>     <A HREF="news_white_company.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News White Company">news White Company</A><A HREF="news_white_company.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News White Company"> </A>     <A HREF="news_gateways.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Gateways">news Gateway</A>                                       </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                   <A NAME="_news_world"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A> NEWS WORLD                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                 Polar Regions                                  </div> <div> The northern reaches of Nosizwe consist mainly of ice and snow. There are myths</div> <div> of giants living there; packs of wolves and the occasional rumor of stocky,    </div> <div> secretive humans. Travel by ship in the polar waters is unheard of.            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                     Plains                                     </div> <div> Rolling plains broken by vast densely forested areas. Multiple nomadic tribes. </div> <div> Bands of outlaws. Rogue Mages. Rumors of winged serpents. Few people travel to</div> <div> these lands, if they do they travel well armed and ready for trouble. Lledrith </div> <div> Guardians have been known to travel without harm, though in the past tribes or</div> <div> outlaws have turned on the Guardians.                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> The coastline ports of the Northern Plains (East and West Oceans) are closed or</div> <div> very dangerous during the winter months. The reminder of the year the waters,  </div> <div> while navigable, remain fraught with danger.                                   </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in news world2                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD1                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                      Kaba                                      </div> <div> Rocky island off the north west coast settled and held by the Cruithne.        </div> <div> Extremely difficult to reach because of currents and sheer mountain coastline. </div> <div> Frequently the coastline is blanketed in a heavy grey fog. Visitors in general </div> <div> are not welcome. Rumor speaks of strange rituals. Who currently rules the land </div> <div> is unknown.                                                                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                      Veni                                      </div> <div> Settled by the Venicones tribe. Current ruler Queen Catriana d’Estbur who has  </div> <div> been known to have friendly relations with a portion of the nomadic plains     </div> <div> tribes. Lledrith Guardians are always welcome. Landlocked with Alba to its    </div> <div> east, the plains to its north, Garragg to its south and to its west Dionce     </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                     Dionce                                     </div> <div> The last of the Cruithne held lands on the continent, this piece of land on the</div> <div> western coastline is in continuous dispute by the Cruithne, Garragg, Veni and  </div> <div> various plains tribes. The coastline does provide some limited access to the   </div> <div> ocean, however the shore land a hundred or so feet inland is bog-like.         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in news world3                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD2                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                      Alba                                      </div> <div> Conquered and held by the Boresti, Current Ruler Queen Charis (Seeress) who is </div> <div> said to be one of extraordinary powers of divination. Others say Queen Charis  </div> <div> has at her disposal a very capable intelligence gathering group. With the taboo</div> <div> lands of Eavld forming its south eastern quadrant and the deserts of Alkazamora</div> <div> within its borders the rulers of Alba have done all they could to extend the   </div> <div> taboo of Eavld and mystery of Alkazamora to their land. The Boresti are the    </div> <div> most accomplished in fighting on horseback, they have perfected a bow small    </div> <div> enough to be used by a mounted person at full gallop. In battle both men and   </div> <div> woman warriors will be naked covered by different color paints from head to    </div> <div> toe. Female warriors typically wear a strip of clothes to bind their breasts   </div> <div> down for combat. Fire mages are uncommon, Wind and earth mages are common. A </div> <div> favorite trick of the Boresti in battle is to have the earth mages throw up   </div> <div> fine dirt and than have the wind mages blow that dirt into the enemy.         </div> <div> Temporary blindness and suffocation, or near suffocation, resulting. They do   </div> <div> have the most extensive mining of any other country and as such have a thriving</div> <div> trade.                                                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in news world4                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD3                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                    Keranna                                     </div> <div> Ruled with a iron hand by Emperor Nestor Ceremon, Keranna had been, in the     </div> <div> past, possibly the strongest of all. Always ruled as a dictatorship, the line  </div> <div> of Ceremon goes back for as long as written records. The Emperor and Empress   </div> <div> have set themselves apart from the people of Keranna perpetuating the position </div> <div> where the Emperor and Empress are as gods. This stance was what ultimately lead</div> <div> to Kerannas fall from power, the peoples of the other countries unwilling to  </div> <div> accept that premise. Keranna has always embraced and abused magic, to the point</div> <div> where its mages have over time become weaker and weaker. It has been          </div> <div> whispering some of the ones just coming into their magic gift depart Keranna.  </div> <div> What was once prosperous thriving farmlands have become lands to toil hard over</div> <div> to eke out enough food stuff for the country. Good thing they have a large     </div> <div> coastline, sea foods and sea grasses have become a staple of diet.             </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Generally the Emperor and Empress of Keranna will receive visitors with        </div> <div> hospitality to include the Lledrith Guardians. However the Keranna mindset is  </div> <div> such where none know better than they.                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Keranna has year round ports open and trade as much as they can with the other </div> <div> coastal countries. They have also used their ports and ships in the past to    </div> <div> stage offensive actions and those same ports had in the past been attacked by  </div> <div> such as Garragg. The Keranna merchant ships have recently been plagued with    </div> <div> pirate attacks. Some say the pirates are from Atecot, others say from Mordant, </div> <div> both countries the Kerannans have occupied in the past.                        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in news world5                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD4                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                    Mordant                                     </div> <div> Current Ruler - King Devin Alessa and Queen Terisa n’Gaulder Alessa. Mordant,  </div> <div> on the southern coastline has one major port city. This country bordered to its</div> <div> east by Kerenna, its west by Garragg, its north by the deserts of Alkazamora   </div> <div> and Eavld has been trampled over by Garragg and Kerenna numerous times in its  </div> <div> past. The peoples of Mordant are a mixture of all the peoples of the continent.</div> <div> The rulers, to maintain their country in any semblance, will side with whatever</div> <div> power they believe to be the strongest. The Mordant rulers have no qualms about</div> <div> giving their fealty one day to Kerenna and the next to Garragg. They have      </div> <div> become the most adroit of all the continent at using politics and double       </div> <div> dealing. Mordant is recognized as the most corrupt of all the countries. Mages</div> <div> are carefully watched over by the Mordant Vizier of Magic to ensure the mages </div> <div> do not change sides. Guardians are welcomed yet rarely invited. As a portion of</div> <div> the northern border is the mountains of Eavld, Mordant does have a few ore     </div> <div> mines. Recently a gem mine has been found and is being worked.                 </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Currently Mordant has allied itself through political marriages with Garragg.  </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in news world6                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD5                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                     Eavld                                      </div> <div> Eavld, a virgin forest plateau ringed by almost inaccessible mountains.        </div> <div> Declared Taboo centuries ago, very few will venture up the mountains, myths    </div> <div> abound of strange forest creatures. The home of the Lledrith Guardians.        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                     Atecot                                     </div> <div> Held by the Atecotti, Current Ruler High Chief Gweir Paladyr. Atecot on the    </div> <div> eastern coast bordered by the plains to its north, Alba and Eavld to its west  </div> <div> and Kerenna to its south is home to perhaps the most aggressive of all the     </div> <div> continent. They believe in the lands and the oceans, that is the lands and     </div> <div> oceans are the source of all good and ill. The Lledrith Guardians are welcomed </div> <div> and treated with wary respect. The Mages of the Atecotti are unlike any other </div> <div> as they have embraced the belief of lands and oceans. The Atecotti have a      </div> <div> unique ship, a long boat with sail and oar they use to ply the coastline. While</div> <div> pirates have been known to use the same type of boat for its speed and         </div> <div> maneuverability the Atecot rulers have always disavowed any knowledge of       </div> <div> pirates. A notion scoffed at. The Atecotti have no qualms about venturing into </div> <div> the plains.                                                                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in news world7                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD6                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                    Garragg                                     </div> <div> Current Ruler - Emperor Tellurian n’Gaulder and Empress Samantha Alessa        </div> <div> n’Gaulder. The nGaulder family took control of Garragg close to two thousand  </div> <div> years ago; none today know who was the rulers before. Garragg uses a feudal    </div> <div> noble system to include Royals, Prince, Princess, Duke/Duchess, Count/Countess,</div> <div> Lord/Lady. In Garragg one is either noble and lives well or is commoner and    </div> <div> ekes out his or her daily bread. Guilds do provide a means for commoners to    </div> <div> better themselves.                                                             </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Garragg was at one time a dominant power and while their influence has slipped </div> <div> they remain a powerful country and have allied themselves through political    </div> <div> marriage with Mordant. In the past Garragg has seen fit to use weddings and    </div> <div> hostage taking as a means of securing allies. Garragg has never hesitated to   </div> <div> use their mages as front line attackers, the attitude being they could always </div> <div> find other mages. As such few mages remain and Garragg has started a ambitious</div> <div> program to train more mages.                                                   </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> The Lledrith Guardians are treated with reserved hospitality, thier advice     </div> <div> taken perhaps one time in ten. The overall attitudes exhibited by the          </div> <div> nGaulders has lead to a strain between the Guardians and the Garragg rulers. </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> The coastline has two major ports, one being Ainslie the royal city and        </div> <div> fortress the second Malerit, which are used for trading and have been used to  </div> <div> launch attacks to other countries and those ports have been in turn attacked   </div> <div> especially by Kerenna.                                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in news world8                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD7                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                     Wastes                                     </div> <div> In the heart of the continent lies the desert known as The Wastes. There is    </div> <div> little life here, it imposes a natural barrier to travel, and is distinctly    </div> <div> inhospitable. Despite this, there are some communities, although most are too  </div> <div> small and nomandic to be considered countries. Within the wastes is the frozen </div> <div> city of Alkazamora.                                                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                      Zio                                       </div> <div> Island nation 3 weeks sail from southern tip of Liosliath. Ruled by Emperor    </div> <div> Morgan Llafaye and Empress Aislinn Llafaye.                                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                 End news world                                 </div> <div>                               -  NEWS WORLD8                                  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>