Sombria

Sombria is a country that is part of Pridain. Its north-western border is shared with Decester and is otherwise surrounded by the midsea.

History
Before the Fenizian invasion of Grand Pridain, Sombria was a loosely connected series of matriarchal kingdoms and the homeland of the Voitzank people. During the invasion the kingdoms did not fight and surrendered themselves to Fenizian rule in exchange for the sanctity of some of their cultural practices. In part due to this Voitzank traits are one of the most common displayed in people of quartling status.

After the flight of the Fenizians from the country the people of Sombria united under one queen. The monarchy was short lived however, lasting roughly 300 years, and was dissolved after diplomacy between the nation and Decester led to the marriage of the queen of Sombria to the king of Decester. This folded the smaller nation into the larger. A short rebellion occured not long after in Ventwyn when the Pridish religion began to be forced on the people of Sombria but this was crushed by Decestrian war mages and resulted in a large portion of the old town being destroyed.

Climate
Southern Sombria's springs and summers are warm and wet and their autumns and winters are generally cool and without snowfall. This is due to the balmy midsea that surrounds the country. This makes the southern coast of Sombria a go-to location for the wintering wealthy.

Demographics
Because of the nations 'gateway to Pridain' optics in the southern sea Sombria is the most diverse of all regions in Pridain.

Magic
Sombria was influenced by Decestrian mages and study almost immediately after the folding of the nation into Pridain, and as such arcane magic is common and wide spread. There are high academies in Foxgang, Scrivard, and Ventwyn.

Politics
There is no individual monarchy or governmental structure unique to Sombria, and they have representitives in the Pridish Charmament with equal influence to Decester.

Religion
Officially Sombria follows the religion of the Crown, but rumours consistantly circulate about the scale of bound god worship within its borders. Specifically the serpentine bound god Nattr, and specifically along the eastern and southern coasts.

Trade
One of Sombria's most prestigious exports is Sombrian Brandy, which is distilled from the wine produced along the temperate coasts.

Much of the trade that flows into and out of Pridain to and from the southern sea does so through Sombria, and thus its port cities are some of the wealthiest settlements in Pridain as a whole.

Islands
There are two inhabited islands off the southern coast of Sombria that fall under its influence; The Isle of Ghosts and The Isle of Rest. There is a third group of islands further off the southern coast called The Isles of Aster which are believed to be uninhabited and uninhabitable.