Balderab

Ruler: King Jagelin Tindall Government: monarchy
Culture: Humans
Population: 16,624,748
History:

• year 367 - Octrea ships its criminals overseas to provide the labor force for its newest colony, Balderab.
• year 370 - Teg becomes the subject of ballads when he goes undefeated at Balderab's jousting tournament several years in a row.
• year 374 - A wide range of foreign gods is venerated by the people in efforts to increase fertility rates.
• year 560 - The King's Chronicles are commissioned by the Court. The work is an epic that directly connects the lineage of the King to the gods.
• year 577 - Cheinara Wraithwalker discovers the richest vein of gold in Balderab.
• year 580 - Balderab begins actively sending seditionists into neighboring nations.
• year 582 - Cheinara is struck by a bolt of lightning and lives.
• year 586 - An initiative to reduce waste and pollution in Balderab's cities leads to a vastly improved quality of life and fewer stillbirths.
• year 596 - Cheinara Wraithwalker retires from adventuring to become a fabulously wealthy merchant.
• year 699 - Several leading members of the most influential guilds in Balderab are exiled by the Queen, as the guild's influence had become threatening to the monarchy.
• year 756 - A peasant revolution is quashed after years of guerrilla warfare.
• year 935 - The story of Chas begins when his lands and home are taken from him.
• year 958 - Chas Woodhen is banned from every tavern in Balderab.
• year 959 - Chas steals an enemy's trireme without shedding a drop of blood.
• year 984 - An army of nomadic herders, resisting centralized rule, is eventually defeated after years of guerrilla warfare.
• year 988 - Chas Woodhen retires from adventuring and becomes a gardener.
• year 1048 - Dómhilda Broadpouch saves the head of the Court from drowning.
• year 1057 - Balderab annexes part of Laghen after a horrifying battle, leaving them freshly aware of the value of life.
• year 1098 - Evita Silverrum is rescued after a storm at sea, her crib floating amidst the wreckage.
• year 1141 - Soxólfr is born upon a horse in the midst of a battle.

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Demonym

Balderabians