Umbria

The Kingdom of Umbria, in Sol more commonly called the Northern Kingdom, is a magocracy (Ruled by mages) located far north of Sol. With only few mountain passes connecting it to Sol by land the trade and travel between the two kingdoms is difficult. It is the closest kingdom to the lands of Aurora, a mythical land where dragons supposedly came from.

The land of Umbria is cold for most of the year, enjoying very warm subpolar summers lasting up to 5 months, before almost the entire land becomes frozen again. Umbrians spend the rest of the year within their large cities, where the population of the entire region concentrates during winter and is forced to coexists in order to survive. The secret to Umbia's success is that it spreads not only wide but also deep, controlling all of the underdark located directly bellow it, possibly more.

The lands of Umbria are ruled by Dread Lords, powerful necromancers that command undead armies which are utilised as slave labour and as military force. Along with Dread Lords one of the very few people daring to wander the frozen lands of Umbria are the Blade Walkers, lone wolf adventurers that hunt the rare beasts that roam the lands when winter reclaims them. Most Blade Walkers are Snow elves, Deep elves or Dark elves who have great advantages in the dark winter lands of Umbria.

Because of Umbria's open usage of Dark arts the Kingdom of Sol has declared many crusades on them in the past. Many of the Vampire Lords that survived the first crusade and fled Lordmount have sworn their allegiance to the King of Umbria. After the expansion of the Southern Desert during the Age of Horrors many fled the once lush south and took refuge in Umbria. It may come as a surprise to the people who do know of this ancient history that there are dark skinned people living this far north.

The King of Umbria is an immortal figure who's name was lost to time. His rule dates all the way back to the Mythic Age. He leaves the Dread Lords to their own devices only appearing in times of need. Some legends mention him as one of the original Aurorans that ventured South to spread the use of Arcane magic. His power has been demonstrated to be comparable to gods as him along with many similarly powerful allies were able to fight off the Elder Gods during The Severing.