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{{quote|Skadia is a distant northern country surrounded by many enemies. Skadians are rugged, reserved, and well-known for their disdain toward all manner of hierarchy, preferring to settle important matters by popular assemblies.}}
[[Skadia]], also known as '''Semigradye''' - "the Land of Seven Cities", is a dominantly [[human]] country consisting of allied city-states and located to the north-east of [[Aldor]].

==Geography and economics==
Skadia is bordered by [[Fjall]] to the west, [[Jacinth Kingdoms]] to the south, and to the east by the pagan nomad cultures. It lies at the northern end of [[the Continent]], before the Icy Sea.

A land of contrasts, in Skadia mountains give way to dense taiga which in turn recedes into grasslands and steppe in the south-east. Additionally, Skadia is a maritime country, its coastline almost as expansive as that of Fjall or [[Nistra]], a matter which is reflected by [[Velmir|the background of some Skadians]] traveling Aldor.

Skadian exports to Aldor include amber, pelts, meat and other animal products, as well as weapons and armor, while notable imports from Aldor are agricultural products like grain and wine. The northern loop of the [[Azure Thread]] trade route passes through cities of Bela Brama and Nyzhgrad before splintering to the norther-eastern Vezhina and further west into Fjall.

==Government and religion==
Skadia consists of many independent cities, although only the seven largest and most prosperous ones - Vezhina, Bela Brama, Nizhgrad, Veledz, Stroma, Brazhav, and Tur - are widely documented.

Skadia is not ruled in whole nor in parts by any line of monarchs; the nobility of Skadia holds only fractional power compared to its neighbors. Skadian cities raise their own armies and mint their own coinage. Popular assemblies called ''veches'' by influential townsmen are responsible for governmental decisions, but when faced with a major threat, the cities may elect an Elder Prince to lead the nation and its armies.

Like in the nearby Aldor, Gnostic Hieronism is widespread in southern Skadia, but in the north the Path of Stoicism, or Northern Hieronism, is dominant, a Path shared in modern times only in the northern Nistra.

==History and culture==
Relatively little is known of the history of Skadia. Raids from Fjall and [[Yarimad]] have shaped the character of Skadians in particular, and the country has no immediate [[Hieron]]ite neighbors, the closest being Aldor – the two countries are separated by mountain ranges and lack any shared borders.

Skadian people are considered to be rugged and reserved by Aldorians. They are known to hold grudges, paying the most grievous offenses in blood and going to great lengths to see these debts extracted.

Skadia is also notable for its powerful mages, called ''volkhvs'', although other details of their preferred magic schools and strategies are not widely known in present-day Aldor, as well as for its [[Skadian Bardiche|bardiches]], which are a status symbol in the country not unlike swords in Aldor or maces and hammers in Nistra.

Skadian cuisine consists of practical dishes and additives such as [[Taiga Rassolnik|incorporating vegetables with offal]] and [[Skadian Herbs|fortifying herbs]].

==Notable Skadians==
*[[Velmir]]
*[[Zdenebrad]]

Skadia

2025-09-15T18:56:45Z

Rhapsody: Created page with "{{stub}} Velmir is a Skadian revenger. {{quote|Skadia is a distant northern country surrounded by many enemies. Skadians are rugged, reserved, and well-known for their disdain toward all manner of hierarchy, preferring to settle important matters by popular assemblies.}} Skadia, also known as '''Semigradye''' - "the Land of Seven Cities", is a dominantly human country consisting of allied city-states and located to the north-east of Al..."

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[[File:Velmir.png|right|Velmir is a Skadian revenger.]]
{{quote|Skadia is a distant northern country surrounded by many enemies. Skadians are rugged, reserved, and well-known for their disdain toward all manner of hierarchy, preferring to settle important matters by popular assemblies.}}
[[Skadia]], also known as '''Semigradye''' - "the Land of Seven Cities", is a dominantly [[human]] country consisting of allied city-states and located to the north-east of [[Aldor]].

==Geography and economics==
Skadia is bordered by [[Fjall]] to the west, [[Jacinth Kingdoms]] to the south, and to the east by the pagan nomad cultures. It lies at the northern end of [[the Continent]], before the Icy Sea.

A land of contrasts, in Skadia mountains give way to dense taiga which in turn recedes into grasslands and steppe in the south-east. Additionally, Skadia is a maritime country, its coastline almost as expansive as that of Fjall or [[Nistra]], a matter which is reflected by [[Velmir|the background of some Skadians]] traveling Aldor.

Skadian exports to Aldor include amber, pelts, meat and other animal products, as well as weapons and armor. The northern loop of the [[Azure Thread]] trade route passes through cities of Bela Brama and Nyzhgrad before splintering to the norther-eastern Vezhina and further west into Fjall.

==Government and religion==
Skadia consists of many independent cities, although only the seven largest and most prosperous ones - Vezhina, Bela Brama, Nizhgrad, Veledz, Stroma, Brazhav, and Tur - are widely documented.

Skadia is not ruled in whole nor in parts by any line of monarchs; the nobility of Skadia holds only fractional power compared to its neighbors. Skadian cities raise their own armies and mint their own coinage. Popular assemblies called ''veches'' by influential townsmen are responsible for governmental decisions, but when faced with a major threat, the cities may elect an Elder Prince to lead the nation and its armies.

Like in the nearby Aldor, Gnostic Hieronism is widespread in southern Skadia, but in the north the Path of Stoicism, or Northern Hieronism, is dominant, a Path shared in modern times only in the northern Nistra.

==History and culture==
Relatively little is known of the history of Skadia. Raids from Fjall and [[Yarimad]] have shaped the character of Skadians in particular, and the country has no immediate [[Hieron]]ite neighbors, the closest being Aldor – the two countries are separated by mountain ranges and lack any shared borders.

Skadian people are considered to be rugged and reserved by Aldorians. They are known to hold grudges, paying the most grievous offenses in blood and going to great lengths to see these debts extracted.

Skadia is also notable for its powerful mages, called ''volkhvs'', although other details of their preferred magic schools and strategies are not widely known in present-day Aldor, as well as for its [[Skadian Bardiche|bardiches]], which are a status symbol in the country not unlike swords in Aldor or maces and hammers in Nistra.

Skadian cuisine consists of practical dishes and additives such as [[Taiga Rassolnik|incorporating vegetables with offal]] and [[Skadian Herbs|fortifying herbs]].

==Notable Skadians==
*[[Velmir]]
*[[Zdenebrad]]

Aldor

2025-09-15T15:52:31Z

Rhapsody: added the elven language name for Aldor, as per folio

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'''Aldor''', known as ''Ab-Aldur'' to the elves, is the kingdom in which {{Gamename}} takes place, a formerly prosperous and powerful kingdom.

==Outdated Lore==
Half a century before the events of the game, Aldor waged a war against the elven [[Jade Kingdoms]]. This aggression was repelled by the elves who in turn invaded Aldor. The kingdom was swept by a wave of bloodsheds. Making his last stand, the [[Last King]] revived many fallen warriors to act as his last line of defense. However this terrifying blasphemy was doomed to failure and the Last King was soon vanquished leaving behind him a terrible legacy. The disappearance of the Last King signed the end of this horrific part of Aldor's history which the historians aptly named the [[War of the Fallen]].

In the aftermath of the war and following the fall of the monarchy no one was left at the reign of the kingdom. After the Jade Kingdoms armies left all matters of pretenders sought to ascend to the throne. This was the start of a decade long civil war, the [[Discord]]. Only the [[Grand Magistrate]], an alliance of well-off merchant families, tired of hatred and violence, was capable of stopping that bloodshed.

Still, years of conflicts left Aldor ravaged. The Grand Magistrate slowly lost its role as its members parted ways. The already tenuous peace of the kingdom was stretched thin. This fragile balance was shattered when the Last King suddenly returned. The great orc migration and another political race added fuel to the fire of war. In a blink of an eye the whole Aldor was split into zones, influenced by rivaling faction.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1926605606/stoneshard-open-world-roguelike-rpg-with-tactical/posts/2190173</ref>

This is where the story of {{Gamename}} begins...

==Interesting Facts==
* At the time of the events of the game, Aldor is 428 years old.
* Aldor, before unification, consisted of three smaller kingdoms, which were later demoted to duchies. The name of only one of these kingdoms of the past is known for certain - Sentia and the name of its last king - [[Crown of Benor the Dauntless|Benor the Dauntless]]. It is on the territory of this kingdom that modern [[Brynn]] is located.
* The population of Aldor, with rare exceptions, professes [[Host# Gnostic Hieronism|Gnostic Hieronism]].

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