The Campaign Political Scene

 There are several polities that exist, both on-the-map and beyond.

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  Skandaharian Raider

  To the north of the campaign map are the Skandaharian Norse, who raid southwards with fierce rapacity, looting and burning.
• To the west of the campaign is the domain of the Northern Sea Lords, who are privateers, who raid eastward with fierce rapacity, looting and burning.
• To the south are the barbarian horse tribes of Peshwah, orc clans who raid northward with fierce rapacity, looting and burning. Also to the south is the Valley of the Ancients, which is the home to time-lost creatures, who do NOT raid. 
• To the far south is the Grand Empire, who rose to power after the great Cataclysm destroyed the Old Empire, rebuilding and recovering provinces that had fallen into anarchy. 

Four human generations ago, the area now known as the Duchy of Blackmoor was inhabited by the ten tribes of humans called the Wyricki, who traded with the elves of the Wildwood at the village of Maus. A force from the Grand Empire, consisting of disaffected scions of Grand Empire nobility came via sea and were determined to establish themselves via conquest. They founded the city of Blackmoor, and went to war with the Wyricki and their elvin allies in Maus. driving them westwards to the other side of the Barrier Swamp. They conquered what are now known as the Baronies of Vestfold, Bramwald, and Glendower.

In the middle of the Duchy of Blackmoor is the Tower of Booh, home to the archmage Sadaharu and his servants. Of an unknown nationality, they seem content to merely tend to scholarly arcane research.

The Wyricki drove the human tribes they found into the steppes to the south-west, and founded the Duchy of Ten. The displaced horsemen built a new home near tombs from the Old Empire, and called themselves the Nomads of Ten.

An expeditionary survey team discovered mithril ore, and under Imperial law all mithril discoveries belonged to the Emperor. Clans of dwarves migrated to establish the Regent of the Mines, and to build the agricultural town of Boggy Bottom on the swamp's edge.

A decade ago the elves of Maus made peace with the Blackmoor and Regent of the Mines forces, and the Northern Watchtower was established as the Blackmoor border.

A new power in the north area made itself known, organizing and dominating the evil hostile tribes of goblins, orcs, ogres, and giants in the area. It called itself the Egg of Coot, and it's evl tendrils began to spread in every direction.

The drow in the Duchy of the Peaks thought that an alliance with the Egg of Coot might allow them to gain more territory. 

A freehold at Lake Gloomy was established on the edge of the Barrier Swamp, acting as a trading post between the Duchy of Blackmoor and the Duchy of Ten. The lizard-folk of the Barrier Swamp are dominated by the creature Sliggoth, 

The swamps to the south of Lake Gloomy are the home to slaver-raiders sent out by the Temple of the Frog to obtain sacrifices for their dark god Tsagoth.