Dendor

The Northern Lands

The pact of union binds them together, and despite their differences and many internal wars and conflicts, they have stayed together, unified despite the rest of the world. Their frozen lands may be low in farmland, or in huntable game, but the tough and gruff Northmen have made a living here since the beginning of time, and they don't see any reason for this to change now.  

Government

The twelve tribes and their elders rule this realm, in times of trouble, they elect a king from among their chieftains, who will lead the Dendorian tribes until the need for a king has come to an end. A king might be chosen because they are at war, or because of any other major issue that concerns Dendor as a whole. It is also because of this that Dendor has no official capital, However, it does have a defacto capital, because there is one city that they can always rely on to defend them in warm which is Scyandil.  

Settlements

They have few major cities since their lands do not really encourage large-scale settlements. Even the largest of their settlements would be considered large villages anywhere else in the world, even tho they might contain banks taverns, bars, markets, a town hall, and many other things one would expect in a city. They simply don't hold more than a few thousand people. There are even universities in some of these large villages. There are some larger settlements tho, they owe this to trade, and especially to one of the true dendorian pastimes, lake fishing.

Tribes

The twelve tribes are all like large extended families, they life in smaller clans, that live in villages, or a more nomadic lifestyle. They all observe the authority of their tribal chief. This incredibly decentralized governing system has left each individual with great amounts of independence, and withing dendor, it isn't uncommon for people to move freely, and it isn't uncommon for individuals to marry into other tribes or clans.