Randul

Conquered almost three thousand years ago by it's neighbor Huria, Randul is the homeland of the human and orc races, after millennia of immigration many gnomes, halflings, goblins and other species also call it home.

Much of Randul's history prior to its integration into the Hurian empire is disputed, some historians claim that it was a brutal land stepped in pointless interspecies war while others attest that the largely peaceful coexistence through separation of cultures that the species now enjoy existed long before Hurian intervention.

In the long years since the first war much of the culture of Randul has been replaced as it was assimilated into the Hurian empire. Architecture in major cities is heavily influenced by the elvish and dwarven styles and the Randulan language is all but extinct, replaced by Hurian as the common tongue of Randul.

In 2878 imperial soldiers refusing to massacre civilians defected, officially beginning the Randulan uprising, later called the liberation war. Conflict raged across Randul for over a year seeing thousands of lives lost among civilians and soldiers alike, finally subsiding when the Hurian army was defeated at the battle of Apaeron. It is speculated that Randul's highly diverse population was a contributing factor to the high number of mercenaries that helped secure a Randulan victory, indeed several of the war's most decorated heroes are not of Randulan descent. Whatever the reason, Randul officially declared its sovereignty and crowned its first king in over two millennia in early 2879.

Despite its initial success in breaking free from Hurian control Randul's future remains uncertain, some citizens resent the change in social order while others are adamant that no real change has occurred. While Huria has refused to acknowledge the sovereignty of Randul (and indeed is believed to be marshalling forces for a second invasion) several nations have accepted this new shift in rulership, however there are fears that other nations may see the fledgeling kingdom as an easy target for invasion, either as a joint effort with Huria or purely for their own gain.