Anbennar: Escann

From the world of Jaybean's dissertation, Anbennar: Escann focuses on one continent of Halann, the world of Anbennar. Escann, abbreviated from Eastern Cannor, Cannor being loosely the Europe "equivalent" in this world. Bordered in the south by the ambivalent and imposing domain of the fey, the Deepwoods. To the east, straddling the Serpentspine mountains, so tall as to be inhospitable to any but harpies, though not even they aren't fool hardy enough to live near the greater peaks, only the hardiest, or foulest, live in its depths. To the north, the Alenic Reach, endangered by the tribes of orcs that swarmed out of the Serpentspine mountains from deep below the earth in the Graytide. Escann hasn't faired better. Chivalric Escann of old was lost 20 years ago, in 1424 when Korgus Dookanson first led the Greentide out of the depths of the Serpentspine, sundering the peaceful kingdoms wholly, leaving most of Escann entirely ungoverned, and inhabited only by orcs. Few holdouts remained, and his endless march was only stopped by the marcher lords, a late coalition of west Cannorian exiles and veterans from the Lilac wars. The marcher lords halted Dookanson's march west in the swamp of Rottenstep, though far from without cost. Not even a pyrrhic victory, Rottenstep was a massacre for both sides. Still the Marcher lords continued east. The Escann of old could never be recovered, but it could be retaken. Hope returned. On November 10th, 1444, Corin, avatar of the reborn god of war, sacrificed herself to slay Korgus Dookanson in open combat in Castonath, the ancient and grand capitol of the old escanni kingdom of Castellyr, and Castanor of old. With Korgus dead, Escann is sundered once more. Goblins revolt against their orcish masters, Dookanson's united front falls to infighting, and the Marcher lords who remained begin to stake their claim to this new land. The future of Escann is uncertain at best. Do you have what it takes to shape Escann in your image?