Dûn Fennas

Capital: Salinon
Chief Executive: TBD
Comparable RL Climate: Ukraine

Dûn Fennas is a Province of Metamor. Dûn Fennas means the "Gates of the West" in Elven.

History

The Outer Midlands were under Elvish rule for thousands of years longer than any other human region. When the Sun Elves withdrew from the rest of Galendor after the war of the Great Darkness, they retained their holdings in Aelfwood, the Sylvan Mountains, and what they called Dûn Fennas (the "Gates of the West"), which is the present-day Outer Midlands. These regions comprised the kingdom of Quenardya from about -4000 CR to 400 CR. The population was about 70% human, 20% half-Elf, and 10% elf for most of this time.

Quenardya held firm against the rise of the suielman-empire and against the lutin invasions that precipitated the Empire's collapse. When the Southern Midlands were liberated by King Andrew in the late second century, the Elves decided to withdraw from Dûn Fennas and leave it in the hands of their human subjects. Rather than pull out suddenly, though, as they had from the rest of Galendor, they took their time with Dûn Fennas. They spent several human generations teaching them self-governance and raising up responsible, capable leaders. They then began granting autonomy to various city-states within the region, as the humans became capable of handling it. Some of these governments were overthrown, but others succeeded and prospered. Yerebey was the last Elven outpost to remain in Dûn Fennas; when it was destroyed by a human warlord named Herouc who had risen to power in the region, the Elves finally withdrew completely into Aelfwood and the Sylvan Mountains.
Culture

The Outer Midlands retain certain trappings of their long centuries of life under Elvish rule. The oldest buildings and writings are all of Elven make, and many of the technical terms used in the language of politics, law, magic, religion and medicine are Elven loan-words. In the last 400 years the Outer Midlands have adopted Common as their main tongue so as to more closely integrate with their western neighbors, but their accent retains distinct evidence of Elven pronunciation.

Fennasi civilization is a blend of traditional Cenetli culture, Elvish influence, and Suielman traits picked up through interaction with their western neighbors. While the Fennasi are proud of their heritage, they have had no contact with the Elves for over 150 years, and the current generation views the Elven lands to their south and east with a mixture of wonder and fear. While soldiers on horseback regularly patrol the borders of these lands, the common people consider it bad luck to get too close to them. Everyone avoids the Ruins of Yerebey, and it is said that any human who trespasses on that ground will fall under a terrible curse.

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Sources

Province of Metamor, MK Wiki entry- Outer Midlands

Author Notes

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