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-[[World|Back to main World page]]
 ==== Backbone ====
-The once proud kingdom now slowly rebuilding itself.  As of 1108,
-it consists of two cities and the lands between them: [[Edric_city|Edric]]
-(formerly Backbone) and Hookridge.
-[[World|Back to main World page]]
+Backbone is a feudal society that worships the [[Egyptian]] gods.
+Before the wars, the peoples of Backbone were arrogant to a fault.  Since
+theirs was the first organized nation to emerge from the chaos that ended the
+second age, they considered themselves special.  The wars with the [[Dark Mage]]
+washed away that nationalism and it is only now beginning to come back.
+[[Rathwyn]] has tried to rule the country with an even hand, but once the orcs
+were no longer a threat, she was faced with increasingly violent and angry
+citizens. She established an arena for gladiatorial-style combat which seems to
+have served as a release for some of this violence, but she constantly worries
+about an organized revolt.  Worse still is the fact that certain families have
+become very prominent in the city and her control over the militia and city
+guard is slipping into their hands.  More and more frequently she has had to
+rely on the power of the [[good trio|Trio of Might]] to keep the peace.
+The once-proud kingdom is now slowly rebuilding itself.  By 1108 (ten years
+after its fall), only two cities had been resettled: [[Edric_city|Edric]] (formerly
+known as "Backbone") and [[Hookridge]].  Since then, the whole of the kingdom
+has been resettled -- though there remain many abandoned manor houses and villages.
+The [[King's Island]], while originally part of the kingdom is considered by
+many to be independent.  For awhile, queen [[Rathwyn]] tried to reintegrate
+it into the monarchy but has since given up and allowed a limited autonomy.
+During the wars, much of the population fled to [[Resh]], [[Spindrift]] or [[Rota]].
+After the end of the wars, most of these people slowly returned -- but a large
+number stayed in their new lands.  As a result, the population of Backbone
+today is no more than 3/4 of its pre-war population.
+==== Major Cities ====
+  * [[edric_city|Edric]] -- formerly known as "Backbone"
+  * [[Hookridge]]
+  * [[Marsvan]]
+  * [[Bearly]]
+==== Previous Status ====
+Religion: Egyptian
+Opinion of other religions: Tolerate (68% positive)
+Type of leader: Monarch (traditional)
+Description of Judicial system: Individual magistrates deal with most crimes.
+The city guard and the king's patrol bring in criminals and all are given a
+trial.  The king's authority overrides all others, although this authority is
+rarely (if ever) used.  Higher-level suspected criminals may be subject to
+magical analysis (//Zone of Truth//, etc).
+Treatment of Strangers: Average (57% positive)
+//Notes//:
+**1094:** The kingdom of Backbone is easily the most powerful kingdom.  It has
+just finished with two deadly wars: the first with [[Sardul]]'s Orcs, and the
+other with [[Lowland]].  These have all but sapped the kingdom of its will. Now,
+they are at peace but fear the coming evil more than any other nation. The king
+is trying his hardest to restore morale but is faced with shortages of food and
+lodging, as well as a dramatic increase in crimes due to the influx of thousands
+of [[Lowland]] refugees.  Treatment of the Lowlanders is low (for obvious
+reasons).  Strangers are being treated with utmost caution.  With the influx of
+people and the associated shortages, heavy inflation is hitting the kingdom and
+[[scardore|the king]] has been forced to introduce near-militaristic price
+controls.  Thus, when morale is at an all-time low, the king's popularity is
+slipping fast.
+**1104:** It has been six years since the death of [[scardore|the king]] and the
+collapse of the kingdom.  Now, Backbone is inhabited by few living creatures.
+The [[storm cloud]] has engulfed all of the lands, and even Orcs fear to tread
+here. [[Pelham]], technically speaking, has full authority over this land, but
+this means nothing. Without peasants to rule, who needs a ruler?
+**1108:** With the storm cloud gone, the orcs have fled and [[Rathwyn]] has
+spearheaded the resettlement of returning refugees.
+**1130:** All the citizens who are likely to return home have done so.  Lands
+and property have been redistributed -- though not without acrimony.  A new
+kind of stability has emerged and the refugees from [[Lowland]] have finished
+a generation's worth of integration.
+[[start|Back to start page]]