Sgalliga

History

The people of Sgalliga are a proud and mighty. In the frigid north and the rocky islands they cling to their independence with the ferocity of beasts. A patchwork of Dwarven Skalds held together with human Jarls and king, they were part of the Saalgardian homeland, before they declared independence in the year 588. It was a bloody 14 year war before their dream was realized in the year 602.

In the years since, there have been numerous incursions and other invasions, mainly from their former lords, but although successful in some regards, there has always been an ebb and flow between the two in terms of power.

In the year 666, the year of chaos, the whole kingdom broke into rebellion, as Jarl Cellyr used the White Frost in an attempt to destroy Saalgard once and for all. The corrupt and dark magics finally ended in the year 668 when a united Sgelligian, Saalgardian, and Venepatrian force finally found and killed Cellyr the White Death, as he was then called.

Since then, the nation has continued its on and off again conflicts with Saalgard, as well as its hostilities with its western neighbor, Gryphlos. The latest of these ended in the year 752.

Government

The states of Sgalliga are held as a confederation of different lords and leaders, all pledging themselves in a feudalistic fashion to their king. In the year of 754, King Brann Ironridge of the Ullr clan is the king and is himself interested in conforming the states to a more centralized control, and the states are having absolutely none of it.

The central city in each area is mainly controlled by its jarl or Skald, but the nation's capitol is within the city of Ahmslo, and is the site of the nation's largest shipyards. In all decisions regarding their own realms, the different lords hold dominion, but the king settles all disputes about different lords, as well as sets all foreign emissaries, although some different dominions conduct independent trade missions and independent emissariats, although these tend to ruffle the king's jimmies.

Major Cities

Military

Compared to other governments and nations, their nation is small, but contrary to them, the participation rate for women, as well as a hardy culture independence, results in mugh higher rates of participation in the war efforts, especially among women.

The military's head is the king, as is placed by all others, and his leader in this regard is split between two others. The Lord Commander and the Helmsman. The previous being in charge of all things regarding the standard military, and the latter being in charge of the navy. Despite these things, local lords and even commanders of independent war-bands with their own raiding parties make any central military venture almost futile. There is a running gag that taking the position of either of these is a DEMOTION from commander of your own armies.

Sub-Factions