Salvar

Salvar is one of the primary regions of Althanas.

At a Glance

• Capital: Knife's Edge
• Form of Government: Feudal monarchy
• Ruler: Iorlan I Rathaxea, King of Salvar
• Legal System: Religious law by local Church authority
• Official Language: Salvic
• Foreign Relations: Corone - Distrust, Alerar – Friendly, Fallien – None, Haidia – Distrust, Raiaera – Wary, Scara Brae - Indifferent
• Size of Military: Approximately 80,000 available for immediate action, perhaps double that in the event of war-time conscription
• Military Branches: Feudal, each army being lead by a local ruler, under the ultimate control of the king (who has soldiers from his own lands and the militia and guards of Knife’s Edge)
• Specialized Military Units: Trained war beasts (ice drakes, wooly mammoths, etc.) and weather control mages

• Population: Approximately 800,000 (600k "civilized," 200k indigenous tribes)
• Racial Breakdown: 66% Humans, 15% Aleraran Dark Elves, 9% Aleraran Dwarves, 6% Raiaeran High Elves, 3% Haidian Demons, 1% other races
• Religious Type: The Church of the Ethereal Sway is the sole religion by law, but many of the indigenous tribes still worship the old Thayne gods, particularly the goddess Jomil
• Literacy: 23%

• Technology levels: Early to Late Medieval
• Major Imports: Luxury goods and grains
• Major Exports: Raw materials, lumber, skins and furs
• Currency/Exchange Rate: 1 Grace = .25 GP, although GP are commonly accepted in Knife’s Edge and the areas surrounding it
• Natural Resources: Abundant evergreen forests, mineral-rich mountains, and whales and fish from both of Salvar's coasts

• Major Terrain Features: Tall mountains in the south and southeast, dense pine forests in the north, icy plains in the center and the west, and a large frozen lake to the far north
• Elevation Extremes: Lowest Point – 8 feet above sea level (western coast), Highest Point – 18,572 feet above sea level (Ahyark Mountains)
• Climate and Seasons: Cold and harsh, with a long winter and short planting, growing, and harvesting periods
• Natural Hazards: Avalanches, landslides, blizzards, floods, and earthquakes