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Durnic Champion (Left):
Durnmen are dwarves who live in the mountains forming Tenar's western border. Their champions are one of the few positions in Durnic society not based on the wealth of the individual (rather, values relating to martial prowess, strength and bravery) and serve primarily as bodyguards of their liege or as military officers under a general (usually their liege). Often a lord may also delegate judicial powers to their champions to deliver justice in their name throughout a settlement. Champions are equipped by their liege so the quality of their clothing and equipment is usually dependent on a lord's wealth. So a lord from backwater village on the Western Frontier would be lucky to have one or two champions with a full suit of armour between them while a lord from one of the large Durnic cities like Kash Erod could have a dozen or more champions all clad in the finest armour money can buy. Regardless of wealth, champions almost always carry two handed hammers wherever they go.

Samaari Chieftess (Right):
Samaar is a vast but by no means unified land and is split up into hundreds of tiny tribes who fight each other just as much as foreign invaders. While most fighting is done by men in Samaar, there is little distinction between the sexes when it comes to tribal leadership which is passed on to a chieftain/ess' eldest son or daughter upon their death. Chieftains and chieftesses hold absolute power over their tribe in all things and will lead them in battle as well as trade, diplomacy, growth* and religious ceremonies albeit frequently advised by a council of elders. There is little stigma surrounding a chieftess leading her tribe in war and diplomacy (traditionally masculine in Samaar) or a chieftain leading his tribe in growth or religion (typically feminine) for they are considered above such divisions. In battle, tribal leaders fight with the best armour and weapons their tribe has to offer.

*Growth relates generally to agriculture, healing and education.

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Durn is a mountainous land to Tenar's west, separating it from the wastelands of Erentobliad and the northern reaches of the Lordrosian Empire while Samaar is a vast frozen land to Tenar's north, dominated mostly by forest and tundra depending on latitude.

Description
Durnic Champion (Left):
Durnmen are dwarves who live in the mountains forming Tenar's western border. Their champions are one of the few positions in Durnic society not based on the wealth of the individual (rather, values relating to martial prowess, strength and bravery) and serve primarily as bodyguards of their liege or as military officers under a general (usually their liege). Often a lord may also delegate judicial powers to their champions to deliver justice in their name throughout a settlement. Champions are equipped by their liege so the quality of their clothing and equipment is usually dependent on a lord's wealth. So a lord from backwater village on the Western Frontier would be lucky to have one or two champions with a full suit of armour between them while a lord from one of the large Durnic cities like Kash Erod could have a dozen or more champions all clad in the finest armour money can buy. Regardless of wealth, champions almost always carry two handed hammers wherever they go.

Samaari Chieftess (Right):
Samaar is a vast but by no means unified land and is split up into hundreds of tiny tribes who fight each other just as much as foreign invaders. While most fighting is done by men in Samaar, there is little distinction between the sexes when it comes to tribal leadership which is passed on to a chieftain/ess' eldest son or daughter upon their death. Chieftains and chieftesses hold absolute power over their tribe in all things and will lead them in battle as well as trade, diplomacy, growth* and religious ceremonies albeit frequently advised by a council of elders. There is little stigma surrounding a chieftess leading her tribe in war and diplomacy (traditionally masculine in Samaar) or a chieftain leading his tribe in growth or religion (typically feminine) for they are considered above such divisions. In battle, tribal leaders fight with the best armour and weapons their tribe has to offer.

*Growth relates generally to agriculture, healing and education.

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Durn is a mountainous land to Tenar's west, separating it from the wastelands of Erentobliad and the northern reaches of the Lordrosian Empire while Samaar is a vast frozen land to Tenar's north, dominated mostly by forest and tundra depending on latitude.