Valeeme

Description

Valeeme is one of the 'Blue Lands (also Grathelle and Remonia) and is perhaps the most warlike of them. Valeeme is particularly hilly, lending itself to the building of strong hill-forts, of which there are many. The forts protect a number of independent city states which evolved long ago for reasons none can now remember. The main objective of a city state is to steal the beetle herds of your neighbours through supremacy of arms and then make sure all the other states in Valeeme know about it. The city state of Valeria is currently at the top of the tree. The city states are so wrapped up in their own bickering that hostilities are rarely carried out beyond the borders of their own land. It is highly unlikely that Valeeme will ever become united as one nation and as such remains vulnerable.

Features

Strongest city	Valeria.
City description	Hill Fort. Extensive earthworks. Wide ditches.
Bordering lands	Brigandland, Remonia, Grathelle.
City Standard	Blue and yellow quartered.

Description of Folk

Skin colour	Blue.
Hair colour	Black.
Eye colour	Black.
Main occupation	Warring between States.
Background culture	Petty warfare.
Worship	Warlike deities.
Insect influences	Status measured by size of beetle herds stolen.

Warriors

Helmet	Conical. Polished snail-shell. Nasal. Cheek pieces.
Plume	Spider-silk strands dyed blue.
Hauberk	Linked aphid rings under blue/black - quartered gown.
Hose	Brown.
Boots	Black.
Cloak	Blue.
Weapons	Snail-shell long sword.
Shield shape	Round. Worm-skin over rosewood frame.
Shield colour	Blue/black quartered.
Shield insignia	None.
Mount	War-beetle.
Saddle	High back and front. Tough worm-skin.
Caparison	Blue/black quartered. Yellow fringe.

Valerian Guard

Helmet	Tall conical polished snail-shell. Cheek pieces. Nasal.
Plume	Spider-silk strands dyed yellow.
Hauberk	Aphid rings under blue/yellow - quartered gown.
Hose	Blue.
Boots	Brown.
Cloak	Yellow.
Weapons	Thorn-tipped spear and broadsword.
Shield shape	Oval. Worm-skin over rosewood frame.
Shield colour	Blue/yellow quartered.
Shield insignia	None.
Mount	War-beetle.
Saddle	High back and front. Tough Wormskin.
Caparison	Yellow/blue quartered. Gold coloured fringe.

Soldiers

Helmet	Round-topped polished snail-shell helmet. Nasal.
Plume	None. Captains have spike on top.
Hauberk	Tough worm-skin dyed blue.
Hose	Yellow.
Boots	Brown.
Cloak	Green.
Weapons	Thorn-tipped spear and broadsword.
Shield shape	Oval. Interlocking for shield-wall.
Shield colour	Blue/black quartered.
Shield insignia	None.
Mount	Foot soldiers only.
Archers/slingers	Dressed the same with worm-skin caps.