Restricted Characters: Sorcerer and Wizard
Skills: Knowledge (Religion - Aetonism) and Diplomacy
Languages: (southern/central) Remalian, Clonnish, Espottish, Biromish, Augrian; (northern) Ennish, Ancient Margovar, Venkal
Esoria: The religious center of Universal AEtonism, and probably the most powerful country in the Buchlayne.
Favored Classes: Cleric or Paladin
Restricted Characters: Sorcerer, Wizard, Dwarves, Orcs
Skills: Knowledge (Religion - AEtonism) and Intimidate
Languages: Esorian, Oesti Boyle
Cadrobar: This country on the Esorian Peninsula was founded by Holem fanatics with ties to Zhivod. It is the only non-Aetonist state in the Buchlayne.
Favored Classes: Paladin or Fighter
Restricted Characters: None
Skills: Knowledge (Religion - Holism) and Profession (Sailor)
Languages: Pakani, Esorian
Continent Language: Church Oestian or Pakani (player choice)
Kovlich: A mountainous, dreary land full of dreary people. Originally settled Ollak peoples, folk from Throecia later settled here and brought their brand of Eastern AEtonism which intermingled with the dark superstitions of the natives. It is a country of dark mystery.
Favored Classes: Figher or Druid
Restricted Characters: None
Skills: Knowledge (Nature) and Knowledge (Religion - Eastern Aetonsim or Superstition)
Languages: Old Kovlichite, Bomskish, Rurikian
Margova: A former province of Kovlich, Margova was founded by a particularly strong Archduke with interests in Holism as well as AEtonism. The majority of the people follow Eastern AEtonism, but local superstitions and fairy tales do hold sway with the commoners.
Favored Classes: Druid or Ranger
Restricted Characters: None
Skills: Survival and Knowledge (Religion - Superstition)
Languages: Ancient Margovar, Rurikian, Ivassian
The Throecian Empire: A last vestige of the ancient empires, Throecia is no longer an empire by any means, but they pride themselves on using the title. They are steeped in a blending of cultures, including AEtonism, Jimhi, Ollak, and ancient pagan Venkish.
Favored Class: Fighter
Restricted Characters: None
Skills: Knowledge (Religion - Eastern Aetonism) and Craft (Weaponsmith)
Languages: Meklos, Hellagos, Ionos
The Zhivod Caliphate: Zhivod is a very conservative, religious country based upon strict adherence to the ways of Holism. The Caliph helped to sponsor a group of former slaves who founded the country of Cadrobar in Buchlayne Major. Not much else is known about this country.
Favored Class: (city dweller) Cleric, Wizard; (desert nomad) Barbarian
Restricted Characters: None
Skills: Knowledge (Religion - Holism) and Spellcraft
Languages: (city dweller) Pakani, Khursian, Bakhuli; (desert nomad) Galtiari, Firustani, Gilistani, Kurjik
Akkatomian City-States: These rather primitive city-states exist in a vast, harsh desert region. The more civilized of the city-states have been converted to Holism and are now attempting to either convert or conquer the remaining city-states. Of the non-converted city-states, each is different with a different patron god, government, currency, etc. Most are Jimhi by race, and many share a common language.
Favored Classes: Fighter or Cleric
Restricted Characters: None
Skills: Knowledge (Desert) and Intimidate
Languages: Aqafqai, Nafesh, Qadari, Qaruan
