The Lush Valley of Zan
Between rugged and forested mountain ranges, the Chapel to the north and Durren to the South, lies the temperate and fertile valley of Zan. The Zannian Valley differs from the plains of Viria due to the large rolling hills. Dense clusters of trees and hedges grow in the dales yet the tops of the hills are scoured bare. Only grass grows on the tops. Thousands of acres seemed to have been scrubbed off to the tops of the hills by a giant Hand of God. Early from the Calamity, early surviving Zannians used the natural flow of the rivers to search of shelter and food. Many discovered common refuge from the brutal winters and nearby food sources around the central lake north of Ertzer.
Ertzer was a ruin of Those Who Came Before that yielded material and structure to a refugee population. The Witchel River fed and drained the lake. Early Zannians used the plentiful fish and wild game in the surrounding hills for food.
The refugees began to reclaim their former occupations, farmers, ranchers, smiths, craftsmen, criminals and lawmen.
Now, Zan is crisscrossed with many roads, orchards, farms, and ranches. Zan exports the majority of food for all of Ropermai. Their strong government enjoys peace due to this fact.
Over the centuries, the forest, south of the Chapel Mountains, has stretched deep on the hilly plain. The same has happened north of the Durren Mountains. New logging companies began and ship the finest seasoned lumber all across Zan. The population boom demands new structures.
Zan stands on the brink of greatness. Its potential for vast wealth and hearty people tempt many international criminals. Especially the ones bent on conquest and subjugation.
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