Iron Isles
The Iron Isles are island groups in the Northern Ice Sea, even further north than the lands of Fraza. The islands are made almost entirely of metal and stone, and farming there is nearly impossible, yet somehow a powerful civilisation thrives on them.1
Rule and society
The Iron Isles are ruled by wizards. Survival and travel on the islands depend entirely on magic, and those who cannot work magic are forced into slavery.1
Life on the isles is defined by the principle that the strong prevail. A distinct caste system is in place, and everyone in society knows their place in the hierarchy.1 The Ironborns are known to buy and sell slaves of many races and benefit greatly from slave labour in their households. Unlike in the Empire, slaves in the Iron Isles have no rights.1
The isles and the Empire
The Iron Isles are very remote, and meeting one of their people or doing business with them is an extremely rare experience. For all that distance, they still pay taxes to The Empire. About half of their islands are precious metals.1
Hector Mc’raa is half Iron Islander; his father was one of the Empire's ambassadors in the Iron Islands, and as a result Hector has sat and dined with many powerful figures of the isles.2
Magic and faith
In contrast to the education given at the Archon Academy, the study of the arcane arts in the Iron Islands knows no bounds. Necromancy and the summoning of malevolent entities are among the subjects commonly taught.2
The Iron Islanders do not worship the same gods as the imperial faithful, but they acknowledge and believe in the existence of the gods they do not honour.3
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