The Kingdom of Souljourn



The Kingdom of Souljourn is the largest state of Dulor, and also the cruelest. Ruled by the sadistic and immortal warlock Sionis Magi, he cares not for human life, only for his continued rule and is quick to silence any would-be heroes that would oppose him. With that said, he treats those competent and loyal well: wine, women, and anything else their wicked hearts could desire are recieved in his massive pleasure palace, which looms over the capital city of Grimwall, and remains visible in the begloomed skyline of Souljourn to it's very borders, save in the dark, thick woodlands of that region, and of those surrounding it.

Landscape
The majority of the land in The Kingdom of Souljourn is overtaken by large, expansive steppes. The steppes are often cold and dead, with nothing but short shrubs and tall grass for miles. Dust storms are frequent in these barren wastes, and often deadly. However, to the east the land is also dotted with dark woodlands near the winding murky rivers, the thick canopy of this forest often leaves the ground below devoid of what little sunlight can be found in Souljourn. These deep and dangerous woods, known as the Derenin forest, have protected Grimwall from many would-be invading armies.

The sky over Souljourn is almost perpetually cloud-choked, but rains are rare. When the occasional rain does fall it's long and violent, causing flash floods, funnel clouds, and lightining storms.

The capital city of Grimwall gets it's name from the massive dark gray wall that incases the city. Inside it is moist and overcrowded. The city displays an almost impossible geometry, from ceturies of buildings built on top of, or over others. Staggered structures from various periods of wealth and poverty. Makeshift homes built upon anchient cathedrals, sewer pipes draining from hundreds of feet along vertical walls, patched and expanded with bricks of various sizes and shapes.

Lifestyle
The majority of the lives of the peasant farmers, who try desperately to grow any food they can on these desolate and ashy steppes, is a pitiful one at best. Taxes are steep, and the price for not paying is steeper. Mostly, the steppe dwellers subsist on radishes, and yams, as nearly all other crops are fruitless, and virtually no livestock can survive in the harsh conditions.

Those on the furthest reaches of Sionis Magi's kingdom are the residents of scattered settlements throughout the Derenin forest. Most of which live simple lives, getting their most of their sustenance from the small deer and fowl that live in the forest, along with wild berries, mushrooms, and the occasional fish or rock spider.

In the festering crown jewl of Grimwall, and the surrounding townships, life is equally as challenging. Poverty is overwhelming, and the streets are flooded with the homless, the sick, and the dying. Many cannot even afford food, and must scavange from the city. Garbage, rats, sewer mushrooms.