Kuviria

Situated between the continents of Foraeta and Subetor, the island nation of Kuviria is known for it's long and bloody history of raiding and enslaving coastal nations. Achieving naval supremacy in the Golden Sea before many other, smaller tribes, the people of Kuviria took to raiding the coasts of Subetor and Foraeta, taking slaves from both continents back to their island, to later sell them to other tribes or use them in the building of their own nation. In the modern times, the people of Kuviria have mostly abandoned their old life as slavers, but some have worked towards bringing back their ancient traditions.

The Sundering
In ages past, long before the first Kuviri raiders left their island nation, Kuviria was a single island. In an attempt to unite the disparate Kuviri tribes under their rule, the shamans of the clans Uris, Grada, Iomaire, Catan and Marcaigh came together in secret, in the island's north-eastern point. Using their power, the shamans attempted to summon the god Siadhal into the mortal world. Whether they succeeded or not is unknown: however, the region was torn apart, large areas sinking into the ocean, until all that was left were the islands known today as the Arswyd Isles. It is unknown what happened to the shamans, with rumours persisting that they were either killed off by the magic or by Siadhal's wrath.

Religion
The Kuvirian religion places two gods above all others - Siadhal, Lord of War, and Ailis, Maiden of the Sea. In the ancient days, no raider with a hint of common sense (or superstition, as many modern Kuviri believe it to be) would go into battle without first making a sacrifice to the two - Siadhal for victory and Ailis for protection from the sea's wrath.

In addition to these two, many other gods exist, guiding the people of Kuviria throughout their daily lives. None of these are as feared as Noirin and Cathaoir. Noirin is the Lady of Death, queen of the Kuvirian underworld of Farwolae. Whilst many Kuviri have accepted her realm as an inevitable part of their lives, tales of Noirin's cruelty to "Lysnafed" and "Gealtair" - criminals and cowards respectively - helps to control the population. However, Cathaoir's role as Benyd (lit. Judge) is what truly terrifies them, with many myths of the ancient Kuviri people telling of men believed to be good only to find themselves judged as evil by the uncaring Lord of Judgement.