Ferros

"'If you can't stand a little sacrifice, and you can't stand a trip across the desert with limited water, we're never going to straighten this country out.' - Kuvira Stouthammer, to his party after the loss of their travel camels."Ferros is the easternmost country of Umbra, and is characterized by its vast desert landscape. It's harsh climate and even harsher population make it one of the most undesirable locations for outsiders to visit. Still, beneath its surface lie some of the world's most precious metals and crafting materials, which its populace guards with an unflinching resolve.

Climate
Ferros is mostly a vast desert, with pockets of vegetation that contain the vast majority of the population. The temperatures swing from incredible highs during the day to dismal lows at night, with scarce rainfall and cloud coverage. To some races, this sort of environment is completely uninhabitable, and is referred to by members of the Drow, Gnome, and Wood Elf species as "the 10th circle of Hell."

Population
The populace of Ferros is influenced mostly by its harsh environment. The citizens live among the small pockets of life that scatter the otherwise barren landscape, and those who don't end up living the life of a thief, soldier, far traveler, or mercenary. Many strong members of society who long for a life they consider worth living end up leaving the grip of the desert to join the military academy of Anasete, or buy a one way boat ride to the unknown reaches of the Frontier.

For all of its faults and undesirable living conditions, the only thing that draws outsiders to the barren deserts of Ferros is the Ferran Black Market, which deals in all manner of merchandise, both legal and not. One with the proper insider knowledge would not have to go far to procure anything from stolen Luxian technology, to Kogan concubines.

Government
Ferros is governed by one rule; strength is everything. Once a year, a country wide battle royale is held to determine the next Chieftain, with participants travelling from all over to meet in the central city, Krill, where at the sun's first light they battle until only one stands. The governing system of Ferros is also unique in the sense that one does not need to be a citizen to participate- only strong and brave enough to participate. On the throne currently sits Ymir, the Butcher.