The Assassins

The population is made up of mainly farmers, herdsmen and fisher-folk, with a few woodsmen living under the eaves of the Adri Forest.

Much of the area of Almor was originally covered with trees. When the area was first settled, the Adri Forest almost reached the shores of Relmor Bay. large stands of trees were cleared to provide building materials and grazing land for the settlers.

Each small "kingdom" is ruled by a robber chieftain claiming a title such as Baron, General, Boss, Prince or even King. The actual boundaries of these holdings are subject to rapid change due to sudden warfare. In all there are seventeen of these states within the Bandit Kingdoms, ruled by four to six powerful lords, the remainder have formed allegiances with one (or more) of the six and struggle simply to survive.

This nation exists, as no single lord is powerful enough to conquer the entire area, and the combined forces of all the states is required to defend against attack from outside lands. In truth, no lord has ever attempted to gain control of the whole nation, regardless of ambition, because such an act might force other states to forge alliances with neighbouring countries which will come to the aid of their "ally". Thus the Bandit Kingdoms stand more or less together in times of external crisis.

Today, Bissel forms a bulwark between Ket and the rest of the east. It likewise guards Keoland and the south. Because of its strategic position, both Furyondy-Veluna and Keoland now support the nation of Bissel, and adventurers and mercenaries from all across the Flanaess can be found among the ranks of the "Border Companies" which comprise the standing army of the Margrave.