Eastwalk

The area formerly known as Eastwalk Dutchy, in the wake of the breakup of the Kingdom of Dreamshore, chose independence and took the name of the Eastwalk Protectorate (more commonly just Eastwalk).

Of the Dreamshore nations during the Time of Troubles, Eastwalk is the most isolated, even beyond Pactland, although less for cultural reasons and more for just low density and lack of easy transportation.

The landscape, lying east of the Eastwalk River and stretching...a distance...into the trackless northern Sea of Grass toward the Giant Spine Mountains, is lacking in rivers other than at the western and southern edges. And the Sea of Grass is stubborn, resisting plows. As a result, the folks here are mostly pastoral herders, other than right along the Eastwalk River and trappers/loggers along the southern flanks of the Dreamwall Mountains.

Officially, the Protector of Eastwalk (a man named Artur of Estavon, the son of the last Duke Eastwalk) rules democratically, elected to his position by the vote of each of the towns and clans. Actually, he owes his position to the strong support from the Old Faith (ultra-orthodox Church of the Seasons) and owning the only significant industries in Eastavon, namely the wool-processing factories.

The nation is quite traditional and religious, with strong emphasis on community and religious scrupulosity. While they do not forbid worshiping outside of the Old Faith, such beliefs are best kept quiet and public orthodoxy is recommended.

Lacking any metal sources of note, they are dependent on outside sources for much of the worked goods and tooling for the few factories and lumber/stoneworking efforts. There is active efforts to find local sources of at least iron and ideally silver (for coinage if nothing else).

International Relationships

• Strong relations with the independent villages of the former Westmountain Duchy--Eastwalk doesn't want the mountains and is more than happy to buy their metals.
• Grudging relationships with Breeland, mostly for cultural reasons (considering them "shamelessly progressive" and "traitors to the faith")
• Friction with the tribal groups on the eastern borders near the Giant Spine Mountains. Accusations of raiding and theft, but mostly cultural issues between the hunter-gatherers and the expanding sheep and cattle herds.