"Ommany"

The world of Baeg Tobar is enormous. There's so much information about every part of the setting that we couldn't possibly hope to cover it all in our fiction and art.

That's why we're also releasing articles from the Resource Guide, a sort of encyclopedia of all things Baeg Tobar. Each article will correspond to a person, place, or thing relevant to recent events in "The Torn God." To give you a peek at just how much information these articles provide, here's the first half of the Resource Guide entry for the nation of Ommany:

Geography
Capital: Mide (MY-duh)
Location: Eastern peninsula across the Ururo Bay, opposite the Empire of Pileaus
Climate and Terrain: Temperate

Population
Citizenry: Omman
Physical Attributes:
Skin: Light skinned
Eye Color: Brown
Hair: Brown and black
Avg. Height: 5’5”- 5’10”
Naming/Language Conventions: Celtic root with Greek, Britannic, and Germanic influences (depending on region of origin and family)
Religion: Nivalliem.

Politics
Ruling Body: Hereditary Monarchy
Title of Ruler: King
Name of Current Ruler: Regin XIII
Allies and Trading Partners: Thila and the civilizations of the Valley of Munier
Enemies: The Empire of Pileaus (specifically Losa, the Black Queen of the North, eldest daughter of Pileaus), the shuen, the giants of Kilkest, and the Njordfel (a colony of cannibals and butchers living in the mountains)

Trade
Crops/ livestock: Cattle, sheep, pigs, game fowl, and various temperate crops
Fabric: Leather goods, wool, and hemp-cloth
Unique Export: Weapons and armor
Major Exports: Weapons, armor, coal, and granite

Overview and History
Over a thousand years ago, the Ommans were separated into a number of individual tribes that were further divided between Summi (Highlanders) and Plainen (Lowlanders). These clans were constantly battling for land, resources, and notoriety. In the year -457 D.O. a man by the name of Fain D’Ghaul rose to prominence in the hill country of the northern Suricles. This man began an unprecedented seventy-year campaign to unify the clans. By the time of his death in the year -385 D.O., the first union of chiefs had been established, led by Fain D’Ghaul’s son, Delig. This union eventually became a council, which in turn grew into a court. In the year -132 D.O., the first king, Bale Cuchal, was crowned.

In the nine hundred years since Cuchal’s ascension to the throne, over seven hundred major battles have been fought by and among the Omman people. Many of these battles were internal struggles between the lords of the land, but a large number of conflicts were also fought in the name of expansion as the country expanded its borders from the great Thilan wall in the south to the Norrington Territories in the north. Countless smaller cultures have been absorbed by the Ommans, and many more have been wiped out completely.

Throughout most of recorded history, the only powers in the region that were a threat to Omman sovereignty were the nations of Norrington and Thila. This changed drastically in the year 762 D.O. when Pileaus sent his eldest daughter, Losa, across the Strait of Sadys and into the former nation of Oran with an invasion force of over seven thousand soldiers. The small nation fell to the Black Queen in under six months and has since been used as a staging ground for her push to conquer the rest of the Oran and Braem Peninsulas.

Since that time, the Ommans have entered into a strong alliance with the Thilans and what remains of Norrington as they bravely attempt to thwart the Black Queen’s push. The construction of a tremendous defensive wall around the entire country has slowed Losa’s assault, but all involved know it may be only a matter of time before the Empire’s greater numbers overwhelm the smaller nations.