Kingdom of Bram

Bram is one of the four kingdoms in Western Terronem. It lies south of Steed and south-west of Greatgreen. It is ruled by House Tullen.

History
The original inhabitants of Bram were the bloodfolk. Little is known about their lives before Mykael and his followers arrived.

In 936, Mykael proclaims himself King of the Dominlands and sends his forces throughout the western region of the mainland. Mykael is able to take the whole region, largely due to the bloodfolk tribes being small in population. This is regarded as the first official meeting between the bloodfolk and the people of Quentas.

In 1430, following the conquest of the bloodlands, now named Terronem by Kalan and Terronce, Terronce took the Dominlands from Kalan and renamed it Terealm; proclaiming himself King.

In 1541, following Queen Virance Tarem’s death, her sons Martun, Varrince and daughter Kella each laid claim to the throne. This marked the beginning of the War of Three. The War ended in 1543, following the deaths of Martun, Virance and Kella. Terealm was divided into three kingdoms shortly after: The Claw, Steed and Bram. Samantha Claude of House Claude was crowned Queen of the Claw.

From 2254 to 2264, during the War of the Red Waters, Bram battled the invading forces of King Renyel. Despite being heavily outnumbered, and having the enemy reach their shores several times, the armies of Bram managed to fend off the invaders.

Geography
The landscape is predominately hilly grasslands, with little flat land; most of which is used for farming. A few streams are found throughout the kingdom, though there exists only one river in the Kingdom, the Burren. The only forest is the Lonely Green. Various waterbends are found along the coast, such as Maner’s Piece, Point Farett, Bay of Shells and Wytt’s Drop.

Culture
Bramfolk

Military
Steed possesses a standing military; the Royal Military of Bram, consisting of both a naval and a land force.

The Royal Army, though not large in size, is quite effective, armed with clubs, swords, axes, bows and war hammers. They rarely fight on large fields, instead preferring to move about and attack in small units, using guerrilla style tactics, such as ambushes.

The Royal Fleet of Bram, also known as the Bram Fleet, is a one hundred and thirty strong fleet of varying sized vessels. They are owned by the Steed Throne and are used at the king or queen's disposal. They are of varying sizes, each armed with specific weaponry, such as ballista's, catapults, trebuchets and scorpions.

Their naval prowess is regarded as second only to the Claw's.

Armour typically consists of padded clothing, chainmail and hardened leather, so as to move around quicker and more freely.