But as the strength of Solaneillon waned, the bravery of the humans, along with their sheer numbers, proved decisive in standing up to the monstrous hordes. The elves who lived in these lands were at first bitterly opposed to the growing number of human settlers. Nerathi Legends: Merindaelion, Barony of the Emerald Blade Kelarnil to stem the tide of monstrous incursions, and afterward rewarded them with land to settle in the realm’s northern wildlands. The rulers of Solaneillon took into their service human warriors from the vigorous tribes of southern In those days, hordes of gnolls from the Sand Sea and the Desert of Black Stone posed a constant, ever-growing threat to the fading power of the elves.
Merindaelion’s merger of human and elven culture took shape one thousand years ago, when the great elven kingdom of Solaneillon entered its final decline. As long as the baron’s share is paid, the authorities are happy to set loose Emerald Blade privateers on the coasts of Tithinia, Numoth, Relis Vullin, and sometimes even the kingdom of Rethmil. In troubled times, they are quick to turn to piracy, making up for lost or interrupted trade by sending their ships and crews out to take what they can by force.
Unlike with the large trading houses of Sarthel and other such centers, the merchants of the Emerald Blade are mostly private shipowners and individual speculators. Guilds based in Merindaelion’s ports flourish under the relaxed laws of the barony, and hundreds of ships from all over the world call here. Situated on the western shores of the Sunrise Sea, the Emerald Blade Barony has long been a land with its eyes turned outward.
Elves and humans have blended and mingled in these beautiful lands more than anywhere else in the world, giving rise to a bold, handsome, and independent people known the world over as great adventurers and seafarers. A small domain in comparison to the neighboring Kingdom of Tithinia or the Duchy of Solandir, Merindaelion is home to a unique people. “A beautiful land and a people favored by fortune, but don’t let the glittering waters dazzle your eyes-dark perils gather in the Barony of the Emerald Blade, and old evil stirs in the shadows of the forest.” At the eastern end of the great Altaran Peninsula lies an expanse of dense green forests and sparkling white sands-Merindaelion, the realm of the Emerald Blade. Merindaelion, Barony of the Emerald Blade By Richard Baker Illustration by Bernadette Carstensen Cartography by Adam Gillespie
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