The March
From Gothpoodle
Inhabitants
The residents of the March are a rugged sort, used to the harsh and unpredictable environment brought by such close proximity to the Void. While they tend to live short, eventful lives, they are also the most prolific citizens of the See and the lands they inhabit tend to be similarly abundant with life, even if it is often dangerous. They are a subsistence culture, trading rarely with the merchants who venture here from either the See or the Wasteland, which has given them a strong sense of self-reliance but also a firm communal duty.
Settlements
Parishes
Every village of the March is centered around their pastor's chapel. The pastor is the highest authority in the settlement but often defers practical duties to a headman, retaining only legal authority. The remote nature of these villages is such that the local pastor may engage in heresy, using sorcery to change the parish to suit him or her. There is often even a tolerance of magic, particularly beneficial sorcery.
Hamlet
Tiny villages exist throughout the March which don't have a chapel or a resident pastor. Most of these will grow in population until they are large enough to warrant them or are absorbed into the local parish.
Fort
The purpose of the March is ostensibly to act as a borderland to protect the See from the threats of the Wastes and so there are forts manned by Templars scattered throughout. There is not nearly enough of them to man the entire border, however, so they are few and far between and make do with keeping a careful eye on as much territory as they can patrol or observe from their towers. Much of their work is dealing with heretics in the Outland and raiders from the Wastes. Like a parish, they have a chapel and a local pastor, though authority often lies with the garrison commander rather than the priest.
Regions of the March
The Desert
East. Dry, sandy expanse with small oasis villages of Outlands practicing small scale agriculture and hunting.
The Jungle
Southwest. Dense, hot jungles with small villages of Outlanders living primarily off of hunting and small scale agriculture.
The Mountains
Northeast. Frozen inhospitable peaks dotted with the villages of Outlanders who manage an existence hunting or herding sheep and goats.
The Ocean
North. Iceberg-strewn waters with the occasional small island with an Outland fishing village.
The Swamp
South. Marshy wetlands with small villages raising waterfowl, fishing, and practicing subsistence agriculture.
The Taiga
Northwest. Cold, sparse coniferous forests with small villages of Outlanders herding reindeer and hunting seals and walruses at the ocean's edge.
