Medhyos

Medhyos, commonly referred to as The Midlands, is the most densely populated continent of Úr. In the Elder Days it was a wild and strange land, and it was not until the coming of the Prythic king Lóghrann that it was settled by mortal Men.

Ancarragh
Ancarragh is a vast and rocky expanse in the far west of Medhyos, whose highlands are called home by many large and influential Lóghran clans. Its lands are not so verdant, nor its weather so fair as its neighbors further east, yet it has come to be the home to many of Lóghrann's most battle-hardened and legendary kin, all from the Elder Days to the Youngling Age.

Bį̄rhtiwohdt
Like all the northernmost lands of Medhyos, Bį̄rhtiwohdt remains largely untamed, and is home to many fae. It was the first of the Midlands to be settled by Öthingir, long after the Lóghran clans who'd called it home were driven south. Today, it serves host to much of the trade between Draumgaard and the south, and is considered native land to the southern Öthingir folk.

Eila Leitir
Out of all the Midlands, Eila Leitir is home to the most Lóghran clans. It was once the seat of power of the Wodwergi, whose grand mountain halls now serve as veritable palaces to the Lóghran yearls. It is a high region, filled with deep crags and great hills, and its peaks are as cold as Thursheim in the north.

Herwos
Herwos is the southernmost region of Medhyos, and plays host to the Herwosi Empire. It was initially settled by Lóghrann and his kin, and then re-settled some time after - the Lóghr by that time having gone further west - by early expeditionary forces from Véoch. With the support of Uvartoch's Dominion, the Ealdvolkri settlers built an empire upon Medhyos's eastern shores. Most of the Dominion's political power stayed in Véoch however, and a divide began to appear between the leaders of Herwos and the elders of the Dominion. It came to be that Herwos declared itself an independent empire, and began to expand westwards - only for its newborn cities to declare independence in turn. Today, Herwos is at a tenuous peace with its neighbors, as decreed by The Philosopher King.

Lóghtir
Lóghtir was once Lóghrann's seat of power, the zenith of all rule in Medhyos. Its reaches are vast and verdant, warmer and milder than its cousins in the north, yet not so hot as in the east. Though still the home of many clans, it has fallen far since those days of old - with the Ealdvolkir in the east and Öthingir in the north, much of the trade that once made it rich has come to flow through The Triyeins and Bį̄rhtiwohdt instead. It is a lush and pleasant land, though no longer host to the power and riches of yore.

Torneach
Torneach is a mostly empty stretch of land, reaching all the way from Trīwinaz to the easternmost shores of Medhyos. Although not as openly hostile as some of the wilder parts of the Midlands, Torneach is nevertheless left largely uninhabited by mortal Men, save some rare few fishing villages along the shoreline. Further inland its vast and rocky lands are dotted with all manner of ruins from times long since lost, and these are said to be the homes of Úr-Fae, where the faerie courts are hosted. It is ill-advised to go too near, for the whims of fae are strange at best.

The Triyeins
The Herwosi Empire payed a high cost for The Triyeins. Though Lóghrann's kin had gone west, leaving only a few clans in their wake, those who stayed were not inclined to surrender their lands to any, least of all the Ealdvolkir. Through brutal hit and run warfare, the clans swung far above their weight, decimating entire legions and staggering the Men of Herwos for near on a hundred years. Eventually, however, the Ealdvolkir began to make ground, and eventually drove out the clans.

Though intended as an expansion of the Herwosi Empire, the new lords of Triyein - ranking commanders and influential politicians, for the most - saw that Herwos was weakened from its efforts, and that it could not afford further conflict. Seizing upon this opportunity, they met in secret to conspire, and shortly thereafter declared their own independence from the rule of the Philosopher King. Today, The Triyeins serve as independent city-states, and control nearly all trade between the east and west. It is said that the very ground of the land is laid upon roots of gold and silver.

Trīwinaz
Trīwinaz has always been a land of travelers, serving as the natural road to Walþauz in the north. Today it is fiercely held by the Öthingir, who govern much, if not all trade between Grimthír and the Midlands. Like all the northernmost lands of Medhyos, it is said to be feytouched, and all manner of odd and unusual stories escape it to the south.

Ꝩilþijaz
Ꝩilþijaz a vast forest, lush and unsettled save for some meagre holdouts near the coast, and on the southern border. It was the last land of Medhyos to be settled by Lóghrann's kin, though even in those days it was riddled with all manner of fae. Through its middle flows the dark waters of Jöklfar, flowing out from the mounts of Eila Leitir and Lóghtir alike.