Brinn is a nation of men, located in the lands of Galland and the Burinland, the latter of which lent the realm its name. Its capital of Cardien was once an elven fortress; in fact, its name derives from the Middle Gallic Caer di Elan, or "fortress of the elves". Notably, Cardien is the largest city of the continental Former Kingdom of the Sword, and remains an important cultural and economic center among those lands. Brinn is the largest realm of the Crownlands, and has enjoyed relative peace since the end of the Kurnish Invasion, due in no small part to its abundance of sturdy redoubts, which give the realm its name (Middle Uldennic Burinland, from Old Dennic Burrin (fortresses)).

Brinn is ruled by a King, who sits atop a feudal structure strongly informed by the Hierarchy of Rounds; that is, conforming to the structure of the Crownlands as decreed by King John in the days of Oathkeep. The current king is Lothan du Varlyr, bastard son of Taranis du Varlyr and third king of the Varlyr dynasty. Lothan slew half-brother, Riven the Crown Prince, and succeeded his father shortly thereafter, in what is largely regarded as a coup d'etat. Those who reject Lothan's legitimacy (as decreed by himself) prefer Tristan du Varlyr, son of Riven, as superior claimant. In any case, Tristan is the heir apparent, as Lothan has no issue.

Brinn is a predominantly human realm, although the older corners of the realm (most specifically Galland) have a history of special relations with the elves. Originally, the Gallic people were defined by this relationship, surviving and even thriving in lands other men could not enter on pain of death, thanks to their cooperation with elven law and custom. The larger portion of Brinn's current borders are the Burinlands, the product of conquest from the First Great War; the people of these realms are largely transplants from further east, although their modern descendents have as much as twelve centuries of history in their "new" lands.

Brinn is not well-liked by most of its neighbors, thanks in no small part to its current king's status as a usurper, but their economic value tends to overpower such concerns in practical, day-to-day life.

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The largest part of Obrith lies in the Morrowood, or it might be called the former Morrowood, as it has been highly deforested to make room for farmlands. Said region is typically defined as the lands between the Amandine and the Sorodine south of the Thundercaps and not extending into the Misted Vale. Indeed, in the north, those great rivers form the realm's east and west borders.

The southern half of the realm is defined by the region of The Gates, a land conquered by Mennu in the eighteenth century BGC. So named for the massive bridges spanning the Sorodine and the Amandine, linking both to the Arnroc, this region comprises a broad sweep of land east and west of both rivers, some of which corresponds to Mennu's gains in his ancient kingdom, others of which are gains by the lords of Vostum and Menendras.

The nation is effectively terminated at the south by the cliffs of the Blue Water,a and on the north by the Ghostwall.

• The Crown of Roses
• Elven death cults hiding in the dark forest
• First human settlers arrived during the Interregnum; slowly carved their way into the realm despite "haunted" forests and elven bogeymen
• Cardien was the central hold of the elven clan that owned the land; they lost the Queen's grace when they did open battle with the humans
• King John's army took Cardien and other elven fortresses, but the Road to the Dawn was kept safe only by guerilla action from the natives
• When the Kurn came, they took the castles; the natives harried the Kurn for generations, ultimately reclaiming the realm, establishing a long dynasty
• Recently, a succession struggle went horribly wrong

• Laurent
• Lythe
• Varlyr
  • A warrior clan, ennobled by John Calabeth. Sigil of a dragon.