Thanks for posting. We are going to start putting froward more information about the nations of Etheria, but here is some clarification about Darkfenne.
Darkfenne is a regions of fetid swamps and foggy moors created by some form of magical corruption. It is gradually expanding, and threatening to consume the other nations that surround it, though only the Elves of the Straywood seem to be seriously concerned about this possibility. The swamps are home to many of the creatures that fight in the Mage Wars Arena, including the Darkfenne Bat and Hydra.
The are two powers that share occupation of the Darkfenne. The first are the Tribes of the Howl. These are humanoid wolves that were created as a result of an experiment undertaken by the Wizards of Sortilege to build a better warrior. A couple of the creatures escaped, and began to breed true. In the centuries since this occurred, the Tribes of the Howl have populated the moors of Darkfenne.
Although intelligent, the Tribes of the Howl still think like the wolves the originated from, and so have organized themselves into Packs. These packs struggle for dominance, engaging in ritual combat over mates and territory. The leader of the most powerful pack serves as the High Prince and leads the other Tribes of the Howl. Currently this position is vacant, as the last High Prince, Goran, was captured by the Warlocks and has been forced into fighting in the Mage Wars. This has lead to an increases in battles among the Tribes of the Howl, but no one has been able to claim the vacant High Prince's throne.
The other part of the Darkfenne is under the thrall of Morweena the Bog Queen. The history of Etheria is filled with kingdoms that have been destroyed by magic and warfare. Morweena was the Queen of one such Kingdom, whose name has been lost to history, which used to occupy the land that is now Darkfenne. Morweena and her people were slain by a rival kingdom with a magical plague. Centuries later, when the magical catastrophe that created the Darkfenne occurred, she was returned to un-life as a Bog Mummy, while the rest of her subjects were reanimated as various forms of undead. None have seen the Bog Queen since her revival, yet the Necroplian Vampires, once the nobility of this long vanished kingdom, have began to appear in other parts of Etheria as well as battle in the Mage Wars.
Post any other speculations, ideas, or questions about the Darkfenne and its nefarious inhabitants here.
