F&F Background

South

Dabo-Ile

The Kingdom of Dabo-Ile is an absolute monarchy sandwiched between the Scarred Lands to the north and thick jungles to its south and east. Six hundred years ago, it defined the southern boundary of the Hegemony at the battle of five hills. As sea travel to the Kingdom is obstructed by the Kraken Capes, little was known about it in the second millenium until thirty years ago, when the ring-haired armies emerged from the Scarred Lands in shocking force, armed with strange monsters and powerful magic.

They established the Meybo Principality under the rule of Princess Mino, said to be taller, stronger, wiser and more beautiful than any northern Queen. Its laws are clear and its taxation tolerable, but the churches and their flocks are unhappy with being expected to regard the princess as a deity in her own right, and fearful rumours surround the practice of shipping criminals and debtors south never to be seen again.

Dabo-Ile proper and its King Fon are still shrouded in obscurity. Ambassadors to Meybo report that it dominates many tributary kingdoms in its own region, and that its wise men claim to have mastered the magical alteration and combination of flesh. Much scoffing is had at these claims, from those who have not seen the monstrosities at the Princess’s command firsthand.

For traders, Dabo-Ile maintains the usual crops and industries of the southern shore of the inland sea, but is also a source of curiosities from further south. The Princess will also reward hunters and scholars who can provide specimens to ship south of strange northern flora or fauna - or people.