Duchy of Zlavoia

The Zlavoians were once a nomadic tribe from the steppes, who, instead of horses, rode mighty gryphons into battle.

With these gryphons, they managed to conquer the mountain dwarf city of Urshagal, and renamed it Zlavia. They left behind their nomadic ways and formed their own nobility and their own culture after spreading out from their new capital.

The Novan Empire, sensing the rising threat to the south, tried to conquer this newly established country, but were soundly defeated by the surprisingly organized Zlavoins, making them one of the few forces to have ever won a war against the Empire.

In many ways considered a rising star in the continent, the Zlavoians are still viewed as barbarians by many, but their ambitious rulers hope to one day become a major power in their own right...