(Tiers) Haven (Free Cities)
Author: Merrick Trout Owen
Rune: Water
The Ladies and Lords of the coastal realm of Haven are known to spend as much energy fighting each other as they do the other realms. In recent generations, many of the coastal cities rebelled and became known as the Free Cities, lawless dots along the coast. The majority of the realm’s political and economic might resided within them, and by the time of Kyros’ conquest of the Tiers, all major coastal powers had declared independence. This left Haven with an ambiguous ruling structure (a loose alliance of allied noble houses) that could not simultaneously weather political infighting and armed conflict. Despite that, Haven rules the western seas through a combination of naval power and mystical aid from the School of Tides, much to the chagrin of neighboring Stalwart