Hule (Hagiarchy of)
Location: North of the Savage Baronies and the Gulf of Hule, continent of Brun. WB, SC
Area: 256,000 sq. mi. (663,040 sq. km.).
Population: 1,040,000 (roughly 65% human, 35% goblinoids-mainly bugbears, gnolls, kobolds, orcs and ogres-and 5% demihuman-dwarves, elves, and hin).
Languages: Hulean (several dialects).
Coinage: Lira (gp), kuru (sp), piastre (cp).
Taxes: Net worth tax of 5% assessed every two years and an annual 10% tithe to the Holy Men of Hule. Hule's major roads also have tollgates every 24 miles charging 1 piastre per person and 2 piastres per large animal.
Government Type: Hagiarchy (ruled by holy men).
Industries: Agriculture, textile (fine cloth, wool), glasswork, trade, conquest.
Important Figures: The Master (The Master of Hule).
Flora and Fauna: Nearly every creature native to the continent of Brun can be found in the large territories owned by Hule.
Further Reading: The Savage Coast online document, X5 The Temple of Death, previous almanacs.
Last Year's Events: None to report.