Kingdom of
Orbaal
Orbaal is a pre-feudal state in northeast
Hârn ruled by King Alegar II from Geldeheim. The
region was formerly called Jara until the Kingdom of
Orbaal was proclaimed less than 40 years ago after the
Ivinian conquest of the indigenous Jarin. It is a very
unstable realm, where fewer than 8,000 rowdy and
ungovernable Ivinians have subjugated about 65,000
rebellious Jarin. Orbaal is really a host of
semi-independent squabbling clan domains, the smaller
of which owe tribute to more powerful clans who, in
turn, owe it to the king in Geldeheim. Orbaalese clans
are constantly squabbling and fighting among
themselves. Ninety percent of the population is still
Jarin, most serving as slaves and thralls (serfs) to
their Ivinian masters, although a few still hold land.
This racial stratification has led to serious tensions
in Orbaalese society and there have been several Jarin
rebellions, which were put down only with considerable
bloodshed. The landholding Jarin are a significant
divisive faction, with some promoting unrest and
plotting the expulsion of the hated "barbarians" from
their native soil.