Dowenshire

Dowenshire is a large realm located in southern Thedas, and Northern Westbridge and lying as a protectorate of the Kingdom of Lucerne. The capital of Dowenshire is the town of Vowenshire of which lies along the southwestern section of the Plains of Dowenshire and near the mountains of Heathfall. Dowenshire is populated by two distinct groups in the form of the Salians, and the Vandals of which the Salians dominate most of the land of Dowenshire but the town of Vowenshire was changed from Dowenshire to Vowenshire due to the conquest of the town by the Vandals during the Great MIgration. Dowenshire is ruled over by the High Priest of Vowenshire and the entire goverment is largely theocratic in nature with the non-religious section of the goverment dominated by the Four Chiefs of the Plains of whom control one of the four provinces of Dowenshire each.

Dowenshire was before its independence a basically non-inhabited section of the Empire of Numeron which begin to see immigration from Salians before the Great Migration or the Downfall of Numeron. Following the Downfall of Numeron the Numenorians of Lydes attempted to take control of southern Thedas but were defeated by the Salians of Dowenshire and Noveria leading to the capture of Lydes of which would eventually gain its own Independence but remained Salian.

Early History
Dowenshire was before its independence a basically non-inhabited section of the Empire of Numeron which begin to see immigration from Salians before the Great Migration or the Downfall of Numeron. Following the Downfall of Numeron the Numenorians of Lydes attempted to take control of southern Thedas but were defeated by the Salians of Dowenshire and Noveria leading to the capture of Lydes of which would eventually gain its own Independence but remained Salian.

Goverment
Dowenshire is ruled over by the High Priest of Vowenshire and the entire goverment is largely theocratic in nature with the non-religious section of the goverment dominated by the Four Chiefs of the Plains of whom control one of the four provinces of Dowenshire each.

Ethnicity
Dowenshire is populated by two distinct groups in the form of the Salians, and the Vandals of which the Salians dominate most of the land of Dowenshire but the town of Vowenshire was changed from Dowenshire to Vowenshire due to the conquest of the town by the Vandals during the Great MIgration.