Kingdom of
Rethem
Rethem is a feudal kingdom in western Hârn,
founded by Arlun the Barbarian and now ruled by King
Chafin III from his seat in Shostim. Rethem has a
violent history and is Hârn's most unstable,
treacherous, and dangerous state. Only lip service is
paid to the institutions of fealty and honor, for
Rethemi politics are a maelstrom of intrigue and
assassination. The largest settlement is Golotha,
which is nominally a chartered freetown but in reality
is an urban blight ruled by a theocratic and
repressive council.
Chafin III has managed by various means to reaffirm
the fealty of the earls of Ithiko and Techen, as well
as three Agrikan fighting orders, but the powerful and
rebellious Earl of Tormau has his own ambitions. Many
believe that Chafin III will, if he lives long enough,
unite Rethem under his iron fist and redress the
wrongs suffered at the hands of hated Kanday.
Rethem is an exciting kingdom for your Hârn
campaign. Characters can become involved in the border
skirmishes with the neighboring lands of Kanday and
the Thardic Republic, explore the Peran wilderness to
the north (home to the fierce Kuboran tribes), or
become embroiled in the machinations of the various
political and religious factions fighting for
dominance of the region.