Borden Lakes Region

The Borden Lakes are an area at the land border between the two human duchies. They are a forested area, with a large lake chain. Several human communities exist along the lake shores, where men make their living trapping and trading witht the duchies.

History
After Etruschia fell, survivors who didn't fall into either duchy found themselves in the harsh wilderness of the Borden Lakes region. These humans quickly adapted to life in the region, and lived a mostly peaceful existance until 1323.

In the summer of 1323, Aranccian industrialism and advances in military technology led to a rapid expansion. The Aranccians quickly swept along the shore of the Termine Bay, skirting the Boscizanne woods.

The Aranccians found little in the way of their conquests, save for some scattered resistance in the Borden Lakes region, where Bordfolk lived isolated from the two duchies. The resistance has led to a heavier-than-normal Aranccian military presence, worrying the Belisarians who share a border with the Borden Lakes region.

Customs
The Bordfolk are humans, and having lived on the lakes between the two great forests of the world, excel at woodcraft and traveling on the lakes.

The Bordfolk have a good report with the peoples of the woods, including (surprisingly considering their malice towards the other human nations) the elves.

In the Borden Lakes region, twins are seen as an ill omen. It is said that the soul is halved, and only by sacrificing one to the wilds does the soul return to the survivor. It is said that the halving of the soul divides along virtue/villainy.