The Bandit Realms

Northeast of Saeoth, past the sea of exile, to the shores on the other side of the ocean of mist, dwell the remnants of the tribe of excellence. For the most part, they are leaderless, and squabble with each other for anything they can. Anarchy and greed have ruled these islands more so than any royal bloodline. The rest of the world knows them to be only bandits, and seldom is their kind allowed in other civilisations.

Ancient records describe a falling out between the tribe not long after the tribe of wisdom was exiled from the mainland. Tribesmen sought after 'excellence' as having the most wealth. There was bloodshed of kin in the name of obtaining more riches, and no one was safe. The tribe dispersed in all directions, however most travelled with their king, over the seas to the Isle of Silence. Since then, they have set up fortresses, and torn them down; they have created vast and powerful navies, and destroyed them in battles against each other.

Many a time, a bandit has claimed to have royal blood, and has often united the bandits for a time, usually in a campaign of raids against the descendants of the other tribes. But these 'Bandit Kings' generally have short lives, either dying in one of these raids, or in betrayal from his own kin. When the armies of bandits become leaderless, they often destroy themselves in trying to find a new leader, ending up worse off than before they were united.

It should be noted that the technologies that the bandits possess, especially in seafaring, are particularly advanced, and often rival or even prove more effective than those made by the people of Saeoth. If the bandits were more unified in a drive for wealth, they could bring about massive devastation to all other races. It is often considered lucky that civil conflict has prevented this volatile race from dominating the world.