Greftyle Discription (Kingdom #1)

Terrain/ Political/ Society
Greftyle is covered in dense rain forests and large volcanoes, most of which will never explode. Greftyle is inhabited by about half a million humans, and split into three Provinces: Tessol, the northern region, Milebok, the eastern region, and Dewqu the central reagion. Each Province is ruled by a Prime Minister that reports to the King who resides on Leviathan Beach in Dewqu, and is in charge of everything. Succession is hereditary, but in case there is no heir all the inhabitants of dewqu vote for a new king. The province of Dewqu is home to the higher classes of inhabitants, who while away the days drinking tea in their huge villas. A huge desert stretches across Milebok, which is home to the poor and working of Greftyle. Also, there is a thriving slave trade, with most slaves being taken from Milebok and sold in Dewqu. Tessol was mostly destroyed by a volcano three years ago, and very few live there now. The technology level is medieval. Crossbows are preferred over regular bows, and guns are uncommon, but not unheard of.

Hydras
Hydras live in the ocean surrounding Greftyle. These huge beasts grow three heads and are often bloated, because each head thinks it has a separate stomach, although there is only one per animal. Despite this, they are dangerous predators, often eating humans who stray too close to the shore. Sometimes they come up on land if there is a relatively large amount of meat available nearby. It has been rumored that there are some that have up to seven heads, and devour entire ships. People have tried to tame them, but the attempt usually ends in the Hydra's belly.