Basco

Area	8556 km2
Population	139600
Dominant Race	human
Dominant Culture	Tallian
Dominant Religion	Faith of Nesra
Realm	Biesen
Capital	Perne
Ruled by	Krosin

Basco is a province in southern Biesen. Most of the province is forested with deciduous forest turning into coniferous forest towards the south, where the province runs into the mountains. A few patches of temperate rainforest and grasslands complete the picture.

Basco borders Fonticia to the south, but the border is in the highlands and plagued by Orcs.

Culturally and religiously, Basco is unified, with almost no minorities among its human population. As far as non-humans are concerned, there are a number of dwarves and gnomes living in the two cities of Perne and Gallupo, but they make up not even one percent of the total population of the province, and out in the countryside non-humans are a rare sight.

Unlike most provinces with multiple cities, Perne and Gallupo do not form an axis of commerce, but are seperate centers. Though the road connection between them has been improved in the last decades, it still runs along small, barely maintained countryside roads for long stretches.

Politically, Earl Krosin has three barons under him to govern Basco. Baron Perrelli rules the lands east of the Arsano river. Baron Drugoro is responsible for the Perne area up to the northern edge of Basco, while Baron Tibuut governs the Gallupo area and the lands between the Lornach and Strau rivers. The southern border and Orc Lands are defended by the Earl himself.

Settlements

	Settlement type	Population	Ruled by
Ahale	village	160
Amata	village	140
Amhirus	village	130
Azmar	hamlet	70
Casuvo	town	1,640	Tibuut
Donedon	farmstead	25
Hertyn	village	160
Hinag	village	190
Kibodo	town	850
Leinia	village	90
Mabimau	village	80
Mobana	village	180
Njom	village	90
Plartea	village	230
Saronale	town	1,100