Doval

About

Current Ruler: Leshmiir d’Wolvam
Patron: Kal Kiterr
Currency: Wolf
Colour: Brown
Flower:
Capital: Wolf Rock
Known Organizations: Chant of Wood, Wolf Warriors, House d'Wolvam

Settlements

High Guard
Tioth Cove
Ioridan Valley
Shell Beach
Uhalya Shores
Daenas Bluff
Northwall
Summer Waters
Varden Strand
Kitoll Falls
South Bend

Geography

The small Tenoa River flows southward from the Great Basin Lake and becomes the Naeihon Falls. At the base of the falls, the Relik River gradually narrows as it winds through the valley, going from river to stream and eventually to a narrow brook.

Climate

The terrain is mostly flat prairies with woodlands in the north. Hurricanes and such similar storms are common along the coast.

Trade

Honey, leesha fruit, lumber, and beans.

Army

Ranks in the Dovalian army

Rank	Uniform	Header text
Recruit First Class	plain	Insignia
Recruit Second Class	badge with two stripes
Recruit Third Class	badge with three stripes
Recruit Fourth Class	badge with four stripes
*Private	no bars
*Corporal	one bar
*Sergeant	two bars
*Master sergeant	three bars
Lieutenant	one shoulder cover
Captain	two shoulder covers
Major	three shoulder covers
**Colonel	four shoulder covers
**General	four shoulder covers

• None of these ranks merit shoulder covers. Rank is shown by decorative pins on the left shoulder strap of the breastplate
  
  • These officers are permitted to have hair
    

Generals also wear an engraved breastplate

Animal life

Wolf, brown: unlike most wolf species, this one prefers the open plains to forested areas.
Yairo: a kind of cow that is multi-coloured and spotted, generally in cream, black, brown, roan, or grey tones. It is used for milk and leather. The meat is typically exported.
Rajit – a kind of large jackrabbit that is often raised and eaten by common folk
Nuren - a kind of hardy sea crab that lived in the deeper waters
Hennas bird - their feathers are often used to make high quality quills
Ranas - a beach dwelling bird

Plant life

Kistrala: a rare spice that grows only in Northwall.
Diatho: a variety of red grape common to the Ioridan Valley. It can be eaten raw, used to make wine, or distilled into a beverage called riava.
Tala berries
Caltris – a kind of coniferous tree that makes a mildly sweet syrup. Common to the northern regions of Doval

Food

Lieven

Dovalian food is characterized as being heavily spiced and seasoned. They primarily eat venison and pork. Fish is a delicacy and often only reserved for the nobility and very special feasts. Commoners will also eat rabbit and often raise a large kind of jackrabbit called rajit for that purpose.

Garnish and spices are a trademark of this cuisine. Dovalian food in general is spicy. It is polite and essential to Dovalian table manners to comment about the food during the meal.

Supper dishes

Chaia – a kind of soup made with roasted venison in a meat broth with small cubes of vegetables thrown in and seasoned to taste.
Kareshti – a traditional Dovalian dish made from chopped vegetables fried in spiced oil with thin strips of pork. It can be really overpowering if you’re not used to the heavy spices.
Djiryen – fried, thinly cut strips of rajit, a common dish among the poorer people of Doval
Shida – boiled brown grain cooked with cubed vegetables
Lieven – a dish made from white fish fried whole. The eyes are removed and replaced by a small, twirled biscuit. It is served on a bed of fresh, crisp lettuce and surrounded by raw sliced vegetables.
Torsen – pastry pockets filled with spiced meat
Jilon – vegetables wrapped in thin, crunchy pastry
Jisen – a mixture between jilon and torsen: pastry rolls filled with both meat and vegetables. The meat is usually beef though pork is sometimes used.
Oshe – a dressing typically put on krishti made with oil, vinegar, and sweet spices
Krishti – a kind of salad made with fruit and vegetables
Elia – boiled eggs that are cleverly cut and arranged, typically in floral patterns. This dish was invented by Imperial chef Nevar.
Geron – sliced and boiled potatoes in a thick brown gravy
Riava – a kind of very sweet alcoholic beverage made from red diatho grapes. It's a strong drink
Teshana – a milky beverage that is made from steamed milk, apple juice, and a cinnamon-like spice called kisha that is imported from Shanshiire
Karehsti -

Breakfast foods

Kalana – a soupy concoction of boiled grains, honey, eggs, and either fruit or vegetables depending on the region
Jildos – a thin, crunchy pastry filled with fruit and a thick syrup
La’hai sausages
Doughy buns filled with bean paste
Plain, buttered buns
Yairo steaks (imported from Telvan and only eaten by the wealthy as importing them is expensive and not many people can cook them properly)
Aloyn – fruit salad
Hashun - cooked eggs that had been scrambled and mixed with bacon, mixed vegetables, small pieces of la'hai sausage