Province of Ruis

"Within the Old North"-Archbishop Garone

The Province of Ruis, is located in the northern part of the Principality of Fjallidh, and boarders the Province of Cre'n Fa'earn to the west, and the Province of Alpin to the east. The province is home the Hilim Mountains which is shared with the neighbouring Province of Cre'n Fa'earn, the mountains are home to the city of Kirkjafloi, and the town of Noredh; the Hilim Temple can also be found in one of the numerous mountain valleys that are in the Hilim Mountains. The Province is also home to the Dark Forest, a massive forest of pine trees that is located in the northern section of the Principality of Fjallidh.

The province is home to the Kindred of Ruis, one of the many clans that reside within the Principality of Fjallidh.

Etymology
The name Ruis, means "Alder Tree" in Modern Ruin.

History
The Province of Ruin, was first settled by the Athrabanic, a tribe of humans that were forced to migrate north from the Hinterlands due to the local troll populace. It is believed that the Athrabanic's possessed a unique language due to their long periods of isolation from other humans, that language although dead if believed to be the parent language of Ruin. The Athrabanic were a human tribe that was a part of the Daonaidh People. The Athrabanics were absorbed into the Daonaidh, after the Troll Wars. The province was annexed by Fjorikland, through a strategic marriage between the Ardri Thengill and the High Chief of the Athrabanic's Daughter.

In current times the province is home to a mighty carpentry and mining industry due to its location in the Hilim Mountains and the Dark Forest.

Government
Although ruled by the Prince of Fjallidh, Ruis is ruled by its Thane, a position given to the kindred's chief, and similar to the other provinces of the Principality of Fjallidh, the province does experience some autonomy; all laws and rulings passed must be in agreement with the Prince of Fjallidh.

Environment and Culture
Although being a relatively small province, Ruis, primarily consists of wooded forests, and wooded mountains. To the western part of the province lies the Hilim Mountains, and through the entirety of the province rests the Dark Forest. The region is known of it carpentry skills, as well as its masonry.

Throughout most of the year, Ruis experiences cold wet weather during the spring, summer, and fall seasons, and snowfall during the winter months. In the mountainous parts of the province however during late fall to mid spring, heavy snowfall is very common.

Since the province is primarily forests an mountains, the locals believe in wandering tree spirits, and during the spring equinox, the majority of the province's youth dawn plant like masks and compete in various games.