Russka

Russka, formally known as the Russkan Empire, is a large nation which lies south of the realm of Vallonia, west of Rumania, and north of _ and Quran. It is ruled by a Tsar(or, rarely, a Tsarina), who possesses unquestioned authority and power and who is usually an iron-fisted tyrant, although some progressive, industrious Tsars have been known to history.

Russka is a bitter, frigid country occupying some of the harshest lands in all of Pynthia; due to this dangerous climate, the Russkan people are known to be equally coarse and have a reputation for savageness brutality in battle paralleled by only the _.

Since the dominion's very inception it has been under siege by a variety of ruthless invaders, most notably the Vallonians, the _, the _, and, perhaps most frighteningly, the rabid packs of foul creatures originating in the Badlands which sometimes fight their way across Rumania and flood into Russkan territory. It is likely because of this constant threat to Russka's very existence that their people are infused with a warrior's spirit and a wolf's hide, as well as their unique genetic admixture.