The Republic of Askersund

To the far north of continent of Lerna is Askersund. The rough mountains and cold climate have bread a hearty and hard drinking people in this republic. They do a brisk trade in fishing, especially in whaling, as the blubber of whales has a great many uses. The mountains of Askersund are home to a great many creature, and some of the finest furs in the Sha’uru come out of the tanneries of Alesund. The northern most port city of Rogaland also serves as the capital to this republic. Askersund is Governed by Lord Igor-Nikolay Kuznetsov, though rumor has it that his husband, Lord Matvei-Konstantine Kuznetsov, may be the true ruler of Askersund. Matvei-Konstantine owns the largest fish cannery interest in all of Sha’uru and controls a good deal of the ports from Rogaland in the north west to Telemark in the north east. Kuznetstov canned tuna and salmon is traded as far south as the Vand Nisse lands in the southern continent of Calydon. Crude Oil is the second largest export of Askersund, and it is the main trade of the city of Telemark.