Uelaire is a nation surrounded by foes. This has caused it to fortify its cities to guard against future incursions. Uelaire is all but isolated from most of the other Anbennarian peoples. Surrounded by danger, it can afford to trust nobody but its own, leading its people to be more accepting of the security our government offers. The Ducal Chronicles tell the deeds of House síl Uelaire, and how they nobly protected our people and the Empire from threats beyond. The lands of Newacre are rich and fruitful, perfect for developing new residences and garrisons along our borders with Vertesk and Gawed.
History[]
Prior to the War of the Sorcerer-King, the lands that would become Uelaire were known as Minsford, an eastern frontier province of the Gnomish Hierarchy and later the Small Kingdom. It was populated by Oakfoot Halflings and governed from the settlement of Minsmouth. During the war, Castanorian and Vertesker forces occupied the land and torched the capital, forcing most of the inhabitants to flee into the densely-wooded Elkmarch. Damerian forces fighting for the League of Free Realms under the leadership of the Eustace síl Uelaire would be sent to liberate the land, only to occupy it as their personal fiefs with his new capital of Uelaire built atop the scorched ruins of Minsmouth. This act would spark a bitter guerilla war between the Oakfoots of Elkmarch and the Uelairey with halfling saboteurs creating traps and tricks in their futile attempts to drive them away. Instead, the Uelairey increased their guard, becoming increasingly paranoid and isolationist.