Shiku

Shiku is a country in northern Ereva, Lying between the Adurmic Ocean to the west, Tjarme and Osvika to the north, the Glacial Territory to the east, and Bergoseia to the south.

Shiku covers an area of 132,000 square miles, and has a cold climate. With 840,000 inhabitants, it is the second least populous state in Ereva, and the sixth least populous state in Caulragel. It's capitol and largest burg is Aros, a city lying on the Cyrta River. Other Shiku burgs include Antioches, Cytrearc, and Hagas.

Shiku was founded as a sovereign nation in the year 240 when a large population of humans were banished to the continent of Ereva from their homeland in Myos, following an incident that invoked the anger of Selexforod Kanos. This population came to be known as Banished Humans, of which the majority of Shiku's population consists. Other races that hold a majority population in some areas of Shiku are Mountain Dwarves, Hill Dwarves, and Fire Genasi.

Shiku maintains a hostile stance to the nations of the greater world, opposed to Osvikan expansion and the allying of surrounding nations. Shiku is militaristic in nature, frequently recruiting and training in new members of its armed forces, while extant groups of banished humans in the country's northern and eastern regions have been documented attacking civilian towns and routes near the border. These groups also assert that Shiku has fair claim to the Glacial Territory, the homeland of the Earth and Air Genasi. There are rumors that these groups are part of the official Shiku military, and that they have planned a hostile takeover of the Glacial Territory, though neither claim has been confirmed by a reputable source.