The awnshegh rules the Gorgon's Crown with a fist tighter than iron. Once called Raesene, the half-brother of Haelyn and Roele, the Gorgon found himself lured to the side of evil with the blandishments of Azrai. None proved abler than the Black Prince in the strategies of evil. He quickly rose to become the champion of Azrai and absorbed much of the god's essence at Deismaar. All Cerilians consider him the first and mightiest of the awnsheghlien.
It was the Gorgon who halted the advances of the Anuirean armies under Roele, and the Gorgon who tore apart the Anuirean Empire by killing its last emperor, Michael. His crimes, too many and heinous to name, grow as his evil multiplies every day. He keeps contact with the two new gods of evil, Kriesha and Belinik, and secretly lusts after their power, though he has yet to find a way to take it. He owns at least two of the 12 tighmaevril weapons (and perhaps as many as four), taken from the bodies of those stupid enough to challenge him in his place of power.
Though the Gorgon has great power perhaps more than any other creature in the world he remains a master of subtlety, deceit, and lies. He carefully crafts rumors to destroy kingdoms and grind bloodlines into the dust. He plans his political moves with patience only a 2,000-year-old being can muster. Those living on his border claim he can see the future.
Anuireans say the awnshegh harvests bloodlines like a vinter harvests grapes with great care and deliberation. He helps the scions of an individual line grow ever more powerful, and then subtly encourages them to seek him out. Only a few have provided even modest entertainment, but all have nourished his personal bloodline.
| Province | Law | Temple | Guilds | Source | TR/Max | Ruler | Race | Terrain |
| Abattoir (3/6) | Go(3) | -- | -- | Go(6) | Go | Goblin | High mountains | |
| Anathar (1/6) | Go(1) | HOA(1) | -- | Go(4) | 0 / 0 (S) |
Go | Human - Anuirean | Low mountains, High mountains, Plains, Coastal |
| Elfseyes (2/7) | Go(2) | -- | -- | Go(7) | Go | Goblin | High mountains, Plains |
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| Jogh Warren (3/3) [3] | Go(3) | -- | -- | Go(2) | 0 / 0 (S) |
Go | Human - Anuirean | Hills, High mountains, Plains, Coastal |
| Kal-Saitharak (4/5) [8] | Go(4) | HOA(4) | -- | Go(5) | Go | Awnsheghlien | Ancient Forest | |
| Mettle (2/4) | Go(2) | -- | -- | Go(3) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Hills, Heavy forest, Plains |
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| Motile (2/3) | Go(2) | -- | -- | Go(3) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Hills, High mountains, Plains |
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| Mutian's Point (1/6) | Go(1) | HOA(1) | -- | Go(4) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Low mountains, Plains |
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| Orog's Head (2/5) | Go(2) | -- | -- | Go(4) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Low mountains, Plains |
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| Pelt (1/6) | Go(1) | -- | -- | Go(4) | Go | Goblin | Hills, Heavy forest |
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| Plumbago (2/5) | Go(2) | -- | -- | Go(5) | Go | Goblin | High mountains | |
| Sage's Fen (2/5) | Go(2) | HOA(2) | -- | Go(5) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Low mountains, Plains |
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| Sere's Hold (2/4) | Go(2) | -- | -- | Go(4) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Hills, High mountains, Plains |
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| Sideath (2/7) | Go(2) | HOA(2) | -- | Go(5) | Go | Goblin | Hills, Heavy forest |
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| Stone's End (1/6) | Go(1) | HOA(1) | -- | Go(4) | Go | Goblin | High mountains | |
| Sunder Falls (1/4) | Go(1) | HOA(1) | -- | Go(3) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Plains | |
| Zaptig (2/5) | Go(2) | -- | -- | Go(4) | Go | Human - Anuirean | Low mountains, Plains |
| Province | Law | Temple | Guilds | Source | TR/Max | Ruler | Race | Terrain |
| Brushfire (2/3) | Go(1) RF(1) |
HOA(1) ATM(1) |
Go(0) | Go(3) | 0 / 0 (S) |
RF | Goblin | Plains |
| Dwarf's Hold (4/1) | Go(2) RF(2) |
HOA(4) ATM(2) |
Go(2) | Go(1) | RF | Goblin | Hills, Plains |
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| Elfsdemise (3/2) | Go(2) RF(1) |
HOA(2) ATM(1) |
Go(1) | Go(2) | RF | Goblin | Low mountains, High mountains, Plains |
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| Lost Realm (2/6) | Go(1) | -- | Go(1) | Go(4) | 0 / 0 (S) |
RF | Goblin | Heavy forest, High mountains |
| Periltrees (3/2) | Go(2) RF(1) |
HOA(2) ATM(1) |
Go(1) | Go(2) | 0 / 0 (S) |
RF | Goblin | Heavy forest, Plains |
| Riverspring (3/2) | Go(2) RF(1) |
HOA(1) ATM(1) |
Go(1) | Go(2) | 0 / 0 (S) |
RF | Goblin | Low mountains, Plains |
| Shattered Hills (4/1) [4] | Go(2) RF(2) |
HOA(1) ATM(1) |
Go(2) | Go(1) | RF | Goblin | Low mountains, High mountains, Plains |
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| Sutren Hills (1/4) | Go(1) RF(0) |
HOA(1) ATM(0) |
Go(0) | Go(4) | 0 / 0 (S) |
RF | Goblin | Hills, Plains |
| Province | Law | Temple | Guilds | Source | TR/Max | Ruler | Race | Terrain |
| Crushing Rock (5/4) | Go(3) GoT(2) |
MF(3) HOA(2) |
Go(3) | Go(2) PM(2) |
GoT | Dwarf | High mountains, Plains |
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| Fallen Rock (3/6) | Go(2) GoT(1) |
MF(2) HOA(1) |
Go(1) | Go(3) PM(3) |
GoT | Dwarf | High mountains, Plains |