Redania: A Power on the Rise

Journal entry

 * Redania is a kingdom belonging to the so-called League of Northern States. It is located between the Buina and Pontar rivers, bordered by Temeria to the south and Kovir and Caingorn to the north. To its east lies Kaedwen, and to its southeast - Aedirn. Its capital is Tretogor, yet the land's most famous cities are Oxenfurt, home to the enclave of culture and learning that is the Oxenfurt Academy, and Novigrad, which, while a free city, stands on Redanian soil.


 * The cult of the nobility runs strong in Redania. That social stratum possesses more privileges here than in any nearby realm. Great differences in wealth exist among the gentry, but Redanian law cares for birth not property, making a well-born beggar the legal equal of the richest magnate. Those of high birth and great wealth draw the latter primarily from the grain trade and pedigreed horse husbandry. This last the Redanians excel at, outdoing all other nations - Redanian steeds are unsurpassed. The Redanian cavalry is thus among the best formations of its kind in the world, and with the country's nobility filling its ranks it is the heart of the Redanian armed forces. As a consequence of the nobility's privileged position, the peasantry is treated worse here than in neighboring realms, and only the king’s iron fist keeps them from rebelling.


 * The Redanian army consists of thirty-five thousand armed men, which number includes a core of four thousand elite knights. Soon after the outbreak of the Third War against Nilfgaard, Redania’s forces were further supplemented with Temerian and Kaedweni regiments, as well as with mercenary troops from Poviss and Kovir. Indeed, one can now accurately speak of a united army of the North led by King Radovid V.


 * The Redanian treasury relies on the profitable trade with Novigrad to fill its coffers, with wheat as the chief staple crop and main commodity. Redania has it in abundance, thus the country is oft called the granary of the North, its landscape consisting almost entirely of rolling waves of grain. Yet despite the land's natural bounty, Redania's economy has been in crisis since war with Nilfgaard broke out once more. The tumult and desperation has led in recent days to the cult of the Eternal Fire gaining more and more adherents.

Redanien - eine Macht im Aufstieg‎ fr:La Redania: une puissance en plein essor‎ it:Redania: una potenza in ascesa‎ Redania - państwo rosnąca w siłę‎