The Kingdom of Hreinngar is a large and powerful nation home to the wealthiest, and most powerful families in all of Selyria. Hreinngar is currently the second strongest nation in Selyria, only behind the Kingdom of Trost. But this metric is slowly changing due to the fact that Hreinngar is becoming a dominant trading hub in the region.

Before Hreinngar was even founded as a kingdom, the Chiefdom of Hreinngar was a relatively medium-sized civilization that sprung up in the mid 800 BFS. Hreinngar relied on fish, agriculture, and livestock as their prime export towards their mother nation - The Empire of Trost. 

Although many scholars still debate the topic, the founding of The Kingdom of Hreinngar is believed to be around 640 FS during the time of their declaration to split from the Empire of Trost during the Dark Ages. This is due to their perceived discrimination of humans by the majority giant population of Trost. The result was a huge scale war between the two sides, spanning centuries of death and bloodshed. To prevent the massive amounts of damage and destruction, the newly founded Kingdom of Hreinngar created a wall to help build a massive defensive structure against the giants. They used durgan slaves from North Castle for the construction. By 703 FS, it was completed. After the Hreinngarian Split of 640, several nations were inspired by this and did the same to split from Trost.

Hreinngar has a rich history of wars and conquest. Having finished the wall, they fought against the Empire of Trost in many battles, and won in most cases, particularly through the use of magic, which was incredibly useful in speeding up the construction of the wall, and was even more helpful in winning the different wars, known as The War of the Titans. 

Hreinngarian citizens focus around the idea of Pride, Strength, and Honor. It is shunned for any person in the kingdom to be timid and weak. Emotional vulnerability such as crying, angry outbursts, or signs of depression, is seen as a sign of laziness, or simply weakness. Sometimes, these are even seen as unpatriotic and disrespectful to the heroes that died for the Fatherland.

Hreinngarian men are expected to mature and be strong at an early age. Scholars theorize this as a cultural evolution because of countless years of war and instability. Playing with toys is often considered something that only toddlers do, while play-fighting or rough housing is seen as a more accepted way of male play. Hreinngarian women however are more commonly seen in housekeeping, and nursing duties, as well as farming, engineering, and educational fields. These gender roles are seen by scholars as a reflection of the roles of men to be soldiers during the times of war, while women took most of the jobs previously taken by those same men. This however does not mean that women do not hold military positions. In fact, 30% of Hreinngarian women have at least 2 years of experience as a soldier.

Each day is full of action. And each celebration would last until the final seconds of midnight. There is almost no sleep for the events, as managers would take shifts for rests. Sometimes, citizens would set up tents outside of the arenas to save time in watching the spectacles. And as for the main event, it always does not disappoint, according to Hreinngarians.

While it is a favorite sport, scholars from the Effectivus District of the Sovereign University of Vendeaux show evidence that this tradition of fighting for sport was originally a means to have peace between the warring houses during the 2nd Hreinngarian Civil War. And documents suggest that the original vetran festival was actually held only once every two years. Due to some time however, cultural shifts made it possible into what the festival is today.

Hreinngarian Politics is incredibly complex. With many houses gathering around the council, each of them have their own story to tell. But the biggest distinguishing factor of Hreinngarian Politics is how it is a strong Aristocracy of nobles. Although the government describes itself as a ‘Constitutional Monarchy’, the contrary is actually done in practice.

Several houses often have some control over their region similar to that of what had occurred during the Second Civil War. But because of recent reforms in the government, The Royal Family has better control over the different districts.

Laws are usually talked about by The Council of Houses. And it is these houses that are responsible as to what laws are to be passed. According to some SUV scholars, one of the fundamental reasons for the stability of this system is the undying patriotism and nationalism shown by the houses of this kingdom.

The Kingdom of Hreinngar has a very strong and robust economy, mainly due to the Selyria Alliance. They are the main exporters of Steel, Limestone, Wheat, Horses, mages, mana nullifiers, and most importantly, gemstones. Second only to Ravena, they are the richest country in terms of gemstones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. Because of this, they are the prime regulators of the Gem System. Specifically, the Kingdom of Hreinngar is the home of the Central Bank of the Selyria Alliance.

The Kingdom has a strong infrastructure system. ‘Mason Women’ are usually called upon to be at the forefront of building large projects for Hreinngarian citizens. Most citizens are usually well-off, and SUV scholars conclude that 90% of Hreinngarians live above the poverty line, compared to their Selyria Alliance counterparts of having an average of 60-70%.

Trade is what makes Hreinngar incredibly powerful, but their weapons manufacturing is also something to note. The Kingdom of Hreinngar, as it currently stands, is the prime seller of most weapons throughout Selyria. This is due to their access to steel in the northern mountains, as well as adopting Ravena’s approach of having good relationships with the ethnic groups living in those mountains, specifically dwarves.

The military of Hreinngar is one of the most battle-hardened warriors in the world. Being known as the ‘Ironmen’, most Hreinngarian Soldiers are expected to lift 35 kilograms of armor, at almost all times. A typical Hreinngarian soldier would be seen in full plate armor from head to toe, usually wielding a poleaxe or a halberd. They are also very strict, and will only move when given the orders. Massive pressure is thrown to those who cannot lift their own armor and equipment weight, and bullying is considered a justified act to those who do not want to wear the Hreinngarian Uniform.

Men who do not have experience in the military are often seen as weak, or ‘lady-like’ (Even though women often have a good amount of representation in the army). This prompts men to join the ranks to prove themselves, as well as developing really stoic or arrogant behaviors in the later stages of their adolescence.

A rise of mental health issues especially in the military is something that the government has been tackling for a long time. Some scholars argue that this is due to the Vindicumite Serum - a more stable serum formula that has almost similar effects, used by House Gunder during The Great Wall Conflict. Knowing that massive rises in Cortisol and Testosterone in the said serum would indicate the problem, military scholars in the SUV still debate about the source of this issue.