State Profile: Sethieron

Sethieron was claimed and colonized to be another state of Heralden, but as the human explorers moved inland from their city of Malkerin, they found other peoples had already populated the forests of this land. The humans attempted to annex the Halfling city of Beedlehorn, but were quickly met with a band of half-orc warriors from Kor-Rach, one of the largest known half-orc controlled cities in the world. The humans were pushed back to the coast and the forests remained under the control of the Halflings and half-orcs, respecting an old trading and truce agreement. Now, most of the coast is human-controlled, but few humans are welcome inland. The citizens of Beedlehorn are willing to trade, but those of Kor-Rach are hesitant to make any official contact with the humans, instead using the Halflings as a middle-man to obtain the goods they want.
Though Sethieron is a large state by Theadritch's standards, it is one of the wildest. Aside from Malkerin, Beedlehorn, Kor-Rach, and the surrounding farmlands, most of the land is heavily forested and inhabited by wilder creatures and nomadic tribes of orcs. While these bands rarely approach the walls of the cities, they are occasionally problematic for merchants traveling between them and thus there is a thriving market for caravan guards. The few humans that make much contact with the half-orcs typically serve with them in these guard squads.
The largest city in Sethieron is the half-orc refuge of Kor-Rach, which holds 89,000 citizens protected by 37.5 square miles of high, thick walls. Most half-orcs keep themselves within the city, which allows them to maintain temples and libraries that rival moderate human cities without persecution. The half-orcs of Kor-Rach tend to be targeted more often by the pure-blood orcs of the surrounding forests and thus maintain a standing militia for their defense. Kor-Rach is a functioning republic, with elected officials governing the city. In contrast, Beedlehorn is a small monarchy, with a hereditary king presiding over the citizens, and Malkerin has a modified provincial government, with a noble governor and a cabinet of advisors. Malkerin has done much to maintain relations with Heralden but it technically independent, not under the taxation or protection of its motherland.
Demographically, there are more humans in Sethieron than any other single race, with 31% of the population being at least 3/4 human. Halflings are the second most populous with 27%, and half-orcs rank third with 22% of the population, though a significant portion of that number maintains permanent residence within Kor-Rach. The rest is 9% tribal orcs and 11% other intelligent creatures, with a tendency toward goblinkin and lizardfolk.