Selva

Selva is a loose conglomeration of villages in the depths of the Paese rainforest. They function as a city state but lack recognition from others. and often contain outcasts from other states. They are subject to raids by the armies of other city states.

Selvans are a disparate group, wary of outsiders. They claim to be the original Paesans and await their rightful leader who vanished long ago. Some say they never really existed, others say they were deposed. Some say they were reincarnated. The true nature of the monarch and the path of the Paesans is cause of civil war and unrest.

It is rumoured that Selvans are descended from the original people of Nicre who were driven out by barbarians. This is why they consider themselves original Paesans.