Othenia

Othenia is a region to the far west of the Baslium, across the Argent sea. It is characterised by fertile grasslands, rolling plains, and warm coastlines. The majority of the region is rural, based around numerous farming villages and castle holdings. The region is well known for it's comfortable climate, comforting food, and high quality wine.

Othenian Culture
Othenian culture is very much based around principles of Othenian chivalry, a code of honour idealising the concept of the questing knight, and ideals of honour and valour. Nobles are brought up idealising heroic knights of legends, and the peasantry are regaled with stories of those who earned a knighthood through grand gestures of bravery. Much of this comes to form around jousting tournaments and the knightly orders, with jousting tournaments brining large crowds from across the surrounding areas.

The region itself is very rich and prosperous, which is signified as proof of the idiom "la prospérité de naissance", which holds that a lands prosperity is directly tied to whether the ruler is deserving. Despite this, the more sceptical onlookers attribute the relative wealth to the regions ideal climate, and relative peace over recent history. While conflicts do happen, disputes are becoming increasingly settled through more direct competitions of prowess; either through pitched battles of landed knights, or simply settled at a tournament.

Involvement in the Crusades
When the Braxian Crusade were called, many among the nobility saw this as a calling of valour, and gathered troops to join the fray. The majority of those that joined were the unlanded nobility, who alongside an opportunity to prove their valour, saw it as an opportunity to gain some land for themselves. The majority of Othenian support for the crusade however, came from the Othenian Knight Orlders, who declared it their divine duty to attend, with many setting up their own crusader states at the end of the crusade.