Edhuildeaghe

Edhuildeaghe is the ancient homeland of the Giants, and is the furthest province in the Empire. It is not actually a single state, and is instead fractured into no less than a dozen petty kingdoms, known to the giants as the Ri. Each Ri is controlled by a Flatha, but the Flatha themselves pay taxes to the Gouvernour of Edhuildeaghe, who is elected by the high noble court of Alvyrnia. This Gouvernour oversees the transport of tithes from this region all the way down south to the capital, but has no control over law or policy.

Edhuildeaghe is bitterly cold, and the customs of men are strange there. Being elected as Gouvernour, while no doubt a lucrative position, is also a penal one; for the Gouvernour must travel north to the edge of the world, where water rarely runs and the cold seeps through even the thickest walls. In fact, it is so far north, that there is no clear boundary as to where it ends; and further north from it, only wild bands of giants can live.