The Kingdom of Sanguine is one of the most ancient in all of Kyor, the home of a contingent of red-orange tieflings who live far from their ancestral home of Athin. It is a place of mystery, power, dark forests, haunted mountains, black crypts, gloom, horrors, and treasures. Yet it is also a place of life ruled by kings and feuding nobles populated by sturdy peasants and cunning city-folk ravaged by bandits, defended by mercenaries and armies alike. Sanguine is a city located along the Red River in Southeast Radavan. It is an ancient seat of the tieflings dating back to before the time of the ancients.

Sanguine’s troubles continue. After the death of childless King Valdric, his general Iksandrian took the Sanguine throne and crushed the nobles who squabbled amongst themselves rather than opposing the army. These nobles now live in exile either in the countryside or as expatriates in other city-states.

Some say the city-state was cursed by the temporary return of the dead god Alkir. Only the actions of whomever boldly stole the ancient Staff of Avanrakash from the dead king as he lay in state managed to save the poor peoples of Sanguine. However, Iksandrian and his lieutenants have done little to stop the lawlessness in the land as they consolidate their power and carry out death sentences on any who challenge the new regime. Bandits such as Karela the Red Hawk continue to raid freely, and the Sanguinites starve as few wish to venture far from the city walls.

“She is ancient but her face is ever changing. A contradiction of the old and new. She is full of life yet stinks of death. The placid fools within take no notice of the chaos besieging them. The fat merchants, bearded scholars, ragged peddlers, stinking beggars, and accursed footpads all go about business in the usual way as if nothing has changed.“

Justice is severe in the city of Sanguine. Foreigners are never trusted, and the rule of the army is absolute despite a constant undercurrent of anger at their unlawful power. Magic is particularly seen as bad - particularly in public. In private, even the most awful rituals are contemplated as once Sanguine was the home of the Society of Alkir, a fascist regieme that once sided with the powers of Corvax as his armies ravaged Radavan.

Wherever anyone goes, there is the smell of tension. The common tiefling folk mind their own business and quietly bubble with anger and discontent of their current state of being.

There are several different sections of the ancient city.