Humans are the dominant race in Impiltur. Most are descended from mixed Vilhon and Turami stock, spiced with some Rashemi. Others have a cast more like the Nar and Sossrim people and these tend to belong to higher classes. Governed by Queen-Regent Sambryl and a council of twelve paladins, much of the hinterland is under the control of lesser, local lords who will risk making their own rules when it suits them and leave plenty of danger for adventurers and mercenaries to take care of.