Rysky |
It's because it wasn't there before the Worldwound. It was founded and grew in tandem with the Abyssal threat.
If you mean the nation that was there before Mendev and the Worldwound, Sarkoris, it's because, well, a big a%+ h#$* to the Abyss opened up and swallowed almost everything.
Edit: lol I put a space between ass and hold an it still censored it, even though I meant a literal hole XD
captain yesterday |
Mendev was a lot like Brevoy and Iobaria, with a dash of Ustalav, in that it was a principality (ruled by a prince instead of king) according to the Inner Sea World Guide they were considered "ne'er do wells" by their neighbors. It wasn't until the worldwound crusades that anyone started taking them seriously.
Mudfoot |
Countries grow and shrink over time. Look at how big Lithuania used to be. 930,000 km2 in 1430; just 65,300 km2 now.