Kutnubad

The Kutnubad, later called the Bophan Mountains and by its Gentarian inhabitants the Siritahlene, is a mountain range that runs through central Nieden.

Geography
The Kutnubad is known to have slim canyons with dozens of waterfalls and caves that run the heights of them. This can make exploration of the region exciting, but dangerous.

Classical Era
The Kutnubad was home to the former Gentarii Confederacy of Niedene, which prevented most Escharian expansionism to the western region of Nieden (see Kingdom of Egalia) until the era of the First Empire. On the other hand, the southern mountain range was the seat of Khuzdurin.

Empire Era
However, Khuzdurin didn't survive the rise of the inheritors of the Escharian Empire, the newly reformed nations Aesperium Niedea and Theionikos-Eusskeudal. Following this event, the southern range was annexed by Eusskeudal and later became home to the Bophanites in the Duchy of Lynnmore while the northenmost ranges were annexed by Niedea.

However, from the Kutnubad were the seat of seditious movements, first and earliest being Unterrench. It was then followed by Lynnmore, Fredonia, Thanutabad and Tymarat. Only the town of Galitz remained loyal to the Second Escharian Empire (Niedea).

Pacification (contemporary era)
The pacification of the area occured either through the departure of the local government, like in Lynnmore which remained under Anosphey which managed to appoint new loyal leaders. This went the other way in Escharia: through the crisis of December 2021 the aread of Tymarat and Fredonia were able to secede. However, fearing reprisal from the Newly reformed Aesperium Niedea, these nations sought the protection of the Kingdom of Gertonia.

Eventually, the Kingdom of Gertonia found protection under the Empire of Simulami, which was able to push its frontier up to the limits of the former Kingdom of Egalia. Eventually, the whole northern part of the mountain range was annexed by Simulami through the Escharian crisis of september 2022.

The area is now split Anosphey (Yimmu-Audal) and the Empire of Simulami and its vassals, Fredonia and the Kingdom of Creed.