Generally known as The Strongholds, The Confederated Strongholds of Northern Hann is a political entity that was created to manage relationships between the three major holdings along the River Still - Stilan, Melange and The Complex. Over time, Rostil and Westland have been added, and the structure tweaked to fit with that of The Hann Empire.

• Stilan was originally founded by a fighter called Fred Bloggs (we weren't alway serious back in the 80s), who died and was brought back to life with a reincarnate spell (came back as an Ogre Mage! Great tables back then)
• Melange was founded by a Cleric called Mes. I don't remember much about him.
• The Complex was founded by a Wizard called Googleplex (it is a very big number, and has nothing to do with the search engine)
• Rostil Island was settled by a Bard (who I can't remember much about) a few years later.
• Westland

NOTE: (This was my first 'game world' back in the days of AD&D - before it became AD&D II :] The three original states are based on the 1st ed rules for strongholds - Fighters control more land than clerics who control more land that wizards … I think all three founders were characters I played - the founders of The Complex and Stilan were fairly significant characters for me [at the time]. I still have the original paper based version sitting on top of my book case, the concepts hold, deities, and some specifics have changed to work with more modern rule sets.)