Duthelm

[Vertrax]

          In the history of Duthelm (how is that pronounced anyway?) it was said that Duthelm was once part of the empire that contains Rukemia, Ormek and Kitar however it seems as though Duthhelm has military and magical equality (with a slight superiority) to all three of these countries put together (even after considering factors such as the orichalium mines) example: a group of Duthelm soldiers can slaughter a group of Kitarian soldiers. and the black sorcerers seem to have more "True" mages than the other three countries put together. And they have a large amount of soldiers that bear magical arms.

was this intentional and if so, why?

[avisarr]

It's true that Duthelm has a strong army and the Black Wizards. However, the Rukemian Empire has a massive military force. Duthelm could probably wipe out Kitar if they mustered everything they had, but Kitar would be backed up by Rukemia. Likewise, Rukemia might be able to take on and defeat Duthelm, but the cost would be very high. Rukemian senators don't want to engage in such a difficult war. Twice Duthelm has attempted to take on the empire and twice it's failed. Rukemia is, for now, content merely to bolster Kitar and keep Duthelm in check.

Besides... military stalemates and political tension are more fun... lots of potential for adventure.

Duthelm is pronounced duh-THELM. The stress is on the second syllable. Both vowel sounds are short.