The Kshatriyas of Singha are renowned as the fiercest, bravest, most honorable, and most disciplined army of the Seven Kingdoms, and on the open field of battle no stronger force of arms exists. Unfortunately, the yuan-ti of the Mahavana Forest rarely meet their enemies on an open field, and the forces of Singha are more often turned against Bhalluka, Gandharva, or Vriscika than against the serpent-fiends of the jungle.
Matriarchal
ORGANIZATIONS
The most important organization of Singha is the elite warrior order called Singhapallaki, the Defenders of Singh. These knightly warriors are sworn to uphold both the throne of Singh (and whoever sits on it justly) and the so-called Code of the Lion, a code of laws and honor that dates back to the founding of the kingdom as a splinter from Mahanaga. The Singhapallaki value honesty, justice, heroic courage, compassion, polite courtesy, honor, sincerity, duty, and loyalty. In addition, the Code of the Lion extols the virtue of fury, which is the disciplined rage that characterizes the singh rager and the finest members of the Singhapallaki.
SINGHA LANDS
The lands of Singha are wide and flat, watered by the floods of the Bahanis River. The Mahavana Forest borders Singha on the north, and of the Seven Kingdoms, the lands of Singha lie closest to the great ruins of Mahanaga. Despite their proximity to humankind’s greatest enemy, however, the warriors of Singha are not as comfortable striking into the jungle as the scouts and shikari of Bhalluka, far to the west.
