Borgas - The Ice Orc Nation

Encircled by mountains or frozen ocean, Borgas encompasses the northern peak of the continent with mountains creating a natural defense from other nations as well as blinding cold weather that's been known to freeze men's eyes while still in their socket. Ruled by the Ice Orc tribes who adapted over a millennia to the terrain, these creatures harness earth moving magic to create underground passages for safe travel in their lands, as long as you're in good standing with the still tribalistic Ice Orcs. The center of the nation is home to a frozen volcano, dormant for hundreds of generations, the deep belly of this volcano is said to hold endless minerals and wealth, but is guarded by creatures of other realms and chaos.

Hildericc
The super-capital of the Borgas nation, Hildericc grew naturally out of a small tribe of orcs centuries earlier that had fled most of the continent to avoid the regular slaughter adventurers and nations would inflict on the Orc race. A small town grew nestled in the "Thalma's Crown" mountain range, where naturally occurring caves dotted the mountainside, most of which had access to a limitless supply of fresh (albeit frozen) drinking water. With the freezing terrain, dangerous-practically invisible monsters that plague the land and a total lack of most natural resources the orc tribes were left to their own devices, only occasionally forced to repel army invasions through deception and clever guerrilla tactics. The Cosmic Magic Missile caused the city to quadruple in size in less than a hundred years thanks to generous foreign investments on a (in hindsight) completely useless magical tower that was powerless to contain, let alone stop the missile from crashing into the planet. The collapse of Engolia left Borgas as one of the few nation's who's region didn't fall to infighting during The Aftermath. They are now an exporter of ancient magics held within the corrupted spire as well as the pre-eminent mining and mercenary nation in the world, until Phandelver opened up their old mine.