Upwold - Revision history

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	Finally, Upwold is one of the few areas where anything other than beer is drunk. For centuries, the brewers of Upwold have made a drink from the sap of the birch trees that warms their hearts in the cold winter nights but brings strange dreams.		Finally, Upwold is one of the few areas where anything other than beer is drunk. For centuries, the brewers of Upwold have made a drink from the sap of the birch trees that warms their hearts in the cold winter nights but brings strange dreams.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Peter Lambrook.jpg\|\|caption=While the farm is the centre of Marcher life, many make their living in other ways.\|align=right\|width=500}}		<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Peter Lambrook.jpg\|\|caption=While the farm is the centre of Marcher life, many make their living in other ways.\|align=right\|width=500}}</div>
	==Recent History==		==Recent History==
	Over the last thirty years there have been several attempts by the Jotun to attack across the border from the Mournwold. These campaigns were primarily aimed at claiming the Sutton Stone Quarries - the Jotun apparently have a great desire for white granite to help build and maintain their [[fortifications]]. The last such attack in 372YE saw significant losses on both sides, and several new Jotun burial mounds along the southern borders.		Over the last thirty years there have been several attempts by the Jotun to attack across the border from the Mournwold. These campaigns were primarily aimed at claiming the Sutton Stone Quarries - the Jotun apparently have a great desire for white granite to help build and maintain their [[fortifications]]. The last such attack in 372YE saw significant losses on both sides, and several new Jotun burial mounds along the southern borders.

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Moonwater Hall (ruins)

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	===Moonwater Hall (ruins)===		===Moonwater Hall (ruins)===
	Built near King's Stoke in [[#Tower March\|Tower March]], Moonwater Hall was a [[Faraden]] enclave that consisted of several dozen buildings including inns, homes, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, a shrine, and a number of warehouses, as well as a large public pasture for use by oxen. It was [[Construct_trade_hub_in_Upwold\|commissioned]] in Summer 381YE, and work was completed shortly before the Winter Solstice. Half of the materials were provided by Henry Ward on behalf of the Empire, with the other half being supplied by Lady Saretta of the Red Moon on behalf of a consortium of Faraden merchant families. Moonwater Hall provided benefits to the [[farm\|farms]] and [[business\|businesses]] of Upwold as a [[great work]]. In Spring 384YE, however, the Senate voted to [[abrogate Moonwater Hall]] and the trade hub was decommissioned.		Built near King's Stoke in [[#Tower March\|Tower March]], Moonwater Hall was a [[Faraden]] enclave that consisted of several dozen buildings including inns, homes, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, a shrine, and a number of warehouses, as well as a large public pasture for use by oxen. It was [[Construct_trade_hub_in_Upwold\|commissioned]] in Summer 381YE, and work was completed shortly before the Winter Solstice. Half of the materials were provided by Henry Ward on behalf of the Empire, with the other half being supplied by Lady Saretta of the Red Moon on behalf of a consortium of Faraden merchant families. Moonwater Hall provided benefits to the [[farm\|farms]] and [[business\|businesses]] of Upwold as a [[great work]]. In Spring 384YE, however, the Senate voted to [[abrogate Moonwater Hall]] and the trade hub was decommissioned.
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Yeoman and Log.jpg \|width=300\|align=right\|caption=The Marchers of [[#Birchland\|Birchland]] and [[#Tower March\|Tower March]] farm the trees with the same~~<br/>~~ stubborn focus other Marchers farm grain or pigs.}}		<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Yeoman and Log.jpg \|width=300\|align=right\|caption=The Marchers of [[#Birchland\|Birchland]] and [[#Tower March\|Tower March]] farm the trees with the same stubborn focus other Marchers farm grain or pigs.}}</div>

	==Regions==		==Regions==

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Tower March

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	*'''Quality:''' Forest		*'''Quality:''' Forest
	The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.		The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.
			<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Henry Birchsmith.jpg\|caption='''Henry Birchsmith''', Senator for Upwold\|align=left\|width=500}}</div>
	West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.		West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.

	[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.		[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.

	{{Senate Elections\|Senator_for_Upwold\|Territory=Upwold\|Season=Autumn}}		{{Senate Elections\|Senator_for_Upwold\|Territory=Upwold\|Season=Autumn}}

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	The Sutton Stone Quarries are a Bourse resource located on [[#The Heath\|the Heath]]. Custodianship of the Quarries is an [[Imperial Title]] that brings with it a Seat on the [[Bourse]]. It produces 23 Imperial wains of white granite every season. Control is allocated to any Imperial citizen by open auction during the Summer Solstice.		The Sutton Stone Quarries are a Bourse resource located on [[#The Heath\|the Heath]]. Custodianship of the Quarries is an [[Imperial Title]] that brings with it a Seat on the [[Bourse]]. It produces 23 Imperial wains of white granite every season. Control is allocated to any Imperial citizen by open auction during the Summer Solstice.
	===Well of Shadows===		===Well of Shadows===
	At some point following the [[Wassail]] of 386YE, which was [[Patterns_of_fairytales#A Grand Wassail\|attended]] by numerous [[Inhabitants of the realms#Heralds\|heralds]] of the [[eternal]] [[Sadogua]], a door appeared in [[#Tower March\|Tower March]] about a day's lazy hike east of King's Stoke. A meandering path, little more than a hunting trail, that nobody entirely remembers being there now connects the Stoke to the door, which is set into the bole of a massive ancient oak tree. The door is round, green, and resists all efforts to open it up to and including charging it headlong with a log. The ''Brother of Wizards'' mentions that this is the entry to the ''Well of Shadows'' - a place of magical learning that is part of his domain. ~~Access has been granted to [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] of the Marches and as~~ a mark of the welcome he has received from them and from their people, he chose to move the door to Upwold. ~~Presumably~~ the landskeepers of the Marches ~~know what this~~ is ~~about~~.		At some point following the [[Wassail]] of 386YE, which was [[Patterns_of_fairytales#A Grand Wassail\|attended]] by numerous [[Inhabitants of the realms#Heralds\|heralds]] of the [[eternal]] [[Sadogua]], a door appeared in [[#Tower March\|Tower March]] about a day's lazy hike east of King's Stoke. A meandering path, little more than a hunting trail, that nobody entirely remembers being there now connects the Stoke to the door, which is set into the bole of a massive ancient oak tree. The door is round, green, and resists all efforts to open it up to and including charging it headlong with a log. The ''Brother of Wizards'' mentions that this is the entry to the ''[[Scholar in the Well#Well of Shadows\|Well of Shadows]]'' - a place of magical learning that is part of his domain. As a mark of the welcome he has received from them and from their people, he chose to move the door to Upwold. The first group to be granted access to the well were the [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] of the Marches and if anyone knows more it is probably them.
	{{Anchor\|Moonwater Hall}}		{{Anchor\|Moonwater Hall}}

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The Woldstone

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	The stone marks the centre of a potent Autumn [[regio]] that has in the past been used to lay powerful [[enchantment\|enchantments]] over the whole of Upwold. The regio is tied to the realm of the [[eternal]] [[Ephisis]], and watched over by one of her more potent heralds, ''Nunn o' the Wold''. According to stories, Nunn appears as a prosperous Marcher steward or alder, and has a keen interest in the interplay between those who raise crops and the traders who buy and sell them. According to local stories, at one time the herald would appear every solstice and equinox to negotiate minor deals with brave yeomen, but it has been over a century since he was last encountered.		The stone marks the centre of a potent Autumn [[regio]] that has in the past been used to lay powerful [[enchantment\|enchantments]] over the whole of Upwold. The regio is tied to the realm of the [[eternal]] [[Ephisis]], and watched over by one of her more potent heralds, ''Nunn o' the Wold''. According to stories, Nunn appears as a prosperous Marcher steward or alder, and has a keen interest in the interplay between those who raise crops and the traders who buy and sell them. According to local stories, at one time the herald would appear every solstice and equinox to negotiate minor deals with brave yeomen, but it has been over a century since he was last encountered.

	Since early 387YE, the [[Stone_Smith#Stone_Smith's_Workshop\|Stone Smith's Workshop]] has stood near the Woldstone, serving as a place for the [[smith\|smiths]] of the Marches to congregate, discuss their less mundane business, and sometimes commune with the [[~~inhabitants~~ of the ~~Realms~~#Heralds\|heralds]] of the [[Realms#Autumn\|Autumn realm]].		Since early 387YE, the [[Stone_Smith#Stone_Smith's_Workshop\|Stone Smith's Workshop]] has stood near the Woldstone, serving as a place for the [[smith\|smiths]] of the Marches to congregate, discuss their less mundane business, and sometimes commune with the [[Inhabitants of the realms#Heralds\|heralds]] of the [[Realms#Autumn\|Autumn realm]].

	===Mumford===		===Mumford===

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The Woldstone

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	The stone marks the centre of a potent Autumn [[regio]] that has in the past been used to lay powerful [[enchantment\|enchantments]] over the whole of Upwold. The regio is tied to the realm of the [[eternal]] [[Ephisis]], and watched over by one of her more potent heralds, ''Nunn o' the Wold''. According to stories, Nunn appears as a prosperous Marcher steward or alder, and has a keen interest in the interplay between those who raise crops and the traders who buy and sell them. According to local stories, at one time the herald would appear every solstice and equinox to negotiate minor deals with brave yeomen, but it has been over a century since he was last encountered.		The stone marks the centre of a potent Autumn [[regio]] that has in the past been used to lay powerful [[enchantment\|enchantments]] over the whole of Upwold. The regio is tied to the realm of the [[eternal]] [[Ephisis]], and watched over by one of her more potent heralds, ''Nunn o' the Wold''. According to stories, Nunn appears as a prosperous Marcher steward or alder, and has a keen interest in the interplay between those who raise crops and the traders who buy and sell them. According to local stories, at one time the herald would appear every solstice and equinox to negotiate minor deals with brave yeomen, but it has been over a century since he was last encountered.

			Since early 387YE, the [[Stone_Smith#Stone_Smith's_Workshop\|Stone Smith's Workshop]] has stood near the Woldstone, serving as a place for the [[smith\|smiths]] of the Marches to congregate, discuss their less mundane business, and sometimes commune with the [[inhabitants of the Realms#Heralds\|heralds]] of the [[Realms#Autumn\|Autumn realm]].

	===Mumford===		===Mumford===

Twiggy at 01:46, 22 January 2026

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	* All the regions of Upwold are in the hands of the Marches (and by extension the Empire) making it a staunchly Imperial territory.		* All the regions of Upwold are in the hands of the Marches (and by extension the Empire) making it a staunchly Imperial territory.
	* The castle of [[#The Eastern Guard\|Eastern Guard]] was a rank one [[fortification]].		* The castle of [[#The Eastern Guard\|Eastern Guard]] was a rank one [[fortification]].
	* The presence of [[Delver_of_the_Depths#Lorenzo.27s_Deep_Pockets\|Lorenzo's Deep Pockets]] means that it is not possible for an [[Imperial army]] to [[Army_orders#Movement\|move]] from Upwold to Temeschwar directly. They will instead need to pass through either Miaren or Hahnmark.		* The presence of [[Delver_of_the_Depths#Lorenzo.27s_Deep_Pockets\|Lorenzo's Deep Pockets]] means that it is not possible for an [[Army\|Imperial army]] to [[Army_orders#Movement\|move]] from Upwold to Temeschwar directly. They will instead need to pass through either Miaren or Hahnmark.
	[[Category:The Marches]]		[[Category:The Marches]]
	[[Category:Gazetteer]]		[[Category:Gazetteer]]
	[[Category:Imperial Territory]]		[[Category:Imperial Territory]]

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	The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.		The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.

	West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.		West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.

	[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.		[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Bourse" to "[[Bourse"

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	===[[Sutton Stone Quarries]]===		===[[Sutton Stone Quarries]]===
	The Sutton Stone Quarries are a Bourse resource located on [[#The Heath\|the Heath]]. Custodianship of the Quarries is an [[Imperial Title]] that brings with it a Seat on the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]]. It produces 23 Imperial wains of white granite every season. Control is allocated to any Imperial citizen by open auction during the Summer Solstice.		The Sutton Stone Quarries are a Bourse resource located on [[#The Heath\|the Heath]]. Custodianship of the Quarries is an [[Imperial Title]] that brings with it a Seat on the [[Bourse]]. It produces 23 Imperial wains of white granite every season. Control is allocated to any Imperial citizen by open auction during the Summer Solstice.
	===Well of Shadows===		===Well of Shadows===
	At some point following the [[Wassail]] of 386YE, which was [[Patterns_of_fairytales#A Grand Wassail\|attended]] by numerous [[Inhabitants of the realms#Heralds\|heralds]] of the [[eternal]] [[Sadogua]], a door appeared in [[#Tower March\|Tower March]] about a day's lazy hike east of King's Stoke. A meandering path, little more than a hunting trail, that nobody entirely remembers being there now connects the Stoke to the door, which is set into the bole of a massive ancient oak tree. The door is round, green, and resists all efforts to open it up to and including charging it headlong with a log. The ''Brother of Wizards'' mentions that this is the entry to the ''Well of Shadows'' - a place of magical learning that is part of his domain. Access has been granted to [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] of the Marches and as a mark of the welcome he has received from them and from their people, he chose to move the door to Upwold. Presumably the landskeepers of the Marches know what this is about.		At some point following the [[Wassail]] of 386YE, which was [[Patterns_of_fairytales#A Grand Wassail\|attended]] by numerous [[Inhabitants of the realms#Heralds\|heralds]] of the [[eternal]] [[Sadogua]], a door appeared in [[#Tower March\|Tower March]] about a day's lazy hike east of King's Stoke. A meandering path, little more than a hunting trail, that nobody entirely remembers being there now connects the Stoke to the door, which is set into the bole of a massive ancient oak tree. The door is round, green, and resists all efforts to open it up to and including charging it headlong with a log. The ''Brother of Wizards'' mentions that this is the entry to the ''Well of Shadows'' - a place of magical learning that is part of his domain. Access has been granted to [[landskeeper\|landskeepers]] of the Marches and as a mark of the welcome he has received from them and from their people, he chose to move the door to Upwold. Presumably the landskeepers of the Marches know what this is about.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Military Council" to "[[Military Council"

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	===The Heath===		===The Heath===
	There are few settlements on the Heath's rolling grasslands - the soil is not exceptionally fertile and the farms here tend to focus on raising goats and sheep rather than growing crops. The most significant location here is probably the [[#Sutton Stone Quarries\|Sutton Stone Quarries]], although historians would argue that the village of '''Redston''' would give it a run for its money. The village is the birthplace of the Marcher hero [[Life of Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]], who helped create the [[~~Imperial~~ Military Council]], was the first [[general]] of the [[The_Marches_military_concerns#The_Drakes\|Drakes]], and ultimately fell in battle leading the Imperial armies against [[Alderei the Fair]]. Over the centuries, ''Tom's Orchard'' - the apple tree woods where the general was buried - has become something of a place of pilgrimage for Marcher generals and yeomen facing difficult challenges. The Redstons - the [[Marcher_household\|household]] that still owns the farms around the village - have resisted any attempt to create a more prestigious memorial to the dead general.		There are few settlements on the Heath's rolling grasslands - the soil is not exceptionally fertile and the farms here tend to focus on raising goats and sheep rather than growing crops. The most significant location here is probably the [[#Sutton Stone Quarries\|Sutton Stone Quarries]], although historians would argue that the village of '''Redston''' would give it a run for its money. The village is the birthplace of the Marcher hero [[Life of Tom Drake\|Tom Drake]], who helped create the [[Military Council]], was the first [[general]] of the [[The_Marches_military_concerns#The_Drakes\|Drakes]], and ultimately fell in battle leading the Imperial armies against [[Alderei the Fair]]. Over the centuries, ''Tom's Orchard'' - the apple tree woods where the general was buried - has become something of a place of pilgrimage for Marcher generals and yeomen facing difficult challenges. The Redstons - the [[Marcher_household\|household]] that still owns the farms around the village - have resisted any attempt to create a more prestigious memorial to the dead general.

	Every month, Brock Heath market is held on the lands of [[Marcher_household\|House]] Brockheath, and regularly attracts [[Navarr]] traders from [[Miaren]]. While it is no longer as prestigious as it once was, it has a [[Steward_of_Brock%27s_Heath\|storied history]] and is generally believed to be one of the first regular markets that welcomed and encouraged trade with the Navarr in pre-Imperial times.		Every month, Brock Heath market is held on the lands of [[Marcher_household\|House]] Brockheath, and regularly attracts [[Navarr]] traders from [[Miaren]]. While it is no longer as prestigious as it once was, it has a [[Steward_of_Brock%27s_Heath\|storied history]] and is generally believed to be one of the first regular markets that welcomed and encouraged trade with the Navarr in pre-Imperial times.

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	The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.		The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.
			<div style="float:right; width: 300px; clear: right;">{{CaptionedImage\|file=Henry Birchsmith.jpg\|caption='''Henry Birchsmith''', Senator for Upwold\|align=left\|width=500}}</div>
	West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.		West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.

	[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.		[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.

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	The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.		The dense woods of Tower March have been cut back around the village of '''King's Stoke''', but remain thick and vital in the rest of the region. A pre-Imperial tower stands here, just east of the village, that is said to mark the place where the rebels held back the King of [[Dawn]] following the [[the Marches history\|march of secession]]. Most Upwold families - and indeed many families from other parts of the Marches - claim a connection to the battle at King's Stoke. That said, if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory. King's Stoke is also the site of [[#Moonwater Hall\|Moonwater Hall]], a [[Faraden]] trading enclave that supports merchants from that western nation who wish to purchase fine quality Marcher food and drink.

	West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.		West of King's Stoke is '''Borsdell Hall''', perhaps the closest the Marches gets to a centre of learning. The original hall belonged to the well-respected Brigit of Dourfen, the first [[grandmaster]] of the [[Rod and Shield]] [[Conclave order\|order]] of the [[Conclave]]. Raised in [[Bregasland]], the legendary [[landskeeper]] moved to Tower March in the early years before the formation of the Empire and built the hall "''the better to keep an eye on the rest of the world.''" Her interest in "the wider world" brought news of the First Empress' meeting at Anvil to the stewards of the Marches, and many historians ascribe her a pivotal role in the Cousins War that followed that fateful congress. Modern landskeepers will send an apprentice who shows a talent for [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage\|battle magic]] to spend a season or two studying at Borsdell, learning techniques refined by Brigit and passed on to the martially-minded magicians who followed her.

	[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.		[[Farm\|Farmland]] is at a premium in Tower March, and the region is better known for its woodcutters and [[forest\|foresters]]. In addition to the ever-present beggarwood, Tower March is the main source of [[Materials#Dragonbone\|dragonbone]] in the Marches. In recent years the demand for Tower March amber has subsided in the face of extensive imports from [[Miaren]] and through [[Tassato]], but there are still several old and stubborn households whose fortunes are traditionally tied to the valuable material. Some of the more ambitious stewards of Tower March are said to favour a wholesale clearance of the woods, both to take advantage of the voracious Imperial demand for building materials and to allow for new farms - so far they have faced a great deal of resistance from those whose livelihood is tied to the woodlands. Most are pessimistic however; political power in the Marches does not lie in the hands of woodcutters and foresters, after all.