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== Overview - "The Silver Chase" == | == Overview - "The Silver Chase" == | ||
The quick-growing silver birch woods on the eastern borders of Upwold are the source of a deal of income. Charcoal-burners live there, turning wood into easily transportable fuel for smith and hearth alike. The bark of those trees is used in the tanning industry, to cure the hides of the cattle that graze on the river pastures. It's one of the few areas where anything other than beer is drunk - a drink made of the sap of the birch trees that warms their hearts in the cold winter nights but brings strange dreams. The people who live up here have closer links to the Navarr than many in the Marches, and more need for Beaters than most. | The quick-growing silver birch woods on the eastern borders of Upwold are the source of a deal of income. Charcoal-burners live there, turning wood into easily transportable fuel for smith and hearth alike. The bark of those trees is used in the tanning industry, to cure the hides of the cattle that graze on the river pastures. It's one of the few areas where anything other than beer is drunk - a drink made of the sap of the birch trees that warms their hearts in the cold winter nights but brings strange dreams. The people who live up here have closer links to the Navarr than many in the Marches, and more need for Beaters than most. | ||
Through the dark heart of those woods are paths no Marcher treads. From these secret ways come the painted [[Feni]] - uncivillised raiders, thieves, and rustlers who raid and steal from isolated settlements. To the north-west, cousins to these forests decay into the marshes that form the southern border of [[Wintermark_Territories|Kallavesa]] in [[Wintermark]]. | Through the dark heart of those woods are paths no Marcher treads. From these secret ways come the painted [[Feni]] - uncivillised raiders, thieves, and rustlers who raid and steal from isolated settlements. To the north-west, cousins to these forests decay into the marshes that form the southern border of [[Wintermark_Territories|Kallavesa]] in [[Wintermark]]. | ||
==Recent History== | |||
== Minor | == Minor Features == | ||
=== Ashill === | === Ashill === | ||
Soot hangs in the air here from the charcoal burning; pure fuel for the cities of the League and the forges of Wintermark. There’s magic here too, the magic of Landskeepers who make the pollarded beeches grow, and the pigs thrive fat. | Soot hangs in the air here from the charcoal burning; pure fuel for the cities of the League and the forges of Wintermark. There’s magic here too, the magic of Landskeepers who make the pollarded beeches grow, and the pigs thrive fat. | ||
=== Stockland === | === Stockland === | ||
A sprawling town known for its sheep and cattle markets. It’s where you take your stock if you’re a Household from the west of Upwold, and where you stay for an evening’s raucous drinking before heading back to your home. Stockland ale is exported around the Empire -- not because it’s particularly good, but it is recognisable, and can bring a lump to the throat of the homesick Marcher. | A sprawling town known for its sheep and cattle markets. It’s where you take your stock if you’re a Household from the west of Upwold, and where you stay for an evening’s raucous drinking before heading back to your home. Stockland ale is exported around the Empire -- not because it’s particularly good, but it is recognisable, and can bring a lump to the throat of the homesick Marcher. | ||
=== King’s Stoke === | === King’s Stoke === | ||
A pre-Imperial tower stands here, said to be the place where the rebels held back the King of Dawn in the March of secession, though if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory... | A pre-Imperial tower stands here, said to be the place where the rebels held back the King of Dawn in the March of secession, though if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory... | ||
=== The Woldstone === | === The Woldstone === | ||
An old dolmen said to be the first planted by Marcher Landskeepers when they claimed Upwold for their own. | An old dolmen said to be the first planted by Marcher Landskeepers when they claimed Upwold for their own. | ||
===The Eastern Guard=== | ===The Eastern Guard=== | ||
Great crenelated walls and brooding towers look down from Eastern Guard onto the northern forest of [[Miaren]]. Built early in the history of the Marches, the garrison was initially charged both with remaining vigilant against Dawnish aggression, and with maintaining readiness for attacks from the Vallornspawn of the deep woods. Since Miaren was cleansed in the early days of the Empire, and since the people of Dawn are now an allied nation, the castle has become more open - it is a popular stopping place for merchants travelling through the central Empire. Still, the dour Marchers ensure it maintains battle readiness at all times, for one never knows when an attack may come from an unexpected direction. | Great crenelated walls and brooding towers look down from Eastern Guard onto the northern forest of [[Miaren]]. Built early in the history of the Marches, the garrison was initially charged both with remaining vigilant against Dawnish aggression, and with maintaining readiness for attacks from the Vallornspawn of the deep woods. Since Miaren was cleansed in the early days of the Empire, and since the people of Dawn are now an allied nation, the castle has become more open - it is a popular stopping place for merchants travelling through the central Empire. Still, the dour Marchers ensure it maintains battle readiness at all times, for one never knows when an attack may come from an unexpected direction. | ||
=== Sutton Stone Quarries === | === Sutton Stone Quarries === | ||
The Sutton Stone Quarries is a [[Bourse#Sutton_Stone_Quarries|Bourse position]] which produces white granite. | The Sutton Stone Quarries is a [[Bourse#Sutton_Stone_Quarries|Bourse position]] which produces white granite. | ||
==Regions== | |||
===Ashbrook=== | |||
===Birchland=== | |||
===The Heath=== | |||
===Stock March=== | |||
===Tower March=== | |||
==OOC Notes== | |||
* All the regions of Upwold are under Imperial control. | |||
[[Category:The Marches]] | [[Category:The Marches]] | ||
[[Category:Gazetteer]] | [[Category:Gazetteer]] | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 1 May 2014
Overview - "The Silver Chase"
The quick-growing silver birch woods on the eastern borders of Upwold are the source of a deal of income. Charcoal-burners live there, turning wood into easily transportable fuel for smith and hearth alike. The bark of those trees is used in the tanning industry, to cure the hides of the cattle that graze on the river pastures. It's one of the few areas where anything other than beer is drunk - a drink made of the sap of the birch trees that warms their hearts in the cold winter nights but brings strange dreams. The people who live up here have closer links to the Navarr than many in the Marches, and more need for Beaters than most.
Through the dark heart of those woods are paths no Marcher treads. From these secret ways come the painted Feni - uncivillised raiders, thieves, and rustlers who raid and steal from isolated settlements. To the north-west, cousins to these forests decay into the marshes that form the southern border of Kallavesa in Wintermark.
Recent History
Minor Features
Ashill
Soot hangs in the air here from the charcoal burning; pure fuel for the cities of the League and the forges of Wintermark. There’s magic here too, the magic of Landskeepers who make the pollarded beeches grow, and the pigs thrive fat.
Stockland
A sprawling town known for its sheep and cattle markets. It’s where you take your stock if you’re a Household from the west of Upwold, and where you stay for an evening’s raucous drinking before heading back to your home. Stockland ale is exported around the Empire -- not because it’s particularly good, but it is recognisable, and can bring a lump to the throat of the homesick Marcher.
King’s Stoke
A pre-Imperial tower stands here, said to be the place where the rebels held back the King of Dawn in the March of secession, though if every family who claims an ancestor fought there is right, it must have been an easy victory...
The Woldstone
An old dolmen said to be the first planted by Marcher Landskeepers when they claimed Upwold for their own.
The Eastern Guard
Great crenelated walls and brooding towers look down from Eastern Guard onto the northern forest of Miaren. Built early in the history of the Marches, the garrison was initially charged both with remaining vigilant against Dawnish aggression, and with maintaining readiness for attacks from the Vallornspawn of the deep woods. Since Miaren was cleansed in the early days of the Empire, and since the people of Dawn are now an allied nation, the castle has become more open - it is a popular stopping place for merchants travelling through the central Empire. Still, the dour Marchers ensure it maintains battle readiness at all times, for one never knows when an attack may come from an unexpected direction.
Sutton Stone Quarries
The Sutton Stone Quarries is a Bourse position which produces white granite.
Regions
Ashbrook
Birchland
The Heath
Stock March
Tower March
OOC Notes
- All the regions of Upwold are under Imperial control.