Brastor
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| Status | Hereditary Castellancy |
| Vassal of | Duchy of Carzala |
| Location | 140 miles East-south-east of Seagate. |
| Area | |
| Geography | A large fertile vally bounded by Mountains, Forests and the Sea of Grass |
| Population | ~3,000 humans |
| Urbanisation | 8% |
| Languages –Common | 100% |
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Places
Towns and Villages
- Tobintown
- A very small town in North-western Brastor, which was resettled early 806.
- Brastor Township
- The town settled close to Castle Brastor, which was resettled mid 806.
- Brastor Landing
- The major trading town of Brastor, which was resettled mid 806.
- Charity
- A small town in Northern Brastor, which was resettled late 806.
- Emmitsburg
- A small market town in Central Brastor and home to La Croix Enterprises. It is still a somewhat wild frontier town.
- Lewiston
- A small town in Southern Brastor, which is still in ruins and unsafe to travel to.
- Hugler's Ferry
- A small town in Southern Brastor, which is mostly ruins. As of late Autumn 807 several hundred settlers have arrived and started the work of rebuilding the town.
- Westgate
- A very small town in Western Brastor, currently being resettled.
- South Lending
- A very small town in Southern Brastor, which is mostly ruins. As of late Autumn 807 several hundred settlers have arrived and started the work of rebuilding the town.
Geographic Locations
- The Champion River
- The main source of trade goods and water into the Brastor region.
- Ildrisholm
- A line of forested hills that form the northern boundary of Brastor.
There are four passes from the NW which lead to Brastor from the Sweet Riding. These are;
To the south there is
- Gryphon Pass south of Westgate that is the main trail to Novadom
Places of Interest
- The Temple of the Light
- This temple is currently being investigated and attempts are being made to reactivate it. As yet little information is available. Enquiries should be made to Father Broc who is leading the research on this temple.
- This Temple is rumoured to be the training ground for the 500 Templars that left with King Sigismund when he departed on his great crusade and is a site of great power. Since the loss of the King in the mists of time on his crusade the temple became lost as most of its guardians departed with the King and its existence forgotten or hidden beyond prying eyes.
- Recent investigations indicated that the temple used to sit on the heights of the plateau south of Brastor and that there was a central column topped by an orb of light which could be seen from several miles away. Anyone knowing more of the temple, its Templars, or news associated with it, should contact Father Broc in Seagate or Newhaven as soon as possible.
- Temple of the Drow God
- The Temple of the Drow God exists in northern Brastor, 25 miles north of the Fords of Gar. Excavated in Autumn 805WK, the remaining minions of Rashak have used the site as a rallying point.
- Gorlion Hill
- The location of the Church of Chantris and the Light of Reason that established a Dark Circle free area in the immediate area. See Scribe Notes (http://dq.sf.org.nz/library/snwi0004.pdf). Located to the west of Tobintown. (Row 29, diagonal 060 on FoA map)
People
Rulers of the Realm
Brastor Council
The current council includes:
- Lord Byron Dumbarton (son of the Lord Castellan)
- Lord Harold Kafnick (field commander of the Brastor forces)
- Lord Justicar Timothy Drury (chief judge)
- Abbotess Charity Hamilton (senior Raphaelite)
- Seneschal Martin Harper (finances)
There are 3 Council 'Observers' - These 3 observers are from Carzala, the Western Church, and a Midheim consortium. These 'Observers' who, though they may not vote, seem to make most of the major decisions.
- Lord Geoffrey McNaughton of Seacroft.
- Bishop Desmond Garalga of Aladar
- Sir Byron Appleton of Midheim
Others of Note
Children of the Lord Castellan
- Lord Byron Dumbarton of Deep-pond - Designated Heir to the Castellancy
- Lord Kyle Dumbarton of Misty-brook - Lord Kyle Dumbarton went missing in Spring 805 along with the mixed company of Light Cavalry, Quartermasters wagons and Heavy foot in the area of the cloisters. He is presumed dead.
- Lady Callista Dumbarton of Gold-wood
Brastor Tribune
An unspecified sponsor has recently brought and installed a printing press in Brastor Landings and is rumoured to be taking the previously obscure periodical PQ (Paraphenalia Quarterly) and turning it into a local tabloid format red top to compete with the Seagate Times. The former editors of the Seagate Times Ishamael and Sabastian are believed, if anything about them can be believed, to be running for editor's job.
Groups
Military
Prior to the incursions of the Dark Circle the lands were protected from Nomad raiders and strange creatures from the Filgiso Forest by the Castellan Borderers.
The recent dangers from the Dark Circle, and the threats that made the Castellan Borderers a required force, have encouraged the Duke of Carzala to reorganise the forces in the Duchy, and the Borderers have been kept as a regiment within the Carzalan Army.
Ex Military
A large number of troops who fought in Brastor have settled with Land Grants from the Duke designed to build a solid core of trained troops should trouble return to the area. While these men and women have other skills they are now using many continue training and many of the populace still keep their weapons close to hand.
The Church
The Church of the Western Kingdom still has a large presence and is providing assistance to many of the town and villages within Brastor. A number of manors have been claimed by the church and are being rebuild as Priories or Monasteries.
Guild members involved in Brastor Holdings in general
In Winter 806WK, Sabastian was assigned as the chief architect to rebuild Brastor Holdings. He is rebuilding, rearming and rebeautifying Brastor. The following Guild members are assisting him - Blitzkrieg, Callas, Scab the Sasquach, Ty Trident.
In Summer 807WK, Duke Leto DeWinter granted two large sections of land to the Unified Western Church. The Church was gifted 5 million silver pennies by members of the Seagate Adventures Guild to establish and run two large Chapter Houses to support the locals as well as Church activities, teachings, in the areas of; Brastor Holdings and Novadom City. (GM: Jon McSpadden)
- Dalran a E&E from the Seagate Adventures Guild. - Interests: Ayrkham Manor which is located approximately 4 miles north of Emmitsburg town.
- Erzsabet - a Courtier and Namer from the Seagate Adventures Guild.
- Mordrin - Dwarf Warrior & hero from the Seagate Adventures Guild.
- Shoka - an apothecary from the Seagate Adventures Guild.
- Braegon - a merchant of good standing from the Seagate Adventures Guild.
- Clementine - a hobbit, air mage from the Seagate Adventures Guild.
- Liessa - Courtier and mind mage from the Seagate Adventures Guild.
Also in Summer 808WK A Minor Investigation took place in Hugler's Ferry, and the south of Brastor. The group of Guild members was lead by the dashing youthful hero TDP who was supported by Vychan, Amber, Silverfoam, Kit, Lath and Naden.
Guild members involved in a location within Brastor Holdings
- Ishamael a Trader from Old Seagate - Interests: La Croix Enterprises which is located in Emmitsburg town.
- Sir Christopher Reynard a Gabriel priest from Seagate. - Interests: Emmitsburg Cathedral which is in
Emmitsburg town.
Hugler's Ferry
- Peter Smith volunteers time helping at the Smithy and with the rebuilding efforts.
- TDP, Vychan, Amber, Silverfoam, Kit, Lath and Naden all assisted Hugler's Ferry in Summer 808WK
Resources
Resources: grazing pastures, herds of cattle, alluvial gold in the rivers, occasional finds of larger stones, marble quarrying, undead, ruins, and rumours of secret Mithril mines.
History
Culture
Events
808
To celebrate the bounty of the land a Harvest Festival is planned for the first week of Winter. Along with three days of festival merchants from around the Duchy have been invited to Brastor to set up stalls for the week. Along with a baronial ball at Brastor Castle will be numerous street entertainers, with a competition to retell the heroic tales from the area.
807
- Summer
In Summer 807WK, Duke Leto DeWinter granted two large sections of land to the Western Unified Church. The Church was gifted 5 million silver pennies by members of the Seagate Adventures Guild to establish and run two large Chapter Houses to support the locals as well as Church activities, teachings, in the areas of; Brastor Holdings and Novadom City. (GM: Jon McSpadden)
- Spring
To celebrate the coming to spring the Campaign For Real Good Time has announced the Great Brastor Beer Festival. To be held in the week before the summer solstice. A number of well known beers from both the local area and the western kingdom will be available.
- Hobgoblin Dark
- Drackenbergen Weiss
- Brastor Best Bitter
- Seagate Strumpet Scrumpy (aka Slaggy Sabrina's Slurp)
- Holben Family Perry
While orcs may live by beer alone everybody else will want food and there is plenty in store for visitors. Again the best of favourite dishes will be available, made from the freshest local produce, while speciality products from around baronies and further will be on sale.
- Tuscanan smoked cheese
- Terranovan fried chicken
- Aladar spiced sausage
- Lunar olives
- Southern spiced curries
South Lending rebuilding has continued with good results to date. A wooden pallisade is now in place around the central town and new buildings completed are a town hall, a large Inn and Stables, a stone block of (5) commercial premises and a 40 foot tall stone guard tower.
Hugler's Ferry is now a more welcoming sight with a new Inn completed along with 3 other stone buildings in town.
The local engineers have started building a bridge across the river which is expected to be completed by the end of summer.
- Winter
Resettlement of Hugler's Ferry and South Lending continues with more buildings being built and stores being built up. A trading concern has been established to enable ease of commercial matters and the like, this will be called the New Prosperity Trading Company.
- Autumn
The Eltrandorian Troops that 'demobbed' in Brastor at the end of the major battles there, have been clearing the towns of Hugler's Ferry and South Lending from any Dark Circle influence. They have done so and have started to resettle these two towns with some 498 men settling in Huglers Ferry and another 602 in The South Lending. Initial work has completed the build of 2 sturdy buildings for Winter accomodation in each town in which the new settlers will reside while continuing their work over the next few seasons.
806
- Spring
Duke Leto announces that following the successful release of a large group of slaves from the Lunar Empire and the total demise of Westgate, that the remains of the village of Westgate be turned over to these slaves (under advisement) and be thus rehabilitated. A sponsor has been found to supply initial essentials.
Rumours of Mithril & Gold in the rivers and mines
Rumours of both Gold & Mithril in the rivers in the south of Brastor become wide spread.
Spring arrives with surprise
The spring has bought new growth and the return of wildlife not seen in the area over the last few years. Lt Horatio De Wynter, spokesman for the Carzalan Pathfinders said "The re-growth of the vegetation in the south of brastor around the headwaters of the Champion and upriver has been remarkable and is what we would have expected from several years regrowth and not just one or two seasons".
Investigations into the source of this regrowth is continuing as the effect seems to grow each season.
- Winter
The Brastor council announce that Sabastian Siverfoot, a multi talented master craftsman, has been assigned as chief architect responsible for Rebuilding of Brastor Holdings. His arrival in Brastor Landing with dozens of skilled craftsmen and labourers was met with great excitement and ceremony. Sabastian was escorted by a mysterious woman who is demonstrates her abilities as a talented healer and powerful mage when assisting with the reconstruction efforts. All the workers can be identified by a badge they wear containing the image of a dragon and the letter 'S'.
In the months following the tour of the liberated cities by Sabastian and the Lord Byron Dumbarton the signs of reconstruction are beginning to show; the plans for the towns are almost complete, a desperately needed sawmill is being built near Tobintown and workshops are appearing in Brastor Holdings.
All queries should be forwarded to the Campaign Committee
Pre-Rebuilding
The Brastor Holdings have been the battleground for many of the battles in recent times (800-805) and as such the previously prosperous lands have been so despoiled, destroyed and abused that the land quality has fallen to poor with occasional areas of below average. (see the Land Quality Scale)
The most recent period where the holdings have been overrun has been in the year 805 when after some success by the 'Alliance of Good' forces the holdings had been 'freed' of its Dark Circle influences and the DC forces pushed into the hills SE of Brastor. In what has been revealed as premature enthusiasm the Alliance commander decreed "The Brastor Holdings are free once and for all and a 'safe and secure place to settle once more'. This resulted in several thousand 'settlers' entering the Holdings in Summer 805 only to be overrun when the Dark Circle forces counterattacked the weakened and stretched alliance forces in the Last Autumn of 805. Half of the new settlers and a significant portion of the alliance forces in the area were lost and only the heroic battle of Carlson's Switch, and its associated guild evacuation, enabled the rest to survive. But the end result was that once more the holdings were overrun with Undead and evil humanoids and the alliance forces pushed back to the last line of defence before the walls of Carzala.
The Brastor Holdings have been overrun so many times in recent years that the towns, villages and buildings are all effectively ruins of some sort.
