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The Bank of Aqilia

The Bank of Aqilia is a lending house in the Free Province of the same name that has been traditionally managed by the House of Agnolo. In ages past there were several of these institutions, Aqilia is one of the only ones that remain and certainly the largest and most well-known. It has survived by its extremely prudent underwriting policies and by buying out its healthiest competitors.

The world over, it is the primary competitor of the banking system managed by the Church of Westrun, and it is very much unlike it in one respect -- usury. Where the Oxmen simply charge fees for deposits and for the handling and clearing of various writs, the Bank of Aqilia makes its profits by charging interest on the loans that it underwrites. Repayment is assured by the longstanding policy of the Bank to hire adversaries and fund competitors of those nobles who are delinquent payers.

The current manager of the bank is Lord Jacen Agnolo.

Its magister is Perfetti.

Its chief of sages is Lynet.

The Bank of Aqilia is valued by the Oxmen at 687 gold bars.


The Freeholds

The Freeholds are those baronies which claim to be free and independent of any monarch, anywhere. Though they exist in each of the Four Lands and are fairly prevalent, they are generally remote enough to escape the attention of the Kings who make nominal claim to their lands. Still these Freeholders are active along trade routes and have come, in some cases, to be relied upon by the very ruler's whose authority they rebuff.

The list following is by no means complete, but it is thoroughly compiled.

Northrun


Southrun


Eastrun


Westrun

Dun Dynkyr

Name: Hearth of the Lonely Mines

Ruler: Daen Bannahr, Regn

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Regn who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 13800

Description:

Dun Oromir

Name: Hearth of the Silver Mountain

Ruler: Urthomm Mirauth, Regn

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Regn who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 8000

Description:

Dun Festog

Name: Hearth of the Cold Winds

Ruler: Vestri Naknolmbir, Regn

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Regn who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 15000

Description:

Aranelmalas

Name: The Mist Wood

Ruler: Elralad Farofir, Rane

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Rane who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 18000

Description:

Losnolmalas

Name: The Deep Wood

Ruler: Iseri Sephyaren, Ranaa

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Rane who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 48000

Description:

Durrmalas

Name: The Grey Wood

Ruler: Esadrel Urilmar, Rane

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Rane who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 18000

Description:

Tromlodi

Name: The Hidden Stronghold

Ruler: Crolo Vindvelf, Rayna

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Rayn who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 900

Description:

Curlodi

Name: The Stronghold without Walls

Ruler: Taro Gnipjarin, Raynaa

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Rayn who was a lineal descendant of the previous King.

Population: 1500

Description:

Hilldale Shire

Name: Hilldale

Ruler: Bolond Halechest, Rhaen

Government: Old Order Monarchy, rule by a Rhaen who was a lineal descendant of the previous King

Population: 1000

Description:

Rakagkarag

Name: The Strong Victors Den

Ruler: Karkbrahl, Warchief

Government: Autocracy, absolute rule by the strongest -- woe to the vanquished

Population: 150,000

Description: Boasting one of the largest hordes of Goblinkind, Rakag is well ensconced in the ancient Holdfast which they took from the Dwarves during the time of the Fifth Betrayal. There, in the darkness beneath the mountains they have bred and grown strong.

Sage Lynet of Aqilia

a biography by Edwir

Sage Lynet of Aqilia is an elven maid in the employ of the Bank of Aqilia, a lending house of the Old City of Aqilia. She is only the latest in a long line of bankers whose specialty is dealing with the demi-humans and their various Realms and Rulers. Lynet is specifically tasked with keeping accurate books as to the composition and resources of the various Realms. Aqilia does a niche business in ancient coins, and that alone.