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Westrun Commoner Clothing (Talir, Treft, Balduren)

The Treftans

With the sentencing of Agon Damaskos of Treft to the High Throne, history marks him only the sixth High King to hail from that curious southern kingdom. While something of a forgettable senator and politician at home, as the First Citizen and "king" of Treft; sages will do well to remember that Agon obviously earned the respect and admiration of his fellow monarchs by 5289.

While Treft has produced few High Kings, those that it did seem to preside over chaos, and especially during periods of religious upheaval. The seventh High King ever sentenced was Etru Damaskos, who is believed to be the 30th great grandfather of the current High King, though the genealogies have long been lost and no perfect identification can be made. Before being sentenced, Etru was the last king of Treft. The democracy rose after he assumed the High Throne in 4368. He is known to have contributed one of the pillars of the Fergus Codex soon after, naming counterfeiting, forgery and a second offense of arson to the list of so-called abominable crimes. He ruled until 4377.

Liam of Treft was the second High King from Treft, and the first of those under its democratic plenipotentaries. He was sentenced in 4610 and sought immediately to make peace with the Grand Temple. For his predecessor had imprisoned the High Priest and was excommunicated in return. Liam released High Priest Kiran in return for the concession that the High Throne would thereafter chose the High Priest from among those selected by a council of priests. While peace was made this way, this also began the period that came to be known as "the Captivity" by the Grand Temple. Liam ruled until 4619.

Timaldus of Treft was sentenced in 4920 and ruled an uneventful ten-year term as High King. The most noteworthy contribution he made was to the Steward-kingship of Collonia, which proved to last for many centuries as the line of Rigel was thought extinct. Timaldus was actually better known for his contributions as a sage and several volumes of his work still grace the finer libraries of Erenth.

Thelstan of Treft was sentenced to the High Throne in 5101 and would rule until 5120. He added three laws to the Fergus Codex, and signed onto the Censure of Wizards. His most notable contribution was being High King during the God War of 5108. He was a good man and a strong leader by all accounts, but he was cursed to live in a tumultuous time. Though Thelstan acknowledged and prescribed the faith of the Church of Westrun, rather famously, Thelstan did not convert from his worship of Moder.

Clanute of Treft was sentenced in 5150 and ruled until his untimely death in 5158. The cause of death has always been a matter of some speculation, but historians like to joke that he died of boredom, following an uneventful and unremarkable term on the High Throne.

Red River House of Redfall in Treft

A public house located along the Red River of Treft in the town of Redfall. A dining experience for the weary traveler and the road-worn merchant, alike. We specialize in many regional dishes and some from more exotic locales, as well.

Your host is Kale Brownsleeves.

We offer:

Breakfast

Boiled Oats and oranges

Luncheon

Bacon and fresh bread

Cooked beans and a hard roll

Dinner

Eels in white sauce on a stale bread trencher

Smoked river trout served with oranges

Rabbit in red wine and butter, served pm a bed of greens

All meals are served with warm beer or river-chilled wine.

House of Henders

The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Pormia in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Henders the Brown

Its motto is "Courage Takes All"

Its coat-of-arms is

The House Patriarch is Gord, First Citizen of Treft, Duke of Pormia, Tutoria, and Genovia in Treft, and Baron of Gendaria in Bolden.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Goron.

Its liege lord is Agon, High King of Westrun.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 41 gold bars.

Demanes Despoilers

The Despoilers are a Fighter's Guild that is active in and around Treft. They have seen much of the action between Rath and Saklan and have been known to fight on both sides of that conflict.

The Despoilers are primarily a light infantry company when fighting in formation.

The Despoilers are headed by Demanes -- a fighter of some reknown. He is most famous for having slain a Minotaur at the Battle of Wanderhalt during Rigel's rise to the throne of Collonia.

The Despoiliers Guildhall is in Treft.

Order of Penitent Knights of Poverty

The chapel of the peerage is in the city of Diestamp of Treft.

The Knights of Poverty have foresworn all personal wealth and instead have pledged themselves to safeguarding the wealth of the innocent. The Knights believe that through their efforts they will eliminate theivery altogether.

The Oxmen are unlike most other peerages in that they have a whole religious order of clerics attached to their cause, though none of these clerics may attain tenth level by canon law. The Penitent Fathers of Poverty provide all manner of accounting and other needs for the Order, enabling one Paladin to remain in each of the capital cities of the Eight Kingdoms, plus one in the Provinces, one in the Southrun city of Tradestop, one in the Eastrun city of Shu, and one who is in Peakshadow.

Additionally, the Oxmen have a large group of Paladin and non-Paladin aspirants who are pledged to their cause and while not directly a part of the order, provide the muscle and do the common guarding needed at their affiliated structures and branches. They guard shipments over land and sea and safeguard the operations across the Four Lands. They number into the thousands. These men are called the Oxmen Auxiliaries and most are waiting for their opportunity to join the Peerage.

The symbol of the Peerage is a man carrying a lance on ox back.

A List of the Cities and Provinces of Westrun by Kingdom

There are two basic political subdivisions in Westrun. The first is the Province and the second is the City. Both of them pay tribute to their monarch.

The Provinces vary in size and composition, but all are ruled a lord who is vested in it and responsible for it to the King. The lord may be a minor noble as a baron, a middling noble as a count or a greater noble as a Duke. Sometimes a lord who holds a province on the border of another Realm is considered a Margrave. If the lord of a province is a King in his own right, he is considered a Prince of any other province over which his royal prerogative does not extend. The lord of a province is considered the highest authority there. They have the unlimited chartered power to lay and collect taxes from their residents, to license marriages and other enterprises, as well as to keep the peace on their lands. They also enjoy the right to a trial before their peers and cannot be divested from their land except for cause and then only by trial.

Freeborn men and those who have been liberated from the role of serfs or slaves often find themselves settling around the open-air markets that rise at crossroads and near common river fords. With the permission of a lord they may settle a town on his land which still falls under the jurisdiction of his Reeve and must draw up a contract to pay him taxes and/or rent.

Once a town is in place and has grown to the size of 1000 free men (usually 3-5000 people), they can petition their monarch to fortify the town with a wall. Upon entertaining the petition, the king holds a hearing at which the populace and their lord have the right to be heard. If the hearing finds for the populace, the town contract is replaced by a royal charter. The town then becomes a city, independent of the rule of the lord whose land it was. The city then pays a tribute to the King as any province might. The city also gains the right to enforce its own laws, tax its own citizens, and elect its own mayor. Anyone born in a city is considered a free man, regardless of his parent's social class or condition of servitude. City air makes men free!

The Kingdom of Balduren

Capital City of Balduren
City of Gate
City of Pitglen
City of Tradestop

The Kingdom of Bolden

City of Aberford
Metropolis of Peakshadow
Capital City of Bolden
City of Daymarch

The Kingdom of Collonia

City of Gryondell
Capital City of Wanderhalt

The Kingdom of Menea

City of Ascar
City of Blunden
City of Heltorun
Capital City of Menea

The Kingdom of Rath

City of Bradtilly
City of Gregor
Capital City of Rath

The Kingdom of Saklan

Capital City of Laketon
City of Sheptoft
City of Sutbree

The Kingdom of Talir

The Kingdom of Treft

City of Diestamp
City of Harborkeep
City of Northpoint
Capital City of Treft
City of Southpoint

The History of Timaldus I the Sage

This is the history of Timaldus I.

Timaldus of Treft was sentenced by his fellow monarchs in 4920ey, succeeding Favian III the Severe.

Timaldus sired eighteen children and six sons with as many wives. He ruled until the election of 4930, making his reign 10 years long. He was succeeded by Gelder the Wise.

Timaldus returned to Treft and wrote several tomes regarding politics and diplomacy which are still highly regarded, before his death some years into his dottage in 4977ey.

Kingdom of Treft

Name: Plenipotentiary Democracy of Treft

Ruler: First Citizen Jared Adrastos, commonly called King.

Government: Delegated Democracy -- direct rule by Plenipotentiaries who have delegated authority from the Senex Assembly, a democratically-elected assembly.

Population:

Description: Perhaps the oldest of the Eight Kingdoms, Treft definitely predates Peakshadow and Balduren, and perhaps even Wanderhalt for human habitation. Because of its unique style of governance, Treft is looked down among the other kingdoms for its lack of nobility and its highly mobile society. Treft is considered one of the "Old South" realms of Westrun. It is not a monarchy, though it is recognized as such for the purposes of the Eight Kingdoms pact. It elects from its citizens a representative called the First Citizen, who is little more than an ambassador to the other kingdoms. Instead, Treft has several ruling, but limited authority Potentates which are selected by the Senex and empowered to resolve any number of matters for a fixed period of time.

All power within the Kingdom is administered by the various assemblies. First, the general assembly meets every day for about four hours and takes up and down votes on a variety of matters that come before it. Then there are subsidiary assemblies which are held after the general assembly and there are two of them which meet each day of the week. They include the assembly of foreign matters, the assembly of justice, the assembly of revenue, the assembly of agriculture and the assembly of water use, just to name a few. These assemblies meet for another four hours apiece, making the average decisions of government a 12 hour affair, seven days a week. Any citizen of Treft may attend any assembly, but only a quorum of 100 is required to transact business, and only citizens registered as delegates to that assembly may vote. Each citizen may serve on the General Assembly and one other subsidiary assembly, at a time.

Voting is done by means of black and white stones, inscribed with the seal of the citizen upon it. These stones are gathered and counted each day and returned to the citizen that evening. Any irregularity forces a re-vote at the next possible election.

As with Talir and Balduren, all of the voting citizens of Treft are Upper Middleclass Yeomen, or Gentry. There are many residents of Treft who are not voting citizens. These metics enjoy many rights in the City-state but do not have all of the privileges of citizenship. In order to be a citizen of Treft, one must be the child (natural or adopted) of a citizen, must be able to read their own name and write the same legibly. They must also have a surname registered with the government.

In terms of goods and trade, Treft is widely known for its production of coins throughout the realm, but also for its artisans and silver smiths. Treft is rich in mines of silver and iron both. It is also known for its shipbuilding and fine furniture.

House of Akakios

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Rovalia in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Akakios the Seer.

Its verse is, "Stars are also fire."

Its vexil is purple and yellow bendy.

The House Patriarch is Tanalis Akakios

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Janos.

Its liege lord is King Agon of Treft.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 4 gold bars.

House of Brownfenton

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Fenton the Brown.

Its verse is, "Prosperity, Beauty, Citizenship."

Its vexil is the honeybee opposite a field of yellow and black.

The House Patriarch is Victor, Baron of Brownfenton.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Marcus.

Its liege lord is King Agon.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 12 gold bars.

House of Brihtborn

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Nubernia in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Gregor the Tall.

Its verse is "From the beginning we were free."

Its vexil is a sun and moon in opposition.

The House Patriarch is Baron Howar Brihtborn of Nubernia.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Henory.

Its liege lord is King Agon.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 14 gold bars.

House of Damaskos

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Nosidamia in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Etru Damaskos III, a King of the old Monarchy of Treft.

Its motto is "We are regarded by conduct."

Its coat-of-arms is a crossed axe and mace over the sun and crescent moon.

The House Patriarch is Agon Damaskos, High King of All Westrun and the Free Provinces

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Etan.

Its Vassals are
The Oxmen have rated this House at 33 gold bars.

House of Illonmeer

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Ossessia in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Ilon the Just.

Its verse is "Citizenship is Divinity."

Its vexil is a two headed sparrow.

The House Patriarch is Pavlos, Baron of Ossessia.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Stamatios.

Its liege lord is King Agon Damaskos of Treft.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 12 gold bars.

House of Kolias

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Legolia of the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Kolias the Clever, first signatory of the Eight Kingdoms Pact, slayer of the Gorgon of Treft, and spouse of Didi the Incomparable. The women of this house are all said to be of uncommon beauty and are highly sought as spouses across the Eight Kingdoms.

Its verse is, "Independence to Supremacy."

Its vexil is the severed serpent and a blade.

The House Patriarch is Storios, Baron of Legolia.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Didon.

It liege lord is King Agon Damaskos.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 9 gold bars.

House of Redmarn

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Buloria in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Layne Redmarn.

Its motto is "On the word of none."

Its coat-of-arms is three boars.

The House Patriarch is Malin, Baron of Buloria

The Heir Presumptive to the House is unknown.

It has no liege lords.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 2 gold bars.

House of Silbarer

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Eruria in the Kingdom of Treft in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Lagor Silbarer.

Its motto is "Fire, memory and wind."

Its coat-of-arms is a burning brand wreathed in ivy.

The House Patriarch is Ektor, Baron of Eruria.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Hektal.

It has no liege lords.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 22 gold bars.

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