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Westrun Commoner Clothing (the Northern Kingdoms)

Angels of Aladinus

Aladinus was a famous Colonello in the Provinces before the Taming of the Serpent. He was loyal to Agronar the Conqueror and one of those who would not fight against him during the War of Subjection. Aladinus set sail from the Principalities and landed in Watersedge, where his guild was first headquartered. The current Aladinus is almost certainly not the same one as the Hall is very old, numbering its age in centuries. Either some magic protects Aladinus from aging, or he is a demi-human, or the current Aladinus simply continues to take the name of predecessor.

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

The Angels have a guildhall in Watersedge of Talir, and Wanderhalt of Collonia.

Order of Watchmen and Guards Upon the Marches

The chapel of this peerage is in Wanderhalt of Collonia.

The Guardians have specifically tasked themselves with keeping the Northern Marches from being overrun by Goblinkind. In the absence of a King of Collonia to administer monies collected for that end, the Guardians formed together in order to ride to and fro across the marches, destroying and interdicting bands of marauding Orcs and the like.

Since the throne of Collonia is occupied, the Watchmen continue in their original task but are now funded by the King. Sometimes mistaken for Rangers by their light armor and tendency to remain outdoors, the Guardians are master horsemen, with proficiencies in hunting, tracking, wilderness survival, and weapon smithing. Any Paladin without that skillset need not apply.

Their symbol is a black lance superimposed over a white horse rampant.

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

Kingdom of Collonia

Name: The Kingdom of Collonia

Ruler: King Aleyn Rigelson, Margrave of the North, Prince of the Free Province of Venotia, Earl of Anscane and Lord of the Greenwood.

Government: A hereditary monarchy -- autocratic rule by a leader with blood ties to the ruling family.

Population:

Description: Collonia is one of the traditional Northern Kingdoms, but it is one with a considerable admixture of Northrun traditions and approaches to the monarchy. It remains a vassal kingdom of the High King, though it has never enjoyed the same level of comity afforded the other vassal realms. Collonia has a system of feudalism, but its nobility exercise much more autonomy than is commonly seen in the other seven kingdoms of man.

The kingdom is served by a very powerful nobility (barons, counts, and dukes) who create wealth and provide tribute to support the crown. Beneath the nobles are free Gentlemen, Ladies and Knights. Beneath them are the freeholders, tradesmen, tenant farmers and artisans who make up the yeomanry. Beneath them are serfs who are tied to the land of a given baron. Slavery has never been practiced in Collonia, but there remains a form of indentured servitude, a vestige of the old Jarls, which is very much in practice.

In addition to the political structures in place, some power in the kingdom is vested in a multitude of organized guilds, the church and the various colleges of mages within its borders.

Collonia sprawls from the Silverlode Mountains West toward the so-called Outlands and North into Northrun. It is considered the Northern Marches and has for many years been protected by the last remnant of the legendary Fraternity, as well as by its crown. The light sandy soil of Collonia is host to great forests of evergreen trees which are prized as sturdy and lightweight building timbers, plus large fields of maize and beets, but also for the high quality blown glass and lead glass (crystal) works.

House of Brudenell

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Ogroria in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Brudenell the Vengeful.

Its Verse is, "Our blood is cold."

Its Vexil is a white star on a gold background.

The House Patriarch is Wymon Brudenell, Baron of Ogroria

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Wymend

Its liege lords are King Aleyn of Collonia.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 11 gold bars.

House of Felldrik

The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Asholia in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Sabretooth of Wanderhalt.

Its verse is, Strength Above All

Its vexil is a great toothed cat.

The House Patriarch is Baron Sabretooth of Asholia

The Heir Presumptive to the House is unknown.

Its liege lord is King Aleyn of Collonia.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 0 gold bars.

House of Ferrer

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Keneia in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Ferrer the Smith.

Its verse is, "The line is drawn."

Its vexil is the hammer and anvil.

The House Patriarch is Fendrel Ferrer.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Fredrik.

Its liege lord is King Aleyn Rigel of Collonia

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 10 gold bars.

House of Fieldstone

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Selenoria in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Bertrant Fieldstone

Its motto is "Everything with Resolve"

Its coat-of-arms is a hippogrif circling a mountain peak.

The House Patriarch is Bertram, Duke of Selenoria and Baron of the Free Province of Aristia.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is unknown.

Its liege lord is Rigel, King of Collonia
Geldorf, High King of the Free Provinces.

Its vassals are

The Oxmen have rated this House at gold bars.

House of Flonest

The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Jarbedia in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Judron Flonest.

Its verse is, "All things contained."

Its vexil is a half orange and half white shield, divided vertically.

The House Patriarch is Brom Flonest, Baron of Jarbedia.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Bromon.

Its liege lord is Havenar of Collonia.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 4 gold bars.

House of Green

The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Granaria in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Garland Green of Peakshadow.

Its verse is, "All is vanity."

Its vexil is a sword and garter superimposed on a burning candle.

The House Patriarch is Baron Garland of Granaria

The Heir Presumptive to the House is unknown.

Its liege lord is King Aleyn of Collonia.

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 80 gold bars.

House of Gryond

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Henovia in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Aden Gryond of Menea

Its verse is, "Valor, vigor, victory."

Its vexil is two diamonds above a blue line, one below.

The House Patriarch is Oleg Gryond, Baron of Henovia

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Gired.

Its liege lords are King Aleyn Rigel
Hoel Havenar, Duke of Solofia

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 8 gold bars.

House of Havenar

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Solofia in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Has Havenar the Frostbeard.

Its motto is "The Sun always sets."

Its coat-of-arms is crossed keys superimposed over a tower.

The House Patriarch is Hoel, Duke of Solofia, Nilracia, and Nessenia, and Count of the Free Provinces of Benonia and Volantia

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Hosea.

Its liege lords are Aleyn Rigel, King of Collonia
Geldorf, High King of the Free Provinces

Its vassals are

The Oxmen have rated this House at 22 gold bars.

House of Kingsreeve

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Inogolia of the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Tharis the Reeve, who was elevated to nobility after the battle of Wanderhalt.

Its verse is, "Hope in the motherland."

Its vexil is a moose.

The House Patriarch is Tharis, Baron of Inogolia.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Harald.

Its liege lords are King Aleyn of Collonia

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 6 gold bars.

House of Rigel

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Rigelia in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Rigel I.

Its motto is "To the Victor, the spoils."

Its coat-of-arms is the azuera tree.

The House Patriarch is Alen called Rigelson, King of Collonia, Margrave of the North, Prince of the Free Province of Venotia and Lord of the Greenwood.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is not established.

Its liege lord is Geldorf, High King of Westrun.

Its vassals are Brudenell of Collonia
Ferrer of Collonia
Fieldstone of Collonia
Flonest of Collonia
Gryond of Collonia
Havenar of Collonia
Kingsreeve of Collonia
Waldron of Collonia
Whytyng of Collonia

The Oxmen have rated this House at 45 gold bars.

House of Waldron

The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Delvenia in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Waldron Northrunersbane. He helped to conquer and pacify the wild men in the region and was rewarded with a title for his exploits.

Its motto is "Only the victor is crowned."

Its coat-of-arms is a stag and unicorn above a gateway.

The House Patriarch is Padrik V, Duke of Delvenia and Spania, Baron of the Free Province of Emoria.

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Paradon.

Its liege lord is Rigel, King of Collonia.
Geldorf, High King of the Free Provinces

Its vassals are Kingsreeve of Collonia.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 28 gold bars.

House of Whytyng

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The Domain Seat of this House is located in the Province of Breneria in the Kingdom of Collonia in the Land of Westrun.

Its Primogenitor was Firan the Slow

Its motto is, "Untamed, unrivaled."

Its coat-of-arms is a diagonal black stripe on a white field.

The House Patriarch is Geroy, Baron of Breneria

The Heir Presumptive to the House is Garred

Its liege lords are Rigel, King of Collonia
Havenar of Collonia

It has no vassals.

The Oxmen have rated this House at 8 gold bars.

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