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Caer Barsim is the seat of the Eorl of Gar, the high chief within the Badger tribe and a walled hillfort town, with a stone castle and stone ramparts with walkways along all walls and ditches around perimeter of the hill.
Eorl Llion Barsim directly holds the walled hillfort town of Barsim. Within the Barsim clan there are three B’rant’s (
B’rant Tatum Algere of Caer Baris,
B’rant Carmag Fenne of Caer Aldanor,
B’rant Dubh Waye of Caer Planarst) consisting of three small to medium motte and Bailey shell keeps in the outlying counties either beside or within walled villages. The Eorl has two castles, one in the Clan seat of Barsim and a second in the walled town of
Garabas (also known as Lleydwin by the Tywlyn Du).
Eorl Llion Barsim controls the Gar river traffic as well as the strategic, for the Marches , sea port of Garabas. The Eorl’s lands include the main merchant route between Garabas and Militas and the taxes help to finance the patrols necessary to keep this trade route open and safe to travel. His wife, Teàrlag of clan Gaynor (sister of B’ran Gaynor), is very active in the Church of Urto while his three daughters have divided interests. One daughter is a Warrior in the Eorl’s warband while another is progressing in the ranks of the College of Light. The last and youngest daughter is coming of age and the suitors are many amongst the Eorldom. The Eorl has started to float the idea that his eldest daughter will take over the Clan and this has received mixed feelings despite his warrior daughter’s proven capabilities of both warfare and administration.
The main economy of the Eorl’s holdings are fish, linen and wool. Garabas has several shipwrights of moderate abilities. Both seafaring and river boats are built here. The Eorl has an interest in horses and raises exceptional warhorses. These are a cross breed of the Gar Moors pony and the traditional Urtind horse. His own warhorse is a Great Warhorse with his guard each riding either a Superb or Great warhorse. He owns over 150 breeding mares all of which are either Superb or Great horses.
Eorl of Barsim, the high chief wears full chainmail +6, sword (+6) & lance (+4) for the chief.
Llion Barsim keeps a balance of the traditional ways and the Church of Urtis. Both provide him with council as does his magic user who is the Principal of the Barsim town College of Light. His Druid, Corc Donohoei, roams the Eorldom so as to keep in touch with the peasants and yeomen of the realm as well as to keep abreast of all the Eorl's liege clans, so is rarely present. However Corc keeps in touch with the Eorl by way of messenger both human and magical as required. Druid Corc Donohoei (ML 10) is a high ranking member of the Hyandic faith and is active in this region's Druidic practices and politics.
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