The
Principality of Rel Deven is a fief in the west of the
Great Kingdom of Aerdy.
These western lands are host to a number of rivers and forests, such as the
Harp River's southern tributary, the Lyre River, the
Thelly River, the
Thelwood, and the
Adri Forest. These lands are claimed by Prince
Carwend of Rel Deven, and the Cranden Conclave of some 20 lesser nobles of this house, with these fiefs occupying about three-fourths of the total. Further north, the land which is far less organized and which faces threats from brigands, humanoids, and whatever else may lurk in the Adri Forest.
Overview
These western lands are the province of many minor Princes without any true leaders or men of distinction. Together, these lands are of greatest note as the remnants of the once-great House Cranden are almost entirely concentrated here. When House Cranden fell from the Malachite Throne, the reactions of its nobles were polarising. The house was oppressed by other houses, not least because they feared revenge for Rax-Nyrond usurping the throne and acting to diminish House Cranden's power.
House Cranden is important due to its history and traditions. Cranden sages have many of the finest collections of historical documents, tomes, and items in all the lands. If one should seek all that is known of such ancient luminaries as Lum the Mad,
Johydee, the Wind Dukes of Aqaa, and the Sunken Isles below the Nyr Dyv, then Cranden sages are the best sources – and probably the most accessible.
Carwend tries his best to unify these lands, with great difficulty. However, house loyalty overrides even petty disputes in many cases. Something of House Cranden’s old sense of glorious destiny remains even in the most degenerate wrecks of its lineage, and the glories and great names of a faded past still mean something to the nobles of this house.
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