Duchy of Stockton
The realms north of Couthshou are a large expanse of fields that give way to frozen lands along the borders of The Shattered Straight, great hills and mountains dot the expansive tundra and the harsh crashing of the waves hitting the rocky coast line echoes for what feels like miles. It was here, that Stockton, The City of Justice, seat of power for the god of law: Jamal, existed and it was from this city that a nation was formed. Great and proud, the nation expanded and tamed the land with a strength of unification and solidarity that in order to survive they must all work together to stem the tides of the wilderness.
This all changed with the Gem War, the genocide that struck the nation of Stockton was brutal, fast, and without equal in much of the history of the world. In days the population was reduced and raised from the dead, it's city and villages destroyed. Now; eighty years past the end of the war, the nation attempts to rebuild, returned to the single bastion of power the city of Stockton is on its way to recovery, and soon they hope to have people sent into the Ghostlands as they have come to be called, to purge the things that have taken root within once loving homes and return control of the land to the Empire.
Structure
Currently the duchy of Stockton consists of the singular, capital city: Stockton and is ruled by Duchess Virriness Arl, the last living descendant of the line of Arl the original founders of the city back during the age of peace. Duchess Arl has a small, select group of nobles who they delegate to, assisting in the running, resettling and preservation of their reduced numbers. This 'Council of Stock' consists of five nobles who's family lines were all but completely wiped out during the fall of Stockton who had come to work together and reclaim there home.
Also the current Archprelate of the Scaled Council and five of the eight seats have journeyed north with Archduchess Arl to reclaim the center of their religious power. They are led by Draz Grimmum, a descendant of a well known member of the council, an orc like tiefling who bares a curse that has been rampant through their blood for millennia. The church of Jamal has aided greatly with magic and coin in aiding the efforts of Archduchess Arl.
Public Agenda
Currently the public agenda of Stockton is rebuilding its capital and expanding back to the abandoned ghostlands, reclaiming long dead mines, villages, and fisheries that have been voided of their human occupants in the wake of the war.
Assets
Currently the reclamation of the capital has slowly reopened a single quarry and the very limited fisheries and ship yards that exist within the boundaries of its walls. For the most part the quarry is worked to repair the near century old damage to the wall and the buildings within.
History
Stockton was founded by the god Jamal and the family of Arl, in the middle of the second age a large migration of humans from Hellsmere traveled north with the god of law to find and settle a place that the god seemed to have known about before setting out on the journey. There, in the shadow of a great mountain, the city of Stockton was created and the people became allies with the gnomish city that existed within the mountain "Griggin'zool", and the people flourished.
Jamal travelled and aided his siblings in the spreading of the Jaralian Empire before, with the dawn of the Third Age, returning to Stockton to oversee the grand-courthouse through which laws would be passed and trials carried before the eyes of the god of law and justice. This ended with The Shattering when Jamal and the other deities abandoned their mortal bodies and returned to the astral sea. From there the city thrived and the nation was formed properly.
This nation would grow and prosper under Jamal's light for nearly two thousand years until the arrival of Ras'al Khan, the wielder of the Dark Diamond laid waste to the entire duchy and killed over 98% of the population over the course of a three day long siege, buildings that had stood for thousands of years and had been touched by the very essence of law itself were reduced to necrotically scarred rubble.
Now, eighty years after the death of the wizard and the destruction of the diamond, the Empire has returned. A harsh battle took place in the city of Stockton that had become the home of a large tribe of hill giants. The new occupants were driven out into the tundra, the few that survived the onslaught of the combined forces of the expeditionary army and the religious might of The Scaled Council, lead by Draz Grimmum in a joint military operation that purged the giants near completely. Now the city rebuilds and Duchess Arl looks towards properly reacquiring the mines of old, and with the recent discovery of newer technology, the black powder used on the empire's ships, the potential of new resources.
Religion
Though the entire pantheon is worshipped within Stockton, it is the city of justice and the seat of power for the god of law; Jamal, as such the few holidays and special services associated with that particular deity have always been carried with greater vigor.
Founding Date
5A4
Type
Geopolitical, Duchy
Capital
Alternative Names
The Ghostlands, Ingvol (Deadholme)
Head of State
Head of Government
Currency
As with all of the Empire it trades in the Jaralian mint, but there is also a large amount of trade and services offered for goods within the duchy in its rebuilding process.
Official State Religion
Parent Organization
Location
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