Capra
Capra is a town of the Buntesveldt and a vassal state of Bliski inland from Shinyi. It sits on the main trade route north to Morborg.
At various points in its history, Capra has been independent of Bliski and, in fact, of all the other city-states of the Buntesveldt. The town’s leaders are typically traditionally-minded sorts with fine estates who maintain a strong martial pride in having carved out a town in the midst of the steppes and nomadic tribes. They usually seek to take no part in the political maneuverings of the larger settlements.
About 60 years ago, the grandfather of Herzog Volger Werbrüten of Bliski found himself in one of his city’s periodic disputes with Ustran Pazeel and sent representatives to Capra to ensure their support in the conflict. Content with his town’s little corner of the world and the rights ceded to them by law and custom, the burgrave of Capra planned to weather this new storm as it had all others. Namely, by ignoring it and staying studiously neutral.
Unfortunately, several leading families of Capra attempted to make an arrangement with Ustran Pazeel, the terms of which eventually found their way via whispers to the herzog. Within short order, a military detachment from Bliski was at the gates of Capra demanding the surrender of the leaders of the plot. When the burgrave was not forthcoming, a siege was set that lasted about two weeks before the annoyed leaders of several of the more prominent families of Capra opened the gates and handed over the decapitated heads of the traitors.
Since that time, Capra has been held carefully under the dominion of the larger city on the coast. The herzogs now appoint the local burgrave, though they take care to select locals who can be expected to satisfy the leading families of the town as well as the demands of Bliski.
Settlement
Capra, Town of
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Town
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