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Northerlands

Lord and Lady:

Lord Holden Dereham & Lady Gretchen Quinlanden Dereham

Capital:

Wulfsgate

Standard:

The jagged mountaintop

Children:

Christian, 19

Drystan, 17

Lisbet, 14

Pieter, 13

Nyssa and Torrin, 10

Greater Families/Stewards:

Aldenwood, Turick, Hardeham, Frost, Horne, Arranden, Wynter, Haddenfoot, Claybourne, Weatherford

Key Towns:

Whitecap, Midwinter Rest, Westport, Eastport, Salthill, Darkwood Run, Witchwood Cross, Wulfshead Haven, Torrin’s Pass, Dunwoode

Landmarks:

Northern Range, Icebolt Mountain, Torrin’s Pass, Forest of Lycana

Notable Northerlanders:

Alric Dereham & Earwyn Blackwood Dereham of Wulfsgate

Aylen Wynter of Witchwood Cross

Southerlands

Lord and Lady:

Lord Khallum Warwick & Lady Gwyn Dereham Warwick

Capital:

Warwicktown

Standard:

The crested wave

Children:

Ransom, 19

Esmerelda, 17

Niall, 15

Garrick, 12

Greater Families/Stewards:

Strong, Rutland, Bradford, Clayton, Garrick, Holton, Leecaster, Law, Nye, Thorpe

Key Towns:

Sandycove, Iron Hill, Sandymount, Whitecliffe, Stone Mawr, Blackpool, Leecaster Bay, Hornsea, Goldthorpe, Port Worthing

Landmarks:

The Golden Coast, The Warwick Throne, Drummond’s Cock

Notable Southerlanders:

Hamish and Andrija Strong, & sons Jesse and Ryan of Sandycove

Lem Garrick of Iron Hill

Barne Holton of Sandymount

Samuel Law of Port Worthing

Erran and Marie Rutland, & daughters Agnes and Esther of Whitecliffe

Easterlands

Lord and Lady:

Lord Aiden Quinlanden & Lady Maeryn Blackwood Quinlanden

Capital:

Whitechurch

The Resplendent Reliquary of the Guardians is located in Riverchapel

The Consortium of the Sepulchre in the Skies is located in Briarhaven

The Council of Universities are in Oldcastle

Standard:

The oaken tree

Children:

Eavan, 18

Assana, 17

Cian, 16

Breandan, 13

Dorrin, 12

Greater Families/Stewards:

Oakenwell, Sylvaine, Forrest, Skylark, Rowan, Rosewood, Waters, Edevane

Key Towns:

Streamstowne, Rushwood, Riverchapel, Oldcastle, Everleigh Pike, Everhart Thicket, Greenfen, Briarhaven, Bythesea, Oak Hill

Landmarks:

Fionn’s Pass, Gap of Ever, The Sparkling Beck

Notable Easterlanders:

Drystan “Ash” Sylvaine (deceased) of Rushwood

Joran Rosewood of Greenfen

Mads Waters of Bythesea

Wyat Edevane of Oldcastle

Westerlands

Lord and Lady:

Lady Asherley Blackwood & Lord Byrne Warwick

Capital:

Longwood Rush

Standard:

The providing mother

Children:

Hollyn, 16

Emberley, 15

Gabrianna, 12

Brandyn, 11

Greater Families/Stewards:

Tyndall, Glenlannan, Ashenhurst, Bristol, Blakewell, James, Stanhope, Richland, Derry, Wakesell

Key Towns:

Wildwood Falls, Pine Bluff, Windwatch Grove, Whispering Wood, Valleybrooke, Greencastle, East Derry, Greystone Abbey, Newcarrow, Whitewood

Landmarks:

The Seven Sisters of the West, The River Rush, Whispering Wood, The Whitewood, The Hidden Cave

Notable Westerlanders:

Easlan James & son Kaslan, of Greystone Abbey

Clarrisant and Griffath Tyndall, & son Marsh of Wildwood Falls

Glen and Fleur Ashenhurst, & children Meadow and Brook of Windwatch Grove

Jasmine and Mason Wakesell, & daughter Storm of Whitewood

The Great Rush Riders

Hinterlands

Chieftainesses:

Yseult de Medvedev, Drumain Clahnn

Ohsmha de Medvedev, Saleen Clahnn

Clahnns:

Drumain

Asgill

Mayke

Saleen

Yseult’s Children:

Kian, 17

Kael, 15

Other Notable Medvedev:

Yanna de Medvedev of Clahnn Drumain (sister of Yseult, deceased)

Duncarrow

King:

Eoghan Rhiagain

Standard:

The crossed swords

King’s Family:

Khain- Father (deceased)

Florian- Mother (deceased)

Assyria- Sister

Correen- Sister

Darrick- Brother (deceased)

Notable Rhiagains of Past:

King Carrow the Original

King Carrick the Dreamer

King Karsein

King Fynne the Good

Landmarks:

The sky dungeon, Isle of Belcarrow

Midnight Crest

High Priestess & Priest:

Varinya & Argentyn Ravenwood 

Castle:

The Rookery

Sigil:

The raven

Children:

Alasyr, 17

Ravenna, 15

Ryandyr, 13

Ashara, 10

Nyana & Nevyn, 8 (twins)

Landmarks:

Courtyard of Regents

Notable Ravenwoods:

Adynora & Rillyn (Ravenna’s grandparents)

Aryc & son Sandyr

Ailyn

Rhosyn (defected)

The Consortium of the Sepulchre in the Skies

Head Magus:

Head Magus Tymagen

Location:

Briarhaven, in the Easterlands

Adherents- students

Enchanters/Enchantresses- magic practitioners who have finished their studies and been assigned into the world. May also be called by their discipline (i.e. Healers, Seers, etc.)

Magi- Instructors of magic at the Sepulchre

Elder Magi- A position of tenure that allows access to the Sacred Halls

Head Magus- The head of the Sepulchre

Notable Magi:

Magi Christian Dereham

Magi Aylen Wynter

Elder Magi Rorric Dereham

Notable Adherents:

Brandyn Blackwood

Esther Rutland

Wastelands

Land seized by the crown and turned into prison labor camps, including Camp Atonement.

Notable Prisoners & Their Number:

Cap- WCNM999

Hill- SHNT1

Andy- SCST8769

Prisoner Numbers Decoded:

City- Reach-Crime-Number Correlating to Crime

I.E. Cap, from Whitecap in the Northerlands, was the 999th person imprisoned for the crime of murder.