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BRIEF INFO ON THE PAN'ISH KINGDOMS
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| Size: |
The size and power vary from kingdom to kingdom, but only very few rulers of Taur Beleg are as powerful as a member of the High Council of Calendôr. |
| Terrain: |
As the Pan'ish Kingdoms lie in Taur Beleg, forest is most common, though the few kingdoms which lie at the foot of Mountain Isle. |
| Goverment: |
The Pan'ish Kingdoms are ruled feudally heavily influenced by the ruler's relations concerning family and descend. |
| Main Religions: |
The Pan'ish Dualism |
| Internal Relations: |
Because of the size of the these realms, no larger scale schemes are made. And it is more typical just to it, man to man. |
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The one thing there is not present between the realms of Pan is peace. They make war on eachother very often. Duels or councils are typical but battle is not uncommon. |
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The Social Order of The Pan'ish Kingdoms
Because of the great danger and rare resources in Taur Beleg, towns and villages are not often seen spread throughout the land. Instead the people the Kings, Druids and Thegns, dwell in larger or smaller estates. Here the Commoners also live as servants for the given noble. Only few live outside these estates, and they are often criminals, heretics or in other ways expelled. Also traders, bards, and other travellers can be seen on the roads and trails.
Kings - Class A
The kings they all base their power on soldiers and warfare. Most of the time they are warriors themselves and they rule larger and more powerful realms than the druids, but their reigns seldom last very long as another warrior, often from their own rows or another warlord kill them in battle or in duel.
Druids - Class B
If a druid is ruler in a Pan'ish realm, his wisdom and divine contact is his base of power. Ruling druids often "udnævner" one of their knights to be military leader and it can often cause problems if the knight is not trustworthy.
Thegns - Class C
These folk are the protectors and owners lesser estates in a given Pan'ish realm. It is among the nobles the king is elected. So if the nobles are unsatisfied with the current king, they can gather for a council to elect a new king.
Commoners - Class D
These are mostly woocutters, sawmillers and other woodcrafters. Also they are herders of cattle, pigs and sheep.
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The History of The Pan'ish Kingdoms
The myths tell that along time ago Owlgoll the Druid claimed to have seen Pan and The Unnamed god on that very spot. Them Caras Pan was founded (See details in The History of Caras Pan). |
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Caras Pan, the city and the kingdom
The City
Though it is seldom seen in Taur Beleg that humans dwell in large cities, Caras Pan is the exception that proves the rule. It lies at the shores of The Taur Beleg Bay and surrounded by wood. The only large trading route is by sea from the town of Hir, lying in the southern gap of The Taur Beleg Bay. That is also the reason why almost every building is made of wood, why tools and weapons of metal are very expensive.
The Legend of Caras Pan Ward
The legend tells that through the ward of Pan protects the temple, and if one cuts the smallest scratch just touches it with the flame from a candle, he will be struck by a lightning before the sun sets the next time.
The Yearly Pan Celebration
Once a year, in the third and last month of the summer, all the Pan'ish Kingdoms makes a great celebration of Pan. All the kings from the different realms travel, sometimes, a long way to get Caras Pan to sacrifice and feast in the name of Pan. As said before the Pan'ish Kingdoms constantly make war on eachother, but in this yearly event everbody bury the hachet for a time, to celebrate Pan.
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SETTLEMENTS OF CARAS PAN
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Pop
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Source of Wealth
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Notes
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| Caras Pan |
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6000
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Govt, Trade, Pilgrimage
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Sacret centre for The Pan'ish Dualism
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THE BRIEF HISTORY OF CARAS PAN
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| - 754 years: |
The druid Owlgoll claimed to have seen Pan himself defeat The Unnamed God. He names the place "Pan's Victory" and plants 30 beeches in a circle and an oak in the middle. |
| - 697 years: |
People begin to visit and worship Pan using the growning trees as a shrine. Druids speaks about the site as Pan's gift to mankind. |
| - 645 years: |
A large group of raiders pillage and burn the now large trees and cut down the oak in the middle. The raiders dedicate the assault to The Unnamed God. |
| - 645 years: |
The lord of the area, King Venison, summons the wisest druids and they make a ward inscription into the burned oak stump. By sacrifying the captured raiders, burning them on the oak remains, the druids askes Pan to protect this sacret place dedicated to him (See the Ward Legend of the Caras Pan). |
| - 614 years |
The trees begin to grow tall again in great speed from the ward-ceremoy and King Beargood moves his estate to the site and calls it The Temple of Pan's Victory. And councils the first Pan Celebration. |
| - 589 years: |
As even more people, now from near and far, came to pray at the temple and High Druid Oakist orderes the construction of a monastry. A few people begin to settle around the temple and estate |
| - 554 years: |
As especially the sea trade get bigger a harbour is constructed. More people settle in the now small town. |
| - 451 years: |
As trolls begin to attack the town the constrution of the great lumberwalls is started. |
| - 414 years: |
The walls are finished and a great granite statue of Pan is raised in front of the great temple. An official city guard is founded and the Elder Druid Brun-Oakist declares the new name of the city: CARAS PAN. |
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Lumens
lu-mens, [ ] n, old common, river-human.
Hvis were the first land of men near Mountain Isle. The name Lumens was given to the area because gathering of humans were centred at the shores of the river, which also was named after them, and is still called River Lumens. The Kingdoms of Lumens is now ruled by a king who dwells in his castle in the rich and beautiful trading town of Graabjerg.
Graabjerg
This town is the probably the largest trading post on the Circle Road. It is the capital of Lumens, and the count lives on his castle on top of the city. Originally Graabjerg was built around the creek of Watohoff, meaning "raised water". But as humans began dwelling around Mountain Isle, mining the metal, the trade developed. There was no more place, so houses were built at the foot of the hill of rock in which Watohoff lay, at the shores of the River Lumens. |
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SETTLEMENTS OF LUMENS
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Pop
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Source of Wealth
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2200
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Govt, Trade, Metal, Stone.
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largest trading town on The Circle Road
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Nororbereg
nororbereg, n, old common, north of the mountains
A little kingdoms just north of The Mountain Isle, got weaker when the king, Paul of Hark was killed by a lightning strike lying sleeping in his tower. It was once rich by the trading of Circle Road, but as the Wood Elves of Taur Thargalas let fewer and fewer travellers though their barriers, people tended to travel south of Mountains Isle, and few now visit the once glorious inn of "The Golden Sheep".
The Mysterious Lake Bakad
But the many fish of Lake Bakad has always been connected with the myth of the hidden island in the middle of the lake. Everybody in Bakad knows the myth, but no-one have ever seen this island. |
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SETTLEMENTS OF NORORBEREG
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Source of Wealth
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500
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Govt, Trade,
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| Bakad |
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100
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Fish, Myth
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35
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Services, Trade
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Large marketsplace, Little Sheep Inn.
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12
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Services
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Large Inn on the Circle Road
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