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  |house=Azadar
  |liege=To Be Determined
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  |liege=Aureliane ab Azadar
 
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Picked out on a map as one of the western Marches, Avonna shares its
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Sharing the Western Vale with the Marches [[Brayston]], [[Dastur]], and [[Gailiech]], the
borders with three other Marches (Brayston, Dastur, and Gailiech), the
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land is rocky and windswept, with great lengths of snow and rain that circle
barony of Perche, and the county of Endridge.  The land is rocky and
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from the oceans inland to break upon the [[Tarn Mountains]] at Avonna's western
windswept, with great lengths of snow and rain that circle from the oceans
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border. With a mostly humid continental climate, its winters are brutal, cold,
and inland to break upon the Tarn Mountains at Avonna's western border.  
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and long, while its summers are hot, humid, and short. Rain is common through
With a mostly humid continental climate, the lands become ripe for
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all seasons save winter, when the March is instead buffeted by heavy snowfall.
vineyards during the summer, and indeed most of Avonna's wealth is
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The lands become ripe for vineyards during the summer, and some part of Avonna's
attributed to their fine grape wines.
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wealth can be attributed to its fine wines.
  
The other half of the land's wealth comes from its ample granite quarries
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The majority of the March's wealth comes from its ample quarries and mines,
and iron mines, which dot the Tarn Mountains like so many sores, bleeding
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which dot the Tarn Mountains like so many sores, bleeding natural resources.
natural resources. The main hub of mining efforts in the area is the
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The central hub of mining efforts, once located in Quarrytown, has moved in
unoriginally named Quarrytown.  Thought to be one of the dullest places in
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recent years, following a series of collapses in its over-dug tunnels. Today,
the whole Five Duchies, Quarrytown is the home of miners, a few
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the hamlet of Yone holds the arguable honour of the March's core mining efforts,
sheep-herders who travel the Tarn foothills, and cheap wenches with even
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comprised of sheep-herders who travel the Tarn foothills and the rougher miners
cheaper ale. Nearly all of the mining investments along the Tarn Mountains
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upon whose shoulders the wealth of Avonna rests. Nearly all of the mining
have a garrison of soldiers on standby, in case of Hillman raids.
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investments along the Tarn Mountains have a garrison of soldiers on standby, in
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case of [[Hillman]] raids.
  
At the approximate center of the Avonna March is the stronghold city of
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At the approximate center of the Avonna March lies the stronghold city of  
Avonna, a walled community that sprang to life around the heavily fortified
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Harthwaite, a walled community that sprang to life around the heavily fortified
Avonna Keep. The city is the most populated area in the sparsely populated
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Harthwaite Castle. The city is the most populated area in the sparsely populated
March.  Most of the area's trade passing through Avonna City at one point
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March, with the majority of the area's trade tending to pass through Harthwaite
or another before being sent through Endridge and to the capitol. Known as
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at one point or another before being sent through Endridge and to the capitol.
the ancestral home of House Azadar, the ownership of Avonna Keep has only
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Known as the ancestral home of House Azadar, the ownership of Harthwaite Castle
changed once since Varian ab Aldair in year 23, when in the year 349 it was
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has changed only once since Varian ab Aldair in year 23, when in the year 349 it
transferred to House Beauparlant. The transfer was short lived though as
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was transferred to House Beauparlant. The transfer was short-lived, as the
the Harmon Plague wiped out the young House, leaving the seat for an Azadar
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Harmon Plague wiped out the young House and made room for an Azadar once more.
buttocks once more.
 
  
The Avonna lands, while wide and beautifully rustic, are mostly miserable
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The Avonna lands, while wide and beautifully rustic, are mostly miserable with
with lengthy seasons of rain, humid heat, and harsh winters. What wealth
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lengthy seasons of rain, humid heat, and incredibly harsh winters. What wealth
is made from vineyards and mining will soon be spent paying the salaries of
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is made from vineyards and mining is typically spent paying the salaries of
 
border garrisons and Endridge trading tariffs.  
 
border garrisons and Endridge trading tariffs.  
   
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House Azadar's colors are black and gold, its sigil a rampant dragon rearing as
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though to strike. The coat of arms is a shield divided into four quadrants
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checkered black and gold, a rampant dragon of the opposing color in each of the
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sections, all facing outward.
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[[Category:Domains of Lithmore]][[Category:Domains with undefined resources]]

Latest revision as of 06:23, 23 July 2018

The March of Avonna
House Azadar
Liege Aureliane ab Azadar
Resources Undefined
Population 104790
Income 0 weekly, 0 per annum
Size 2994 km^2 (1156 mi^2)


Sharing the Western Vale with the Marches Brayston, Dastur, and Gailiech, the land is rocky and windswept, with great lengths of snow and rain that circle from the oceans inland to break upon the Tarn Mountains at Avonna's western border. With a mostly humid continental climate, its winters are brutal, cold, and long, while its summers are hot, humid, and short. Rain is common through all seasons save winter, when the March is instead buffeted by heavy snowfall. The lands become ripe for vineyards during the summer, and some part of Avonna's wealth can be attributed to its fine wines.

The majority of the March's wealth comes from its ample quarries and mines, which dot the Tarn Mountains like so many sores, bleeding natural resources. The central hub of mining efforts, once located in Quarrytown, has moved in recent years, following a series of collapses in its over-dug tunnels. Today, the hamlet of Yone holds the arguable honour of the March's core mining efforts, comprised of sheep-herders who travel the Tarn foothills and the rougher miners upon whose shoulders the wealth of Avonna rests. Nearly all of the mining investments along the Tarn Mountains have a garrison of soldiers on standby, in case of Hillman raids.

At the approximate center of the Avonna March lies the stronghold city of Harthwaite, a walled community that sprang to life around the heavily fortified Harthwaite Castle. The city is the most populated area in the sparsely populated March, with the majority of the area's trade tending to pass through Harthwaite at one point or another before being sent through Endridge and to the capitol. Known as the ancestral home of House Azadar, the ownership of Harthwaite Castle has changed only once since Varian ab Aldair in year 23, when in the year 349 it was transferred to House Beauparlant. The transfer was short-lived, as the Harmon Plague wiped out the young House and made room for an Azadar once more.

The Avonna lands, while wide and beautifully rustic, are mostly miserable with lengthy seasons of rain, humid heat, and incredibly harsh winters. What wealth is made from vineyards and mining is typically spent paying the salaries of border garrisons and Endridge trading tariffs.

House Azadar's colors are black and gold, its sigil a rampant dragon rearing as though to strike. The coat of arms is a shield divided into four quadrants checkered black and gold, a rampant dragon of the opposing color in each of the sections, all facing outward.


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