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The Salt Shore (Rhyl)
Posted on May 2, 2021 in Steel-Realms
Salt Shore is named for the salt mine in the nearby hills, the Reedbed Principality (of the Grand Duchy of Rhyl) also has several depressions along the coast serving as saltwater pools that drain and fill with the rain ‘tides’ and a small river delta and salty marsh east of the town. This is treacherous during the winter season, usually forcing travelers 5km inland to a safer crossing.
Rulership/Governance: {Integrity *} No central Ruler
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Population: Thousands
Cultural Overview & References for the Grand Duchy of Rhyl
At this location, potash () is mined and shipped out locally and abroad as part of the Fertilizer Industry of Rhyl.
Quality items from the Inderood Bronzeworks in the City of Fortun are made for ships built and repaired on the Rhylian ports on Lake Caolite.
There are three fortified settlements around the area, two steadings and an inn which serves as a way-point to travelers going east along the shore from Salt Shore.
- The small House Narcosa (Order of Magi) has been around for thousands of years. It is a fortified tower atop a granite 120′ x 70′ shelf that pushes 20′ above soil level.
Crime: The Salt Shore of the Reedbed Principality has a loose presence of small Rhylian Criminal Presence outfits – The Dead Hand & Runnel Rats.
Chronicle/Facts of the Locale
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Rumors About the Locale
Rhyl Formative Events
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Rhyl Formative Events
CY 7007 The area of North Gate Garrison freed & The Red March created; Money, supplies, armaments, and manpower flow into the north to fight the Lich Lords.
CY 6514 The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is created by the High King. In exchange for the resources and organization that can be brought to bear against the now organized undead armies, the lands become part of the High King's domain.
CY 6909 The Fall of the Grand Barony of Altair from a curse by the Lich Lords. The main passage of troops and supplies from the hinterlands and nfar north to the The Grand Duchy of Rhyl is sacked by an undead army led by a ghoul king.
CY 5980 The Kingdoms of old Rhylan united settled as a single Kingdom of Rhyl to fight the Lich Lords drive south. After centuries of warfare between territories and races, the common cause of the threat to the north secures a lasting peace.
> For 3000 years, the Kingdoms of old Rhylan was the primary form of Rulership in the territory of the current Grand Duchy.
CY 5580 Fall of Dundaria in the North - Frostfang spreads, the Lich Lord power rises. Hordes of the undead, fortunately disorganized (at first), sweep south and west from the heart of old Dundaria.
CY 2330's Fall of East / Rise of the Dark Lands (Orrishai Abandoned); Refugees flee - some cross the Tolkisson Mountain Range into the 'Lands of Rhylan' that would become the Kingdoms of old Rhylan and finally.
CY 1000 (Approximately) The Dragon of Rhyl is killed and its influence ends in the area around the Great Forest of Rhyl and the surrounding territories.
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