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– High King’s Estate (Dunstrand City)
Posted on December 21, 2025
– High King’s Estate (Dunstrand City) is one of the High King’s Estates; It is used by the family as a vacation/travel or safety destination and has no lands associated with it other than the estate itself.
The Full List of High King Estates
- – High King’s Estate (Astret)
- – High King’s Estate (Belisma)
- – High King’s Estate (Dunstrand City)
- – High King’s Estate (Fandelok)
- – High King’s Estate (North Gate Garrison)
- – High King’s Estate (Poelitz)
- – High King’s Estate (Rhyl)
- – High King’s Estate (Soriano)
Ghur-ahn, Home of the Blacktails (Dunstrand)
Posted on October 15, 2025
Ghur-ahn, Home of the Blacktails is the home of a clan of Lizardfolk in the ruins of the Burned Woods in The Saelish.
They trade with the halflings of Loamwold and have a good relationship with them. The do trade with the inhabitants of the Saelish but not directly – they use halfling intermediaries.
Population: 2500
Burned Woods (ruins; The Saelish)
Posted on October 15, 2025
The Burned Woods stands as an ugly scar that never seems to heal. As such, as a Places and Territories of The Saelish it is avoided. It is partially flooded in parts from overflows by the __ River. It has stretches of marshes against the hills and in its core. Due to its stagnated nature, it has made a good habitat for the Lizardfolk of Ghur-ahn, Home of the Blacktails.
Its closeness to Keptrich, Notable Ruins (of The Saelish), and general appearance and nature has kept the Umbakians away.
Mobile Trade Stations of House Malor
Posted on August 4, 2025 in Steel-Realms
House Malor monitors some of the trade across the Nanford River and over the pass into Tarmysia. To this end, they set up temporary “House Stations” for lodging and work. They are NOT there to keep order or enforce the law per se, but merely to observe and report back to their order on the stability of the current methods and processes. They do not intervene in any disputes unless the Duke of Dunstrand orders them to. They have been known to intervene when the flow of trade is disrupted, but never consistently take a “side” in anything over thousands of years (much to the dismay of all parties). It is believed that they are virtually immune to bribery, because it has been tested.
Faction within the Order
The “Mercantile Maids” of Dunstrand as many derogatorily call them, are a faction of 6-10 wizards with some training who perform the trade monitoring. These are some of the lower ranks of the order’s members, and after a year or two they often move on to more important positions. The amount of traveling involved assists them in gaining more knowledge of the duchy.
Culture, Education & Traditions of the Riverdans
Posted on July 25, 2023 in Steel-Realms
The Culture, Education & Traditions of the Riverdans is mostly a mono-culture from more ancient days. The Riverland Culture is based on ancient eastern traditions and have merged some newer ones over time. The Riverdans of Dunstrand have incorporated many elements of the culture of the duchy at large.
Defining Ideal: The Riverdans has always seen themselves as a bastion of independence & freedom within The Grand Duchy of Dunstrand. They safeguard the traditions of the Fallen East, personal freedom, the nobility of service, and bloodline purity. "Where the river Nanford once flowed, so flows the blood and honor of tradition and loyalty."
Granted Rulership: The Riverdans have their own ancient laws and each ruler has, by Ducal decree from the founding days, authority in their own fief; Each small territory has its own hereditary ruling family – a fiefdom where the ruler has absolute, near autonomous control (unlike the official ‘counties’ and smaller peer titles of the Duchy). Where the hereditary families still rule, these lords are addressed as Barons by outsiders, otherwise ‘Liege-Steward’ or ‘Lord-Steward’ with a family name; All rulers are knighted by the Duke or one of his senior heralds, and as is to be addressed as ‘Sir’ or ‘Lady’ at a minimum by other peer nobles of the duchy.
Self-Sufficiency: Given the politics arrayed against them, the river land folk try and be self sufficient locally. The river-side territories on the south are mostly lush flood plain lands. The river rarely floods any more, and all settlements are built on rises above the river levels, but when it does, it deposits silt and nutrients; orchards and grasses are plentiful and there is more than enough for all. Rare raids by descendants of the Pine Tribesmen (no longer barbarians of the north, but tame hill men) still living in isolated pockets for fruit and grain do occur.
Trade and Barter: The silver crown is accepted currency everywhere, but many transactions between those who live here are on a barter system due to the monetary poverty of the fiefs. When dealing over long distances and with other fiefs and large institutions, the rulers of the western river lands look to Silver Lining Lenders; This organization is also present for all manner of individual and small business services.
Free From House Malor: The practitioners of mystical arts are EXEMPT from the famous Malorian Prohibitions the govern the use of the mystical arts within the boundaries of the Grand Duchy of Dunstrand.