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Steepmeet (Riverstand, Rhyl)
Posted on September 16, 2025
Steepmeet (Riverstand, Rhyl) is one of the village collection of Riverstand.
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Encounters & Dangers in the Area
See Encounters in the Grand Duchy of Rhyl for common potential scenarios of notable events and creatures.
- Normal Settlement Encounters > Patrols | Recruiting | Sellers | Begging | Crime
The Lodge of the Songbird (Heralds Hall of Rhyl)
Posted on September 15, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The Lodge of the Songbird is the ‘Heralds Hall’ of the Duke of Rhyl and the primary Bard & Herald Archetype order of the north. It is located in the City of Rhylan of the Grand Duchy of Rhyl. It is a center of knowledge and training for the Heraldic Boreal Tradition. World Watchers are welcome here, as are any who wish to study Lores of the Steel Realms. A record of all members exists in the ducal sponsored Lodge of the Songbird, in Rhylan. There are also bardic supplies and facilities here.
A duplicate of all the heraldry, lineages and rulership of the northern heartlands has been collected and stored here for training. Most are duplicated in the Deepstone Archive of Rhylan and the Libraries of Port Towne. The traditional Law and Legal Procedures in Rhyl, Laws and Codes of the Realms, and the Freelander Way are studied by the Heralds of the lodge. Lute, harps, and guitars made with the “acoustic bronze” elements from Inderood Brozeworks and silver strings for bards in the Lodge of the Songbird from the Heraldic Boreal Tradition.
Initial Description: The Lodge of the Songbird is a large structure of white limestone, painted white and green to reflect the heraldry of the Duke of Rhyl. It contains a central college of scribes and scriveners, a dormitory (that could hold two hundred or more & supportive facilities), a library, a workshop for music and art, a visitors wing, a scholars workshop and a large arch dedicated to the 2 pillars of knowledge venerated here – Delleth and Ezrilus.
Heraldry/Symbol: The boreal chickadee (songbird of the North) with a sealed letter in its grip, half sun on the left, half moon on the right – symbolizes they operate at all times.
Greater Sovereignty: Grand Duchy of Rhyl
Type: Campus (see Settlement Planning and Design in The Realms)
Governance: Internal, Distinct – “High Boreal Heraldsmein” Annetia Ivistus (see Titles and Honors of The Realms)
Population: 300 / Transient: 100
Demographics: 90% human, visitors of all races and creeds.
Laws and Protocols of Note: Heraldic Protocols + standard Laws and Codes of the Realms
Groups/Factions: Bards, Scholars and Heralds; Although distinct in their roles and functions, these groups collaborate to ensure operations and functions are handled efficiently and with the reputation of the lodge at the forefront.
Primary Hospitality/Accommodations: Visitors quarters are spacious and lavish by most accounts. Even the dormitory is decorated with local art and heavily stylized.
- Dormitory > Housing (long term)/Entertainment (arts & crafts)
- Visitors Quarters > Housing (long or short)/Entertainment (arts & crafts, intimacy)
Commerce: Research, Scribe & Scrivening, Entertainment (music, art, dance) (see Trade Organizations/Institutions of the Realms)
Institutions: (see institutions of The Realms)
This Locale has a Office of the Herald representing the local Lord/Lady.
- This location as a Autumnleaf Ale Houses.
- Shrine of Delleth > Primary Services Secondary Services
- Shrine of Ezrilus > Primary Services Secondary Services
+ Hartwood Presence: This location leans heavily to the Wyld Faith, and has the presence of both Rhylian Briarwood and Rhylian Beastwood.
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Heraldic Halls in Rhyl
- Ceith East (“Blade” of Ceith Grebatain)
- Ceith North (“Blade” of Ceith Grebatain)
- Ceith South (“Blade” of Ceith Grebatain)
- City of Correl (Rhyl)
- City of Fortun (Rhyl)
- City of Rhylan (capital of the Grand Duchy of Rhyl)
- City of Sheffet (capital of Kopriane; Rhyl)
- City of Thunderfall (Rhyl)
- City of Twin Springs (Rhyl)
- Pine Sap Meadow
- Terrent’s Redoubt (Hornguard Headquarters)
- The Lodge of the Songbird (Heralds Hall of Rhyl)
Heralds in Rhyl
- Admon-Duul (Heraldic Office of House Narcosa)
- Alestren, Peace Speaker of Aerna
- Aylee, Peace Speaker of Aerna
- Belinda, Ducal Herald of the West (of Rhyl)
- Celine, Ducal Herald of the Stars (of Rhyl)
- Deane, Ducal Herald of the East (of Rhyl)
- Eastern Har-Utehn (Herald of the Har Cunetha)
- Jelcol, Ducal Herald of the North (of Rhyl)
- Naila, Peace Speaker of Aerna
- Northern Har-Utehn (Herald of the Har Cunetha)
- Sandrain, Ducal Herald of the South (of Rhyl)
- Slidell, Peace Speaker of Aerna
- Southern Har-Utehn (Herald of the Har Cunetha)
- Vivendel, Peace Speaker of Aerna
Chronicle of the Locale
Historical Chronicle Information
Knowledge is broken down by ease of discovery/availability & Meticulous Record Keeping may improve usability; Any attempt to know more than what's Pervasive will require a reference, source, knowledge, check, or access to someone who can get or provide either of these. Specific Lores may increase the chance of knowing specific elements.
Pervasive Knowledge / Very Easy Difficulty
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
Establishment of the Grand Duchy of Rhyl, fiefdom of the Kingdom of Gladnor > CY 6514
Ties With the Heralds of Rhyl: The Ducal Lineage, the Ducal Guard, the speakers for the Elven Wealds of Rhyl, locals of the Territories and Fiefdoms of Rhyl know those near them, and all those trained and dwelling in the Lodge of the Songbird know the Heralds of Rhyl
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.
The Transit of Western Fire is another way, though small, that The Grand Duchy of Rhyl maintains cultural connection to its ancient northern kin and political cooperation more so than other of the High King’s allies. Usually one of the Lodge of the Songbird, or person versed in Heraldic Boreal Tradition is present too. It is a great honor to be chosen for this.
Law and Legal Procedures in Rhyl
Posted on September 15, 2025 in Steel-Realms
The Law and Legal Procedures in Rhyl follow the standard Laws and Codes of the Realms (Arlaign’s Charter) of the High King. The implementation of the laws and the settlements of disputes are heavily influenced by the Heraldic Boreal Tradition – the primary source of study for Law/Legal Lore in the north/Grand Duchy of Rhyl. The system of incarceration is the same as it is for Prisons and Gaols of the Steel Realms. Records of Commerce, Trade, and Items of Note in Rhyl are covered the normal law and legal procedures.
Prisons of Rhyl
Millein’s Dungeon in the capital City of Rhylan is a fiefdom-wide prison for the worst offenders of the Grand Duchy of Rhyl. Most regional offenders of the worst sort are transferred here. Dunraek Dungeon of the City of Thunderfall is the second largest prison of the Grand Duchy of Rhyl.The ruins of the The Oubliette of Caramfall was nothing more than a dungeon of the worst order in the old days – isolated on the Bronzed-Edge Tableland. It is nothing more than ruins now, most say haunted – to the extent the undead and Orrish avoid it. It was purposefully destroyed to acknowledge the progress the Duchy has made in CY 7522.
Rhyl Specific Codes, Laws, & Observances
Penalties against violence and disorder are often hardsher here due to the imminent threat faced at North Gate Garrison and Rhyl’s role as “Shield of the North”. Nothing can seriously jeopardize the long flow of the supplies and man power to the North, anything that threatens that is dealt with harshly.
Martial law and necessary changes are obvious along The Red March and North Gate Garrison.
There is a distinct influence of the Freelander Way in the Outlook of executing the laws in Rhyl. It is studied and executed by the Heralds out of the Lodge of the Songbird.
The Rhylan Grants/North Rhyl Forest
Posted on August 30, 2025
The Kingdoms of old Rhylan were shrunk and became the The Rhylan Grants. Populations and “capitals” were moved and it was a time of much confusion, revolt, and negotiation. The tracts of the grants were granted self governance with the stipulation of alliance in the time of the consolidation Kingdom of Rhylan and then the Grand Duchy of Rhyl. Under The Rhylander Compromise, much of the old lands were freed to become new lands granted by the new Ducal authorities of the High King.
The North Rhyl Forest
The North Rhyl Forest is the area of Rhyl, mostly encompassing large swathes of forest and meadowlands on its Northern edge, that makes up what was once several of the ancient Kingdoms of old Rhylan. Anything further north in the forest proper is considered North Pines, and generally folk do not travel through our trek into for fear of its inhabitants.
Greenstone Walk (Rhylan Grant; Rhyl)
Posted on August 29, 2025 in Steel-Realms
Greenstone Walk is a western location in the Territories and Fiefdoms of Rhyl of the Grand Duchy of Rhyl. This Rhylan Grant fief consists of several small villages along a rivers’ edge. There are several streams through the area, and while the gold has generally been taken out of the river nearby long ago, there is a bevy of rough amethysts in the rocky terrain the springs run out of. This location bears the Frost-Melded mark an ancient encounter with the Dragon of Rhyl.
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Rulership: Council of Elders; each small settlement represented by a Hetman.
Population: 200-300 each settlement
The area has some eerie quality of roaming short mists. The inhabitants are used to leaving out offerings to The Rimbus and small faerie kin are constantly glimpsed. It is thought that the faerie use their magics to grow and replace the amethysts in the area.