The Rhylander Compromise (document/event; Rhyl)

Posted on January 11, 2026 in Steel-Realms

The Rhylander Compromise was the actual document and event that marks the transition that was negotiated into the Kingdoms of old Rhylan to the eventual establishment of The Grand Duchy of Rhyl in CY 6514. The families that ruled these kingdoms were given the title of Grand Viscount – technically granting them equal or slightly more authority than a count in some

Grand Viscount Titles

All the previous “royal” families of the Kingdoms of old Rhylan were given this title. It is hereditary. The custom is the eldest, regardless of gender) of the “most noble and ancient family of”…

Legitimacy

The Kingdoms of old Rhylan were shrunk and re-apportioned as the The Rhylan Grantsin the Principality of Rhylan. 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.

Old Kingdom Resources

The Kingdoms of old Rhylan were shrunk and became the The Rhylan Grants, and much of their old lands were freed to become new lands granted by the new Ducal authorities of the High King. Many resources, such as quarries, logging, and more became shared resources that the old families were allowed to administer. The administration was swapped and moved around after set time periods, to literally ‘spread the wealth’ as was required by The Rhylander Compromise.

List of Administered Shared Resources of Rhyl

This is far from complete. There are small resources and even just agreed upon % of profits administered by other new peerage or even institutional authorities granted by The Rhylander Compromise – such as the 1% of all profits from Klyben, for example.

• Autumn Goldfind Quarry
• Bread Basket Quarry
• Cillma Drop Quarry
• Cornerwell Quarry
• Kumurri Pit Quarry
• North Peak Marble Quarry
• The Havras-Durr Quarry
• The Kalizmin Quarry/Dunwater Camp

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Nominally, the Council of Rhylan is the body that tries to settle disputes in the clashes between the the ancient Old Rhylan Kingdoms Lineages on the council and the administration of the shared resources granted in The Rhylander Compromise doctrine.