Annwyn

History
It is said that the gods saw the plight of mankind among other races and granted them a continent on which humans can live as the rulers. While man is potentially crafty, wise, and persistent, the physical advantages (such as speed, strength, and longevity) of the other races were a threat. Annwyn is a safe haven for man. However, after millenia of peaceful living, mankind welcomed to the continent those who initially were enemies.

Even populations perceived as made up of mostly violent and angry individuals were given a chance in Annwyn if they contributed to the continent’s well-being. Orcs, goblins, and even the cunning Dragonborn have homes in Annwyn.

King Nelson
His Royal Majesty King Nelson Samuel Herold Combs is the reigning patriarch of Manshaven. His two sons, Prince Landon Duke of Lifyn and Prince Michael Duke of Roychester are men in their twenties who were recently given their respective duchies to oversee.

King Nelson is a leader who values leisure and a comfortable lifestyle more than anything. It is his hope that his people might experience this temperate living as well. He supports slavery (see, Slavery) and is largely in favor of most means of economic growth in Manshaven. He took up the throne at age thirty-four after the passing of his father King Ambrose. His mother was Queen Annabel Weston, a woman of nobility in the town named for her family.

Prince Michael
In Roychester sits the more responsible son, Prince Michael Finneas Ambrose Combs. He is a kind and collected man and is 6 years Landon’s senior. He enjoys hunting in his spare time. Slavery is abhorrent in his eyes and he is disgusted by Landon’s notion to go ahead with it, and Nelson’s allowance thereof. When Nelson will not bar Landon from continuing to enslave prisoners and auction them off, Michael is willing to go to war with Lifyn in the name of a just prison system.

Queen Eleanor died birthing Landon. The King has not remarried. She was very kind and loving and fawned over Michael. He has several fond memories of her and he holds on to them and her words to push him to be a just ruler. He studies magic under the tutelage of the tiefling Roman who Michael has come to befriend.

Prince Landon
Prince Landon Joshua Elias Combs was the second-born son of King Nelson and Queen Eleanor. He was a blond, pale young man with an affinity for drink. His passion lay in partying. He dealt in illegal slave trade, paying for secret slaves under the table from Rufus Devonshire.

He was murdered at age 22 at the hands of Vassago's Army using the large black crystal of the Forest of the Moon which took the life force of 40 people within Landon's mansion to bring Vassago back from the dead.

The Royal Family Crest
Designed during the childhood of the two princes, the current crest of Manshaven highlights the royal family as it stands. The crown and central star represent King Nelson. The star beside his symbolize the princes and their contrasting personalities. The flower below the crest is for the late Queen Eleanor.

The motto in the ancient tongue which inspired Common reads Terra Tincta Amoenitate or Land Dyed in Comfort. As Manshaven is known for its fabulous dyes (its main export) and its often ideal rural lifestyles, the phrase embodies the spirit of the country. The smaller yellow flowers on either side of the crest are woad, a plant found throughout most of Manshaven, particularly around Canterdale in Lifyn, which produces a blue dye.

Wool too is a large export of the country, with some towns hosting more sheep than people. The sheep at the crest center represents calmness, the wealth of its wool, and the sacrifices made to raise Manshaven to its current state

Calverton
The capital city of Manshaven is Calverton in which King Nelson has ruled since his coronation at age thirty-four.

The Dukedom of Lifyn
To the southwest of Manshaven are two areas of land granted to the sons of King Nelson. Once this land was simply made up of cities without borders distinguishing them as duchies. However, once his sons became of age, borders were placed and the young men were given land.

The north of this offset section of Manshaven came to be called Lifyn.

The Many Dyes of Lifyn
Lifyn continues its pre-duchy traditions of dye-making. Nearly each city in Lifyn is responsible for producing different dyes.

Canterdale
This capitol of Lifyn is a bustling trade city wrought with crime and thriving thanks to it. Because of the Aeron Strait, the city sees a great deal of trade, meaning heavy income for the nobility and merchant class. Due to the wealth of the capital, Lifyn has always been lax with arrests.

Canterdale Prison
Despite crime being a secondary care of the Canterdale guard, the introduction of slavery has the prison seeing more arrests than usual. Nobility from all over Lifyn gather at Cantderdale Prison for weekly auctions wherein prisoners are bid upon based on their skills.

Warden Grayson was head of the prison for nearly thirty years until his recent demise at the hands of several escaped prisoners who rebelled against slavery.

His daughter Amelia Grayson has since taken up the role of warden. While she loved and revered her father, she opposes slavery and has written to Prince Landon on the matter, urging him to reconsider its use in Lifyn. Amelia is young but experienced, as she has made more arrests than any guard in Lifyn’s history.

Waterwheel District
Along the Aeron Strait is the Waterwheel District where many shops reside. Businesses rely on water wheels to power machinery such as tilt-hammers for pounding rock and ore, and textile mills. Most interestingly to the denizens and travelers of Canterdale, however, are the wheels which power the billows of tavern ovens and gristmills which aid in the beer-making process.

Cregyn and the Murex Farms
Cregyn is a lively city filled with music, sports matches, and proud workers. Being a coastal city, its seafood is quite popular.

Cregyn is home to the Murex Farms, a stretch of ocean dedicated to the raising of murex snails. These snails, which have long white shells with many spines, produce a purple mucus substance. Dye farmers originally killed the creatures for the single drop of dye each one produces, making the process of raising new generations of snails very slow. However, today, the workers have found they need only disturb the snails to make them secrete the mucus, leaving the snails to live on to produce more over time. As purple is one of the most expensive and rare dyes, often associated with royalty, Cregyn is very financially successful. Traditionally, homes and businesses in Cregyn are decorated with the spiny murex shells to honor the creatures which yield the city’s livelihood.

Frampton
Magical items may be hard to come by, but Frampton is a veritable treasury of fantastical pieces. Enchanted goods can scarcely be found elsewhere. Between the two districts of the town (factorial and market) is a massive lake simply called Lake Frampton. Its shores are rocky and its waters frigid, but its fishing is excellent.

The city is medium in size and is ruled by five council members called The Trusted who vote on laws and regulations so long as they are in keeping with national laws. There are weekly meetings townsfolk can attend to advise The Trusted on issues involving Frampton.

Current members of the Trusted include Frampton also hosts a school of wizardry which boasts students of all ages and skill sets. It is simply called the Frampton School of Magic. Most students choose to undertake one school of magic from a list of seven of the traditional schools. Necromancy, however, is strictly forbidden and rebuked. Students who excel with certain schools are awarded pins to wear proudly.
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