![[vlandia 1.png]] ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | | | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Usanc|Savinth|Vesin|Meroc|Chornad|Rulund|Valanby|Larnac|Oritan| |Usanc sits by a small bay that flows into the larger Gulf of [[Charas]]. This warm southern land supports the growing of olive trees. |Savinth sits on warm, grassy plains north of the Bay of [[Charas]]. The land is fine pasture for the renowned horses of the Vlandians. |The village of Vesin lies by a creek running down from the Epiric Hills to the Bay of [[Charas]]. This warm land is well-suited to the growing of olive trees. |Meroc is a fishing village overlooking a cove in the Biscan Coast. The villagers sail out into the western ocean in search of mullet and bass near the shore, and tuna and sardines amid the islands to the south. (Could be where house [[dey-Meroc]] comes from.) |Chornad sits overlooking a pass through the Biscan hills. The villagers of this region, like many in the central [[Vlandian]] kingdom, specializing in the raising of pigs.|Rulund sits in the forested middle valleys of the Trand. The villagers specialize in the raising of hogs, who feast on acorns from the oak woodlands.|Valanby sits overlooking the Trand estuary. Villagers plant flax in land reclaimed from the riverside marshes. (Valan's Bay (or land place) this may be the exact location [[Osric]] 'the [[Vlandian]]' landed when invading.) |Larnac sits on gentle hills on the lower Trand valley. Villagers plant rye, barley and wheat for sale to the hungry urban population of nearby [[Pravend]]. |Oritan sits on a short river that rushes out of the mountains of the Ebor peninsula and empties into the Ocspool. The river slows as it hits a nearby bend, allowing the collection of potters' clay from the banks.| ||||!-- Pre-Calradic, red --> |||!-- Valan's Bay (landing place) --> |||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | |---|---| |Mot|Cananc| |Mot lies in the Neurval, a valley that runs between the Biscan and Epiric hills. The warm lands of the [[Vlandian]] south are well-suited to the growing of olives.|Cananc lies in the wet wooded hills of the northern Rhennod, where cedars grow tall in the sea-mists. The villagers trap beaver, marten and rabbit for their pelts.| |||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | |---|---| |Arromanc|Remental| |Arromanc lies in the Neurval, a valley that runs between the Biscan and Epiric hills. The warm lands of the [[Vlandian]] south are well-suited to the growing of olives. (Could be where house [[dey-Arromanc]] hails from.) |Remental sits in a gap in the mountains of the Ebor peninsula. Towering fir and spruce grow on the slopes. Villagers trap fur-bearing animals like marten, rabbit and fox. This wild region has recently attracted many settlers drawn to the relative freedom of the woods, where the rule of the [[Vlandian]] barons is much lighter than in the south.| |!-- From the pre-Calradic hero [[Armac]]--> ||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---| |Calioc|Alorstan|Nogrent|Ferton|Deriat| |Calioc on a flat plain between the Epiric and Biscan hills of the central [[Vlandian]] lands. The people of this district grow flax on the marshy lands.|Alorstan sits on a shelf overlooking the sea, at the foot of the Biscan Hills. The warm south of the [[Vlandian]] lands is well-suited to the cultivation of olives.|Nogrent sits on a slope of the Biscan hills in central [[Kingdom-of-Vlandia]]. Villagers here raise sheep on the pastures between the coastal woods and the high crags of the hills. |Ferton near a curve of the meandering Trand river, not far from a pass leading seaward over the Biscan Hills. The villagers grow olives on the warm, dry landward side of the hills.|Deriat sits between the Bay of [[Varcheg]] and the ridges of the Ebor peninsula. Villagers here trap beaver and mink in the hills and sometimes pursue **seals** in the waters of the bay. | |<!- From the [[Battanian]] ([[High-Kingdom-of-Battania]]) Caliog, place of [[Cal]] --> |<!- Alderstand--> ||||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | |---| |Etirfurd| |Etirfurd sits near the [[Battanian]] frontier on a low spur just west of where the Etir river comes bursting out of a spring in the cliffs of the Uchalion massif. The villagers here grow wheat, finding a ready market in the garrisons stationed nearby.| ||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | | | |---|---|---|---| |Furbec|Fregian|Caleus|Sirindac| |Furbec sits on a shelf overlooking the rocky Biscan coast of central [[Kingdom-of-Vlandia]]. The climate is warm most of the year, and grapes do well on the slopes of the Biscan hills. |Fregian sits on the flatlands north of [[Pravend]], where the warmth of the [[Vlandian]] south begins to give way to the chills of the north. Villagers plant flax here amid the bogs and pastures. |Caleus lies on the misty coastal plain south of the Bay of [[Varcheg]]. Villagers speak a mix of the [[Vlandian]] ([[Kingdom-of-Vlandia]]), [[Sturgian]] ([[Principality-of-Sturgia]]) and [[Battanian]] ([[High-Kingdom-of-Battania]]) tongues. They grow flax in the lowlands here. |Sirindac lies beneath the high ridges of the Ebor peninsula, somewhat sheltered from the bitter winds blowing out of the northwest. Migrants come here from across the [[Vlandian]] lands to prospect for silver in the mountain streams.| |<!- Dirty stream --> ||||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | |---| |Talivel| |Talivel in the middle of the Trand valley in the heartland of [[Calradia-Conti.]]. Villagers plant olives here on the hillsides. | ||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | | | | | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | | Rodetan | Marin | Drapand | Alantas | Tirby | | Rodetan takes its name from the ruddy, iron-rich soil of this part of the the Rhennod hills. The mines of this district supply the iron ore for many of the forges of the [[Vlandian]] kingdom. | Marin lies on the slopes west of the Ocspool. Misty mornings cooled by sea drifting south and warm afternoons make this land well-suited to the growing of grapes. | Drapand sits near the tip of Cape Fal, a promontory just south of the mouth of the Trand River. The villagers venture out far into the seas to cod-rich banks washed by a cold current from the north. | Alantas sits in the center of the mountainous Ebor peninsula. The soil here is thin and the weather here is cold, but rich iron deposits sustain the local economy. | Tirby sits in the cold misty waters that lie off of the Ebor peninsula. The low-lying lands on the northern side of the Ebor are suited to the growing of flax. | | <-- Redstone, --> | | | <!- From calradic, Antolas, east wind--> | |  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | |---| |Hongard| |Hongard sits in the warm wooded lands near the meandering Trand river. This land, rich in wheat and once the heartland of the Empire, is now the center of the [[Vlandian]] kingdom.| ||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | |---| |Palisont| |Palisont sits at the mouth of a rocky glen that splits the grassy downs north of the Trand river. The soil is thin in these parts, but the village does well farming hogs and other livestock.| ||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | |---|---| |Verecsand|Mareiven| |Verecsand sits by the waters of the Ocspool, a small but deep inland lake. Villagers here grow wheat in the gentle downs by the lakeside.|Mareiven sits on the steep wooded slopes of the Rhennod mountains, overlooking the Ocspool. Villagers harvest the tall trees of the heights, selling the logs to cities on the coast.| |||  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | | |---|---| |Ormanfard|Horsger| |Ormanfard sits by a small, fast-flowing river that runs down from the mountains of the Rhennod to fill the lake known as Ocspool. Rains are plentiful and wheat and barley grow well on the hillsides.|Horsger is where, according to legend, the warrior [[Horsa]] came ashore and planted his spear in the beach. Today it is known for its daring fishermen, who venture out far to find banks, chilled by currents from the north, that are rich in cod. | ||<-- Hors' spear --> |  ### Descriptions / Digging in the Files | | |---| |Halisvust| |Halisvust was once a marshy wasteland, but [[Vlandian]] settlers drained the waters and sowed wheat and rye in the valley.| |<!- Hal's wasteland --> |