02 - Iron Kingdoms W.. - Captain Spud Is Amazing

156 Iron Kingdoms
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Considered temporary and reneWed fighting Could resume at
any time. for noW the draWbridges and gates betWeen these
tWo Cities are sealed and haVe been reinforCed. the triCkle of
former trade aCross the riVer has been halted. there may be
goods smuggled betWeen Cygnar and the proteCtorate (and
ViCe Versa), but all offiCial ContaCt has been seVered. Citizens
liVing in eastern Caspia remain fearful of future attaCk, and
many are still rebuilding and repairing the extensiVe damage
Caused during the inter-City battles. the distriCts adjaCent
to the gate haVe long been alloCated to the military and
their barraCks, and these men and Women are in a state of
high alert.
The Illuminated Ones must remain ever vigilant.
Noted Persons
Fergus Laddermore, Governor of the Southern
Midlunds, Lord of Durnkeep (male Caspian Ari9/
Ftr1): An older cousin of Leto’s from his father’s
sister, Archduke Laddermore is one of the most
powerful landed gentry in Cygnar. His lands include
an expansive swathe of the best pastures between
Fharin and Caspia, and he controls most of the grain
and cattle supply for Caspia. He also controls several
of the most productive silk farms. The archduke and
the king have never had a comfortable rapport, for it
is no secret that the Laddermores supported Vinter
the Elder. The archduke grudgingly swore allegiance
to Leto but has caused more than a few problems
since. One motive for his unruliness
comes from one of Leto’s first acts as
king when he divided the Midlunds
into four smaller duchies. To this
day the Laddermores resent the
other Midlund dukes, all of whom
were once their subordinates. The
Laddermore estate and lands are a
hundred miles north of Caspia, but
the archduke spends the majority
of his time in the city and leaves
the managing of his lands to his
three sons Fergus II, Ambrose, and
Yulian.
High Vigilant Peer Venessari
Marpethorne (female Caspian
Wiz17): The leading wizard of
the Order of Illumination,
Lady Marpethorne alternates
her time between meetings
in the Sancteum and
attendance at the Royal
Assembly often as a
mouthpiece for her Order
and for the Exordeum on
arcane matters. Despite
her piety, Venessari is
a political animal and
very comfortable among
the city’s elite. One of
her embarrassments is
her niece, Lyssimache (see
MN1, pg. 225 and L&L:CP, pp.
6, 18), whose notorious adventures