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

296 Iron Kingdoms
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The quintessential Carredovan vessels are the sleek
sloops skimming Meredius like a seabird and the slim
two-masted schooners with curving prows slicing the
waves like knives. These beautiful vessels are seemingly
becoming outdated in the modern Iron Kingdoms
where the ability to carry more cargo, crew, armor,
and weaponry is prized more highly than speed.
Certain classes of sailors such as pirates and privateers
still prefer speed, and corsairs of all nations prize
Carredovan schooners. Such pirates often frequent
the port of Carre Dova, but the strong presence of
fast naval ships and the much smaller volume of trade
make Carre Dova a very tame and sedate black market
port especially compared to the likes of Five Fingers.
winds OF war
the Ordic rOyal navy in carre dOva has Been secretly placed
On high alert since the OutBreaK OF the war. thOugh steps
have Been taKen tO play dOwn the readiness OF the Fleet,
the navy is On the lOOKOut FOr cryxian vessels en rOute tO
Five Fingers. King Baird ii had Ordered all suspiciOus vessels
entering the Bay OF stOne stOpped and searched. any vessel
that reFuses Or Flees is tO Be destrOyed suMMarily.
Noted Persons
Moorgrave Conor Lochlan (male Thurian Ari5/
Ftr4): The moorgrave of Hetha inherited a large
estate on the peninsula just east of Carre Dova from
which his family has long governed the region. He
has a troubled relationship with Lupo Silva, castellan
of Carre Dova (male Tordoran Ari4/Wiz7) who,
while technically subordinate to him, has a habit of
pretending the moorgrave does not exist. Lochlan is
a grim and taciturn man who dresses very plainly in
blacks and grays. The recent demise of his brother
greatly affected him and cemented his conviction
that his ancestral lands have grown corrupt and evil.
Lochlan is utterly scandalized by the state of Five
Fingers which he blames on the Cathors. He has
recently been meeting with Malatesta Mateu (female
Tordoran Ari3/Sor7), a local land baroness who is as
concerned with the state of Hetha as he. Despite the
reputation of her family, the moorgrave finds her an
engaging ally, and the lonely widower has considered
courting her affections.
Locales of Carre Dova
Carredovan Fields: Years of harvesting trees for the
shipbuilding industry has placed modern Carre Dova
in the midst of open plains with only thin copses of
trees scattered for miles around. Wood is now hauled
from the Olgunholt, and the plains are home to herds
of Cardovar horses prized throughout the west for
their speed and spirit. Cardovar horses love to run and
do so without complaint for as long as their riders spur
them onward. Many tell tales of messengers carrying
urgent news and riding their Cardovars swiftly and for
so long that—when they reached their destinations
and stopped urging their mount onward—the steeds’
hearts gave out.
Meredesco: The great seawall that shielded Carre
Dova’s harbor has stood for over two thousand years.
Menite priests laid down the first of its white stones
before the Ascension of Morrow and the wall was
completed by some of the first Morrowan priests
to venerate Asc. Doleth. The harbor has become
shallower and shallower with each passing year as
more sediment collects inside the wall’s periphery.
Crude docks hewn from massive timbers felled in
the Olgunholt were added to the outside of the wall
to allow larger ships to land. The upper surface of
Meredesco is paved with brick, and the inner structure
is riddled with passages and hidden rooms. Rebels used
these rooms as meeting places during the Occupation,
and the inner walls bear markings from that time. One
room even has a battle plan for the final ousting of the
Orgoth scratched into the rock. The outer surfaces of
Meredesco bear prayers and protective invocations to
Menoth, Morrow, and Asc. Doleth carved by the priests
who built the wall.
Corbhen
In Power: Castellan Olyado Caetan
Population: 42,000 humans (Tordorans outnumber
Thurians 10 to 1), 400+ trollkin, ~100 gobbers
Military: King Baird II has not increased the size of
the small garrison at Corbhen despite the outbreak of
war. The north hills are difficult to cross making the
city easily defensible. Baird believes it unlikely Khador
would attempt an overland invasion through Corbhen
while the Motherland’s forces are split between
occupying Llael and fighting a war with Cygnar.
Imports: Manufactured goods, textiles, wheat
Exports: Barley, cork, peat, uiske