Bellam
The County of Bellam was a part of the kingdom of Aerenwe until 490 MR, when it was ceded to Daen
Roesone by the ruler of Aerenwe in exchange for peace. Roesone's armies had already inflicted several
sound defeats on the Aerenwean expeditionary force, and since Aerenwe was split by a fierce succession
struggle at the time, the Aerenweans had no desire to continue the fight. The Black Baron saw I Aerenwe's troubles as an opportunity to win peace with that country and force them out of the war, so he threatened invasion and was ceded the province of Bellam. As part of the agreement, House Bellamie remained as the lords of the county, and Kocsone had his daughter Darliene married to Stefhan Bellamie to cement the alliance.
Bellam is a hilly region; the highest hills reach an altitude of more than 1,000 feet above the Aerenwean Plain, with bare stone crowns and sheer faces. Travelers from all over the southern coastlands come here to admire the splendid gorges and try their hand at scaling the peaks Bellam's soil is rocky and difficult to cultivate, but quarries and mines are plentiful.
Bellam is a hilly province, with some peaks rising more than a thousand feet. The land is rocky and poorly suited for farming, but a few small farms and ranches can be found around Buineridge, in the south of the province. Bellam is a rich province, full of mines, quarries, and smiths. Guilder orthien tane of the Southern Anuire Shipping and Imports controls most of these industries. The largest settlement in the province is the mining town of Gheaden Forge. Count Sedrie Bellamie, ruler of the province, lives in Bellamie castle, located just north of the town of Buineridge.
Tarkal Deeps: Located in an isolated chain of hills is a region of caves, abandoned mines, where rumours about an army of Orogs, a newly created awnshegh, and even a sinister cult practicing human sacrifice have been running through Bellam.
Demographics
Max levy 2000
Infrastructure
Bellam's largest settlement is the town of Gheaden
Forge. It is a bustling industrial town of over 2,000
people, with dozens of smelters, smiths, armorers,
and weaponers. The smoke and haze of its ironworks
hangs over the town's narrow vale, darkening
the sky by day and glowing red like some infernal
realm by night. Gheaden Forge is prosperous, but
it's also a rough place—desperate men seeking work
come here from hundreds of miles away, and there's
many a ruffian who'll introduce a newcomer to the
business end of a sap and rob him of his last penny.
The town of Buineridge, in the southern part of the
county, is the seat of government. It's located in a
region of high downs, and most of the locals raise
sheep and goats or pay to log the count's forest. Bellam
has more wood than any other province in northern
Roesone, and the Bellamie family owns it all.
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