The Palatine Council of Canterwall
From the county seat at Tamrivena, the nine Canterwall’s ruling council members oversee their homeland’s administration. Well aware that several lands depend on their county’s fields for survival and that the nation’s brusque prince might react forcefully to any suspicion of deceit or extortion, the council goes to great lengths to reinforce the region’s reputation as a realm of undemanding, hardworking, and essential labourers. While such generally proves true, the administrators keep a tight guard on the land’s ample purse, fearing the jealousy of neighbouring nobles. Significant expenditures indulged only toward the cause of defending the county, with regional militia being well rewarded and outfitted, especially those who guard the walls of Tamrivena.
Of the council’s members, river captain Charidian Vanx, landowner Taladda Jhovanki, and reluctant representative Zoenessa Thell agitate most fiercely for their particular agendas—national influence, regional security, and simple fairness, respectively. Aside from administering county policies and arbitrating significant disputes, the relatively effectual Palatine Council of Canterwall hears reports from both wings of their divided county militia: the Foreguard, who stand guard over the county’s borders under the commanded of the wary veteran Captain Daladmin Quin; and the Wallguard, who protect Tamrivena as directed by the paranoid Captain Balton Rhasrakin. Although both men have proven themselves able leaders, the council’s patience wears thin with the aging Captain Quin, who can offer no reason for a rash of disappearances of villagers and whole villages along the southern border. While such delights the competitive and arrogant Captain Rhasrakin, it also fuels his delusions of lurking conspiracies. It lends credence to his fear-mongering among his men (and privately to several council members).
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