Barony of Kalinstren
Pop: 31,000
Capital: Redoubt (pop. 5,600)
Standing Army: 7,200 (plus 1,200 seconded from other provinces)
Tax Multiplier: 1.6
Tithe Multiplier: 2.0
Ruler: Baron Kalinstren
Well over half of this barony was lost to Iuz during the war, including the old capital at Crockport. Its ruler is the foremost advocate of relaunching war against Iuz, and there are more skirmish battles fought here than anywhere else in Furyondy. Kalinstren, a devotee of Trithereon, has few friends in Belvor's court or among his fellow nobles. Only Jakartai of Crystalreach is on good terms with him. Kalinstren’s uncompromising attitude does not do his cause any good, and even Belvor wouldn’t be sorry if the Baron perished in one of his forays.
The ordinary folk of this province live in a state of chronic tension and fear. They are jumpy, nervous people who try to avoid contact with anyone they do not know. Morale is not poor, for the growth of defenses here is rapid. However, many people have relatives who disappeared into the clutches of Iuz's forces during the war, and their nightmares about their fates haunt them. This is hardly a happy land.
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