Barony of Dilwych

Overview

The small barony of Dilwych, sandwiched between the vast Duchy of Dorlin and the northwestern marches, is ruled by a lord considered eccentric even by Keoish standards. The barony is avoided by the major roads of the kingdom and is therefore eschewed by most travelers. However, Dilwych was once a part of the greater Duchy of Dorlin, seceding from the latter in the last century over a petty squabble now long since forgotten save by the Barons of Dilwych, who have trumpeted their independence ever since.
Its seat of government, the ostentatiously named Castle Draconis Imperious, sits on a low hillock near the center of the barony, mere miles from the village of Dilwych. This quiet hamlet is the epicenter of an anemic agrarian economy that lumbers to sustain itself amidst the prosperity of its neighbors. There is little evidence of true ambition in Dilwych and trade that was brisk in centuries past has slowed to a trickle. Perhaps this neglectful attitude extends from its ruler, the self-described Lord High Baron Draconis Eternal, Malweig I Harland, who spends more time expanding and decorating his jumble of a palace, with its angled walls and leaning towers, than seeing to the: welfare of his citizenry.
The obscure Lord Malweig has presided over the barony for a couple of decades, though he has only officially assumed its leadership in the last few years. It is a widely whispered scandal that the baron had his late father embalmed, perfumed, and propped up on the throne of the barony for years following his actual death. This forced visiting heralds and other guests of the baron to hail the ghastly cadaver and osculate its signet with tightly pursed lips. Only a rare visit by the new Duke of Dorlin in 572 CY put an end to the practice, who ordered the bishop of Dilwych to bury the dead baron in the dark of night for the sake of decency. The baron’s son has been the titular lord of Dilwych ever since.

Capital

Draconis Imperious

Leader

Malweig I Harland

Leader Title

Baron

Government System

Monarchy, Absolute

Power Structure

Feudal state

Parent Organization

Keoland