Barony of Greyhill

Overview

Greyhill is located in the northwestern corner of the Dreadwood, where the forest verges upon the Good Hills. The small barony is often described as an enchanted place, for it is a crossroads of human, elven, and halfling cultures. It was in Greyhill, nearly nine centuries ago, that human and elven emissaries first met and exchanged words of peace under a starlit sky. This cooperation has continued ever since and the barony is now held by a minor noble house, known as the Lizhal, who migrated along with the Rhola and Neheli following the Twin Cataclysms. Unlike the majority of those two houses. the Lizhal are heavily intermarried with both Oeridian and elven bloodlines.
The town of Greyhill stands much as it did centuries ago, a confluence of human and elven cultures. Other human settlements dot the northern hills of the barony, but the elvish settlement of Silglen in the southeast remains the second largest settlement.
Despite its small size, this barony is noteworthy for having produced a monarch, as well as many of the most important advisers at court, including the Royal Archmage Lashton. The current Baron of Grayhill is Sildas Lizhal, who seems to prefer the politics of court to daily rulership of the arboreal barony, for he spends more than half the year in council at Niole Dra, pressing his interests and leading the so-called “Royal Faction.” It is no secret that should Temend I Sedenna fail to produce a suitable heir before his death, the Baron Lizhal would like primary consideration from the Council of Niole Dra to be successor to the Throne of the Lion. ln this effort, he has an ally of convenience in Lashton. Sildas often leaves the governance of Greyhill to his wife, an able lady who is much loved by the elves (with whom she shares some minor kinship). High Herald Cezar Bartos performs the day-to-day administration of the barony. It is widely suspected that the cold-hearted Bartos acts as the eyes and ears of Lashton in the province.

Type

Geopolitical, Barony

Capital

Dourstone

Leader

Sildas Lizhal

Leader Title

Baron

Government System

Monarchy, Absolute

Power Structure

Feudal state

Parent Organization

Keoland