County of Brackenmoor
Overview
The immense Gnatmarsh and the lands south of the Celadon Forest and west of the Duntide is under the supervision of Count Romadnen Beremen, a man viewed by many as a spineless bootlicker whose policy on all problems is to hide and hope they go away. While such a weakling produces few admirers, it also produced few enemies. So when the provinces were reorganized, Beremen gained an expanded province. Brackenmoor has never been particularly fertile, making the province the most depressing, penniless region in all of Nyrond. The people here are poor, fearful folk, who are described as downtrodden, despairing, unfriendly to strangers, surly and inhospitable, quick to lie or conceal anything they own or earn, and certainly not mentioning assets when the taxman is around, and especially those who live near the Gnatmarsh are considered base yokels, primarily due to their filthy living conditions and longstanding tendency toward interbreeding. Superstition and poor education have led to a general mistrust (and frequently downright hostility) toward nonhumans. On the other hand, the taxman comes frequently as Bereman tries to please the king with a high rate of tax payment. Thieves and rogues flourish. Highwaymen are a real hazard. Brackenmoor’s saving grace is its relationship with the Celadon natives. Thanks to Bereman’s craven refusal to anger the forest by excess logging, it maintained good relationships with the elves and woodsmen of the forest, even when Archbold III's directives instructed a harsher policy. For this reason, most of the forest trade flows through Beetu.
Type
Geopolitical, County / March
Capital
Leader
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Power Structure
Feudal state
Parent Organization
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