Logres

Logres is a mighty kingdom that occupies the south-eastern portion of Britain, the largest island in the British Isles archipelago. Logres’ population constitutes half of Britain’s total. It includes the richest lands and three-quarters of the island’s wealth, making the King of Logres the most powerful man in Britain.
Titles grant rank and status. Thus a poor count is higher in status than a rich baron. The noble ranks are divided into higher and lower categories.
Knight and squires are the “lesser nobility,” but they are still much higher than any commoner. Even the humble esquire is noble and thus has many more privileges than commoners. All other ranks are “greater nobility,” but even among these some that are greater than others.
The kingdom is old. Though the leadership of the ancient tribes lost their dominant political power to Rome, the people clung to their customary ways. The Romans left most tribal traditions and boundaries intact, as long as the peasants paid into the imperial system. When the imperial presence failed, Roman Britain continued briefly before collapsing as the people flocked to the warlords who actually protected them. Each ruler has changed things just a little, adapting ideals into reality to form the kingdom. Now the kingdom’s Ancient Laws and Customs still hold sway, overlaid with the old Roman tax system, and adapted to support a militarized society run by warlords.

Logres: Region and Kingdom

Logres refers to both a geographic region of Britain and a kingdom. The two are not exactly congruent in 485, but overlap so significantly that the context should provide the correct meaning.
Specifically, the kingdoms of Kent and Suth Seaxe are within the region of Logres, but are not a part of the kingdom. Bedegraine lies outside of the region, but within the kingdom (it was conquered in 481). Summerland is in the region, and within the kingdom after 482. Ascalon and Tintagel counties are outside of the region, but inside the kingdom.

Counties of Logres

There are 24 counties in Logres, some of greater importance than others.

Ascalon

The moors of Ascalon are haunted by giants, men say, though they are rarely seen. Exeter is a significant southern port and fishing center, and many small villages dot the land. The land has a particular hatred of the Irish that have raided the coastal parts of Ascalon for generations and the county traditionally send raids back to Eire for vengeance.

Bedegraine

Much of the county of Bedegraine is forest, but with wide open spaces around its two capitals—Bedegraine and Nottingham, the Summer and Winter capitals. It’s cities are Roman in culture and Nottingham is home to a Roman Christian Bishop; the countryside is Cymric Christians. Nottingham is noteworthy for its underground residences, which stay a comfortable, though slightly cool, temperature year round, while Bedegraine is home to a large castle around which a town has grown up.

Berroc

Berroc is a contested county bordering between Cymric and Saxon land. Some of the lords are Cymric and some of them Saxon knights. Several of the Cymric knights of Berroc have begun serving Kent. It used to be quite wealthy but the constant raids and Saxon warbands have made the county weak.

Caercolun

Caercolun is a former roman province. It belongs to the as of yet underage Duke of the Saxon Shore together with the county Caerwent. The land is controlled by the young Dukes aunt, Lady Pomponia. There are many strange rumours of what goes on in her castles. The peasants are suffering the Saxon raids.
Caercolun and Caerwent get their names from King Coel, who once was said to rule Britain. In the stories Coel grows upset with Asclepiodotus’s handling of the Diocletianic Persecution and begins a rebellion in his duchy of Caer Colun He meets Asclepiodotus in battle and kills him, thus taking the kingship of Britain upon himself. Rome, apparently, is pleased that Britain has a new king, and sends senator Constantius to negotiate with him. Afraid of the Romans, Coel meets Constantius and agrees to pay tribute and submit to Roman laws as long as he is allowed to retain the kingship. Constantius agrees to these terms, but Coel dies one month later. Constantius marries Coel’s daughter, Helena, and crowns himself as Coel’s successor. Helena subsequently gives birth to a son who becomes the Emperor Constantine the Great, giving a British pedigree to the Roman imperial line.

Caerwent

Caerwent is a former roman province. It belongs to the as of yet underage Duke of the Saxon Shore together with the county Caercolun. The land is controlled by the young Dukes aunt, Lady Pomponia. There are many strange rumours of what goes on in her castles. The peasants are suffering the Saxon raids.

Clarence

Part of the Duchy of Glevum, the county is known for its hardy peasants and rainy environment, who tends to scoff at people complaining but simple problems like harsh lords and nasty knights.

Dorsette

Dorsette is a county on the southern coast of Britain. It includes the cities of Dorchester, Badbury, and Wareham. Not far away is the famous Cerne Abbas chalk-cut figure. Due to its Roman influence and heritage, its ruler holds the title of “Praetor”.

Gentian

Gentian is an old county located central Logres. It is between Salisbury, Silchester, Clarence and Rydychan, and includes the city of Wandborough, the castle of Gentian, and the White Horse Hills. It is part of the Duchy of Glevum

Glevum

The county is known for it’s city Glevum, and the burghers living in it. They tend to look down on the peasants on the fields and talk often of their roman and pagan heritage alike. To speak ill of the Duke in the city is bad manners, and usually ends with beheadings. You need to learn after all.

Hantonne

Hantonne is a rich county of Logres with a proud Roman and Cymric legacy. It is a rich coastal county with one of the major ports of Logres acting as a trading-centre.

Hartland

The county of Hartland is a poor and hilly county, noted for its herds and pastures rather than its farms. This has resulted in the people being notably stingy and selfish.
The county has had a permanent if yet unimportant place in Logres politics for many years, and still retain some semblance of loyalty to the land. They have a rivalry with Huntland

Huntland

This land is often raided by saxons but was once green and pleasant. Only thanks to their alliance with Duke Ulfius have they managed to stave of some of the more devastating attacks. The cities are Roman Christian, the countryside is Cymric Christian.

Jagent

Jagent is a county in the kingdom of Logres ruled by the Duke of Cornwall

Lambor

Lambor is an old northern county of Logres, known for its good ale and bosomed females.

Linden

The Duchy of Linden encompasses most of the south side of the fertile Trent River Valley, plus the lands from the sea in the east and the Pennines in the west. It is overseen by the Duke of Linden, responsible for guarding the northern border of Logres.

Lonazep

Lonazep is a marshy backwater, quiet and rural home to Cymric Christians without any significant cities, though it has a few market towns.

Rydychan

The old country of Rydychan is a richly forested territory.

Salisbury

Salisbury is a county of Logres and the home county of this campaign. Salisbury consists of the ancestral holdings of the Count of Salisbury.
The fief consists primarily of the ancient town of Sarum and the large land area on Salisbury Plain around it. The fief is composed of good farm- and sheepland, and provides other good forms of income such as fisheries and toll bridges. In addition, it is one of the most densely populated areas in Logres which means a proportional increase in harvest income.
The county includes one large town, Sarum, and four market-towns Floodriver, Magpie, Streamfield and Wereside. Many smaller villages and hovels are not shown on maps but tend to cluster in river valleys within trading distance of the main cities. The county also has six castles.

Silchester

The Duchy of Silchester is probably the most powerful part of Logres. It is a prosperous Romanized land with a strong army. It has a lot of influence over its former vassal, the County of Hantonne. It is ruled by Duke Ulfius.

Summerland

Summerland is a kingdom south of the Severn Sea. It has extensive marshy lands that provide protection to the people, who know where to hide in its foreboding, faerie-ridden expanse. As a result, the land keeps its independence though it pays nominal homage to King Uther.

Thamesmouth

Thamesmouth is a county of Logres with close ties to the biggest city of Logres, Londinum. It’s rich with farmland and hills but is still much rooted in it’s old roman ways. Parts of the county has been taken over by Saxons but they have no way to come close to taking over Londinium who still stands strong. Much of the older Roman ways are still dominant in the county, which i still run mostly as a Latifunda, run by the senate of Londium. The county still uses slaves for much of its labourforce but the inhabitants would not think to change their ways.

Tintagel

The county of the Duke of Gorlois, given to him in perpituity by Uther Pendragon. The land is rather rich despite it being rocky and wet.

Tribruit

Tribruit is mostly farmland in 485.

Wuerensis

The county of Wuerensis is a rather split county of Logres with many different lords and masters. The land is rich however and any who could control the county as a whole could become a king maker.

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Head of State

Uther Pendragon

Government System

Monarchy, Absolute

Power Structure

Feudal state

Currency

The basic currency of Logres is the denarius or silver penny. Twelve pennies make a shilling and twenty shillings (240 pennies) make a Librum or pound.
Thus £1=20s=240d and prices of items are often written as l/s/d or pounds/shillings/pence.