Chadwick
The most southwestern of the kingdom’s towns, Chadwick lies on the very edge of the Sea of Grass. A few generations ago, it was just a small village of pioneers willing to break the thick sod of the grasslands and face off with nomadic raiders. For a time, the town was even outside of Brounthia and beyond the bounds of feudal law. The first Lord d’Luc came 50 years ago and claimed the land for himself and his heirs, backing up these bold assertions with royal writ. He brought with him carts full of seed, tools, and his peasants, and soon displaced the freesteaders.
The freesteaders headed deeper onto the grasslands, setting up the next wave of expansion for the kingdom. Lord d’Luc gained land and established a large estate that specialized in rearing warhorses, and soon became the most famed horse rancher in the kingdom. His successes drew other young nobles who did not stand to inherit wealth and were unwilling to take up a life as a royal warden or knight errant. This pushed the freesteaders further back, but also attracted the attentions of nearby nomadic tribes. Today, Chadwick sits well within the settled and safe band bordering the kingdom, and new territory out on the grasslands is opening up.
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Chadwick, Town of
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