Monrovia
Monrovia is the northernmost duchy in Brounthia and the one most often raided by Northlanders. Duke d’Auberville has spent tens of thousands of coins on defense of the coast, establishing watchtowers and maintaining knights in the field all through the summer and well into fall. This has bankrupted him and caused much friction between the duchy and the queen. Taxes have been raised, new fines implemented, and many freemen and some petty nobles have seen their fortunes disappear into the duke’s hungry coffers.
This has led to a revolt by the southern nobles, most of whom do not see the value in giving up so much treasure and blood to defend a coast they hardly ever see. The duke has responded in force, even trading land to the Northlanders to gain mercenaries to put down this revolt. That this is a revolt and not simply a border skirmish between two rulers is something the duke is trying to keep outsiders from realizing, especially the Northlanders who might take this as an opportunity to raid or, worse, colonize the coast.
The seat of the duke is at the city of Monrovia, which sits five miles from the coast. Other than the watchtowers, the duchy no longer has any ports to its name; just last year, the duke transferred the town of Ceaster Pool into Jarl Magnus Hrolfson’s hands as part of a payment for nearly 5,000 Northlander mercenaries who served in the duke’s wars against his southern nobles.
City Stats
Monrovia, Duchy of
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