Brief on Plenia

* Chyrssla - wine, flax, gems
in the march lands, surrounded by pillar towers, wild countryside, frontier town, ally of cold anchor, friendly towards smugglers
Duchess Sophie Jaubert (f) – prickly, impatient, driven to action, averse to the throne

* Lancett - steel, iron, stone
phranesh culture, remote, borders on wild lands, goblins, back against the mountains, dark and cheerless, suspicious of outsiders, discontent with the capitol
Baron Evrard Boffrand - from common stock, champion of battles, cheerless, anxious

* Phaeria - trade hub, wool, wine, textiles, ship-building
border the march lands, rival of Arrione in trade, partners with Robinet against the throne, ally with pirates, dark cults in the area
Duchess Adele Dumont (f) – impetuous, large plans, spurns love, mournful

* Robinet - wool, silver
phranesh culture, hospitable but guarded, on the frontier, statue of Avisa Hachette hero, orcs
Baron Michel Blondeau - rustic, sportsman, wild, war chieftain

* Arrione - livestock, salt, wine, magic center, grain, trade hub
rival of Phaeria in trade, the Shining Lady, cultured and refined, lavish shops and theaters, rich farmlands, strong garrisons to keep towns in line
King Nathaniel Vaugeois - mad, power hungry, delusions of divinity, murderous

* Highvow - gems, wine
pious city, powerful church, very plain, weigh station for goods along the Sequian River
Baron Julien Halcourt – jealous, petty, vain, defiant, reckless

* Fleur - dyes, perfume, furs
phranesh culture, idyllic frontier town, festooned with floral decorations
Baron Richard Chardin – haunted, fearful, artistic, reclusive, inspiring but reluctant leader 

* Ataia - cotton, wine, textiles, fishing, ship-building
bond of friendship with Valcouer, often called to fight Treviland, naval power, 
Duke Thierry Duclos – shrewd, capable leader, plotting against the throne

* Valcouer - timber, iron, wine
bond of friendship with Ataia, often called to fight Treviland
Baron Abel Azais – hawkish, religious, career soldier, xenophobic


* Kalkamoor (gnome) - metal wares, tin, religious center
warrens in hills, lively, curious people, hospitable to outsiders, features many elaborate contraptions
Knamper and Shaddwe Bogilbest (f) – friendly, hospitable, elderly, worried

* Cold Anchor - trade hub, copper
allies with Druindar and Tulith, frontier town, strange collection of parter groups, 
Baron Paulin Lerocq – scholarly, thoughtful, morally ambiguous, practical, unprincipled 

* Druindar - gold, medicine
coastal town, colorful and diverse population, allies with Cold Anchor and Tulith
Baron Remy Cormier – cheerful, charismatic, plain spoken, enterprising, deceptive

* Tulith - wool, textiles, fishing
free city, allies with Druindar and Cold anchor, rivals of Ataia in textiles, canals, bohemian atmosphere of artists and musicians, well defended port
Duke Bernard Bardin – irreverent, decadent, conniving, charming