User blog:Harold Burned-Mane/AGoT:High Rock - The Setting

This blog is about setting the scene for the next Burned-Mane Canon RP, A Game of Thrones: High Rock. It will be centered around the political game between the kingdoms in the province of High Rock. To help people learn about the world I will be explaining a few things.

The Kingdoms
Each Kingdom is named after their capital city. They have many vassals, Lords that ruled over villages and Dukes that rule over towns.
 * Daggerfall - Kingdom
 * Wessen Hills - Duchy
 * Ebon Wastes - Lordship
 * Glenpoint - Lordship
 * Anticlere - Lordship
 * Camlorn - Kingdom
 * King's Guard - Duchy
 * Eagle Brook - Lordship
 * Moonguard - Lordship
 * Ykalon - Lordship
 * Shornhelm - Kingdom
 * Meir Darguard - Duchy
 * Meir Thorval - Lordship
 * White Haven - Lordship
 * Northpoint - Kingdom
 * Old Gate - Duchy
 * Thorkan Park - Lordship
 * Normar Heights - Lordship
 * Phrygias - Lordship
 * Wayrest - Kingdom
 * Vermeir Wastes - Duchy
 * Norvulk Hills - Lordship
 * Alcaire - Lordship
 * Balfiera - Lordship (Ruled by a Castellan)
 * Evermore - Kingdom
 * Portdun - Duchy
 * Markwasten Moor - Lordship
 * Wind Keep - Lordship
 * Gavaudon - Lordship
 * Farrun - Kingdom
 * Raven Spring - Duchy
 * Dunkarn Haven - Lordship
 * Black Wastes - Lorship
 * Jehenna - Kingdom
 * Cloud Spring - Duchy
 * Dunlain Falls - Lordship
 * Karthgram Vale - Lordship
 * Aldingwall - Imperial Legion Base

Lariat Family
The ruling family of High Rock, gained the crown when Daric Lariat, the current Emperor of Tamriel, conquered High Rock during the Stormcrown Rebellion. As the royal family of the province the whole realm is sworn to them, but their direct vassals are the other Kings and the Duke and Lord of their own kingdom. The head of the family, Gaban Lariat, is the High King of the province. He rules from his family's ancient seat of Shornhelm. Its location in the center of High Rock helped greatly in the integration of the province as a united nation. Gaban is married to Abelle La Rouche, the daughter of the King of Daggerfall. She has recently become pregnant. Gaban isn't as strong a ruler as his cousin Daric but he is an honorable man and well respected by many. Gaban's mother was a Stentor and he inherited her black hair.

Stentor Family
The ruling family of the kingdom of Jehanna. An ancient family dating back to the 1st Era when the Bretons first took control of the province, thought they have only ruled Jehenna since the mid 2nd Era. Their are sworn to the Lariats and their direct vassals are a Duke and Lord in their kingdom. They are steadfast friends of their neighbors from Farrun. The head of the family is Edgar Stentor, the King of Jehenna. He is married to Callie Tussaud and together they have three children, two boys and a girl. Their eldest son is the heir to the kingdom. Edgar also has a bastard son that is half Altmer and lives with the family in their castle. The Stentor family has Nordic lineage and because of that they deeply value honor. Black Hair is a dominant trait in the family. Edgar is the cousin of the current High King, Gaban, who's mother was his aunt.

Bantien Family
The former ruling family of Daggerfall. An old family that dates back to the early 3rd Era They were overthrown when the last king of Daggerfall, Arnand Bantien, was killed after resisting Daric's conquest of the city during the Stormcrown Rebellion. The king was fairly young and left no heirs, thus the throne passed to his older sister when he died. His sister was married to Perien La Rouche, the then Duke of Wessen Hills. She officially ruled but everyone knew her husband was a one making the actual decisions. She bent the knee to Daric and swore fealty to him. She and Perien had two children, a son and a daughter. She didn't rule much and died a few years later. Instead of her son taking the throne it passed to her husband, and unorthodox thing. Since her children were La Rouches by birth the Bantien family is officially extinct.

La Rouche Family
The current ruling family of Kingdom of Daggerfall and the Duchy of Wessen Hills. A relatively new family that is less than 100 years old. They began as common folk, immigrants from Cyrodiil, and have since become rich from trade and risen to the ranks of royals. Shunned by most old families as lucky upstarts the La Rouches are an ambitious lot. Perien is the richest man in High Rock, though some argue that the High King is richer. He holds a lot of power and was one of the main funders of Daric's Rebellion years ago. Perien is a clever and cunning man, the direct opposite of his son and heir. His son is a knight and values strength and honor above cunning. He is a member of the Order of the Dragon.