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Fountland
Brief Description
| Fountland | |
| Big crest of the Fountland other version of the crest | |
| Blazon | Silvery wolf on red field. The shield is held by an elk on the right and a Weal Mountains Ram on the left. On top of the shield the time-honoured Marshal Helmet. |
| Language | Garethi (Nuyuka, Alaani) |
| Type of Government | elective monarchy (Noble Marshal) at law of war |
| Head of State | Noble Marshal Thesia of Ilmstone |
| Capital | Festum |
| Map Index | K2.5, S |
| Area | 110,000 squaremiles |
| Population | 150,000 (state 1021 BF) |
| - thereof in cities | ? (? %) (1027 BF) |
| Founded | about 177 BF (Crimson bulla of Mendena of the Emperor Gerbald) |
| Chronicle | Chronicle: Fountland |
| Currency | batzen, silver groat, duit, replacement forms of the Northland Bank |
| Trade area | BOR |
| Traffic routes | waterways: Fount, Wealbeck; crownroads: Festum-Norcastle, Neersand-Needmark, Vallusa-Festum-Neersand |
| By courtesy of Ulisses Spiele and Uhrwerk Verlag | |
The Fountland is a loose alliance of several feudal territories in the north-eastern parts of Aventuria. It can be divided into three regions, the The March in the south, Sevirya in the north-east and Fastenland in the north-west. Furthermore there are three free cities, the capital Festum, as well as Firunia and Norcastle.
The reign of the feudal lords is very strict when compared to the Middenrealmian territories or the Horasian Empire, and it might even be called despotic in Sevirya.
A relatively independant middle-class exists only in a few cities, especially in Festum, where merchants dominate the political sphere and a frail balance exists between the bourgouisie of the cities and nobility of the country.
The Fountland is governed by the Noble Assembly, by which and from which an official head-of-state is elected, the so called Noble Marshal. The Noble Marshal mainly fulfils representative duties though, while the Noble Assembly is responsible for legislation, taxes, foreign politics.
Fountlandian climate is characterized by harsh, cold winters and mild, dry summers. Spring and fall are characterized by unsteady weather.
Ethrography
- Neighbours
- The Duchy of Meadows in the west, White Tobria in the south, Glorania in the north, the Nivese Steppes in the northwest.
- Colonies
- Khannemouth, Port Stoerrebrandt, Mhanerhaven, Port Kellis
- Cities
- Festum, Firunia, Slanborn, Norcastle, Needmark, Ouvenmas, Neersand
- Rivers
- the Fount, Wealbeck, Misa
- Mountains
- Red Sickle, Black Sickle, Yellow Sickle, Dragonstone, Weal Mountains
- Forests
- the Foundwood
- Noteworthy creatures
- the always bad-tempered giant Milzenis resides the Foundwood
Country Parts in Detail
- Noble Calendarium
- Countrysides
- Redeyes Swamp, Foundwood
- Population
- ca. 50,000
- Important cities and villages
- Norcastle, Ouvenmas, Needmark, Slanborn, Firunia, Brintree, Shossko, Ashford, Fourwinds, Pervin, Burndhouse, Drowhague
- Waters
- Wealbeck and Fount as border rivers, Brinna, Drulga, Ouve, Ilum, Sevireya, Beezle, Fulle
- Noteworthy locations
- Dead Man's Moor and City of the Dead, Nymphspring of Springdark, Silvanden Fae'den Karen
- Noble Calendarium
- Countrysides
- Meads of the Misa, Nethermarch, Dragonstones, Highmarch, Foundwood, Harden Lake District, Foundmeads
- Population
- ca. 35,000
- Important cities and villages
- Vallusa (claimed by the Fountland), Skorpsky, Salderseed, Irberod, Cherryhouse, Usnabank, Harden, Sirsinkis, Tsastrand-Newhaven, Baldrom, Knightford, Bangra
- Waters
- Born as border river, Westenbeck, Haritz, Goblinka, Misa, Sonia, Usna, Asp, Salderlake, the Springe (Harden Lake District)
- Noteworthy locations
- Praios Gong in the Salderlake, Black Marshal Oak in Baldrom, Murderstone of Ratheln, Foundwood, Dragonstones
- Noble Calendarium
- Countrysides
- Garbeln Dune Coast, the Great Große Moss, Fountmeads, Wealbeck Valley and Overweals, Korsforest, Uspiaun Hill Country, Goblinground (Valley of the Balgericke), Redeyes Swamp
- Population
- ca. 30,000 (without Festum)
- Important cities and villages
- Neersand, Rivilowken, Swordmont, Birchholt, Nivesle, Sirmgalvis, Placington, Trallsky, Thornacre, Garbeln, Puspereiken
- Waters
- Wealbeck and Fount as border rivers, Balgericke, Lirnitz, Ele, Shimochskinnje
- Noteworthy locations
- Battlefield of Wjassuula, Urnislaw Ash of Uspiaunen, Bloody Cliff of Korswandt, the Fourhead of Reardell, Copse of Dreams at Jekdisit
Earthly Classification
The earthly model is without a doubt the historical Russia. This was verified by Momo Evers in her preamble for Magische Zeiten: the flair come from the great Russian writers.
But not only Russia, but also Poland:
- The Polish nobility ( about 10-15 % of the population)originally was a pure warrior caste and they created in battle with the royal power something unique throughout Europe - a noble republic with an elective king on top, who actually was nothing more than an life-time elected crowned president.
- Source: Adel
The close matches to the Order of the Knights Theatrum and to the Noble Marshal of the Fountland catch the eye.
- Holy Order of Our Lady Rondra of the Theatre in Arivor
- Earthly archetypes of the Knights Theatrum Order are the Order of the Temple and the Teutonic Order.
The mystic past and the tragic end of the Knights Theatrum Order shows certain parallels to the Knights Templar. The foundation history of the Knights Theatrum Order is derived from the Teutonic Order and its mission to the east. See also the link to the Selemer Tagebücher.
- The merchants of festum
- The Hanseatic League presumably is the role model for the merchants of Festum. The intention of the Hanseatic League was, besides protection of the merchants from pirates and bandits, the safeguarding trading interests. There are also parallels at the relative independence and autonomy of the business magnatea.
- The Winged Cavaliers
- The Polish Hussars can be regarded as archetype for the Winged Cavaliers.
Earthly Affairs
According to Momo Evers the Fountland was the favourite region of Ulrich Kiesow (Magische Zeiten).
In the The Dark Eye: Basic Rules (Fanpro, 2003), the region's name was translated as "Fountland". In the current The Dark Eye, 5th Edition (2016) product line, however, the region retains the same name as the german edition, "Bornland".
Publications
Primary Sources
- Aventuria Almanac page 50-52
- The Dark Eye: Basic Rules page ?
- World of Aventuria page ?
Links
Wiki Aventurica
External Links
- Template:De Grafschaft Ask - die Grafschaft Ask: Das nordwestlichste Bronnjarentum Seweriens. Ein Addendum zur Box "Rauhes Land im hohen Norden".
- Template:De Selemer Tagebücher - background information to Holy Order of Our Lady Rondra of the Theatre in Arivor.
