County of Berless
The County of Berless is where roleplay in our game will be focusing. This county belongs to the royal House of Larouss and is also where the Royal Court of Lusitaine is located. As you can see on the map, it's mostly plains, separated by a mountain range and forest from other provinces of the Kingdom. There are a few wide rivers and some forests within the county itself as well.
The larger house icons mark larger villages ruled by simple Lords and Ladies. The list of appable families can be found here. Other families may be opened if the game grows large enough.
Small house icons mark tiny villages. The roads on the map are not marked, but each village is reachable by a road. Only the largest rivers are marked on the map. The smaller ones may be found around villages too, as tiny ponds.
The seat of House Larouss is Luisante Palais. It's the main seat of the Kingdom and Luisante is considered the Capital.
Duchy of Calogne
The County of Berless is part of the Duchy of Calogne and located in the south-east of the duchy. An overview of marquisates, counties and baronies is given below. Currently, characters from outside of Berless are restricted. These Houses may be opened up at a later time, or at staff discretion.
Territory | Leadership |
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Marquisate of Gallow | House of Laffitte |
Marquisate of Alenseau | House of Pichard |
County of Berlles | House of Larouss |
County of Melindee | House of Bachelot |
County of Mainnois | House of Granet |
Viscounty of Oftmund | House of Ardouin |
Viscounty of Chateau | House of Delcroix |
Viscounty of Roussett | House of Noir |
Barony of Elmonde | House of Bassot |
Barony of Lishan | House of Renou |
Barony of Forzou | House of Favre |
Barony of Borsier | House of Duclos |
Kingdom of Chantour
There are more duchies in the Kingdom of Chantour, each with respective ruling families that are listed below. Characters from these families are restricted to a few offered at staff discretion, as privileged courtiers at the Royal Court of Luisante Palace, in Berless.
Territory | Leadership |
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Duchy of Calogne | House of Larouss |
Duchy of Charssy | House of Gallois |
Duchy of Aisau | House of Mallette |
Duchy of Bounin | House of Roussel |
Duchy of Challon | House of Roatta |
Duchy of Rouzon | House of Houdin |
Duchy of Hannow | House of Leclair |
The World
Ethnic equivalent in the table below is used to help you get an idea of how the language of a specific state may sound. We won't be using these languages for scenes, we will be writing in English, but Ambassadors and some NPCs have names, which may help you to recognize from which country they are from. We may someday decide we will allow visitors from foreign countries to be played as PCs and then you will need to know the ethnic equivalent in order to pick a name and description fitting the ethnicity of your character, but that is all. We are not trying to represent historic events, traditions, religion, or any other cultural aspect of one of these countries. So, do not expect historical or cultural accuracy.
Characters from these kingdoms are restricted to be staff NPCs at this point, acting ambassadors at the Royal Court of Luisante. These spots may be opened for application at a later time.
State | State type | Leader | Ethnic equivalent |
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Aquera | Empire | House of Ferreiro | Spain |
Asgardstrand | Tribal Confederation | House of Hattestad | Scandinavia |
Chantour | Kingdom | House of Larouss | France |
Charkhi Dadri | Sultanate | House of Sarbadhikari | India |
Cotland | Kingdom | House of Talmhach | Great Britain and Ireland |
Geisenheim | Dukedom | House of Schaber | Germany |
Hofsos | Grand Dukedom | House of Sigurdsson | Iceland |
Isaccea | Principality | House of Petrescu | Romania |
Lichtenau | Dukedom | House of Wehner | Germany |
Loutraki | Republic | House of Sisini | Greece |
Namanga | Tribes | Unknown | Africa |
Nassau | Dukedom | House of Olbrich | Germany |
Owerri | Tribes | Unknown | Africa |
Salaspils | Grand Dukedom | House of Jansons | Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia |
San Severo | Republic | House of Alborghetti | Italy |
Sharya | Principality | House of Kozlovy | Slavic nations |
Tell es-Sakan | Monarchy | House of Khaldun | Egypt |
Yangzhou | Kingdom | House of Hou | China |