“Royal Home Area”
Axar-Rex is
the home of the royal family. It is located on the rugged hilly land that
divides the kingdom into east and west, in the shadow of Hayax Mountain
( a dormant volcano ). The royal castle
complex is surrounded by a constructed lake and elaborate defense system of
walls and moats. On three sides of the castle itself are islands which house
the servants, guests and utility buildings. Scattered around outside the lake
are farms to provide some of the basic needs of the castle. Along the road,
both east and west, are small estates (non hereditary) given to the knights who
the king favors.
The lake is
connected to two canals; Fenabenflow a short canal in the east joining the Axar River, a
long distance up stream from the town of Danwick,
and Abellflow a much longer canal in the west joining the Garnar
River, almost right outside the town
of Narodor. Both canals are built for small river craft,
able to carry about 5 tons of cargo.
There has
often been talk about extending the Fenabenflow canal to bypass most of the
upper Axar River, because of the way it floods in
spring. Although it would be expensive a canal improvement would make travel
between the royal castle and Axandorf city faster and safer. Boats are seldom
destroyed on the upper Axar
River, but they often get
stuck.
There are
three large forts near Axar-Rex; Fort Albar on the Abellflow, Fort
Fendar on the Fenabenflow and Fort Wingden
high up on the Mountain. Each has a minimum force of 100 men and is made to
accommodate 500 troops. Both Albar and Fendar are located on small hills with
constructed water defenses, connected to the canals. Fort
Wingden, as its nick name “Mile High
Castle” implies, is built
to take full advantage of the rugged mountain side, it is nearly impossible to
reach with out flying in. Which is very fitting because it is the kingdom’s air
force head quarters and it’s main den for dragons.
West of
Axar-Rex is Narodor, a town that takes pride in its military and magical
aspects. The best weapon and armor smiths are found here as are the best mages.
It is one of the few places with a freelance magic shop. Everything about the
barony is aimed to support the royal army; this includes the education of the
nobles. There is a monastic school of Marzur-god of war. The people are proud
to recall the number of famous heroes their area has produced. In fact the
quality of the local levee is always the best, because even the farmers train
seriously for war.
East of
Axar-Rex is Danwick, a town known for its craftsmen and merchants. High quality
items of the finest local and foreign make are to be found here. It is the
shopping center of the aristocracy. A lovely place with a lively artistic
community, many nobles own homes just outside the town and come to spend part
of the summer there. There is a large monastery dedicated to Allegra-goddess of
pleasure and Alaphra-goddess of
artists.
