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| Avalon; The Glamour Isle | |
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| The Storyteller | Apr 5 2010, 04:22 PM Post #1 |
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Far North and west of mainland Théah lies the Glamour Isles, the nation of Avalon. Three crowns linked by a single destiny and duty, Avalon is a place of mystery and fantastic reality. Visitors to the isles always remember how the dew makes the grass shine like emeralds, how the cotton white clouds stretch across the cobalt-blue sky, and how the forests are tall, dark and menacing. As its visitors suggest, Avalon could very well be a living faerie tale. If you ask the Avalons themselves, they smile, wink and remind you not to walk alone at night. Not without an iron cross around your neck, or a four-leaf clover in your pocket. [align=center]Lay of the Land[/align] "If it isn't raining in Avalon, wait a spell. It will start." What Théans colloquially refer to as "Avalon" is actually three island kingdoms: Avalon, Inismore, and the Highland Marches. Each Island has its own peculiarities, but in general, they are nearly identical. Avalon itself is not particularly mountainous, but has its share of rolling hills, glens, moors and marches. The islands have more than their share of rainfall and the intense rain and warm weather make for good crops. Morning and evening in Avalon are always covered with a thick fog that even the chilly ocean winds never blow away. With Elaine on the throne, it seems as if all of Avalon has awakened from a horrible dream. The Sidhe have also awakened, and their presence is noticeable Anyone who visits Avalon returns telling how the grass is greener, the sky bluer, and the calm wind is always just enough to cool the head of the midday sun. However, when a storm falls over Avalon, it is like no storm they have ever seen before. Great, terrible, and merciless, it claws at rooftops, rips trees from the ground, and whips a wind that sounds like a thousand women wailing and weeping for their lost husbands. Towns and Villages Luthon Elaine may have moved her throne from Luthon ten years ago, but it remains the single most important trading port in Avalon. Situated on the Grand River, almost all imports and exports wander through her walls. Nigel Bester, the Lord Mayor of Luthon, is one of the island's richest men, and highly influential in the House of Lords. He has been Lord Mayor for almost two decades, and shows no signs of relinquishing his title in the near future. Carleon The Capital of Avalon, Carleon was recently restored by Elaine's chief adviser, Derwyddon. It is whispered that he preformed the restoration in a single night, using spirits from the ocean and creatures of smoke and fire. The castle's appearance certainly lends credence to the rumours of sorcerous measures. The walls glisten like moonlight and towers reach to the sky with impossible strength. At the centre of the castle is the Queen's audience hall, with the throne set at the back of the room in front of a giant tapestry of the Graal. Situated in a semicircle around the Queen's throne are twelve seats of the Queen's Guard, the men who have sworn to protect Elaine no matter the cost. Wandesborow Wandesborow (Wand-ber) is the Sailor's City. More sailors hail from Wandesborow than any other town in Avalon. Nearly every sea shanty makes some sort of reference to Wandesborow, or to the area that surrounds her, and she boasts the richest fishing waters in the land. Sailors who hail from Wandesborow call themselves "Wanber Men" and are the proudest sailors on the six seas. Cardican The city of Cardican is the home of the Garloise family, which rules Cammlan county. For centuries the Garloise fought against Montaigne rule, supported by the Inish to the West and fueled their claim to Avalon's throne. The Garloise have always been the most ambitious Avalon noble family, but when Elaine took the throne, they knelt before the new Queen with enthusiasm and honour. The current ruler of Cardican, Mark, is married to Rhiannon, a beautiful young woman who possesses gifts of sorcery and cunning rivaling even the Fate Witches of Vodacce. The Isle of the Grey Queen Off the Eastern shores of mainland Avalon is a small island known as the Isle of the Grey Queen. In a tall tower that overlooks the bay, a woman who has never aged looks down on Avalon as she sits at a loom and spins. Sailors have reported the island all around Avalon, although it never disappears from its location off the coast of Reghed and Percis. No man who has sailed to the island has ever returned, and in the last one hundred years, none have tried it. It is said that the Grey Queen may be a banesidhe or something even more terrible, although none can say for certain. [align=center] [/align] |
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