Sabadell

Sabadell
Allegiance
Island Realm Duchy Lord	Dwilight Westgard Everguard Arnyek Estrall
Statistics
Type Weather Economy Population Gold Food	Rural North Shore Farming, Hunting 11400

The region of Sabadell (pronounced: sah-bah-DELL) is a lush green haven for the farmers and merchants who live just outside of the great city of Gelene and the suburban Gelene Outskirts. It is for the most part a very peaceful land, and that attitude has meant that over the years very little war or strike has touched the region. Sabadell itself is a large division of land, but the populace is sparsely spread.

It offers only average output of food and gold, but what it does contribute to the realm is of the highest quality. What the region lacks in production, it gains in character and beauty - the Mountain of Woe can been seen in the distance by the peasants farming, and is a perfect backdrop to the bluebell meadows and rolling green seas of grass.

Climate

The beautiful farmland of Sabadell

Sabadell is an inland region that has historically enjoyed warm and fresh weather. The sun maintains hot weather in Sabadell for nearly seven whole months each year. Summers are prosperous - warm and rainy conditions allow the local farmers to enjoy great crops and have no difficulty with famine.

While the summers are extremely pleasant, as the seasons progress and autumn and winter arrive, the region does get bitter cold at times. For the most part, however, Sabadell is a temperate region that experiences very few extremes which would be considered harsh weather - thus its people tend to be happy and healthy, often more than their neighbors. Sabadell often attracts people from the surrounding regions who are looking for respite away from the scolding hot summers experienced in Gelene, or the violently cold and difficult seasons seen in the mountain ranges.

The main good produced in this region is wheat, as the rainfall through winter creates a perfect ground for the plant to take hold and grow fruitfully.

Geography

According to a local legend the region owes its name to a giant who ruled the southern part and protected his people against monsters from the mountains in the west. When he grew old, he desired to continue to protect his tribe and changed into a hill, so the monsters would change their trajectory. Thus he could protect his tribe for all eternity. The hill, however, also changed the course of the rivers, so the people grew angry and planned to remove it. Ionia en Etrani, the daughters of Sabadell, were torn with grief due to this ingratitude and rushed up the hill, where they shed their tears for their father and thus they turned into rivers, which provided the lands behind the hill again with water. Their tribesmen honored the daughters by planting vineyards along the Etrani, for they were her favorite fruits, and trees along the Ionia, for she always loved animals around her.

The trade route from Gelene to Eidulb largely follows the Etrani, which has hardly seen any monster incursions. So compared to the north th are has quite a few larger towns. From east to west: Etranbury, Langing, Espring, Dyzig, Vinstow, Accey, Tranchester, Burnsted, Ashsted and Esbury. The chiefest of these towns is Tranchester, which is the starting point for the road north.

The forest around the Ionia seperates the region into a north and south part. It does not house many people, but it is believed that these are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the region. The most important town is Jonaford, which is situated where the northern road crosses the Ionia.

On the other side of the forest is the plain of Northrich. Thanks to the Mountain of Woe the land has many creeks, the most important one being the Gelene, which flows to the city that bears its name. The Brenna starts at the southern foothills of the Mountain of Woe and flows into the Gelene. The Kowmer starts at the north of the hill of Sabadell and flows through the south of the plains into the Gelene. Finally the Liger forms the border with Forguthrie and Zereth. The most important towns of the north are Brennaborg (build at the junction of the Brenna and the Gelene by orders of Senator Marcus D Luffy to protect the north against raids), Esquery (a town of masons at the foothills of the Mountain of Woe) and Ardast (where the Kowmer meets the Gelene).

People

Culturally the people around the Etrani have a lot in common with the people of Ammando. They could, however, profit from the trade between Gelene and Eidulb, which allowed them to go a separate course. The trade route mostly follows the river, which has most of the large towns of Sabadell, the most important one being Etranbury, which also lies at the main road to the north.

The people of Ionia are very distrustful to outsiders, but Gelene needs its lumber, so traders have become resourceful in breaking the outer shell of these people. It is said that once you win the heart of an Ionian, you will never loose it again.

The people of Northrich have more in common with the people of Aquitain than the people from southern Sabadell. The harsher life in the north causes the northerners to look at the south with both contempt and envy. The northerners often consider the southerners if not outright lazy at least not as hardworking. The north used to be richer, because it profited from the trade between Shrine of Seeklander, Gelene en Forguthrie. Now Northrich is a rough borderland.

Native Plants and Animals

The region of Sabadell is home to a great number of plants, birds, beasts and animals of all colors shapes and sizes. While the region does not command as much plant life as many of its neighbors, it is home to one of the more beautiful landscapes in Astrum. The bluebell meadow is a famous feature of the land, causing many a traveler to lose their breath as they look upon the rolling blue sea. Outsiders have been known to mistake these fields for gentle oceans, until (much to their embarrassment) they approach and find that the blue is but plant life swaying in the gentle breezes of the countryside.

The most prominent creature found in the countryside are small field mice, as well as the falcons that prey on them. When walking across the great fields of Sabadell, it is easy to see these two icons of the land - mice gathering food, and falcons soaring overhead looking for a nice lunch. There are a great deal of other creatures that call Sabadell home, but most are small animals that scavenge for food - there are no large predatory creatures roaming the hills.

The forest in the centre was originally only home to deer and foxes, but Meginhard Brennaborg also released hogs in the western forest.

Trade through Sabadell

Sabadell is not a major center of trade and commerce in the kingdom, but is a major source of agricultural products and rural goods. The main product of the region is wheat, something that the locals are extremely proud of, and has been built into the culture of the people a great deal. Farmers make up a majority of the population in this region, and tend to trade amongst themselves for goods and services. Sabadell is a self sufficient region, and rarely needs to rely on any surrounding areas for their livelihood.

What little trade is done in Sabadell mostly happens at farmer's markets in some of the outlining communities bordering Gelene Outskirts, Ammando and Eidulb Outskirts. People from the towns bordering the great cities have been known to come to Sabadell looking for some "local flavor", returning with some of the farmed goods sold at these markets.

Military Culture

Sabadell is a relatively pacifistic region. It is made up of mostly farmers and traders, and there is no long standing militaristic culture here. As such, its citizens are not particularly good infantry soldiers or bowmen. Those soldiers that do call Sabadell home are good people, loyal to the army and follow orders diligently - they simply do not have any great skill that sets them apart from their peers.

The peaceful nature of her people has been attributed to the lack of any real military threat in Sabadell's history. The major danger the citizens faced were the roaming hordes of monsters plaguing the west. In the past these beasts largely ignored the farming population of Sabadell, instead focusing their blind rage on the mountainmen further west. As the monster threat grew and spread, it overran the mountains and descended into the plains below. The locals lived in constant fear of monster and undead uprisings, until the military reforms of Marcus D Luffy, who enforced training with the bow among all men in Sabadell.

Politics

The people of Sabadell are a fiercely independent group, who have had a difficult time adjusting to rule by noble kingdoms. A number of times in its early history, the region decided that it wished to rule itself, and thus expelled the rule of the local Lord, in favor of local peasant rule. The inability of the fledgling realms to protect the locals from the monster and undead hordes has hindered their ability to maintain the region under their rule. As a result the locals have come to greatly resist any noble rule.

Lords who have ruled Sabadell

• Count Arthur Spindle of Everguard - Ruled April 22, 2008
• Anarchy - Peasant revolt and control - April 23, 2008
• Count Arthur Spindle of Everguard - Ruled April 24, 2008 - April 27, 2008
• Anarchy - Peasant revolt and control - April 27, 2008 - October 9, 2008
• Count Inagon II Gamgon of Everguard - Ruled June 21, 2008 - July 14, 2008
• Anarchy - Peasant revolt and control - July 14, 2008 - October 9, 2008
• Unknown of Everguard - October 9, 2008 - March 1, 2009
• Loki Ravenwulf of Everguard - March 2, 2209 - May 17, 2009
• Channing Harte of Astrum - May 18, 2009 - Unknown
• Senator Marcus D Luffy of Westgard - August 8, 2022 - October 18, 2022
• Senator Meginhard Brennaborg of Westgard - October 18, 2022 - present