Sabadell
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.
Contents
Climate
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.
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.
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 now live in constant fear of monster and undead uprisings.
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 - Current
