Orz
In the Lurian Civil War, Orz was briefly the northernmost region of the rebel duchy of Giask before it was recaptured by the Loyalist Armies. Antonine Willhelm Octavius was appointed the the new Count of Orz. With his wife, Kaylan McDowell, he set about restoring order to the mismanaged region. During their reign the Count and Countess established a new county capital at Shepherds Wells which had long been the main market town of the region.
The region is a major food producer, with the farmland divided evenly between grazing and the growing of crops such as barley and oats. On the eastern coast, several small fishing villages make a living from the bountiful Great Ocean and fresh fish regularly makes its way to the market towns of Orz. In the south there is a small tin mining industry which turns out pewter mugs and plates for export to the merchants of Outer Giask.
The Orzian people are friendly and fiercely loyal to their lords and masters. It is a great source of local pride to have local men serve in the Royal Orzian Guards. However, the true military value of the region lies in its good skirmishers and scouts as a life spent amongst the rolling hills and copses of Orz makes even the meanest peasant a good woodsman.