Prydow

The territory of Prydow (Lladri Prydd Aghwn), often confusingly called called a principality, region or province despite having no particular official classification, is a distinct region of the Commonwealth of Pem with a unique culture, language and history.
The territory, whilst seen as being a constituent part of the Commonwealth by Ridgeley and the world at large, is not seen as an official part of Pem proper. This is because of the unique culture, religious practices and law which governs the region, as well as the tenuous grasp which the Commonwealth has often held on Prydow. 
Until the construction of the Prydowan Underground in 19 BGE (397 HS), it was rare for outsiders to stray into the tree-filled valleys of Prydow, far from the open seas and canals. It was rarer still Prydowans to travel abroad, and in many inland villages the inhabitants would live and die without travelling further than the next village.
Indeed, as recently as 53 BGE (363 HS), there were reports of some villages in secluded valley settlements being completely unaware of the Commonwealth of Pem's existence, let alone that their country was supposedly ruled by them. An account by the explorer Simon Dogberry in 82 BGE (334 HS) described his encounter with the villages of Llatidos, saying: 
"They were a gratious people, if initially suspicious of intruders such as I. One matronely womann called Gladyss did saye with much guffawing that theye shewed darkly expressions upon my arrifal because 'they hadd taken me for a visitor from Eredigan, who as tales were said were such foolish nonnies as had ever been heard.' Now they knew I was an easterlands man, they knew better, she said. 'Now how goeth the war with foul old Oakar?'"
Notable locations in Prydow include:
Caerbannog (Capital)
Tally Hall
Mona
Llatidos
Pendrif Smeagol
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Notable landmarks include:
Tyr Ydraissil
Tyr Taliesin
The Gorsedd Crescent 
The sunken ruins of the city of Eregideon
The Prydow Underground
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