Mon Michel

== Geography ==
Tucked away in the hills of western Antonelle, the county of Mon Michel is primarily known for its strong industry and culture.  The surrounding landscape is full of assorted clifftops and vistas, as well as a number of quarries that extract marble and granite to be exported across Antonelle and to the Capital Lands. 
The relative abundance of certain plants and minerals that are used in the creation of pigments, along with its gorgeous natural beauty has created an abundance of painters and other artists that call the county their home. It is also famous for a special variety of rose native to the region, which are cultivated en masse in the famed “Mon Michel Gardens” which have proven to draw tourists from all over the world for generations. 
Mon Michel is also famous for several freshwater springs that provide clean drinking water for its inhabitants that, according to legend have magical healing properties, although this rumor is unproven. It’s most notable city is Sanctum Springs, located at the foot of a great mountain near a lake fed by one of the many mountain springs. Sanctum Springs serves as the seat of power of House Bissette and a worldwide hotspot for painting, poetry, music, and most of all, floriculture. It is also home of the Alenthylian National Art Museum, which houses some of the most famous works of art in the known world.
== People ==
Life is incredibly quiet in Mon Michel, but vibrant nonetheless. Many of those who call the county their home grow up enthralled by its striking views and the artwork created around it to the point where even the commoners there usually take up some sort of artistry or gardening in their spare time.  
The county has also proven a breeding ground for excellent cooking, and is frequently cited as the birthplace of traditional Antonellan cuisine. Mon Michel has notably produced more chefs that go on to join the Capewell League than any other in Alenthyl.  
== Ruling Family ==
House Bissette is an older house, founded amidst Saint King Alen’s conquest. It’s true origins have been lost to the countless romantic retellings and stories focusing around it, however the most commonly believed theory is that the founder, Michel Bissette, started life as a humble painter. 
Following the Saint King’s Conquest, Michel wandered all of Alenthyl, creating a multitude of famous works ranging from grand murals located in some of Alenthyl’s oldest churches, to portraits of notable figures from the time.  Many believe he is the one that painted the most famous portraits of Saint King Alen himself, to which to Saint King was so awestruck and thankful he granted the clever and kind hearted painter a county within the freshly conquered region of Antonelle.  Michel then proceeded to help uplift Sanctum Springs from a humble farming village to the gorgeous city it is today, and his descendants have quietly ruled over it ever since.
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