House Plantagenets

## Overview

House Plantagenets are one of The Four Great Houses in the Realm of Airoh and are the most successful having won the coveted house cup twice in their short life. Nowadays they are a force to be reckoned with housing some of the realm's most vicious warriors and tactical shooters.

## History

House Plantagenets was once known as the Kingdom of Agin. This Kingdom was a thriving beacon for the world. Its great farms exported their goods all over the high seas and their blacksmiths crafted weapons that were sold to their friendly neighbours Borjigin and House Airoh.

But it was not to be in XXXX a period that would eventually be known as 'The Wars of Agin' a bloody period of time that would see this powerful kingdom succumb to the very people they considered friends.

### The Great Raid

The first conflict in 'The Wars of Agin' would be when 'Airoh the Great' decided to plunder the Agin Kingdom for their wealth. Unknown to Airoh the Borjigin's who also boarded the Agin Kingdom were advancing into the region. The Borjigin's who were under a new leader were ravaging the Agin countryside. The Agin king could not fend off these attacks so to protect his people he scummed to the Borjigin's demands. The Borjigin's never officially left the Kingdom of Agin as their own as the King of Agin agreed to follow them.

#### All calm in the east

The next few years were quiet the Kingdom of Agin was still at war with Airoh and The Borjigin's, but no major battles unfolded. The Borjigin's grip over the Kingdom of Agin however did become less and less as a vast expanse of unclaimed land was found north of what is now known as the Lofar Mountains.

### The First Invasion of Agin

The First Invasion of Agin was the second major conflict during The Wars of Agin. This one was brought on by the King of Agin having enough of the Borjigin influence leading him to begin rallying his men against any occupying outsiders including residents from House Airoh. Sensing the threat House Airoh and the Borjigin's came together to end the persecution of their people. Both sides slowly advanced into Agin ceasing the land and money as a tribute for their fallen comrades. However, the resistance from the people of Agin was greater than anticipated it was no longer an invasion but a war of attrition. Airoh The Great had had enough at this point and without telling the Borjigin's he pulled all his troops out of Agin. This did not go down well with the leader of the Borjigin's and in one swift and impactful speech at the capital of their house ordered all the Borjigin armies to march on The Kingdom of Agin and take it for their own.

### The Second Invasion of Agin

The Borjigins absorbed the Kingdom of Agin to create the vassal of Plantagenet. Umphrey the King's bannerman sped up the destruction of Agin using brutal measures to achieve the King's aims. To this day The Second Invasion of Agin remains the most brutal conflict in the realm's history.

### Borjigin Occupation

The Kingdom of Agin under the Borjigin ruler was for most of the time a well-received change to the Kingdom of Agin's history and for many decades both people lived side by side in harmony. Yes, a few underground gangs were wanting their independence back but heads of the Borjigin quickly dealt with any possible uprising.

### The Great Freeze

During The Great Freeze of XXXX the Borjigin's capital Karakorum in the far north was plunged into record low temperatures. This one event caused havoc for the Borjigin leader as he had to decide whether to leave the capital and head south to the Kingdom of Agin who were not experiencing this cold snap or stay and wait it out.

## Geography

A temperate climate with mild summers and cool wet winters. The region is not far enough North to receive snow but during strong harsh winters, the whole land can be dusted in a blanket of snow. Its large undulating landscape is crisscrossed by meandering rivers offering its inland towns and farmland access to the great markets of the Realm of Airoh. The region is very dependent on its winter rain to supply its water over the summer months. Frequently, during the winter months, many of the kingdoms' rivers burst their banks this action fertilises the region's farmland for the summer season. A large portion of the native woodland has been removed to make way for farmland. This has damaged the regions biodiversity and has meant it has to import timber from other parts of the realm.

## Economy

Farming, fertile soil and an abundance of land allows the Plantagenets to be named the 'Breadbasket' of the Kingdom.

Trade, the ports of the Plantagenets are run by a class of 'Burghers', a middle-class between the nobility and the peasantry. These people take great pride in there work and understand its importance, not just for the local region but the house as a whole.

The region is home to an abundance of resources which in turn has lead to the rise of it manufacturing enterprises. Crops, meat, cloth, armor, weapons, beer, wine, and stone are all resources that the Plantagenet's have in abundance. The numerous ports leading the to many trading ventures with other houses and kingdoms outside the realm.

## Government

The Grand Duchy of Plantagenet continued the feudal system after its predecessor, The Kingdom of Agin. Absolute rule is the Grand Duke’s alone, advised by a Council of Lords.

## Military

The vast majority of the Plantagenet military is made up of relatively independent armies controlled by local Lords. These armies consist primarily of drafted and conscripted commoner infantry, backed up by cavalry and heavier infantry composed almost entirely of nobles.

### Land

**Light Infantry** - Spearman, Longbowman, Crossbowmen **Heavy Infantry** - Dismounted Knights Heavy Cavalry - Mounted Knights Siege Weapons - Ballista, Scorpion, Trebuchet, Catapult

### Naval

Transports - Cog Light Ships - Galley, Barque Heavy Ships - Carrack

## Inhabitants

#### Higher-Classes

* Lords, Dukes / Counts / Barons
* Landed Knights
* Unlanded Knights
* Squires

#### Middle-classes

* Burghers, Merchants / Magnates
* Intellectuals
* Clergy

#### Lower-classes

* Serfs
* Artisans
* Farmers
* Laborers

### Traditions

* Feudalism
* Chivalry
* Extravagance

### Cultures

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