Alcove

**GENERAL INFO**

Alcove is a kingdom with four major holds. It is mostly made up of hibrids and elves, who have equal power.

Alcove’s main export is food, mainly corn and wheat also exports fine wines (spiced, ice wine, tonnis red, blue frost wine, silverwine). They also sell weapons to Xal’Crith, and the other three kingdoms in Al’Anea. They do not believe in slavery, which is illegal.

Alcove has all climates, the North, known as The Frey, has very harsh winters, while the south of Alcove remains warm almost all year long.

Alcove was at peace until King Erick usurped the throne from King Calin with his dashavian rogue army. King Calin was smuggled into hiding and currently resides in the Garas Islands with what is left of his court.

Al’Anea Accords: If the elf who’d been sent to wed was abused, tortured, or killed by their new spouse or family as a means to get the elf’s homeland to comply with demands, it could spell all-out war between the kingdoms of Al’Anea.

One king, four holds ruled by lords

**PEOPLE OF ALCOVE**

High King:

King Calin of House Aureth (deceased)

Queen Jynell of House Tonnis (diseased)

Aureth sigil: blue cougar with green eyes

Present: High King Erick of House Zahn

Royal Children:

Crowned Prince Verell (deceased)

Princess Nahle (deceased)

Relatives:

Prince Peterios (Brother of Calin)

Chieftess Mage for King Calin: Kysenna

Calin's General: Keleon of House Estarion

North Alcove/ The Frey: House of Fraust

Lord Tym Fraust (He turned his brother Warderon Frey into Erick and was tortured by Midin. Actually aligned with Erick and possibly mad and still hearing his brother’s screams)

Lordling Alix Fraust

Lady Misti Fraust

Lordling Kacemir Fraust (Kordalis wanted Eliander to marry him) chedni

East Alcove/Azoria: House of Fendil

Lord Philrick (Deceased)

Lordling Kirick (Deceased)

Bastard son.

Bastard son.

Bastard son.

Highborn: Lotar of House Azisi

Currently under Serpent Control.

Houses:

Ashkin

Sozen

Aldurin

Osser

Belon

Chem’Kisri

South Alcove/Valewind: House Firemane

Lord Gorat Firemane

Lord Lhogen Firemane

Lady Izbeth Firemane

Lady Amelie Firemane

Lady Haelé Firemane

Lordling Grady Firemane

West Alcove/Alathea: House Ahren

Lord Arganti Ahren (Deceased)

Lordling Viradin Ahren (Deceased)

Lordling Desa Ahren (now Lord)

Lady Taelie Ahren

North Alcove/The Frey: House Fraust

North/East Alcove/Azoria: House Fendil

Lotar Azisi. A highborn that lives in the swamplands. (He introduced Erick to southern food like fried toad legs. Erick was horrified at first since he was a new king but ended up loving it. Please with this, Lotar sent his son with toads and the spices and ingredients to make the dish)

Adzi Azisi. Lotar's son. Erick fucked him.

Royal Houses:

House of Aureth (Royal House of Aureth)

House of Tonnis (Queen was married to King) (all of them have disappeared) – Falcon with a orange and black background.

House of Fraust (Lord of The Frey. North Alcove)

House of Firemane (Lord of Valewind. South Alcove)

House of Ahren (Lord of Alathea. West Alcove)

House of Holt

House of Arkan

House of Rodyn:

Lord Gaevon

Lord Fideus a Crithian/Alcovian (He had eyes like a bear, dark and piercing beneath thick black brows, short hair, and a beard.)

Lordling Ashyn (married to Evercovian lord's daughter)

Lordling Fivel (chayle)

King Migheer Luceon

Lordling Aleran (chayle)

House of Falkhev

House of Taunel (Sweeny Taunel)

House of Jauss (warrior house)

House of Fennic (Cruz Fennic, Tealander Fennic) – Two-headed eagle, grey and blue banner.

House of Rune (all of them have disappeared)

House of Kehler (all of them have disappeared)

House of Stonejaw (Lord Frankon of Birch)

House of Kostenine

House of Onrose

House of Bell

House of Eldrich

House of Tam

House of Sulley

House of Emriss

House of Jauntis

House of Kelber (Cruz’s wife Keiryn)

House of Kella (Duck Kella, Goose Kella)

House of Sonnel

House of Bastt

House of Gaeyrig

House of Athandrion

House of Tydis (At the Lelan party, Teal says Malagant made out with Tadd. Torent Tydis is Tadd's father)

House of Kassius

House of Pommel

House of Denir

House Meikil (Pontis)

House Pelly (Aurellei, Tauden, Tes)

House Starwren (Tiercel, Ros, Kyncade)

House Korstone (all of them have disappeared)

House Ballas (Isaldon Ballas is the Captain in Rhastt)

House Theriant (Sergant Theriant in Rhastt)

House Dieri (Rylet Dieri is Gorat’s secretary)

House Creed (Malagant’s Commander)

House Laus (another commander)

House Tolney (now owns Jausenhall, once belonging to the Tonnis house)

House Fendil (Philrick and Kirick)

House Valahir (Marillion Valahir, Karend)

House Daneley

**PLACES**

***Capital*/ King lives:** The Pyre in North Alcove (King Erick, formally King Calin)

**North Alcove/ The Frey:** House of Fraust

Major Towns:

Trostere (Where Lord Fraust is)

**East Alcove/Azoria:** House of Fendil

Major Cities:

Fehn

Asha

Azrayne – fifty leagues from Azrah. Evercovian and Dashavian magic was banned inside of it.

Azrah – fifty leagues from Azrayne

Allers

Lee

Terrains:

Boarderlands

Swamp

Marshwin

Castle Ebris

**South Alcove/Valewind**:

House Firemane

Rhastt (biggest town in Valewind)

**West Alcove/Alathea:** House Ahren

**OTHER LOCATIONS**

Holdfast

Avarice Forest

Fort Greybane

Forest of Ckhir (near Toneris Pass)

The Sweetmarsh (Azoria. Has giant alligators)

Gelder Woods that has towers abandoned since the Black War (between Lelan and Rhastt)

Lampton (a place where Teal stayed when he was younger)

Winterlight (where Teal met Kelakheva?)

Eveian Mountains (remote mountains)

Lityn Valley (fifty leagues from the Evercove border)

Collisis Pass (has a road that will eventually take them to the Forest of Jare)

Amasuvira Mountain (Where the bloodmages are. Rough road, near a town. Ference of the Sable Croaghs gets killed there)

Filandir Castle (A retreat for King Erick)

Aurellian Crest (Where Migheer and his fathers Gaevon and Fidius Rodyn live. It’s on a border between Alcove and Darancove and they take taxes on merchant goods)

Blackmire (magical) Sweeny mentions it in TMP V.2

Feverwoods (magical) Sweeny mentions it in TMP V.2

Cannes River (mentioned by Nyte, in Azoria. Where the recluse mage lives)

Audellian Crest (Where House Rodyn is. Borders Dashavia and Evercove)

The Barrows (mentioned in TGG 2, it’s very windy)

The Manticore’s Paw (peninsula that Newvark is on)

The Sake (Lelan can sail to the sake, short trek to the Avarice Forest through the Eliaan Pass)

Eliaan Pass

Port Triver (nearest port to the Pyre)

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Fort Holt, in Fort Avarice, below the Pyre.

Kelfire Keep

Bayle

Newvark (has a fancy fountain in the square)

Tehir (southern borderlands where Migheer’s family lives. They watch over trade with Darancove since it borders Valewind and Darancove)

Migheer’s fathers Gaevon and Fideus Rodyn were both knights and Migheer has three brothers.

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Residence of Birch

**LANGUAGES AND EXPRESSIONS**

Derogatory names:

Hibrids: tree cat, elf cat

Alcovian elfs: Godsquatters

Audellian Crest speak:

Jank (fuck up)

Heat (he took off in a heat)

Brace (arm)

Begrimed/Bedabbled

Twixt (between)

Brabble (argue)

Bedward (go to bed)

Dray (cart without sides used to haul)

Erstwhile (a long time ago)

Weir (dam built across a stream or river)

Withy (strong flexable twig)

Liverish (looks sick)

Forswear (disenvow/reject)

Twill (it will)

Scaddy (scared/spooked)

Tuck-a-way (extended break from travel/work)

Stupe (whole stupe of problems)

Skelly (not looking good, looking like a skeleton/sick)

To the barrens with that (to hell with that)

Kin (Kin-uncle/kin-father basically family but not by blood. Step-father or like how Anagin is Eliander's uncle but not by blood)

**GEOGRAPHY**

**Islands:**

Garas Islands

Jascaland

Sullenrock

**Terrains:**

Ashe river lands (after Rhatt before the plains)

Emere’s light

Torbells Landing

Scortch Rock

Stones of Redwar

Misl Moss

Anea’s tears

Shabith Caves

The Frey (the north)

The Sake

The Cresent

Lake Mayn

Tomsin River

The Jorren

King’s Neal

Gods song

Shadymir Hills (Lazarius Plains)

Porcelane Sea (Lazarius Plains)

Arasbor (town in the Lazarius Plains)

Goldrise (town in the Lazarius Plains)

Forest of Ckhir

Toneris Pass Redcrow Valley (east of Valewind)

Fenhold (In Alathea)

The Flatlands (west of Birch)

**Forests:**

Forest of Jare

Forest of Ckhir

Feiradin’s Forest

**Desert:**

Timoque Desert

Audellion Desert

Shivah Desert

**Mountains:**

Eliaan Mountain (Kelakheva’s Home)

Azoris Mountain (Azoris Tribe, the cannibals)

**Bodies of Water:**

Lake Alcove

Elrondian Sea

Anean River