March of Simmering Shores

**Ruler**
 **Ruling House**
 **Resident Houses**
 **Seat**
 **Settlements**
* City of Orlias
* Greenwood
* Deadwood
 **Beliefs**
 **Founded**

The **March of Simmering Shores** is a rugged land situated on the coast of the Burning Steppes and bordering Redridge.

Simmering Shores is a precarious land, encompassing numerous climates with a majority of it being wastelands where little can grow without heavy investment. This is contrasted by lush greenery found on the North Eastern part of the March where trees grow in abundance along.

To the South is the Dead Woods where the aptly named town Deadwood resides. Only near it do most mineral veins occur and such it is the center of all mining operations in the March.

## Culture

The people of the Barony of Center Harbor are welcoming and cheerful. You will likely find a warm bed and hearty ale in Center Harbor's taverns.

### Religious Beliefs

Church of the Holy Light does not enjoy a great reputation in the March of Simmering Shores. Often only practiced by the elites in the larger settlements, the rest of the March has devoted themselves to worshipping the large tree in the Grey Woods. Legends claim it is the reason for any greenery present.

### Local Holidays

On February 14 of each year, the locals engage in a moonlit waltz to celebrate the life granted to the March by the Grey Woods. This is known as the Waltz of a Thousand Oaks

Every March 18th, the most important holiday in the March is celebrated, the Day of Growth, in which most citizens engage in a fast in order to remember how much they have been given from the magical happenings in the land. The fast is broken as the towers ring eighteen bells to symbolize the eighteen rumored people who planted the Grey Woods.

## Economy & Resources

A major export of the March of Simmering Shores is sulfur in its pure form, which can only be found near the Volcanos in the land.

Other than that, the land enjoys a healthy timber and fishing industry and those are the two most widely available resources.

## History

### Founding

The March was founded in 325 KY by House Rivers after fleeing Lordaeron. The tree of the center of the Grey Woods was already present and the resources created by it allowed the City of Orlias to be founded, which would be the capital of the March until 524 KY. The March passed down in House Rivers.

### Present Day

Today, the March is ruled by Lord Jonth Rivers who is the sole heir left in House Rivers after a majority of House Rivers perished in a civil war with House Volandi.

## Settlements

### Simmering Keep

Simmering Keep represents the main population of hub of the March, constituting two cities and several towns along with the Keep of the lands, where the ruler lives.

### City of Orlias

The City of Orlias sits as the principal population center of the Barony of Forest's Pennisula. It is surrounded by trees on every side which lends to a healthy lumber industry that supplies wood to the entire March.

**Greenwood**

The town of Greenwood lies near the bay and close to the Grey Woods. It is known for it's eccentric religious holidays that often involve mystical tree in the Grey Woods.

**Deadwood**

Deadwood stands on the other side of the Barony of Lavafall being separated from the main city of the Barony by a river of lava. Little grows near Deadwood and it is constantly subjected to attacks by elementals.

## Houses

The March of Simmering Shores is ruled by House Rivers, having come under the rule of Jonth Rivers during 638 KY after inheriting it from Haldan Rivers.