Barony of Chavriselle

"I hate that moniker, 'second largest'. It seems to imply that somehow we are not as great. That somehow our wealth and our people are inferior to those of the capital. One day, it shall be 'first largest', and then what? Shall the court move here to Chavriselle? Will we let them?"

## Chavriselle

Chavriselle is a large pocket of land around the northern bend of the Bay of Kings. Primarily, it is an agricultural and herding land, populated in the north by farmers and herders. However, to the south east is the bustling sea port of the capital city of Chavriselle, named after its county. Chavriselle city is the second largest and most wealthy city in all of Arkland outside of King's Crossing. It is such because the northern bend of the Bay of Kings enjoys very calm waters and makes for a port as ideal as King's Crossing. Thereby, the nobility of Chavriselle long ago devised an economic strategy around becoming a direct competitor to King's Crossing. If a merchant angers the government or leaders of the port of King's Crossing, Chavriselle becomes their quick alternative. The city of Chavriselle actually covers more land than King's Crossing as it has much more room to expand, not relegated to being around a central peninsula. Therefore, the cost of storing goods in Chavriselle's huge warehouses is often cheaper than in King's Crossing. Further, Chavriselle has built the economic infrastructure around itself that hopes to propel it into the most powerful city in Arkland within a century or so.

## Baron of Chavriselle

The nobility of Chavriselle only worship the god of money. Of course, on the exterior, they may claim otherwise. However, the Baron of Chavriselle is almost always chosen from the noble family with the greatest fortune, and as such, the political machinations and subterfuge which surround Chavriselle are deep, dark, and many. There is a near constant struggle between the larger nobility to gain wealth. Making things especially interesting for the nobility over the past hundred years has been the rise of the Priesthood. The citizens of Chavriselle have become devoutly faithful, and as such, most of the nobility have been forced to follow suit, at least in appearance.

Largely considered the second most powerful Baron of Arkland, next to the Baron of King's Crossing, the Baron of Chavriselle commands a vast fortune and many banners. He is also quite often a clever politician, having been forged that way in his struggle to become the Baron in the first place.

## Geography of Chavriselle

To the south-west is the ever expanding city of Chavriselle. The land area encompassed by the city is vast and travelling from one end of the city to the other is quite difficult in a day's time without a horse. The borders of the city continue to expand as commoners flock there looking for work.

The rest of Chavriselle, other than being dotted by villages and smaller towns, is largely farm and grazing land. Chavriselle is also the home of Arkland's Cavalry, meaning that the great war horses of Arkland are raised and trained in the fields of Chavriselle by expert trainers. Past that, most of the agriculture produced by Chavriselle is exported east to the other northern Baronies. Great swaths of the land are covered in productive fields and farming homes of commoners.

## Home of Arkland Cavalry

Chavriselle is also known as the home of the Arkland Cavalry. This is because most of the war horses used by Lord Commanders throughout Arkland are born and raised in Chavriselle. There are many competitive and professional stables dotting the grazing lands of Chavriselle which are run by shrewd business leaders who are all intent on making another large sale to a Lord Commander looking to bolster his forces. Further, many Lord Commanders send their soldiers to be trained in horseback warfare in Chavriselle where several large military institutions exist for not only training a soldier to ride but also how to fight effectively and efficiently while mounted.

Return to Arkland Back Story

--Neil (talk) 22:33, 15 October 2016 (AST)