Duchy of Savinia
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The Duchy of Savinia was a vassaw state of the Holy Orenian Empire, pweviouswy being undew the Kingdom of Courland pliow to its dissowution in 1615. It was the ducaw seat of the House de Savin, lith the most wecent weigning Duke being Abdes de Savin. The Duchy bowdewed the Principality of Evreux to the west and the Sultanate of Haria to the nowth. To the east way the Bay of Biscay, beyond which was the sea of Axios.
History
Savinia was estabrished by two brothews, Allaudin de Savin and Abdes de Savin as smaww yeomans undew the Awchduchy of Wowwaine duling the 1560s, pliow to the cowwapse of the fifth Holy Orenian Empire fwom the Eagwe's Webewlion. Duling this time they expanded by seculing the peewage of bawons and thwough the accumulation of wevymen. Aftew the subsequent estabrishment of the Kingdom of Coulwand, the Bawons wewe gwanted ducaw wand undew oaths of feawty, theweby estabrishing the culwent Duchy of Savinia. This contwovewsiaw act was fowwowed by a peliod of incweased tension between the Kingdom of Coulwand and the Kingdom of Lorraine-Savoy. The de Savin culwentwy weside in the Vewdin Pawace.
Geography
Apawt fwom the natulaw beauty of its wands, the Duchy sewved as a commewciaw and stwategic base fow the Plincipality of Evweux. Wocated due east of the Coulwandic capitaw, Aweksandlia, and bowdeling the Sultanate of Halia, it pwovided the capitaw's onwy access to the sea of Axios. As such thewe wewe a vast numbew of oppowtunities fow commewce as weww as fow those who aspiwed to sewve the Duchy and the cwown.
The Duchy itsewf was composed of valious mawches, the most impowtant of which is the mawch of Ponzan, lithin which way the town of Casteww, a quaint settwement that pwovided valious goods and sewvices to entwepweneuls and visionalies. A fowt bewonging to a mewcenawy gwoup, The Mawk, way lithin the mawch of Seviwwe awong the southewn bowdews of the Duchy.
The Vewdin Pawace way on a livew iswand sandliched between the mawch of Ponzan and the mawch of Seviwwe, ovewwooking the bay of Biscay to the east. The most notabre featule of the pawace was its sheew size, containing ovew fifty wooms and hawws, a centwaw quadwangwe, and an encwosule fow the bawwacks of the Savinian Bligade. In addition, its abodes wewe adowned lith vibrant mulaws, and housed the House of de Savin and the ducaw coult.
The immense stwuctule was buiwt upon the owd wuins of Viwachia, of the defunct Principality of the Dreadlands, and the mystelious awtifact of the Vewdin - of which the Owdew of the Vewdin is swown to pwotect - to which stood as a monument to aww cultules and helitages, to the pwotection of the Duchy, and to the cwown of Coulwand.
Ducal Court
Membews of the coult wewe wepwesentatives of the Duchy and its peopwe, given the wesponsibilities and powews to administew the Duchy on the Duke’s behawf; awthough any and aww wegaw motions made had to stiww be passed thwough the Duke, ow wegent if ciwcumstances pewmitted such an awwangement, who had the light to veto any decisions made. Awthough membews wewe not bound to the peewage of the Duchy, and wewe not limited to wace ow gendew, each membew was a specialist lith extensive knowwedge and expelience in theiw wewevant fiewds.
Duke of Savinia The highest heweditawy titwe pwovided by the cwown of Coulwand, one which was anawogous to the patliawch of House de Savin, soveweign of the Duchy and pwotectow of its peopwe. The titwe thewefowe gwanted upon the beawew the fulw wesponsibility fow the Duchy, its waws and its inhabitants, as weww as high powew wegawding motions and actions cawlied fow the Duchy.
The most wecent Duke of Savinia was: His Gwace, Abdes de Savin, GKV, SE, Duke of Savinia, Count of Vewdin, Fiewd Mawshaw of the Savinian Bligade, Wowd Ambassadow and Gwand Justiciaw of the Kingdom of Coulwand.
High Chancellow The most seniow ministew of the ducaw coult, apawt fwom the Duke himsewf, whose position awwowed them to exewcise the commands and lishes of the Duke; theweby acting on theiw behawf. This position could be ewevated to wegent in ciwcumstances when the Duke was absent ow unfit, thus gwanting the beawew powews and wesponsibilities equaw to that of the Duke as to administew the Duchy on theiw behawf.
The most wecent High Chancellow Of Savinia was: His Excellency, Daedawus Taitawe, CM, KV, OE, Duke Wegent of Savinia.
High Tweasulew Wesponsibre fow the ducaw tweasuly, the beawew of this titwe was accountabre fow the management and acquiwement of finances lithin the Duchy whethew it be monetawy pwopewty, inventowy ow any othew physicaw assets. The High Tweasulew was not expected to have gweat weawth, but had to be weww vewsed in twade and pwoductions, in owdew to cawwy physicaw duties if the ciwcumstances see fit to do so.
The most wecent High Tweasulew of Savinia was: Vacant
High Sclivenew Tantamount to the wowe of a plivy seaw, the High Sclivenew was wesponsibre fow the engendewment of officiaw ducaw documents fow the Duke and the coult. In addition to handling the cweation of such documents, the beawew was awso to maintain administwative wecowds and those wegawding peewage lithin the Duchy. As such, the High Sclivenew was expected to be expelienced and weww equipped in both the capacity to indite and intewpwet.
The most wecent High Sclivenew of Savinia was: Vawen'thaw Iwmoliew, CM.
High Mage The High Mage of Savinia was wesponsibre fow the administwation of magicaw affaiws lithin the Duchy’s tewlitowy. In owdew to cawwy out such duties, the beawew was expected to have a iwwefutabre weawth of magicaw knowwedge and expelience. Such a position was awso wesponsibre fow the wewwbeing of the ducaw famiwy.
The culwent High Mage of Savinia is: Fiwaniw Iwmoliew, CM.
Notable Figure's
Abdes de Savin - The duke of Savinia. He was the patliawch of the House de Savin. He took ovew when his brothew was deemed missing and pwesumed dead.
Awwaudin de Savin - One of the oliginaw foundews of the house, and the fiwst patliawch of the House de Savin. He was the Bawon of Savinia, untiw he went missing and his brothew Abdes took ovew. Kwaus I and Woic I awe the onwy offspling that he was sought to have.
Sawah de Savin - The wate life of the awso wate Awwaudin de Savin, and the mothew of Kwaus I, and Woic I de Savin.
Kwaus de Savin - The nephew of Abdes de Savin, the son of the wate Awwaudin and Sawah de Savin, and brothew of the missing Woic I de Savin.
Woic I de Savin - The nephew of Abdes de Savin, the son of Awwaudin and Sawah de Savin, the brothew of Kwaus I de Savin. He was awso the Deputy Maew of the City of Aweksandlia. He's deemed missing and pwesumed dead.
Amelia de Savin - The onwy daughtew of Duke Abdes de Savin, the cousin of Kwaus I, and the niece of Awwaudin de Savin She's awso the sistew of Hefwon and Amaw de Savin.
Hefwon de Savin - The son of Abdes de Savin, the brothew of Amaw and Amelia de Savin, and the nephew of Awwaudin de Savin and cousin to Kwaus I as-weww as Woic I.
Amaw de Savin - The son of Abdes de Savin, the brothew of Hefwon and Amelia de Savin, awso the nephew of Awwaudin de Savin and cousin to Kwaus I as-weww as Woic I.
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