Aquila

NOTE: This area of Alusia may be out of date, given the campaign events - The Drow Invasion.

Aquila

Vassal of	The Western Kingdom
Status	Duchy
Location	North of Aladar.
Area	137,500 sq miles
Geography	Mountain, Plains and Woods
Population	7,100,000 citizens
Urbanisation	8%
Languages –Reichspiel –Common –Folksprach –Others –Literacy	90% 40% 15% 10% 6% (mostly urban)
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Aquila is the largest of the three regions that make up the Western Kingdom with Aladar and Bowcourt and is the seat of the kingdom. It is divided into 13 counties and comprises hundreds of baronies.

It is also home to the Unified Western Church a powerful religious organisation popular throughout Western Alusia.

Places

The Duchy of Aquila is divided into the following regions.
Once county pages are created the Baronies and other regions should be moved to the appropriate page.

• County of Aquila (This title and lands are held by the Duke of Aquila)
  • Abbevyll
  • Bischtofen
  • Coldritzen
  • Fredrichsdorf
  • Hallenstadt
  • Königburg (Capital)
  • Strausenstein
  • Zurachen
• County Bolar
  • Ravens Keep
• County Bessich
  • Berthelmton
  • Ebensere
  • Guldberg
  • Muntlehausen
• County Delheim
  • Entenmoos
  • Folksvyll
  • Hochburg
  • Rastynberg
  • Wildenhaus
• County Erisberg
  • Grenonville
  • Heidelvern
  • Klagenhausen
  • Neuderstetten
• County Fesenheim
  • Augenstatt
  • Kaiseient
  • Oxfordren
  • Rottweilstein
• County Geisterholm
  • Cambradenstein
  • Charbonne
  • Gabrenburg
  • Gerbertsheim
• County Graunzeger
  • Barsingstadt
  • Blaumberg
  • Dachenstein
  • Waltzenstadt
• County Innsluber
  • Hartzenburg
  • Hullenburg
  • Knittleheim
  • Templehausen
• County Jurgenmark
  • Drendfeld
  • Helmsfort
  • Yorgenhausen
  • Zietershiem
• County Ostow
  • Bad Hyndhausen
  • Eysenstadt
  • Veraynce
  • Worldrenfurk
• County Unsreimer
  • Arztenburg
  • Badenbach
  • Furstenveld
  • Scoblestrass
• North Barretskyne also known as Northern Barrety
  • Lutzenbourg
  • Vierenheim
  • Schrekenveld

Places of Interest

Institutions

• The Noble Mew of Berghold Wehmeyer

People

Rulers of the Realm

Duke of Aquila

The current ruler of Aquila is Duke Herzog Albrecht.

The previous Duke was the late Duke Frederick III of Aquila, father to the Western King, and husband of Dulciena, Marquessa de Bowcourt.

Others of Note

• Lady Catherine of Stormguard is the late Duke's sister and Aunt to King Ulric. She was forced to marry Blitzkrieg, Baron Stormguard, which marked the end of the Middle Duchies war.
• Margrave of the Diril Highlands

Organisations in the Realm

Guilds

There are 9 'prime' or Haupt guilds in Aquila, and these are;

• Kunst des Geld - this powerful guild consists of the major merchants and bankers in the realm
• Kunst des Wagen - this powerful guild consists of the major Carriage businesses in the realm
• Kunst des Tuch - this powerful guild consists of the major Cloth making businesses in the realm
• Kunst des Bauen - this powerful guild consists of the major Building businesses in the realm
• Kunst des Wurzen - this powerful guild consists of the major Spice traders in the realm
• Kunst des Arzt - this powerful guild consists of the major Medicinial traders in the realm
• Kunst des Krieg - this powerful guild consists of the major Warcrafting merchants in the realm
• Kunst des Hersteller - this powerful guild consists of the major Goods Makers in the realm
• Kunst des Pelze - this powerful guild consists of the major Skin merchants in the realm

Events

813WK

The Drow invaded the Western Kingdom in 813 WK. After some defeats of Kingdom forces to the Drow the Blitzkrieg and the war council call decided to withdraw their forces under the cover of rain and bad weather. It rained and rained for a few days all day every hour rain and more rain. The flooding that followed was also huge and swept over large parts of the Western Kingdom.