THatWhichWillBe
The Squiddly One
- Location
- In The Darkened Deep
QARTH, QUEEN OF CITIES
277 AL
277 AL
Ruler: Queen Vaena Dawntide
Titulature: Queen of Qarth, Lady of Grace Unending, Lady of the Jade Straight, The Dragon Splendid of the East, , The First of a Thousand Thrones, and the Valyrian in the East.
Heir: Prince Malek Dawntide, the Sun Child, Pupil of Warlocks, Wielder of Light Arcane.
Dynasty: House Dawntide
Words: Sun and Moon
Faith: All Faiths are accepted, though the pseudo-religion of the Order of Sun and Moon is prominent among the nobility.
Ancestral Weapons: NONE
Other holdings: Yhos, Qal, Qarkash, Qartol, Point Qareth
Economy: FABULOUS!
The Steward: Lord Erel, the unofficial Leader of the Pureborn, does most of the work. Also has to listen to his Elder Warlock overlords to keep the Dawntides in the Hall and not trying to use their dragon to bust out.
The Chief Warlock: Otron Mott, who does tutoring for the Prince.
The Lady Tutor: Lady Ilen Myrel, who teaches practically everything but magic for the Prince.
The Doorkeeper: Master Hurol Keren, Controls access to the court.
The First Tourmaline: First Tourmaline Uro Lahol, representative of the Tourmaline Brotherhood.
The Face of the Guild: Guildmaster Selash, representative of the Most Ancient Guild of Spicers.
The Master of the Order: Lord Riel Soron, representative of the Order of Sun and Moon.
The High Marshal: High Marshal Deoryn Leodoi, leader of Qarth's armies.
The Chief Warlock: Otron Mott, who does tutoring for the Prince.
The Lady Tutor: Lady Ilen Myrel, who teaches practically everything but magic for the Prince.
The Doorkeeper: Master Hurol Keren, Controls access to the court.
The First Tourmaline: First Tourmaline Uro Lahol, representative of the Tourmaline Brotherhood.
The Face of the Guild: Guildmaster Selash, representative of the Most Ancient Guild of Spicers.
The Master of the Order: Lord Riel Soron, representative of the Order of Sun and Moon.
The High Marshal: High Marshal Deoryn Leodoi, leader of Qarth's armies.
QUEEN VAENA DAWNTIDE (b.247, a.30) called betrayer in Westeros, now Queen of the Qartheen, though it is but a gilded cage.
-Her husband Urrigon Dawntide (Alive), an Ironborn Surgeon who she ran away with.
-Their only son, Prince Malek Dawntide(b. 265, a. 12), a budding Warlock, and being tutored in statecraft for the purpose of creating the Ubermensch- I mean perfect prince.
-Her husband Urrigon Dawntide (Alive), an Ironborn Surgeon who she ran away with.
-Their only son, Prince Malek Dawntide(b. 265, a. 12), a budding Warlock, and being tutored in statecraft for the purpose of creating the Ubermensch- I mean perfect prince.
NOTHING
*gnashes teeth*
*gnashes teeth*
They are the Hostages. The Dawntides, that is.
Elite Infantry:
50 Blade-masters, mercenaries hired by the most wealthy of Qartheen High Society as personal guards. Meant to be the best warriors gold can buy, and their long guaranteed-work contracts ensure some semblance of loyalty. Of course, their equipment is top-notch. Proofed armor and swords, with a few using two swords at once.
450 Paragons, the ceremonial guard of the Hall of a Thousand Thrones. More used to lounging around being dashing warriors, the recent drills have pushed some out of the new actually rigorous training. Others have taken it as a chance to awe Pureborn ladies with artful swordsmanship and get toned bodies. As with all things Pureborn, they have some of the best equipment, with proofed armor and longswords.
1,000 Golden Swords, the elite swordsmen of the Civic Guard, who guard the palace's most secure areas, and act as the Pureborn private bodyguards and guards for private homes of particular influence and importance. They have proofed armor and longswords.
Standard Infantry:
6,500 Civic Guard Arquebusiers, armed with proofed breastplates, standard helmets and pauldrons, proofed fixed shields and Qohori muskets and short swords. Pretty good troops, having just been drilled, and being kept at it for the purpose of Pureborn Pride.
5,450 Civic Guard Shieldbearers, armored with proofed heavy shields along with a combination of ordinary mail and plate, and armed with short swords. They form shield walls to hold the enemy at bay, while the rest of their army routs the enemy, as per Pureborn battle doctrine which is all about keeping barbarians out and war to a minimum. Very good at holding the line.
6,750 Civic Guard Phalanxes, armed with proofed light shields, pikes, and standard main and plate. They have daggers in case the Pike line disintegrates. They're pikes, what do you expect?
2,500 Civic Guard Marines, armed with a variety of equipment for shipboard actions. Meant for mostly individual combat, brawling in chaotic melded, not formation fighting.
Cavalry:
1,000 Civic Guard Camel Guns , who patrol the Red Waste, with no armor, riding camels, and firing Qohorik arquebuses.
1,000 Civic Guard Camel Lancers , who also patrol the red waste, with proofed armor, swords, and lances.
5,000 Reserves.
Navy:
200 Dromonds
400 War Galleys
100 Carracks
150 Galleas
50 Blade-masters, mercenaries hired by the most wealthy of Qartheen High Society as personal guards. Meant to be the best warriors gold can buy, and their long guaranteed-work contracts ensure some semblance of loyalty. Of course, their equipment is top-notch. Proofed armor and swords, with a few using two swords at once.
450 Paragons, the ceremonial guard of the Hall of a Thousand Thrones. More used to lounging around being dashing warriors, the recent drills have pushed some out of the new actually rigorous training. Others have taken it as a chance to awe Pureborn ladies with artful swordsmanship and get toned bodies. As with all things Pureborn, they have some of the best equipment, with proofed armor and longswords.
1,000 Golden Swords, the elite swordsmen of the Civic Guard, who guard the palace's most secure areas, and act as the Pureborn private bodyguards and guards for private homes of particular influence and importance. They have proofed armor and longswords.
Standard Infantry:
6,500 Civic Guard Arquebusiers, armed with proofed breastplates, standard helmets and pauldrons, proofed fixed shields and Qohori muskets and short swords. Pretty good troops, having just been drilled, and being kept at it for the purpose of Pureborn Pride.
5,450 Civic Guard Shieldbearers, armored with proofed heavy shields along with a combination of ordinary mail and plate, and armed with short swords. They form shield walls to hold the enemy at bay, while the rest of their army routs the enemy, as per Pureborn battle doctrine which is all about keeping barbarians out and war to a minimum. Very good at holding the line.
6,750 Civic Guard Phalanxes, armed with proofed light shields, pikes, and standard main and plate. They have daggers in case the Pike line disintegrates. They're pikes, what do you expect?
2,500 Civic Guard Marines, armed with a variety of equipment for shipboard actions. Meant for mostly individual combat, brawling in chaotic melded, not formation fighting.
Cavalry:
1,000 Civic Guard Camel Guns , who patrol the Red Waste, with no armor, riding camels, and firing Qohorik arquebuses.
1,000 Civic Guard Camel Lancers , who also patrol the red waste, with proofed armor, swords, and lances.
5,000 Reserves.
Navy:
200 Dromonds
400 War Galleys
100 Carracks
150 Galleas
ELEMENTS & EVENTS OF INTERNAL NOTE:
-The Warlocks have gotten Uppity and begun making their way into Court.
-Trade ties, and Qarthene presence, in Vahar High Society have been developed.
-Founding of Port Town on Qartol and a Trading Post on the Isthmus of Sorthoryos, which connects the continent to Ulthos.
-Trade ties to Volantis have been developed.
-Financial innovations have begun to spread.
-The Civic Guard have been overhauled, reorganized into an actual effective fighting force.