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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhineglade" data-source="post: 6775616" data-attributes="member: 6801931">GALIWYNOfficial Name: Duchy of GaliwynRuler: His Resolute Grace, Raedwald, Duke of Galiwyn (CG male human, Ftr 11)Government: Independent feudal monarchy with hereditary rulership; sovereign carries title of duke which is passed on to his eldest male heir; duke rules as a virtual autocrat but call convene a council of elder statesmen and nobles as an advisory bodyCoat of Arms: Gules, a wolf passant sableNotable Figures: Knight-Commander Gundrum, Order of the Ebon Fleece (NG male human, Pal 14)Rule of Law: Chaotic Good.  Legal codes widely geared toward liberty and personal freedoms.  Population: 310,000Capital: Dolstrand (pop. 12,900)Major Cities: HavenhillMajor Religions: Galdor, Meru, Solovar, Seralise, Jocasta, AinuMajor Resources: furs, ivory, grain, wood, silver, copperMilitary: 15,500 (composed primarily of medium cavalry and light and medium infantry with support from heavy infantry; navy of 3 galleons and 8 cogs)Allies: Meridia, Dunwyn, PryderiaEnemies: Barren RaidersThe region known as Galiwyn has existed throughout history in numerous forms including at one time a kingdom, a county and a duchy.  Ruled by a junior branch of the Royal House of Dunwyn, the lands of Galiwyn have been controlled by the descendents of Prince Radulf, the youngest son of King Ingjald of Dunwyn, who was granted the territory in the 13th century.  Now an independent duchy, Galiwyn is located north of Dunwyn and the Wychwood, south of the Bela River and between the Stormcrest Sea and the Vanguard Hills.The duchy has long been the home to roaming bands of Voltari and Aldari clans originally settling as a foederati (an outlying province accepting benefits from Shalizan in exchange for military assistance) of the Brythonian Empire.  These early tribes established themselves as a kingdom sometime around the 5th century of the 4th Age.  Territorial expansion was always a concern for the fledgling kingdom.  As the Brythonian Empire retreated farther and farther south, the Galiwynians crossed the Whitewater River into Dunwyn and began a number of campaigns with their southern neighbor.By the late 9th century, the royal line of Galiwyn ended and the former kingdom was briefly annexed by the Kingdom of Dunwyn, their former rivals.  Galiwyn was split for a time into a duchy in the west and a county in the east.  Through a series of dynastic marriages, the duchy and county would become united into a single fief of the Dunnish crown.  During the Troll Wars beginning in 1215, King Ingjald of Dunwyn bestowed the ducal lands of Galiwyn upon his youngest son Radulf rather than leave the territory to his successor on the Dunnish throne.   The current reigning duke's aunt, the former Princess Aelfwyn, is the Queen-Dowager of Meridia and has long served as a voice to this country in the Meridian royal court.[ATTACH]72330[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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