Duchy of Pearlsedge

Duchy of Pearlsedge
Geography
Aliases	Pearlsedge Electorate
Region	West Dameshead
Capital	Pearlsedge
Notable Locations	Pearlywine
Politics
Overlord	Empire of Anbennar
Government	Elector-duchy
Society
Adjective	Pearlsedger
Ethnic Groups	Pearlsedger Human majority with an Elf minority
Religion(s)	Regent Court
Commerce
Imports	Meats
Exports	Wine, Fish
History
Established	879
Preceded by	Kingdom of Pearlsedge

Pearlsedge was a duchy in West Dameshead and one of the electors in the Empire of Anbennar.

History

Origins

Pearlsedge was founded by the reaver Henrik Divenscourge in 879, during the Era of Black Ice, after conquering half of the historical Tretunic Kingdom. The Kingdom quickly established itself as the major naval power in the region. and it was during this time that the Pearlsedge-Verne Rivalry began.

Interregnum

During the Interregnum, the Kingdom of Pearlsedge was largely embroiled with wars with their rivals in the Kingdom of Verne. It was during this time that the kingdom was eventually conquered by the resurgent Kingdom of Dameria and became the Duchy of Pearlsedge.

Under Anbennar and the House of Trísfer

As an extension of the Kingdom of Dameria, Pearlsedge too was absorbed within the Empire of Anbennar during its founding in 1221. Shortly after this, the ancient House of Pearlman died out in 1262 and their cadet branch, the elvenized House of Trísfer, took over, eventually modernizing the duchy - much to the chagrin of the older, non-elvenized nobility and peoples of Pearlsedge.

Lilac Wars

For much of the Lilac Wars the duchy remained loyal to Anbennar and Emperor Vincen Silmuna, though like many of its neighbours, it defected to the Lorentish Rose Party during the Fourth Lilac War.

Religion

While much of their reaver traditions are lost, Pearlsedgers have kept their affinity for the ocean, with most, in addition to their patron deity, paying great tribute to Munas Moonsinger as their god of the sea and stories like the skald-priests of their ancestors.

People

Nobility

While the commonfolk remain behind in the Old Cannorian ways the nobility are highly elvenized, taking customs and fashions from their other neighbours.

• House of Trísfer: A cadet house of the ancient House of Pearlsedge. They were highly responsible for the elvenization of the duchy due to their connections to the Anbennarian mainland of the East Dameshead.
• House of Gavlin: wine merchants-turned-nobility, the house of the white vine is known across all the duchy for being the best winemakers around.
• House of Tretun:
• House of Lanpool: