Boisnoir
A former territory of the Asterian Empire, now functioning as an independent feudal state.
Location
Boisnoir is located in the north-eastern reaches of the Asterian Empire, on the southern edge of the Fallow Marches. The Old Trade Road passes through the region, following the Castella River, but is by no means the only route in or out of these lands. Boisnoir still lies entirely within the Camwwod, just the more developed parts.
Population
Boisnoir hosts nearly fifty thousand people, spread among the four main towns, and over a dozen villages. The populace is about 60% human, with the rest largely capritaurs, and the goblin and hobgoblin sub-races. Elves and Dwarves appear under-represented here.
Economy
Boisnoir, as one might expect from a still-functioning abandoned Imperial territory, reasonably self-sustaining. Most of its trade-goods are forest products, and it engages in some trade with neighboring small powers. The Old Trade Road is also a source of income. There is also a small but steady stream of pilgrims visiting the Wood Shrine, a pure elemental site strong with the power of the Celestial Avatar Rakpilla.
Communities
Locations of Note
NPCs
- Count Bois: aka Gerald Bois, current sovereign of Boisnoir County. A human in his late forties with one wife, one concubar, and four children. An overworked, yet fair ruler. Like his father before him, he doesn't really think his fiefdom qualifies as a “kingdom”.