Cúndras Keep

was built by order of in 624. In 654, granted both Cúndras and  to the, a an. Cúndras is now the headquarters of the order. Since 714, the order has staged a vicious crusade against the tribesmen, seeking to win control of their lands. The order faces growing opposition within the for its genocidal atrocities. The (grandmaster) is Sir Enyel Trenoul, a shrewd and stubborn man of forty-seven.

Overview
Cúndras is the headquarters of the. Although the keep was established to protect the settlements in the, the order now uses it to stage a vicious crusade against the tribesmen despite growing opposition within the. Nominally, the crusade is to protect the missionaries and people in the area, and many support it for this reason. However, Sir Enyel Trenoul, the order’s (grandmaster) wants the crusade for personal reasons and ignores all criticism of his tactics or entreaties to stop altogether. Some of his superiors in the church would like to remove him for this independence.

Chabla Enyel, 48, is a stubborn man. The second son of a minor an knight, he was named chabla in 711 as a compromise between several factions of the church. He is far more interested in the purity of his members’ religious beliefs than in their military ability. He expects all around him to devote themselves to the service of and strongly discourages worship of all other deities, even, by the villagers. This fanaticism is unpopular and has split the order’s membership into several factions; he even intimidates the. Enyel coordinates the activities of the order from Cúndras but often travels to ; he incorrectly thinks he has found an ally in the, whose son is a member of the order.

Cúndras started as a neutral meeting site between the and  people living in the upper Nuem Valley. Although the area was used by both on occasion, neither claimed it nor tried to keep the others out. When i merchants started traveling up the Nuem, it was the obvious location to meet the natives and trade for furs. No permanent settlement was located here until 624, when ordered the construction of a small  to protect the new settlements being built in the area. In 654, granted Cúndras to the order against the advice of the  and most nobles in the kingdom. The order quickly moved its headquarters from and has been slowly adding to the keep ever since.

Most people in the area value the protection the order gives against Solari attacks, but there is also a growing sense that the order provokes those attacks with its patrols and raids in Solari territory. Cúndras Keep is actually undermanned, given its size and importance, as none believe the Solari will attack it. Most fighting men are instead sent to the forts used for staging raids on the Solari; many that remain are either elderly or rehabilitating from battle wounds.

is known for its and  and the subsidiary s send plenty of each to Cúndras in the fall. Nobles throughout the kingdom envy the s bred at Cúndras; few are made available outside the order, and then only at great price. There is plenty of traffic on the road and the inn stays busy most of the year.

Three years ago, Chabla Enyel banned entertainers in the village and required the market to close at noon. Although the twice-monthly market is still well attended, it has slowly been losing customers to the one at, the. Merchants have told the chabla they are losing business, but reducing “distractions” to the order is worth it in his eyes.

Holdings
Cúndras holds thirteen fiefs, all within the Holosi Hundred. They are as follows:

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