Fîris Castle

was founded in 677 by ary retirees, an experiment in planned settlement promoted by a group of s. The  was finished by 700. The district is Toralda Aquil, a member of one of Thârda’s most powerful clans. Toralda’s father is one of the most senior senators in, as is his uncle Demosa Aquil. The commander of the, four companies in strength, recently died and the unit awaits a new leader. Two companies are based at Fîris and one each at and.

Overview
Fîris was founded in 677 by  retirees as an experiment in planned settlement promoted by a group of expansionist s. Construction of a keep soon followed, and with the completion of the outer walls in 700, Fîris is now considered one of the strongest  in Thârda.

Although isolated frontier villages had existed along the shore of, the rapid settlement of the new district inflamed tensions with the local tribesmen. When the construction of the made clear the scope of the Republic’s interest in the area, the tribesmen’s sporadic raids and skirmishes quickly escalated. Attacks on Fîris itself began in earnest in 689, and the Tulwyn suffered a bloody defeat against the walls of the nearly finished keep in 691. The ’s vicious reprisal raids against Tulwyn villages put an end to large-scale raiding and the region settled back into a tense that has persisted since.

The expansionist plans for the development of were cleverly co-opted early on by  as a way of expanding their power and influence. The clan has held the office of for generations and has been able to improve its position by allocating a significant amount of legion grants near lands of its own. The extensive expansion of settlements throughout the district has nearly doubled the lands over which the Aquils hold ownership or and cemented them as one of the Republic’s most powerful families. Many landholders in the district are unhappy with how the Aquil’s have leveraged their dominance.

The district legar is Toralda Aquil, son of Senator Rodin Aquil and nephew of Senator Demosa Acquil. Toralda’s father, now one of the most senior members of the Senate and mastermind behind the clan’s rise to power, is grooming Toralda to replace him. To that end, Toralda is focused on using the authority of his position to further expand his family’s influence.

The spends the majority of its time patrolling the uplands in force, though they rarely venture far from the trails that lead to and from the numerous s and  they are charged to protect. Several of these lie very close to Tulwyn encampments. The fragile peace with the tribes has been strained of late by legion forces raiding several of these camps, ostensibly as a demonstration of power to ensure security. Numerous captives have been taken and quietly sold to the Miners’ and s as slave labor.

The office of of the Fîris Cohort is currently vacant. The previous holder, Gerd Ulter, recently died of a sudden fever. The raids on Tulwyn camps have ceased while the cohort awaits the appointment of a new commander, prompting many to wonder whether Commander Ulter’s “illness” was in fact something more sinister.

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