Géminost District

lies on the midway between  and the river’s confluence with the. The Ímris has long been a busy thoroughfare for the region’s mineral wealth, and Géminost is a popular stopover point for river traffic traveling either way.

The district is administered from, originally a built by  to serve as a base for his campaigns against the  tribes. Raelan’s defeat and the near destruction of the empire halted construction. The was completed by  in 375.

District Arlin Holsine, 47, is the   of the powerful. His younger brother Joubar commands the. Arlin is jealous of Joubar’s close ties with, whose star Arlin firmly believes is on the rise. Arlin is a notorious womanizer who is rumored to allow sexual favors to influence his court judgements. He is also imprudent enough to his clients and business associates and has occasionally used district funds to placate outraged husbands. He is not so naïve as to ignore the consequences of his dalliances and keeps a strong bodyguard of retired s in the legar’s, also at district expense.

The cohort commander, Jalena Vanthes, is one of a handful of prominent women in the Thârdic Legions. The commander of the company which polices the settlement at Géminost and guards the keep, is Tynar Baral. Jalena knows that she owes her position to the influence of her sister, a junior, and her sister’s complicated web of personal and political ties with. She is grateful for the chance to prove herself in command but wonders what she will be asked to do to repay the favor of getting the job. A professional soldier with an exacting eye for detail, Jalena is busy preparing for a war she hopes will never come. Her efforts are hindered by the fact that she is as beautiful as any n priestess and finds it difficult to be taken seriously by both her marshal and the men under her command.

Despite this, Jalena’s companies are well manned and have good morale, qualities that she works hard to maintain. They mainly patrol the road north toward and the steep, wooded hills of the, watchful for any signs of i activity. Recently, however, members of several families in the villages of and  have contracted an unusual wasting disease. Both are holdings of, and Jalena has drawn their ire by taking the precautionary step of imposing a quarantine of both settlements, enforcing this mandate with hand-picked soldiers from her command.

This internal clan dissent is largely about protecting the family business. Géminost is renowned for its horsebreeding s and Clan Vanthes is heavily invested in the. Local s tend to be short and stocky but with excellent endurance, making them a favorite of s, s, and s alike. and in particular are home to large breeding operations. The quarantine of the clan’s holdings further north has raised concerns that the disease might spread south. Plans are being made to move the clan’s prized s and s out of the area, along with the most skilled s and their families. It is unclear, however, whether the clan can accomplish this costly undertaking without deeply indebting themselves to another family

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