Recent History
Newly restored by the Imperial Troll Empire to their former monarchical form in the name of House Quinnlee-Tailor, it is hoped that Tír will soon begin to return to its former glory.
General Description
Southern Tír lays largely ruined by the sacking of its original capital city of Caislean with the current Troll-supported government leading from the old castle at Réiltín, though is slowly recovering thanks to the efforts of the new Royal Family and of Shayla, Countess of T'Kashire. In the North lays the thinly populated northern moors, peppered with small villages and dominated by the remaining four great castles of Breasal, Slat, Fod and Moin. Tír is largely rural, full of forests and meadows that give a plain definition of why the continent of the Sea of Green is called such.
Political Structure
Unlike Old Tir before it, the political structure of Tir is a constitutional monarchy: where the monarch still holds the vast majority of power, they are limited by the laws of the Empire who they still form a petty kingdom under. Below the monarch are the Privy Council, made up of the other seven major noble houses (House Drakenfiend, House mac Greimdorch, House Cinnéide, House de'Valice, House Murcadha, House Cuinn and most recently House Fitzreine) and who act as advisors and lawmakers to the monarch; and below them are the Parliament, which is mostly made up of elected officials and representatives of the other, more minor noble houses.
Political Situation
The current monarch and first of the current Royal line is Queen Marial I, who has the support of the Imperial forces and many of the local nobles. The former pro-royalist group Oglaigh na Tír has exploded into numerous infighting factions, some supporting the new queen, some supporting Selene Ahearn (despite her openly stating that she doesn't want the throne and is grateful that someone else has it, and indeed she has officially renounced all claim to it as well as the Quinnlee name), some Virion III Quinnlee (who has also shown no interest in the throne), some just wanting pure anarchy and to kill Trolls, and some just laying low to see what happens. Unfortunately, this has led the levels of street violence to remain high in some areas.
Other Local Issues
The southeast of Tír in particular currently has an issue with a vast influx of undead of late. This has led to a decreased population in Southern Tír and reduced food production, which has in turn led to increased Troll imports to stave off starvation. Tír's main port currently lies in the County of Coillearnach, which also brings up an issue of transporting goods to remote locations as Coillearnach sits on almost the direct centre of the country.
The Empire
The Empire is very concerned with the highly unstable political situation in Tír, to the point where around a quarter of the Empire’s military might dealing with various issues in the south of the Duchy. Much of the North however is empty enough that little has happened in that area, with the exception of a peasant uprising in Moin in 3A 168 which led to the death of Irven Murcadha and the exile of its leader, Logan Campbell.
Mor’Koc
For all of the anti-Troll sentiment and all of the current turmoil, Tír as a whole seems reluctant to repeat the turmoil of the past. Mor’Koc themselves seem to have a similar stance, having been a major force in supporting the Tíran relief efforts and in fighting off the waves of undead and bandits swarming around the South. The North, as it is by the people within Tír, has been largely left alone, and remains as it always has been under the rule of the four Houses of Cuinn, Drakenfiend, Murcadha and mac Griemdorch.
The Faerie Isle
Tír has long had a very close positive relationship with the Faerie Isle, and the two regularly trade goods. The Fae Royal Family of Maoilriain is popular in the Duchy, particularly Princess Shayla who resides in Southern Tír and holds the newly created title of Countess of T'Kashire. Conversely, a member of the old House Quinnlee, namely Lady Selene, currently resides in exile in the Royal Palace in Síocháin.
Sun Elves
A uniquely Tíran issue, the Unknown are a specific group of Undead made from the bones of those who died during the Fall of Caisleán (which, notably, wasn't exclusively populated by High Elves but also Giants, Fae, Expansion Lesser Catfolk and Halflings, hundreds of whom also died) and are distinctive by their bones being bleached white, being dressed in unique black versions of the old Tíran Royal Army uniform, and having a crude red sun painted onto their foreheads. These skeletal Undead have been raiding Southern Tíran towns for months at the time of writing with no sign of stopping. They seem to be originating from the ruined city of Caisleán, but who is creating them and why remains a mystery.