Salisbury consists of the ancestral holdings of the former Count of Salisbury, Sir Roderick.

The fief consists primarily of the ancient city of Sarum and the large land area on Salisbury Plain around it. The fief is composed of good farmland and provides other good forms of income such as fisheries and toll bridges. In addition, it is one of the most densely populated areas in Logres which means a proportional increase in harvest income.

The county includes one large city, Sarum, and three small walled cities: Wilton, Warminster and Tilshead. Dozens of smaller towns and villages are not shown on the map but tend to cluster in river valleys within trading distance of the main cities.

The county also has five castles. The one in Sarum is very strong; the other four (Devizes, du Plain, Ebble and Vagon) are common motte and bailey castles.

Sarum is the central market and is the only place at which some types of goods are available for purchase. These include good cloth, clean salt, and anything from outside of the county.

The roads shown on the maps are nearly all hard-packed dirt roads, the best travel routes available. Thus, there is no real road from Tilshead to Warminster, even though they are but 10 miles apart. Rather, rutted tracks and hunters’ trails connect these. The good roads are more heavily traveled, and the only ones used by travelers passing through the territory. The poor roads are less used, mainly by locals traveling within the region.

The Old Tracks traverse high ground. Though they are usually dry, they are difficult for horses, which are reduced to traveling a mere 5 miles per day; hence, mainly peasants on foot use them.

The Royal Road runs through the territory from Levcomagus to Sarum, and then onward towards Dorchester. This used to be a Roman road, and is both wide and paved, though overgrown at the edges and with many tufts of grass cracked through its surface.



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Prince Mark is the son and heir of King Idres of Cornwall Kingdom.

He is known to be proud, deceitful, and suspicious, but loyal to his father. He is also known for his strategic battle skill, and his song writing is excellent.

In the year 500 he married Countess Ellen, becoming the guardian of the heir of Salisbury, young Robert.

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Salisbury

Salisbury County is your home and will be for your children and your children's children. Your father and your grandfather lived here, as did their ancestors as far back as anyone has chronicled.

Map of Salisbury

The Prince of Cornwall Kingdom, Mark, is your liege lord as guardian of the heir of Salisbury, young Robert.

Customs

  • Might makes right. It is a practical and brutal world.
  • The Truce of God is a set of rules made by the church to limit violence against innocents, to make holy days peaceful, and to protect church property. Most nobles and knights ignore it.
  • Knighthood includes a set of virtues — loyalty to one’s lord and the willingness to face one’s enemies and deal out death being primary.
  • Chivalry is known from some bard’s stories, especially those about Alexander the Great. Of course, while knights naturally treat their fellows-at-arms with respect and civility, no one thinks it would be a good idea to offer similar courtesy to the Saxons, or for that matter to any enemy (even another knight).
  • Romance is unknown.

Equipment

Armor: Norman (10-point) armor is the standard available. Helmets are open with a nose guard, and long shields are the rule.

Horses: Chargers are the best available horses, but they are specialized, exceptional animals not available to most knights. Rouncys are the common knight’s steed. Remember, for visual effect, that all horses are shades of browns, and that each of those shades is recognized and has a name (dun, chestnut, etc.).

Clothing: Fifth-Century native dress is standard.

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Queen Cordelia was a daughter of King Lear.

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