From musseauh@esiee.fr Tue Sep 24 17:08:13 1996
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:25:41 +0200
From: Herve MUSSEAU <musseauh@esiee.fr>
Reply-To: mystara-l@io.com
To: mystara-l@io.com
Subject: [Mystara] blackrock

Blackrock (Kingdom of)
Location: Esterhold, continent of Skothar, west of the Jennite Lands, northwest of 
Minaea.
Capital: Skyfyr (population 15,000).
Area: 100,000 sq. mi.
Population: 60,000.
Language: Alphatian, Jennite.
Coinage: Alphatian Standard.
Taxes: King Xanthus imposes an income tax of 20% on everyone of  servant status or 
higher, customs duties of 2%, and a sales tax of 5%. Later, King Favian imposes an 
income tax of 20% on everyone and an import tax of 1% (this tax only concerns goods 
coming from outside the Confederacy and does not concern goods from Karameikos due 
to a trade agreement between that nation and the Confederacy); none of it goes to 
the Imperial Treasury to help the country recover from the war, and the kingdom even 
receives money and troops from the Council.
Government type: Monarchy until Vatermont, 1013. Then semiautonomous monarchy 
owing loyalty to the New Alphatian Confederated Empire from Vatermont 28, AC 1013 to  
Yarthmont 23, AC1013, and then part of the Republic of Esterhold.
Industries, Description, Notable Sites, History, Flora and Fauna: See the PWAs.
Important Figures: Xanthus (King of Blackrock), then Favian Vern (King of 
Blackrock), ???????????????????? (Governor of Blackrock).
Updates for the years 1013 and 1014 AC: In Nuwmont of AC 1013, the combined 
forces of Seashield and Bellissaria, under the direction of Commander in Chief Broderick, 
invaded Blackrock on the Esterhold Peninsula. After a month of battle and siege, the forces 
loyal to Xanthus surrendered to the Alphatians, while King Xanthus escaped to sanctuary in 
Verdan.
On Vatermont 19 of 1013, the Alphatian Council named Favian Vern King of 
Blackrock. As his first official act, King Favian declared all Jennite natives of Esterhold free_
no longer were they to be slaves or denied Alphatian citizenship. There was much rejoicing in 
the streets of Skyfyr. Chaos soon followed as the various strata of Blackrock society adjusted 
to the new order_but King Favian and his appointed government proved themselves equal to 
each new challenge.
On Yarthmont 23 of 1014, after the fall of Verdan, the Alphatian Council approved 
King Favian's proposition concerning the Esterhold Peninsula. The Peninsula became the 
Republic of Esterhold, with a full seat at the Council. It is composed of five provinces, one of 
those being the Province of Blackrock (provincial capital: Skyfyr), previously a kingdom. 
Favian Vern was named President of Esterhold until elections could be organized, i.e. until the 
situation is stabilized. He is charged with appointing temporary governors until the elections; 
the governor of Blackrock is a former leader of the Jennite rebels, ?????????????????????.

See Also: DotE, PWAs (esp. PWA3 for latest information), nace, nace1314, esterhol.