From musseauh@esiee.fr Tue Sep 24 16:01:36 1996
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:31:52 +0200
From: Herve MUSSEAU <musseauh@esiee.fr>
Reply-To: mystara-l@io.com
To: mystara-l@io.com
Subject: [Mystara] verdan

Verdan (Kingdom of)
Location: Esterhold, continent of Skothar, west of the Jennite Lands, northwest of 
Minaea.
Capital: Faraway (population 35,000).
Area: 126,000 sq. mi.
Population: 150,000.
Language: Alphatian, Jennite.
Coinage: Alphatian Standard.
Taxes: King Nicodemus imposes an income tax of 20% on everyone of  servant status 
or higher, customs duties of 2%, and a sales tax of 5%.
Government type: Monarchy until Flaurmont, AC 1014, then part of the Republic of 
Esterhold.
Industries, Description, Notable Sites, History, Flora and Fauna: See the PWAs.
Important Figures: Nicodemus (King of Verdan), then ?????????????????, 
(Governor of Verdan).
Updates for the years 1013 and 1014 AC: After the fall of Blackrock in the beginning 
of 1013, King Nicodemus expected an imminent invasion by the New Alphatian forces, and 
prepared his own troops accordingly. The assault came only one year after_but Broderick's 
troops were yet more numerous than Nicodemus had expected. It didn't last long before the 
fortified kingdom surrendered to the invaders_thanks in part to the aerial support of skyships 
lent by allied Aeria. Broderick established a military command of the land in order to prevent 
further assassinations of both former Alphatian masters and Jennite slaves, until the country 
was integrated in the Republic of Esterhold. Nicodemus is in fleeing, while the fate of Xanthus 
is unknown_whether he perished in his man-of-war crash-landing or teleported before is a 
recurrent subject of discussion all over Esterhold.
See Also: DotE, PWAs (esp. PWA3 for latest information), nace1314, esterhol.