Nystria¶

When discussing Nystria population, grain, or Cumberland land/manpower: Nystria/Nystria_Population_and_Agriculture.md.

Ruler & succession (through Day 123)¶

Office	Holder	Notes
King	Robert	Crown Prince until Day 84 Conclave. Crowned Day 92 by Knight-Commander Sir Garrick. Privy Council exclusively Knights (Day 110). Orders war preparations Day 123. Book 02: Danian war from Day 131; grain blockade; reprisal hangings; five-duchy restoration proposed Day 158.
Queen	Miri	Court Mage; pregnant. Conclave revoked Peace-of-Henry ban on sorceress-Queen (Day 84). Will hold planar remote after Matthias's final transit (Day 123).
Regent	Sir Malcolm	Lord Mayor of Fulham; Regent until Day 92 coronation (ended).
Queen Mother	Ælfwynn	Edward's widow; fate left to Robert (Day 84).
King (deceased)	Edward	Deposed, tried, hanged Day 84 (Pillory Square) for murder of Priscilla.
King (deceased)	Ludwig	Assassinated Day 41.
Heir (deceased)	Prince Alfred	Murdered Day 8.
Lord Mayor of Fulham	Sir Malcolm	Named Day 42. Wife Beatrice. → Cumberland
Lord Mayor of Wickham	Sir Godfrey	Named Day 87 after Lord Mayor and Bailiff assassinated; King's Guard platoon dispatched. → Midlands

King Ludwig (deceased Day 41): Killed by Miri's gunpowder device in Haven privy. Last stressed male succession to Robert (Day 35 banquet).

Government & advisors (through Day 123)¶

General Thomas — Army; garrison Fulham; recruits 2000 troops (two-year terms, Day 57). End Book 03 reconstituted ORBAT → Nystrian_Army.md.
Lord Lucien — Spymaster; receives Wickham cipher materials (Day 73).
Melchior — Former Court Mage; displaced by Miri (Day 44).
Gaspar — Former Court Mage; invented mana crystal detector.
High Priest Trevor — Installed Day 119 after Titus refused Tournament duties; accepts Miri as legitimate Queen; Purification only for convicted mage crimes.
High Priest Titus (deposed) — Publicly slandered Crown Day 121; convicted by Knight jury; publicly castrated Day 121 in Pillory Square; survives under healer guard. Previously confined to Temple (Day 105+); tax boycott (Day 104).
Tranos — Minister of Science and Technology (Hamilton County, offered Day 100); oversees chartered companies (Day 101). Brother of Kranos; wife Katia.
Bailiff (Haven) — Coerced to authenticate contested Royal Warrant (Day 79); Edward's dungeon escape route warded by Miri (Day 84).
City Guard (Fulham) — Woods patrols (Days 45, 52). Marisa (Lucas's mother) — clerk to the Captain.
King's Guard — Five Guardsmen paroled after Edward's dungeon surrender (Day 84).

Kranos — Imprisoned (Days 9–12). Tranos removes geis (Day 39). Zoë and Lucas rescued from Kranos.

Duchies & royal fief¶

Territory	Duke / ruler	Detail
Royal fief	Crown	Haven; ~60,000 (planning)
Cumberland	Matthias	~120,000; five counties; Devon+Somerset analogue
Midlands	Timothy	~80,000; Wickham port
Westmarch	William → Bertrand of Mardale (Book 03)	~62,000; farming; west of Nys River
Kernow	John → Alexander (Book 02)	~50,000; Cornwall analogue; Southham
Kirkwall	Peter → Devin	~42,000; Scotland analogue; Yorvik only city

Realm total (planning): ~414,000 — table and grain flows in Nystria_Population_and_Agriculture.md.

Map orientation (`Nystria.jpg`)¶

North at top. Main Nystrian landmass runs roughly north–south; Scotia lies east across the Narrow Sea, opposite the central and southern coast.

North → south on the main landmass:

Location	Territory	Relative position
Peterborough	Kirkwall	Far north, northeastern coast
Yorvik	Kirkwall	South of Peterborough; central northern interior
Watford	Kirkwall	West of Yorvik; western flank of the northern/central landmass
Wickham	Midlands	South of Yorvik; east of centre in the mid-landmass
Telford	Midlands	Southwest of Wickham; inland, western-central (Kirkwall border)
Haven	Royal fief	South of Telford; central-southern interior
Ostford	Cumberland	West/southwest of Haven; south of Telford; Wide Sea coast
Cyningstow	Cumberland	Extreme southwest tip; Wide Sea; fishing town
Fulham	Cumberland	East of Haven; southeastern-central
Newtown	Cumberland	East of Fulham
Langford	Cumberland	South of Fulham and Newtown
Dal Valley	Royal fief (Book 01) / Cumberland (Book 02+)	South of Langford
Southham	Kernow	Separate landmass south of Dal Valley

Scotia (east, across Narrow Sea):

Location	Relative position
Scotia	Large island east of the main landmass
Béal Feirste	North Scotia
Dyflin	South Scotia

Not labeled on map: Thornwick, Stonebridge, Heltland, and other towns — directions from text and travel times in duchy files take precedence.

Natural features & seas¶

Feature	Notes
Ful River	Through Fulham; sawmill lumber. Distinct from the Nys River.
Nys River	Eastern boundary of Westmarch (duchy); royal fief lies east of it

Seas (maritime geography):

Sea	Relation to Nystria	Leads to / separates from
Northern Sea	Northern maritime frontier	Separates Nystria and Scotia from Dania; primary Danian threat vector (Days 52–57, 122–123)
Narrow Sea	Eastern coastal waters	Scotia; forms Hamilton County's eastern border (Day 57 Royal Warrant)
Wide Sea	Southern/eastern waters; Cumberland coast	Tyska, Celtica, and Pârsâ; eastern Cumberland coast (e.g. Sierra's farm, Ch 15); merchant traffic and Razor Claws banishment route (Ch 11)

Admiral Kenneth — Four patrol ships with Marines off Fulham (Day 57); broader coastal patrols as Danian Army prepares while Danian Navy stays out of neutral waters (Day 119).

Key historical facts & dates (987 AHF)¶

Full Book 01 list: Nystrian_Calendar.md § Book 01 — major events. Chapter ↔ day table: AROTD1_Chapter_Summaries.md.

Story Day	Calendar (987 AHF)	Event
35	7 Venne	Ludwig banquet for Robert/Miri
37	9 Venne	Robert/Miri wedding; Miri Duchess
39	11 Venne	Geis removed; ride to Dal Valley
41	13 Venne	Ludwig assassinated; Edward King; Robert/Miri Prince/Princess
42	14 Venne	Sir Malcolm Lord Mayor; Miri Court Mage
49	21 Venne	Edward/Ælfwynn coronation
52–56	24–28 Venne	Woods/cave operations; Danian invasion evidence
56	28 Venne	Milos/Karla secret Temple wedding
57	1 Hjerst	Hamilton County created; Milos Sheriff; military mobilization
61	5 Hjerst	Sir Milos knighted
67–77	11–21 Hjerst	Wickham Danian spy mission
74	18 Hjerst	Priscilla hanged; Edward deposition plot
84	28 Hjerst	Edward deposed, tried, hanged; Conclave restores Knight traditions
85	1 Aran	Robert coronation in seven days; Matthias plans OP trip
86–87	2–3 Aran	OP transit 1
92	8 Aran	Robert and Miri crowned
94–95	10–11 Aran	OP transit 2
106	22 Aran	Alton hanged (Southham)
114–123	2–11 Wyn	Smuggling crackdown; Tournament (Day 120); Titus castrated (Day 121); Michael/Sierra wed; war preparations (Day 123)

Heltland: Annexed to Nystria (Kirkwall duchy, Sheffield Islands). Sixty years' peace at Book 01 opening (Day 57); Book 02 dialogue cites roughly two hundred years since Danian loss of Heltland/Kirkwall — both timelines are canonical. Additional wars after annexation account for the differing figures. Danian invasion planning breaks the recent calm. Wickham spy ring disrupted (Days 69–77).

Diplomatic relationships¶

Dania — Across the Northern Sea. Active invasion threat (Days 52–57); Privy Council treats war as nearly certain (Day 122–123). Danian Navy absent from neutral waters; Army preparing. Wickham spy ring disrupted (Days 67–77). → Midlands
Pârsâ — Across the Wide Sea. Banishment destination (Razor Claws, Day 11). Privy Council fears Pârsâ may be in league with Dania (Day 122). Paper imported from Pârsâ; alchemical paper process withheld. Wave Runner trades Dania, Pârsâ, Scotia ports. Cumberland trade deal with Sa'id Ibn Taub (author reference). → Pârsâ.md
Tyska — Across the Wide Sea; claims neutrality in any Danian conflict (Day 122). → Tyska.md
Scotia — Island east of Nystria across the Narrow Sea; claims neutrality (Day 122). Béal Feirste (north Scotia); Dyflin (south Scotia). Matthias has an uncle (not seen in ten years). → Scotia.md

Realm institutions (Book 01)¶

Institution	Location	Notes
Knights of the Realm	Realm-wide	~96 in Conclave; Sir Lothar trains Milos; cave operations Days 54–56
Temple of the Gods	Haven	Milos/Karla secret marriage (Day 57); High Priest politics
Fulham college	Fulham	Miri researched magic (Part 01)