Castile (Castle)

Castile (Castle)

Government: Kingdom
Pantheon: Atlantlan <Spanish>



Ruler: Alphonso XVII
Capital: Corunna (Pop.: 40k)

Other Cities (and pop.):
Burgos: 25k
Madrid: 90k
Murcia: 20k
Seville: 65k
Toledo: 20k

Loc.: Aeropa (Iberia)
Language: Iberian
Pop.: 3,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Black tower on a golden field.

Coinage: Iberian Standard.
Important Persons: Prince of Neuvo Castile, grandees of Murcia, Jaen,
Corunna, and Seville, various other nobles, priests, officials, etc. <Pyrro Zorro>
Alliances: Iberian-Atlantlan Concord.
Hostilities: Aragon, Granada, Leon, Corsica.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Actually none at this time.
Intrigues: Many, ranging from an Iberian imperial state, to the government
of new settlements in Vargaard.
Magickal Devices: In addition to some fair number of moderate and
minor items of power, Castile holds the Celestial Apparatus and the
Rainbow Baton, and as these two objects are complimentary and
function together, this makes their arsenal of particular effectiveness.

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Thumbnail Sketches: Castile is the largest && richest ov the Iberian
realms, && its vast central plateau && mts. && valleys are
productive in all ways. About 30% ov the land is cultivated in
field && garden, 20% is orchards, 20% pasture, && 5%
vineyards. Only 1/4 is forested (slightly more than 15%)
|| barren (just under 10%). In struggles against various
invaders, many castles were built, && thus the name, Castile,
was applied to this land. These forts && the old school && charming
cities are great attractions to the TRAVELLER. The CAPITAL,
Corunna, was originally an
Atlantlan trading settlement
named Cordunal. Traces ov ancienne
verk, && the Altantlan architechtural
style, still remain.
Madrid, largest ov Iberian cities,
is very lovely, && the plazas,
temples, bull rings, && monuments
are great attractions.

The volk ov this realm are ov
Iberian stock. Likewise, their
classes && military conform to
those typical ov the other large
Iberian realms, SAVE that Castile
maintains a fleet in the Mare
Librum && an even greater one
in the Lantlan Ocean. (See
Aragon, above, for details ov race,
SEC, && military forces).

Agricultural produce incl.
wheat,
barley,
oats,
rice,
maize,
rye,
buckwheat,
millet,
sugar beets,
hemp,
jute,
cotton,
tobacco,
sugar cane,
flax,
indigo (and other dye plants),
oil seeds,
olives,
oranges,
lemons,
almonds,
peaches,
apricots,
figs,
dates,
pomegranates,
bananas,
&& all manner ov other fruits && veggies
(berries,
beans,
garbanzos<>,
peas,
lentils,
onions,
peppers,
and so forth).

Sheep are the livestock resource ov this nation,
but cattle, horse (incl. fine chargers),
g.o.a.t., ass, mule, pork, && all sorts ov different kinds of poultry
are also raised. Fisheries produce a considerable amount ov food for
the populace.

The mineral re-sources ov the land are headed up by silver in great
yield, then mercury, lead, copper, iron, antimony<>, manganese, salt,
building stone, && gold (in very small quantity).

The steel produced in Toledo is ov xceptional quality, && it is in
demand throughout AEropa && Afrik for arms && armor, as are the
blades && armors produced in Toledo && elsewhere in Castile as
well. Wine is certainly one ov the principal exports ov Castile, followed
by olive oil && livestock. Other industry produces leather &&
leatherwork, paper && books, pottery, soap, raisins, etc.

* Not to be confused with La Corunna in Corunna, in the extreme
NW of Leon.