For the settlement of the same name in
other campaigns, see Middenland (province).
Carroburg is a minor Empire faction in An
Eye for an Eye.
Starting territory
The Reikland Channel
Diplomacy
Diplomatic traits: Shield of Civilization,
Underdog, and The player cannot negotiate with Carroburg
Carroburg is a sizable town that served
once as the former capital of the Province of Drakwald before its desolation as
an Imperial state in 1414 IC. It specializes in trade, glass, and pottery, with
its present day ruler being Duke Leopold von Bildhofen.
Overview
Once the seat of the Teutogen kings and
later the Imperial Capital under the Drakwald Emperors, Carroburg is the chief
town of western Middenland. Built on the steep slopes that rise from the Reik’s
east bank, Carroburg is a maze of twisting streets and stairs. Since water and
waste travel downhill, the better-off the residents of a neighbourhood are, the
higher up the hill they will be. This makes the businesses of the shoe and boot
cleaners in the docks district very brisk, indeed.
At the top of the city sit two grand
palaces. The larger is the residence of the Elector Count of Middenheim and
Middenland, held ready for his occasional visits. It is an ancient mansion, tall
with narrow windows and no entrances to the residence on the ground floor.
Though this has been true since the house was built, Carroburgers think the
Graf likes it because it is harder for an angry mob to storm — and the mob has
been angry since the imposition of the “penny on the pound” tax, which takes an
extra penny for each pound of cargo brought into the port. Ostensibly levied to
raise money for the repair of distant Middenheim’s defences, cynics among the
public think it is going straight to the coffers of the Ar-Ulric. Currently the
house is occupied by the Graf’s heir, Baron Wulfram von Todbringer. The public
has seen little of him since his arrival; word has it that his health is weak
and the Graf sent him here to keep him away from the fighting.
The other palace is that of Duke Leopold
von Bildhofen, the ruler of Carroburg under the Graf. The von Bildhofen family
is an ancient one, tracing its roots back to the great families of Drakwald and
even claiming the Emperor Magnus the Pious as a relative. Duke Leopold is
popular in the region, as he is a regular donor to the temples and charities
and openly supports the town’s charter as “the wave of the future,” an idea
that appals his noble cousins. Some see him as a defender of “western” interests
in the court at Middenheim.
Type: Minor faction
Category: The Empire
Ruler: Jovi Helborg
Campaigns: An Eye for an Eye
Inhabitants: Humans
Type: Town
Location: Old World, Empire of Man,
Middenland
Population: 8000
Allegiance: Duke Leopold von Bildhofen
Industry: Trade, Glass, Pottery
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