Castle Blarco

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Greyhawk Settlement
Castle Blarco
General information
Alt. Spelling:Castle Biarco
Realm:Duchy of Urnst
Size:Castle
Government
Ruler:March Warden Lord Brondar Grek

Castle Blarco is a castle in the Duchy of Urnst.[1]

Description

Castle Blarco is headquarters of the Cairn Hills March.[2]

Geography

Castle Blarco is located in the Cairn Hills, west of Goldplain, on a trade to the Free City of Greyhawk, near the headwaters of the River Staven.[3]

Military

The following units are headquartered here:[4]

  • 8th heavy infantry
  • 9th archers
  • 15th infantry
  • 24th light cavalry
  • 28th light cavalry

History

Economy

Uses the duchy's standard coinage consisting of the platinum sterling duke (pp), gold duke (gp), electrum bright (ep), silver shield (sp), and copper common (cp).[5]

The castle and military's presence has fostered the growth of a respectable town around Castle Blarco that is simply called Blarco.[6]

References

Notes

Citations

  1. David Wall (cartography). Living Greyhawk Duchy of Unrst. RPGA LG DoU Triad. Archived from the original on April 02, 2006. Retrieved on 19 November 2024.
  2. What's Mine is Mine (2005) (RPGA), p.4
  3. Balancing the Scales (2006) (RPGA), p.36
  4. Ducal Guard Book ver 4 (2006)(RPGA), p.27
  5. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.124.
  6. Ducal Guard Book ver 4 (2006)(RPGA), p.24, 25

Bibliography

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