Submission: High Reaches Hold
Board: High Reaches Hold
Description:
Due to its northwestern and isolated location on a peninsula, High Reaches Hold is windy and often cold. Because of this, the Hold itself is nestled deep into the mountain, with not as many windows as other Holds on display overlooking the ocean. It only has a few small cotholds in the immediate area that lend to its isolation, though they do have their own weaver Hall that is highly skilled and use llama hair to create soft and warm cloth. Knitting is also a popular practical skill with gloves, sweaters, and leggings for under leathers being top items. Their other main industry is shipbuilding, second only to Tillek Hold.
Llamas also serve as their pack animal of choice due to the climate and terrain. Fortified/mulled wines and fruit brandies are popular in the region to help against the long and cold season, which a portion of their vast importation of spices goes to--the rest going to preserving meat and fish.
Leadership:
Lord:
Jaetyn
Lady: Domilla
Heir: Jadoan
Submission: Nabol Hold
Board: High Reaches Hold
Description:
Nabol has rich grasslands, on which ovines and domestic wherries are raised. Nabol also has a lucrative expanse of woodland filled with popular and valuable soft woods popular for furniture-making as well as soil perfect for lavender fields in one area and growing root vegetables and greens in another. Their land can also host grapevines though apple trees for cider is more preferred. It is because of all of this that Nabol has a reputation for greed as they do not part with their items easily or cheap.
They don't often host Gathers due to this, though they do have a beautiful area for it in a meadow with mountain water flowing through. The Hold itself shares that flow of water with a large courtyard paved with flagstones that even hosts a kitchen with an entry to the Great Hall. It is carved into a mountain and still maintains a low overhang that used to be for sheltering animals during Threadfall but is now simply an entryway.
Leadership:
Lord:
Jimeridan
Lady: Haleah
Heir: Jaleahridan
Submission: Tillek Hold
Board: High Reaches Hold
Description:
Located on the most western peninsula, Tillek is not only known for its dry red wine and fishing endeavours. They are also the best at shipbuilding, which they get the wood from their expnasive conifer forest in the warm months. During the cold months, they preassemble aged wood to be shipped off to the shipwrights when the weather breaks. Knitting is just as important and done by the fishermen in the cold months and storms as they work on hardy mittens that fetch a good price at Gathers and their uniquely stitched fishing nets.
Leadership:
Lord: Barenkel
Lady: Tamzarra
Heir:
Batenkel
Submission: Ista Hold
Board: Ista Hold
Description:
Ista Hold is in a tropical region that never goes below 55F/13C during the day, though it is typically very hot. Because of the heat, many sleep on hammocks and dress in thin to little clothing at all. Its major exports are fish, gems and gem dust, herbs, and their most popular export of citrus fruits as it can't grow in most northern regions. Healers will also often travel to the region to harvest needlethorn.
The largest draw to Ista comes at Turnover where they host a large outdoors Gather thanks to their still hot climate. Guests and Harpers come from all regions for what is a celebration that lasts for several days straight through the nights.
Leadership:
Lord:
Aldristian
Lady: Candellra
Heir:
Aldra
To be added to previously submitted boards
Leadership for Hidden View Hold:
Lord:
Jalazmar
Lady:
Xyliah
Heir: N/A
Leadership for Ice Ridge Hold:
Lord:
Malarn
Lady:
Eridella
Heir: Malarid
Leadership for Misty Hold:
Lord: Allondryf
Lady: Anristra
Heir: Allonan
EDIT: Added! --SW