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The Kingdom of the Isles (usually shortened to 'the Kingdom') is one of the most powerful nations in the northern half of the continent of Triagia. The mainland territory of the Kingdom stretches from the shores of the Endless Sea and the Bitter Sea in the west to the Kingdom Sea (Sea of Kingdoms) in the east. Its northern reaches are bounded by the Teeth of the World and the Northern Guardians, beyond which lie the Northlands. To the south, it shares a border with the Empire of Great Kesh. Culturally and politically, the Kingdom is divided in half between the older and more populous Eastern Realm and the Western Realm, which is governed from Krondor.

History

Early Expansion

In ancient times, some seven hundred fifty years prior to the Riftwar, the island of Rillanon was united under the rule of the first conDoin king, a tribal leader named Dannis conDoin. Under the conDoin kings, the kingdom's influence grew, as it engulfed its neighboring island kingdoms. During the following two centuries, Rillanon and the rival city-state of Bas-Tyra fought trade wars for control over the Kingdom Sea.

The conDoins progressively expanded the Kingdom of the Isles through a series of wars, conquests, and annexations. Two hundred years after Dannis, Delong (the only King to be known as 'the Great') planted the banner of Rillanon on the mainland by conquering Bas-Tyra.

Growth of the Western Realm

Several centuries later, conflict between the Empire of Great Kesh and its subsidiary, the Keshian Confederation, led to the withdrawal of Keshian troops from its northernmost territories.

Nicholas conDoin, youngest son of the King, brought the Kingdom armies westward to the Keshian province of Bosania and expanded the Western Realm.

The Riftwar

The Great Uprising

The Serpentwar

Geography

Eastern Realm

Rillanon: Rillanon is the capital of the Kingdom of the Isles and center of power in the eastern courts. The King rules the entire kingdom from here, though only broad policy in regards to the west. Rillanon and the surrounding area are ruled by the Duke of Rillanon.
Bas-Tyra
Salador
Rodez
Ran
Cheam
Sadara
Deep Taunton

Western Realm

Duchy of Krondor

Krondor is the capital of the western half of the Kingdom of the Isles. The Prince of Krondor is normally the heir to the throne in Rillanon while the city and surrounding area is ruled by the Duke of Krondor.

Sarth: A town within the Principality of Krondor, it is home to the Ishapian abbey containing the greatest collection of writings in Midkemia.
Duchy of the Southern Marches: A court duchy and part of Krondor, the border garrisons of Landreth and Shamata are administered by the Earl of Landreth and later, with the establishment of Port Vykor, the Duke of the Southern Marches, who carries the title of Lord Sutherland
Barony of Land's End

Duchy of Crydee

Originally a part of the Keshian province of Bosania, it was captured by Nicholas conDoin I, the third son of a King. Its coastline is also referred to as the Far Coast.

Barony of Carse
Barony of Tulan

Duchy of Yabon

The Armengarians, after the destruction of Armengar by Murmandamus, largely returned to and settled in Yabon with their Hadati brethren.

Earldom of LaMut: The Tsurani, stranded on Midkemia after the rift from Kelewan was closed, were settled here after Magician.
Earldom of Loriel
Barony of Tyr-Sog
Barony of Zun
Barony of Hawk's Hollow

Duchy of Stardock: an island in the middle of the Great Star Lake, home to the Academy of Magic at Stardock
Barony of Darkmoor
Barony of Ylith
Sunset Isles: The Sunset Isles is a group of scattered islands far west of the Far Coast. Freeport is the only known city located on Sunset Isle. The island chain is now a duchy within the Kingdom of the Isles, acquired by Prince Nicholas in The King's Buccaneer.
Pemberton
Tilden
Benteen
Folson
Mondegreen
Morray
Verheyen
Bellcastle
Belmont
Forest Deep
Haverford
Ludland
Morgan River
Silverstown

Society

The Kingdom seldom practiced slavery, limited to convicted felons. Along the Far Coast, it was nonexistent.

Currency and Trade

The primary currency of the Kingdom is the golden sovereign. Smaller denominations are silver royals, and coppers. Trading in large amounts of currency (usually in the thousands of sovereigns) are conducted using counting houses as intermediaries, with merchants exchanging letters of credit that would allow them to withdraw that amount from their personal accounts.

Government

Monarchs of the Kingdom of the Isles (Kings of Rillanon and Kings of the Isles)

(in approximate chronological order)
House of conDoin

Dannis, k. of Rillanon (r. approximately seven hundred fifty years before the Riftwar)
Delong 'the Great' (r. approximately five hundred years before the Riftwar)
Borric I (r. approximately two hundred fifty years before the Riftwar)
- Jon 'the Pretender', half-brother of Borric I
Henry III (exact time of r. unknown)
Rodric III
Rodric IV 'the Mad King', fourth and only surviving s. of King Rodric III

House of conDoin, Crydee stem

Lyam I, eldest leg. s. of Duke Borric of Crydee (cous. of Rodric IV)
Borric, eldest s. of Prince Arutha of Krondor and neph. of K. Lyam
Patrick, eldest s. of King Borric
Ryan, s. of Kng Patrick

Princes of Krondor

(in approximate chronological order)
House of conDoin

Erland, younger br. of King Rodric III

House of conDoin, Crydee stem

Arutha, younger br. of King Lyam
Nicholas, youngest s. of Prince Arutha
Patrick, eldest s. of King Borric, grandson of Prince Arutha

unnamed Princes of Krondor

Robert, cousin of King Ryan
Edmund, cousin of King Ryan

Ministers of the King's Court in Rillanon

Duke of Rillanon - Royal Chancellor and First Adviser to the King

Caldric of Rillanon
Guy du Bas-Tyra
James of Krondor
unnamed Dukes of Rillanon
Vallen
James Jamison

King's Chancellor of Finance and Exchequer

Williamson Howell

Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the East

Sir Lawrence Malcolm

Admiral of the King's Fleet in the East

Karole Vykor
unnamed individuals
Daniel Marks

Ministers of the Princes's Court in Krondor

Duke of Krondor - Chancellor of the Western Realm

Dulanic
Guy du Bas-Tyra (ruled as Viceroy, having been appointed by King Rodric IV, but was never Prince or Duke of Krondor)
Volney of Landreth (Earl of Landreth, served as acting Duke after Dulanic's resignation before his official appointment)
Gardan of Crydee
Geoffery of Ravenswood
unnamed Dukes of Krondor
James of Krondor
Arutha Jameson, s. of Duke James
Brian of Silden (acting Duke)
Rufio of Rodez
unnamed Dukes of Krondor
James Jamison (Jameson) (also Regent of the West)
Erik von Darkmoor
John deVres of Bas-Tyra

Knight-Marshal of the Western Realm

Erland conDoin, Prince of Krondor
Duke Borric conDoin of Crydee (Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Riftwar)
Duke Brucal of Yabon (acting Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Riftwar)
Arutha conDoin, Prince of Krondor
William conDoin (Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Serpentwar)
unnamed individual(s)
Erik von Darkmoor

Knight-Marshal of Krondor

Dulanic, Duke of Krondor
Gardan of Crydee
Locklear of Land's End
William conDoin
Owen Greylock
unnamed individuals
Erik von Darkmoor

Admiral of the King's Fleet in the West

Amos Trask
Prince Nicholas conDoin, third s. of Prince Arutha

Military and Navy

Arms and Heraldric Devices

conDoin Kings: a golden lion rampant holding a sword aloft, with a crown hovering over its head, upon a field of purple (or crimson)
Princes of Krondor: an eagle soaring above a mountain peak, silver upon the royal purple (ALSO - the yellow outline of an eagle soaring above a peak, contained in a circle of dark blue OR an eagle flying above a mountain peak, upon a circle of light blue)
Bas-Tyra: a golden eagle upon a field of black
Crydee: a golden gull emblazoned upon a field brown (formerly with a small golden crown above the gull)
LaMut: a grey wolf's head on a circle of blue (upon a field of deep green?)
Highcastle: red stone tor on white
Carse: a field of scarlet quartered by a gold cross, a golden griffin rampant in the upper right quarter
Darkmoor: a black raven clutching a holly branch in its beak, upon a red heater shield
de Sevigny: a shield bend dexter, with a crouching red dragon chief on a field gold, and an upraised lion's claw in gold upon a field red
Sethanon: golden chevrons upon a field of white and green

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-'''The Kingdom of the Isles''' (usually shortened to 'the Kingdom') is one of the most powerful nations in the northern half of the continent of Triagia.  The mainland territory of the Kingdom stretches from the shores of the Endless Sea and the Bitter Sea in the west to the [[Sea of Kingdoms|Kingdom Sea]] ([[Sea of Kingdoms|Sea of Kingdoms]]) in the east.  Its northern reaches are bounded by the [[Teeth of the World|Teeth of the World]] and the [[Northern Guardians|Northern Guardians]], beyond which lie the [[Northlands|Northlands]].  To the south, it shares a border with the Empire of [[Great Kesh|Great Kesh]].  Culturally and politically, the Kingdom is divided in half between the older and more populous [[Eastern Realm|Eastern Realm]] and the [[Western Realm|Western Realm]], which is governed from [[Krondor|Krondor]].
+'''The Kingdom of the Isles''' (usually shortened to 'the Kingdom') is one of the most powerful nations in the northern half of the continent of Triagia.  The mainland territory of the Kingdom stretches from the shores of the Endless Sea and the Bitter Sea in the west to the [[Sea of Kingdoms|Kingdom Sea]] ([[Sea of Kingdoms]]) in the east.  Its northern reaches are bounded by the [[Teeth of the World]] and the [[Northern Guardians]], beyond which lie the [[Northlands]].  To the south, it shares a border with the Empire of [[Great Kesh]].  Culturally and politically, the Kingdom is divided in half between the older and more populous [[Eastern Realm]] and the [[Western Realm]], which is governed from [[Krondor]].
 == History ==
 === Early Expansion ===
-In ancient times, some seven hundred fifty years prior to the [[Riftwar|Riftwar]], the island of [[Rillanon]] was united under the rule of the first [[conDoin|conDoin]] king, a tribal leader named [[Dannis conDoin]].  Under the conDoin kings, the kingdom's influence grew, as it engulfed its neighboring island kingdoms.  During the following two centuries, [[Rillanon|Rillanon]] and the rival city-state of [[Bas-Tyra]] fought trade wars for control over the [[Kingdom Sea]].
+In ancient times, some seven hundred fifty years prior to the [[Riftwar]], the island of [[Rillanon]] was united under the rule of the first [[conDoin]] king, a tribal leader named [[Dannis conDoin]].  Under the conDoin kings, the kingdom's influence grew, as it engulfed its neighboring island kingdoms.  During the following two centuries, [[Rillanon]] and the rival city-state of [[Bas-Tyra]] fought trade wars for control over the [[Kingdom Sea]].
 The conDoins progressively expanded the Kingdom of the Isles through a series of wars, conquests, and annexations.  Two hundred years after Dannis, [[Delong]] (the only King to be known as 'the Great') planted the banner of Rillanon on the mainland by conquering Bas-Tyra.
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 Several centuries later, conflict between the  Empire of [[Great Kesh]] and its subsidiary, the [[Keshian Confederation]], led to the withdrawal of Keshian troops from its northernmost territories.
-[[Nicholas conDoin]], youngest son of the King, brought the Kingdom armies westward to the Keshian province of [[Bosania]] and expanded the [[Western Realm|Western Realm]].
+[[Nicholas conDoin]], youngest son of the King, brought the Kingdom armies westward to the Keshian province of [[Bosania]] and expanded the [[Western Realm]].
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 == Currency and Trade ==
+The primary currency of the Kingdom is the golden sovereign. Smaller denominations are silver royals, and coppers. Trading in large amounts of currency (usually in the thousands of sovereigns) are conducted using counting houses as intermediaries, with merchants exchanging letters of credit that would allow them to withdraw that amount from their personal accounts.
 == Government==
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 <u>'''Duke of Rillanon'''</u> - Royal Chancellor and First Adviser to the King
-*[[Caldric|Caldric]] of Rillanon
+*[[Caldric]] of Rillanon
-*[[Guy du Bas-Tyra|Guy du Bas-Tyra]]
+*[[Guy du Bas-Tyra]]
 *[[Jimmy the Hand|James]] of Krondor
 *''unnamed Dukes of Rillanon''
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 *Sir Lawrence Malcolm
 <u>'''Admiral of the King's Fleet in the East '''</u>
-*[[Karole Vykor|Karole Vykor]]
+*[[Karole Vykor]]
 *''unnamed individuals''
 *Daniel Marks
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 === Ministers of the Princes's Court in Krondor ===
 <u>'''Duke of Krondor''' </u>- Chancellor of the Western Realm
-*[[Dulanic|Dulanic]]
+*[[Dulanic]]
-*''[[Guy du Bas-Tyra|Guy du Bas-Tyra]] (ruled as Viceroy, having been appointed by King Rodric IV, but was never Prince or Duke of Krondor)  ''
+*''[[Guy du Bas-Tyra]] (ruled as Viceroy, having been appointed by King Rodric IV, but was never Prince or Duke of Krondor)  ''
 *[[Volney of Landreth|Volney]] of Landreth (Earl of Landreth, served as acting Duke after Dulanic's resignation before his official appointment)
-*[[Gardan|Gardan]] of Crydee
+*[[Gardan]] of Crydee
 *Geoffery of Ravenswood
 *''unnamed Dukes of Krondor''
 *[[Jimmy the Hand|James]] of Krondor
-*[[Arutha Jameson|Arutha Jameson]], s. of Duke James
+*[[Arutha Jameson]], s. of Duke James
 *Brian of Silden (''acting Duke'')
 *Rufio of Rodez
 *''unnamed Dukes of Krondor''
 *James Jamison (Jameson) (also Regent of the West)
-*[[Erik von Darkmoor|Erik von Darkmoor]]
+*[[Erik von Darkmoor]]
 *John deVres of Bas-Tyra
 <u>'''Knight-Marshal of the Western Realm '''</u>
-*[[Erland conDoin|Erland conDoin]], Prince of Krondor
+*[[Erland conDoin]], Prince of Krondor
-*Duke [[Borric conDoin|Borric conDoin]] of Crydee (Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Riftwar)
+*Duke [[Borric conDoin]] of Crydee (Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Riftwar)
-*Duke [[Brucal|Brucal]] of Yabon (acting Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Riftwar)
+*Duke [[Brucal]] of Yabon (acting Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Riftwar)
-*[[Arutha conDoin|Arutha conDoin]], Prince of Krondor
+*[[Arutha conDoin]], Prince of Krondor
 *[[William|William conDoin]] (Knight-Marshal of the Armies of the West during the Serpentwar)
 *''unnamed individual(s)''
-*[[Erik von Darkmoor|Erik von Darkmoor]]
+*[[Erik von Darkmoor]]
 <u>'''Knight-Marshal of Krondor '''</u>
-*[[Dulanic|Dulanic]], Duke of Krondor
+*[[Dulanic]], Duke of Krondor
-*[[Gardan|Gardan]] of Crydee
+*[[Gardan]] of Crydee
-*[[Locklear|Locklear]] of Land's End
+*[[Locklear]] of Land's End
 *[[William|William conDoin]]
-*[[Owen Greylock|Owen Greylock]]
+*[[Owen Greylock]]
 *''unnamed individuals ''
-*[[Erik von Darkmoor|Erik von Darkmoor]]
+*[[Erik von Darkmoor]]
 <u>'''Admiral of the King's Fleet in the West '''</u>
-*[[Amos Trask|Amos Trask]]
+*[[Amos Trask]]
 *Prince '''Nicholas''' '''conDoin''', third s. of Prince Arutha