=====DUKEDOM OF THRANCONIA=====

This Dukedom is the heart of [[the_realm|THE REALM]] in this region of the world.   It's capital is [[castle_thranconia|CASTLE THRANCONIA]] where the ruling Dukes have resided for 800 years.  It's most populous settlement is the nearby [[emporion|City of Emporion]] which is a trade and shipping hub.  There are several towns and castles up and down the coast, all part of the Dukedom.   The [[crossroads|COUNTRYSIDE OF CROSSROADS]] is not part of the Dukedom, nor of the Realm itself.  


The current Duchess, the 95-year old Wilhelmina Pettibarn succeeded he husband Duke Evard in 1998.  She is petty and vindictive and only really concerned with personal slights and personal desires.  She has 5 grandchildren,  [[Thurmund]], [[Redmund]], [[Falco]], [[Winifred]] and [[Mirabella]] each of whom is vying to be named heir.   If she were to die without a will or public announcement of a successor, the Law indicates that Thurmund would inherit. But, it's widely known that she has a will secured in the temple of Mithras at the Castle that names an heir, but who that might be is unknown.