Creyden is a small northern principality, vassal to Kovir and Poviss, and member of the Hengfors League.[1]
History[]
Settlement[]
Creyden was first settled by the Dauk and Wozgor people before the First Landing in the 760s, according to a classification by the historian Arnelius Grock.[2]
It was conquered by the Earldom of Kovir prior to the 12th century, and was likely part of the East March.[3]
13th century[]
In the first decades of the 13th century the principality was ruled by Prince Fredefalk Vellga and his second wife, Aridea. Aridea possessed one of Nehalenia's Mirrors which she used to determine the fate of the realm. It informed her that she and a great number of other people would die a horrible death at the hands of Fredefalk's beloved firstborn daughter, Renfri, who was incidentally born under the curse of the Black Sun. With this, she informed the Council who sent Stregobor, a mage who firmly believed in the curse, who confirmed the duchess's suspicions, and the duchess hired a thug to kill her stepdaughter in the forest, but Renfri managed to kill the thug instead and escape. Over the course of the next four years, Aridea sent numerous assassins after the princess but none of them returned. Some time later she was found dead in the bed, reportedly poisoned by Fredefalk after he found a younger mistress.[4]
At some point in the 1250s, King Niedamir conquered Creyden. This deed disturbed the newly crowned Esterad Thyssen of Kovir and Poviss because Creyden had been a Kovirian vassal for ages. After a short war the Fourth Treaty of Lan Exeter was signed, and while Creyden remained part of Hengfors League, it was granted to Esterad's young daughter Gaudemunda and was governed by Esterad himself until she reached maturity.[5] Gaudemunda later married Prince Aristide Vermuellen and the Vermuellens were still in power in 1352 when Gaudemunda and Aristide's son, Guiscard, was 95 years old.[3]
National emblems[]
One of Creyden's national or ducal emblems consisted of emeralds and rubies and a lunar symbol below them. It was depicted on a broche worn by Princess Renfri.[6]
Emblems in the infobox have been created by wiki editors basing on official description and/or depictions.
Geography and climate[]
Creyden is a seaside country that borders Kovir to the west and Hengfors, Malleore, and Sturefors to the east.[7][8]
The majority of Creyden is situated on a limestone bedrock with only a shallow layer of soil, especially in the west. Its landscape consists mostly of vast, lush meadows spotted with rocky outcrops here and there.[5]
Economy[]
Due to the poor soil, the duchy is not economically strong, living mostly off sheep farms. It exports wool[5] and imports oversea goods such as batiste.[9]
Notable people[]
Monarchs
- Prince Fredefalk Vellga
- Duke Aristide Vermuellen
- Duke Guiscard Vermuellen
Aristocracy
Mages
Locations[]
Notes[]
- While a principality or duchy in the books and Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni, Creyden is referred to as a kingdom in Parowski/Polch comics series and Netflix's The Witcher.