Name: Grenn Albraght
Age: 37
Appearance: A broad (fat) and tall man usually wearing padded leathers and other clothes of utility rather than wealth, adorned with bear or wolf pelts at the collar. When on business he likes to wear an iron gauntlet covered in oiled wrappings, to enforce his image as a warlike brute.


Known for: Brother of Markholder Cheorge Albraght. Leading the mercenary band the ‘Iron Sovereigns’, being ruthless and efficient in that regard. Generally considered a brute and not fit as an ambassador. What certainly doesnt help is his fondness for the 'velvet glove' an iron gauntlet he wears into battle on his left hand.
Dirty little secret: Occasionally brawls in some of the shadier fighting pits of the capital every now and then. Has given the order to torch several villages in the Driftmark.
Skills: Tactical commander of small company. Due to that function he knows how to set a trap and how to expect one. Ruthless pragmatist. Good fighter/brawler. Good at appearing stupid and taking advantage of that.
Motto: (personal)‘ Shake with your right hand, keep iron in your left.’
House Albraght motto: ‘Stability and progress’

Name of the Province: Driftmark
Name of your liege: Cheorge Albraght



Position: In the west, south of Belintash, north of Dieuporteille, west of the Capitol region.

Specialty: Driftmark is a region that was once the natural western border for the Emperiat, its marshes proved an obstacle for most armies of any size, and the same went for the river Tarugal that flows north to south in the Empire. The region is known as a staging and, more often, dying ground for several rebellions. Most of all it is bordered by vital roads and the Tarugal river that connect the Emperiats border regions and are used for trading of precious metals from Belintash throughout the Emperiat. Apart from that mercenaries from the Driftmark are (in)famous for their skill in battle and dubious loyalties.
Several sayings play into these notions:
‘Markloyal’ implies a person’s loyalty is bought, or that his loyalty can be bought.
‘Safe as the roads of the mark’ is one that stems from the days before Albraght rule. It is most used for implying naivety of another person or a general saying foreboding danger.
‘Drifter’ was often used for rebellious persons aside from its usual use.
‘Tarugerbuild’ is a term for houses that are narrow and high and usually leaning forward considerably, like the houses in Tarugerdam. Mostly used to imply poor workmansip (even though the houses in Tarugerdam are actually quite well build for utility purposes considering the circumstances and marshland).
History:
Driftmarshes, as the Mark was called before 3 generations ago, is a marshland where the Tarugal flows. Once this region bordered the original expansion of the Empiriat due to the dense woods and inhospitable terrain. It knew very few inhabitants at the time, as only small villages of determined (some say grim) farmers dotted the edges of the Driftmarshes. These farmers were constantly harassed by bandits and bands of brigands who preyed on merchants on the roads or traders that sailed the Tarugal. Many picked up and left for safer regions like Andaluja or Belintash when the region came the refuge for rebellious or insurgent armies. Central in the numerous insurgencies and rebellions was the city of Tarugerdam. A trading port on the banks of the Tarugal river, near the shortest road between Belintash and Dieuporteille, also the place where goods are loaded over and taxes are levied on traders. Several times was it sided with the enemies of the Emperiat, was it sacked or was it taken, but for 3 generations it is now in the hands of the Albraght family (the Mayors of Tarugerdam) that declared for the Emperiat in time of turmoil. In return for their aid in crushing the Baradal rebellion they were granted the regions around Tarugerdam and where declared the ‘Markholders of Driftmark’ Under the Albraghts the roads are made safe(r) by tireless patrols of mercenary bands (some say the very same brigands that might’ve raided the same roads in the past) and city militias. The other cities of the Driftmarshes have been coming in the grips of the Albraght family by marriage, embargos and blatant threats of so called ‘non-protection’. The Mark is still plagued by remnants of rebellious armies, separationist towns and the ‘unnatural wildlife’ that take subterfuge in the marshes but Cheorge Albraght is determined to change the Driftmark. This is both literal and figuratively as currently large sums are being invested in making parts of the marshes habitable, and providing better infrastructure (to exact toll upon).