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【EN】4E精灵国家第六章:西方王国,迪昂王国
« 于: 2021-11-19, 周五 04:09:42 »
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Re: 【EN】4E精灵国家第六章:西方王国,迪昂王国
« 回帖 #1 于: 2021-11-19, 周五 04:15:48 »
迪昂王国

迪昂(Dion)与瑟瑞萨(Sereatha)被视作效职誓言体系下两个全然不同的王国。虽然严格来说二者是分离的,并且两边公民都急于指出彼此的区别,但这种差异极少被格维登罗其他地区或整个世界所考虑。
瑟瑞萨由议会统治,而迪昂是较小的达加雷涅尔的治地。达加是瑟瑞萨议会的誓约封臣,他们没有自己的附庸。虽然瑟瑞萨有许多其他附属国,但它与迪昂的毗邻关系和资源共享让二者间的联系比起与格维登罗任何其他国家的都要紧密。
由于瑟瑞萨高居台地之上,迪昂控制了所有的海陆贸易。山顶可供耕种的土地稀少,常常需要来自下方可垦林地的粮食货运。这些事实意味着尖塔之城严重依赖于迪昂。尽管如此,由于其文化意义,瑟瑞萨被视作两个盖里斯中更有声望的那个。
目前为止,达加人似乎对这样的安排很满意,他们统治着下边的土地,更有影响力的贵族则在上边的宫廷里玩他们的游戏。如果人数上更多的达加人试图向瑟瑞萨提要求,他们将不得不应对训练有素的赤塔骑士和众多定居尖塔之城的习艺者。
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文化差异

迪昂有时被称作“地表人”(the Surface),这是灾后卫城首次开启时的遗留。当尖塔之城的居民使用这个词时,它通常是一种指代芸芸大众——尤其是非精灵的贬义方式。瑟瑞萨从高地俯视迪昂的姿态强化了这一分隔,增强了文化纯洁感与优越感。
一些迪昂居民把这个词视作骄傲的标志,围绕它建立起诚实、务实和常识的身份认同。在俚语和其他短语中,它有“脚踏实地”的隐含义。这一现象在下层阶级,不那么虔诚的追随者和精灵以外的授名者中更为常见。

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THE KINGDOM OF DION
Dion and Sereatha are considered two distinct kingdoms under Lew Teyrn. While technically separate—and citizens of either are eager to point out the distinction—the difference is rarely considered by the rest of the Gwydenro or world at large.
Sereatha is ruled by the consortis, while Dion is the seat of the minor Darga ranelle. The Darga are a sworn vassal of the consortis of Sereatha, and have no vassals of their own. While Sereatha has many other vassal kingdoms, its proximity and shared resources with Dion pair the kingdoms more closely than any other in the Gwydenro.
With Sereatha atop the mesa, Dion controls all land and sea trade. The peak has little arable land and requires frequent shipments of food from the groves available to those below. These realities mean the City of Spires is heavily dependent on Dion. Even so, Sereatha is seen as the more prestigious of the two gerryth due to its cultural significance.
So far, the Darga seem happy with this arrangement, ruling the land below while the more influential nobles play their games at the court above. If the more numerous Darga were to try and make demands of Sereatha, they would have to contend with the rigorously trained Knights of the Crimson Spire and the large number of adepts that make their home within the City of Spires.
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Cultural Divides
Dion is sometimes called “the Surface,” a legacy of the time when the kaer first opened after the Scourge. When used by residents of the City of Spires, it is usually a derogatory way of referring to the common masses— especially non-elves. Sereatha’s presence on a mesa looking down on Dion from above enhances this divide, reinforcing feelings of cultural purity and superiority.
Some residents of Dion have taken the term as a mark of pride, building around it an identity of honesty, practicality, and common sense. In slang and other turns of phrase, it has connotations meaning “down-to-earth.” This is more common among the lower classes, less devout of followers of the Paths,and Namegivers other than elves.


人口

只有不到5000名授名者居住在尖塔之城内部。在瑟瑞萨正当地生活通常需要一个委派的职位,或是与一家雷涅尔有足够体面的关系。这就造成了一个几乎完全由精灵组成的群体。一些组织允许非精灵加入,但到目前为止他们仍属例外。瑟瑞萨的其他授名者,往好了说是件稀奇事,往坏了说,这是对城市声誉的威胁。
更多授名者居住在环绕台地的迪昂。这里从未有过一次完整的人口普查,考虑到大部分人口的流动性质,这项任务将具有挑战性。据估计,约有2.5万名授名者在迪昂定居,伴随着夏季时源于贸易增长和爱之竞争的倍增。迪昂的人口更为多样化,但精灵仍然占绝大多数。剩下的人口当中,人类、矮人和兽人并不少见,他们各占总人口约10%。其余授名者种族在王国中仅有象征性的存在。

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Population
Fewer than 5,000 Namegivers live within the City of Spires. Living in Sereatah proper usually requires an appointed position or sufficiently respectable ties to a ranelle. This leads to a population that is almost exclusively elven. A few organizations allow entrance to non-elves, but they are by far the exception. Other Namegivers in Sereatha are considered a curiosity at best and a threat to the city’s reputation at worst.
Many more Namegivers live in Dion, which surrounds the mesa. There has never been a complete census, and such a task would be challenging considering the transient nature of much of the population. Estimates suggest that about 25,000 Namegivers make a permanent home in Dion, with that number doubling during the summer due to increased trade and Cariad Castald. Dion’s population is more diverse but still predominantly elven. Of the remaining, humans, dwarfs, and orks are not uncommon, each making up approximately ten percent of the population. Other Namegiver races have only a token presence in the kingdom.
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Re: 【EN】4E精灵国家第六章:西方王国,迪昂王国
« 回帖 #2 于: 2021-11-25, 周四 04:02:49 »
迪昂的分区

迪昂被分为三个区域:港口(Harborage), 基城(Foundation)和伊默里特森林(Imerit Wood)。这些区域都位于瑟瑞萨所处的尖塔山(Spire Mountain)下。东部和南部的农田不被认作一片分区,尽管各由较小的卫星村监管,它们也被认为是不引人注目的。

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Districts of Dion
Dion is divided into three districts: the Harborage, the Foundation, and Imerit Wood. Each of these districts are in the shadow of Spire Mountain on which Sereatha stands. The farmland to the east and south is not considered a district and, while each is overseen by small satellite villages, are considered unremarkable.

港口

港口是大多数外来者进入瑟瑞萨时将会看到的第一块区域。所有进入海湾的外来船只都要停船接受检查。贵族可以通过支付少量费用来避免漫长而费力的检查过程。最终,除了最富有的船外,所有船只都将被授予文件,并被告知位于低港(Low Harbor)的一处可能停靠的码头,而较小的船只通常停泊在离山体更远的位置。
足够富有的船只,或任何载有瑟瑞萨宫廷代表的船,都可以完全地避开低港。他们被带往山体北侧,并被指引通过少数几个水路入口之一。内部码头被称为高港(High Harbor)。在此登陆能够带领旅行者直接进入基城,并给出一条向上直通尖塔之城的路线。
低港有许多吸引着来访水手和空闲码头工人的生意,声名各异的旅店和酒馆则吸引着社会各阶层的人们。不幸的是,尽管达加付出了努力,犯罪活动在这片地区仍然普遍。那些被逮着施行盗窃或犯下暴力罪行的人通常会被打上烙印并驱逐出境。更严重的犯罪,诸如谋杀或针对贵族的罪行,后果几乎总是死刑。如果一个来自瑟瑞萨的年轻贵族参与了犯罪,对达加守卫来说,事态会变得更加复杂,在没有首先咨询宫廷的情况下,任何惩罚都是不被允许的。
伊奥林已经持续向达加施压。从获得最高理事头衔的一刻起,他便命令家族将所有血精灵和索萨拉精灵从他们的王国驱逐出去,并禁止再次入境。达加尽了最大的努力去遵守命令,但不断出入港口的船只复杂化了这样的移除工作。血精灵很容易辨认,但一个未经荆棘仪式的精灵的忠诚是极难验证的。在对现有人口尽其所能之后,达加对王国的土地所有权提出了严格的要求,并设置岗哨以质询所有希望步行离开港口的精灵。
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港口精灵

自从这些岗哨建成以来,港口的犯罪活动显著增加。许多当地人把警卫视作敌人,持续增长的敌意使得后者几乎不可能与社区共事。
最高理事已就当前情况表达了严重不满,并声明,如果犯罪不能尽快得到控制,他将让赤塔骑士接管港口的安保。虽然骑士常在紧急时刻被召入,但永久替换当地国王的常备军将被视作一种对国王能力的谴责,同时,对达加来说,这将是一个耻辱的时刻。
宫廷上的普遍观点认为,伊奥林最关心的不是该地区的犯罪,而是这片区域中日益壮大的间谍网络的传言。人们怀疑他尤其恐惧来自阿拉基娅宫廷歌鸟(the Songbirds)的侵犯。

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Harborage
Harborage is the first district most foreigners will see when entering Sereatha. All foreign vessels entering the bay are stopped for inspection. Nobility can avoid the long and laborious inspection process by paying a small fee. Eventually, all but the wealthiest ships are given documentation and advised of a pier where they might dock in the Low Harbor with smaller vessels usually berthed further from the mountain.
Sufficiently wealthy vessels, or any vessel carrying a representative of the Sereathan court, can avoid the Low Harbor entirely. They are brought to the northern side of the mountain and guided through one of a handful of water entrances. The interior wharfs are known as the High Harbor. Disembarking here takes travelers directly into the Foundation and gives them a direct route up to the City of Spires.
The Low Harbor has many businesses which appeal to visiting sailors and idle dockhands, but the inns and taverns of varying repute draw all levels of society. Unfortunately, crime is common in the district despite the Darga’s efforts. Those caught stealing or committing a violent crime are often branded and banished from the kingdom. More severe crimes such as murder, or crimes targeting a member of nobility almost always result in execution. If a young noble from Sereatha proper is involved in the crime, things become more complex for the Darga guard and no punishment is allowed without first consulting the court above.
Iolyn has been increasing pressure on the Darga. Upon gaining the mantle of High Steward, he ordered the family to remove all Blood Elves and Shosaran elves from their kingdom and bar them from re-entry. The Darga did their best to comply, but such removals were complicated by the vessels constantly entering and leaving the Harborage. Blood Elves could easily be identified, but the loyalty of an Unprotected elf is a far more difficult thing to prove. After doing all they could with the existing population, the Darga placed strict requirements on land ownership in their kingdom and set guard posts to question all elves wishing to leave the Harborage on foot.
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Elves of the Harborage
Since the construction of these guard posts, crime in the Harborage has increased significantly. Many of the locals see the guard as their enemy and the mounting hostility makes it nearly impossible for the guard to work alongside the community.
The High Steward has expressed grave dissatisfaction with the situation and stated that, if crime cannot be brought under control soon, he will put the Knights of the Crimson Spire in charge of the Harborage’s security. While the Knights are often called upon in times of emergency, permanently replacing a local king’s standing army would be viewed as an indictment of the king’s capabilities and would be a shameful moment for the Darga.
The general opinion at court is that Iolyn’s primary concern is not the area’s crime, but rumors of growing spy networks in the district. It is suspected he is especially afraid of encroaching Songbirds (p. 92) from Alachia’s Court.

基城

基城包括围绕山脚而建的建筑,与其下高港周围再加利用的房室。山体外部有五条通往尖塔之城的路径。东面和西面是连接下方仓库与上方城市的法力升降梯。西南、南面和东南是攀登漫长,极少使用的楼梯。山体下方,只有一条来自旧庇护所的道路仍然可用,一条精心设置,带领旅客进入奠基之塔地下的蜿蜒楼梯井。
从迪昂进入瑟瑞萨受到严密监控。拥有适当贵族专利的精灵可以按需来去,而其余所有人都需要官方赞助,并且必须支付每日的费用。升降梯根据重量收取额外费用,而且由于日程繁忙,旅客必须至少提前一天安排行程。
达加雷涅尔的成员争相谋求基城当中具备山下最负盛名的寓所,并且最靠近尖塔之城的位置。工匠们也在该区域争夺空间。尤其娴熟的工匠可能被征召到尖塔之城,但大多数人终其一生在山下工作。在基城中能够找到盔甲匠、制革工人、木匠和任何种类的熟练工人。该地区的服务更多提供给当地人,而非临时居民。

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Foundation
The Foundation encompasses the buildings constructed around the base of the mountain and the repurposed chambers under it around the High Harbor. The mountain exterior presents five approaches to the City of Spires. To the east and west are magical lifts that connect the warehouses below and the city above. To the southwest, south, and southeast are staircases which are a long climb and rarely used. Under the mountain, only one path from the old shelter remains serviceable, a finely appointed and winding stairwell that takes travelers into the basement of the Foundation Spire.
Entry into Sereatha from Dion is closely monitored. Elves with the proper patents of nobility can come and go as needed, while all others require official sponsors and must pay a daily fee. The lifts charge an additional fee by weight and travelers must schedule their journey at least a day in advance due to the busy schedule.
Members of the Darga ranelle jockey for position in the Foundation, with the most prestigious quarters under the mountain and closest to the City of Spires. Craftsmen also vie for space in the district. Particularly skilled craftsmen may be called up to the City, but most work their whole lives below. Armorers, tanners, carpenters, and skilled laborers of any kind can be found living in the Foundation. The services in the district cater to locals more than transients.

伊默里特森林

瑟瑞萨开放以前,达加曾尝试净化山体以西数英里的沼泽。尽管没能把大部分区域变得可供耕种,他们也成功排干了沼泽,并移除了最大片遗迹外的所有废墟。数十年的时间里,土壤变得足够肥沃以支持当地的植物群,时至今日,一片蔓生的树木已经生长起来。
当东部与南部成为人们赖以为生的田地,西部成为了当地人所高度重视的广阔森林。木材被小心翼翼地从这片森林中伐取用于当地建筑,同时野味由贵族狩猎,用于肉食,也充当运动。比起瑟瑞萨的地位更倾好僻静庄园的富人在此安家。
鲜有达加人有兴趣在此安家,他们更愿意住在基城的石质建筑中。地表人当中的商贩和平民几乎没有理由出外踏进伊默里特森林的野地,而且任何非精灵都有可能受到当地守卫的严密监视。
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秘密之林

许多来自瑟瑞萨的高位贵族常常造访这里。出面警卫的增加和对任何私人产业的密切监视使得人们猜测,伊默里特森林中有一些地点被刻意从多事者眼前隐藏了。
瑟瑞萨之中没有人对这些猜测作出任何评价,然而由于最高理事伊奥林对橡心果实的悬赏,以及与索萨拉在精灵文化位置上的争端,这并不需要一名学者来拼凑起前因后果。
如果最高理事正在建立一处用以从中栽培一株新橡心的秘密之林,这就引发了为什么整片伊默里特森林都受到如此森严之戒备的问题。理事可能正试图混淆秘密之林的位置,或者他约莫已经在森林里指定了好几片林子。

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Imerit Wood
Before Sereatha opened, the Darga tried purifying the miles of bog west of the mountain. While they failed to make much of the region arable, they successfully drained the swamp and removed all but the largest ruins. Within a few decades, the soil was rich enough to support native flora and today a sprawling wood has grown.
While the east and south have become fields to feed the people, the west has become an enormous forest held in high regard by the locals. Timber is carefully harvested from this wood for local construction, and wild game is hunted by nobility for meat and sport. The wealthy who prefer a secluded estate to the status of Sereatha make their homes here.
Few Darga are interested in making their home here, preferring to live among the stone structures of the Foundation. There is little reason for the traders and common folk of the Surface to make their way out into the wilds of Imerit Wood and any non-elves can expect to be watched closely by the local guard.
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The Secret Groves
Many high-ranking nobles from Sereatha regularly visit this region. The increased presence of guardsmen and the close monitoring of any private industry has led to speculation there are places in Imerit Wood purposefully hidden from prying eyes.
None in Sereatha comment on these speculations, but with High Steward Iolyn’s bounty on Oak Heart’s Acorns and the dispute with Shosara over the seat of elven culture, it doesn’t take a scholar to make the pieces fit.
If the High Steward is establishing a secret grove in which to grow a new Oak Heart, it raises the question of why the entire Imerit Wood is being so fiercely secured. The Steward could be trying to obfuscate the grove’s location, or perhaps he has ordered multiple groves throughout the wood.
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« 回帖 #3 于: 2021-11-27, 周六 07:04:34 »
达加雷涅尔

天灾的最后几年,达加人发现自己地下卫城的保护失效了。他们比预期更早地回归了世界,资源的短缺迫使他们放弃了自己的故乡盖里斯。迫不得已,他们前往瑟瑞萨,并且发现了庞大的岩石山体。
当瑟瑞萨的宫廷恢复,达加人因其忠诚得到了尖塔之城底部的土地。这赠礼是出于好意,还是因为达加拥有比瑟瑞萨庇护所幸存者更多的忠诚追随者,这是个鲜有人知道答案的问题。即便如此,达加人还是自豪地履行起他们的职责。迪昂的卫兵全部隶属于达加,大多数由血缘联系,或者很久以前被这个庞大的家族所收养。

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The Darga Ranelle
The Darga found their kaer’s protections failing in the final years of the Scourge. They were pushed into the world sooner than expected and a lack of resources forced them to abandon their home gerryth. In desperation, they traveled to Sereatha and discovered the massive mountain of rock.
When the Sereathan court emerged, the Darga were gifted the land at the base of the City of Spires for their devotion. Whether this gift was out of kindness or due to the fact the Darga had more loyal followers than the survivors of Sereatha’s shelter is a question few know the answer. Even so, the Darga fulfill their duty proudly. The guards of Dion are all affiliated with the Darga, most related by blood or long ago adopted into the sprawling family.

国王斯凯丁·达加(Skyddyn Darga)
自逃离盖里斯的废墟起,斯凯丁就一直是达加雷涅尔的国王。迪昂是格维登罗中最大的王国,显而易见地也是斯凯丁的领地。这名走在学者之道上的吟游诗人夜以继日地为途经他王国的重要人物组织警卫与护送工作。
近来,斯凯丁的护卫人员持续增加,他通常由至少十二名训练有素的保镖伴随左右。大多数人把这一加强的安保措施归因于他时常巡逻的港口不断增长的犯罪活动。其他人则推测斯凯丁国王和新最高理事间的紧张关系正在加剧。

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King Skyddyn Darga
Skyddyn has been king of the Darga ranelle since they fled the ruin of their gerryth. Dion is the largest kingdom in the Gwydenro and explicitly Skyddyn’s realm. Walking the Path of Scholars, the Troubadour works day and night organizing guard efforts and escorts for the important people who pass through his kingdom.
More recently, Skyddyn’s security detail has been increasing and he is usually accompanied by at least a dozen highly proficient bodyguards. Most attribute this increased security to the rising crime of the Harborage which he frequently patrols. Others theorize that tension is growing between King Skyddyn and his new High Steward.
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