Showing posts with label Location. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Location. Show all posts

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Narbonne

Location
Narbonne is another good-sized city near the Mediterranean cost. It was the turning point of the 1355 raid.
Population : 15,000 (size 14)

Directions

  • West : Carcassonne, 3 days, farmland.
  • North-East : Montpelier, 6 days, along the coast, farmland.
  • North : Rodez, Mende, 12 days, farmland.



Axioms

  • Fortified city.


Carcassonne

Location
Carcassonne, dubbed the twin-city is the main bridge over the Aude. It is said to be very hazardous to use its bridge without controlling the fortress first as it is in a cross fire zone.
Population: ~15,000 (size 14)

Directions

  • North-West : Toulouse, 4 days, farmland.
  • East : Narbonne, 3 days, farmland.


Axioms

  • Bridge over the Aude river
  • A fortress and the city are separate.
  • Commercial city.


Mende

Location
Mendez is a small walled town that acts as the  economic center of Gerivan, and the easternmost fiefdom of the Count of Armagnac. It is bordered in the East by the Cevenne forest, and is a gateway to major centers such as Lyons, Avignon and Clermont-Ferrand.
Population : ~5,000 (size 12)

Directions

  • West : Rodez, 4 days, farmland, Mountains.
  • North : Clermont-Ferrand, 10 days, farmland, hills.
  • South-East : Avignon, 8 days, forest.
  • South : Narbonne, 10 days, forest, farmland.

Axioms

  • Minor Agricultural Economy.
  • Xenophobic population base (well, more than usual).

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Rodez

Location
Rodez is the capital of the County of Rouergue, which is under the feodal tutelage of the Count of Armagnac.
Population : ~10K (size 13)

Routes

  • South-West : Albi, 4 days, farmland.
  • West : Montauban, 7 days, farmland, forest.
  • East : Mende, 4 days, farmland, mountain.


Axioms

  • Weak economy of goods.
  • Agricultural.
  • Considered backward by Southern-France standards.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Montauban

Lordship of Quercy
Location
Montauban is the main town in Quercy, under the control of the Count of Armagnac.
Population : 10K (size 13)
  • East: Albi, 4 days, farmland.
  • North-east: Rodez, 7 days, forest, farmland.
  • South : Toulouse, 3 days, along a river, farmland.
  • North : Cahors (Quercy), 4 days, farmland.
  • West : Agen via CastelSarrasin (1day, bridge over Garonne), 4 days, Farmland.

Montauban
Axioms
  • Bridge over the Tarn River.
  • Agricultural economy.

Toulouse





Coat of Arm of Toulouse
Location
Toulouse is a major Fortified city in the heart of southern France.
Population : 20K (size 14)
  • North : Montauban, 3 days, along a river, farmland.
  • South-West : Carbonne, 4 days, along a river, farmland, mountains.
  • South : Foix, 5 days, Moutains, farmland.
  • South-East : Carcassone, 5 days, farmland.
  • North-East : Albi, 5 days, farmland.
  • North-West : Agen, 14 days, farmland.
  • West : Armagnac, 10 days, farmland.

Axioms
  • Bridge over the Garonne.
  • Aligned with the King of France.
  • Agricultural economy.
  • Riverine commerce with Bordeaux.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Agen




Agen, so cool with its bridge and all.
Location
Agen is a region including a bridge over the Garonne river.
Population : 10K (size 13)
  • North-West : Bordeaux, 16 days, along river, farmland.
  • South : Armagnac, 7 days, farmland.
  • South-West : Mont-de-Marsan (Gascony), 14 days, farmland, forest.  
  • South-east : Toulouse, 14 days, along a river, farmland.
  • East : Montauban (Quercy), 8 days, along a river, farmland.
  • North-East : Cahors (Quercy), 8 days, farmland.

Axioms
  • Bridge over the Garonne.
  • Aligned with the Gascons.
  • Agricultural economy.
  • Riverine commerce between Bordeaux and Toulouse.

Armagnac


Auch, Capital of Armagnac

Location
Armagnac is a large farmland with the fortified town of Auch.
Population : 20K (size 14)


  • North : Agen, 7 days, farmland.
  • East : Toulouse, 10 days, farmland.
  • South-West : Tarbes (Gascony), 8 days, farmland, mountains.
  • West : Mont-de-Marsant (Gascony), 10 days, farmland.


Axioms

  • Major farmland city
  • Capital of Armagnac
  • Castle of Jean d'Armagnac
  • Fortified city
  • Agricultural economy


Bordeaux

Flag of Gascony
Location
Bordeaux is on the southern Bank of the Gironde. It belongs to the Captal de Buch.
Population : 25K (size 14)


  • North : Angouleme, 2 Rivers, 6 days of walk, farmland.
  • North-East : Perigord, 6 days, farmland.
  • South-West : Coastal Gascony, 8 days walk, forests, Gascony.
  • South-East : Mont-de-Marsan (Gascony), 16 days, along a river, then forest.
  • South-East : Agen, 16 days, along a river, farmland.


Axioms

  • Major Port city
  • Bridge over Gironde
  • Fortified city
  • Booming Economy