The newest of the great estates of Brevoy, created after the great barons stepped in to avert a civil war between House Surtova and the Aldori. Rostland is 'ruled' by Lady Jamandi Aldori, although she doesn't really have control of the county yet.
The Aldori of Rostland spent two hundred years with a Rogavian overlord, but maintained their identity through stories of Aldori bravery and tales of their unjust defeat at the Valley of Fire. While they maintained their basic Aldori-ness, they concentrated on maintaining their holdings and estates in the best way that they could. For many Aldori families this meant developing farms and businesses (as they would have done anyway) to ensure their family survival and keeping a low profile. That didn't stop them sending some of their children to Restov for Aldori training, but they tried to keep it fairly low profile, so that they didn't draw the attention (and ire) of their Rogavian Governor. While all the families had guards and soldiers to protect their holdings, many chose to train their soldiery in not-aldori techniques - and many Aldori supporting families now only have a few members who are aldori trained and use the duelling sword as a primary weapon. It might actually be that this is closer to the original model of early Rostland, but it doesn't have that high Aldori feel, that has been so vigorously promoted by the stories and tales of their heritage.
Some families, although spiritually Aldori, are more business and agriculturally oriented - and they want to concentrate on securing and developing their economic heritage, rather than reviving the legendary Aldori culture of the past - or at least the culture that the stories describe. While spread across the whole of Rostland, these families predominate in the west, where they are closer to New Stetven and less influenced by the hotbed of Aldori activity in Restov and its surrounding area. Swordlord Aldori-Blain is a powerful voice within this group
Other families, primarily those in the east of the county, want to implement the way of life described in the old stories. Further from New Steven and closer to Restov, (which was the centre of Aldori revolutionary zeal), their trading links with the metropolis were weaker. Now they want a state where Aldori rule - and most importantly where the traditional Aldori values are kept alive. They don’t really approve of Mivon, nor the Khavatorov, and still consider both groups to be defeatists and traitors – although they mumble that quietly. Swordlord Ilyushin Aldori-Saltikov is a powerful voice within this group
The Lady Jamandi has a careful balancing act to perform. Lord's Blain and Saltikov are on the Rostland Council - and represent the two different attitudes that prevail in the province.
These aren't all the towns and villages in Rostland, but they are probably the most significant. The Balin estate is one of the largest individual estates in Rostland.