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 By the time of the Conquest, The Aldori had two main strongholds, The Rostland Plain and Skywatch -  and their area of influence extended, between the mountains and forest, all the way between them  (see the green area on the map).  House Surtova claimed Issia   (The pink area) and Orlovsky stood alone in their, not very productive, holding at Eagle's Watch (Blue).   The southwest of modern Brevoy was a mishmash of Ioberian  and Taldan settlers, untroubled by either the Aldori or the Surtova.
+In many ways, there is little difference between the Issian, Gorum worshipping Issians and the southern martial artist of the Aldori - who (even in modern Brevoy) are described as short-tempered, quick to take offence and ready to fight at the drop of a hat.
+**Brevoy during Rogarvia rule**
+This section mixes detail from the AP, with the flavour generated by the early history of the land.
+The leaders of these houses were, in basic terms, Choral's tax and tribute collectors.  Part of their reward is that they were allowed to skim some of the taxes and tribute for themselves - and really cement their place as leader in their area.  Choral eventually gave them the title 'Duke'.
+  * **Surtova** finished up with the northwest corner -  but didn't lose their reputation as pirates, thieves and outright badguys.  They even wangled a marriage arrangement with the Rogarvia.   Surtova lost their status as KIng, but became the most powerful of the great houses.
+  * **Orlovsky** continued much as it was, although it was forced to consolidate its holdings and pay tribute to Choral.
+  * **Lodkova** became the leader of the less aggressive (Issian) fisherfolk, and traders in the Northeast.  Overtime, they coalesced into a (fairly) coherent Great House.
+  * **Medveyd** - coalesced out of the Erastil following farmers who lived between the Mountains and the Forest.  Think of them more as a coalition, rather than a standard Noble house.  The Duke is a hereditary 'First among Equals' rather than an absolute ruler.
+  * **Garress** - was formed from the issian warlords who had started working with the Dwarves from Deepdelve Minehold (The Golka).
+  * **Lebeda** - Formed from a mix of Ioberian and Taldan settlers, and a series of political marriages that tied some of the more prominent families together.
+  * **Aldori** - were the example of what happened if you didn't co-operate with Choral.  Not only were they decimated (or more) at The Valley of Fire, Choral claimed their lands  for his own people.  The Mivon Aldori left Brevoy completely.  The Khavatorov, found a way to work with Choral -  but everyone else who stayed was subject top an overlord, and  an array of Counts and Viscounts ruled across Skywatch and the Rostland Plains.  While Choral built his capital at New Stetven, Sky Watch became his second holding -  and all traces of Aldori influence in the area was removed or eliminated.
+  * **Restov** - one of the larger Taldan settler holdings, but not under Aldori rule, managed to negotiate a settlement with Choral, and remained as an Independent City -  responsible for their own taxes and tributes.  Over the years, more and more Aldori settled in Restov, until it became famous for them.
+Great swathes of land remained unsettled, and therefore uncontrolled.  The one exception is the bandits in the Gronzi Forest.  They have been there since shortly after the conquest, and the Rogarvia never managed to root them out.
+**Post Rogarvia**
+Then, in one day, three things happened to throw the land into confusion.
+  - Every single person of the Rogavarian bloodline disappeared - and have never returned
+  - Deepdelve, the Golka Clans holding, disappeared during a massive, but very local earthquake -  they have not been found yet.
+  - Skywatch isolated itself from the world, using powerful magics - it is still sealed, and the even the best magical minds do not understand how.
+The rest is covered all over the website  :)