DAASEN 1

aasen is a keep in the Kingdom of Orbaal. It is the chief

holding of Clan Daasen, a branch of Clan Daas, one of the
great clans of Menglana in Ivinia. Daasen Keep is situated
on the Jarig River, which rises in the central Jahl Mountains
and flows swiftly northwards into the Vaagesfjord.

HISTORY Daase n
The small cove on the eastern shore of the Jarig River where Daasen
stands today has been settled for centuries. The cove offered shelter for Daasen Keep
Jarin fishermen and their small boats during inclement weather. This small Location: Jarig River, Orbaal
cluster of fishermen’s dwellings was known as Kyloryn, taking its name from Population: 495
the clan of one its founders, Breran of Kyloryn. It became a gathering place Holder: Clan Daasen
for hunters transporting their kill to the settlement at Twaelar (now known Tribute to: Clan Karolaan, Vaagel
as Vaagel) or simply seeking respite from the harsh mountain weather. Tribute from: Dalinheim, Mideg, Nulwy
Kyloryn soon became a trading center where the local Jarin clans
could trade goods with each other and with the small barbarian tribes that
Taxes and Tribute
inhabited the hills and mountains nearby. More permanent structures were
Head Tax: Ivinian, 8d per head;
soon erected, including several clanhouses. A small village soon grew up Jarin, 12d per head, to be
around the small trading post and family dwellings and clans migrated from paid in cash or kind.
Twaelar and other surrounding villages to inhabit this growing community. Fishing Tax: 1 basket in 20
Disaster struck the village in 590 TR when a group of displaced Gargun Fur Tax: 1 pelt in 10
from around Cythael (now Pled) struck the small settlement. The defenders Wharfage: 2f per tun per day
were able to defeat the invading Gargun but not without loss. The clan Hawking: 2% of goods’ value
heads decided that a fortification needed to be built to shelter the women Bonding: 1% per month
and children during times of trouble and so a small motte and bailey was
built on the southern headland.
As the village continuing to grow, the clan heads decided that a more
permanent fortification needed to be built and construction began in early CREDITS
607. Over the next few years, as the keep neared completion, more families Writer: Neil Milne
moved into the area in search of farming land and the rich and fertile fishing
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and hunting grounds.
Reviewer: Rob Barnes, Jonathan
Kyloryn continued to prosper well into the next century. The village Davidson
was raided on four occasions before the capture of Vaagel in 670. The first
Editing and Layout: Brent Bailey
happened in 656. Taking the village by surprise, the fierce Ivinians quickly

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overwhelmed the uncoordinated defenses of the Jarin.
With the defenders routed and fleeing, the Ivinians
ransacked the village but the homes of the fishermen and
hunters provided little in the way of loot.
After conquering Vaagel in 670, the Valhakar of Clan
Karolaan demanded tribute from all the nearby villages.
The villagers of Kyloryn paid the first tribute, but refused
to pay the valhakar’s demand the following year. A
warning was sent to the village to pay or face retribution.
In 673, a war band from Vaagel sailed south to exact
the tribute owed. The warriors, lead by Kelsi Daas, were
met by an armed group of Jarin. The Ivinians leapt from
their warboats and, after a short but violent battle, the
Jarin were defeated. Recognizing an opportunity, Kelsi
Daas offered to remain in Kyloryn along with his warriors
to ensure the continued compliance of the Jarin.
The Ivinians renamed themselves Clan Daasen. They
changed the name of the village to Daasen to honor
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those clansmen that fell during the fighting and to remove
any claim to the village the Jarin might have. There was
initial tension after the Ivinians occupied the settlement,
but Kelsi proved himself an able leader and sought to
rule the Jarin with a light hand. In the years that followed,
the thran of Daasen prospered.
Throughout Orbaal, however, resentment was
growing among the subjugated Jarin. When news of a
rebellion reached the ears of the valhakar, Clan Daasen
made preparations should the rebellion reach their thran.
These preparations paid off when the Jarin rebels struck
Daasen one summer night in 702. The Jarin attempted
to seize the keep and retake the thran in an attempt to
overthrow the Ivinian rulers. The Ivinians were able to
muster at the keep and, with their families secure inside
its walls, were able to mount a defense.
The rebels were poorly lead and, in the space of a
few hours, the uprising was quelled after a bloody pursuit
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into the hills to the east of the thran. However, the Jarin
had managed to burn nearly all the Ivinian clanhouses to
the ground. Soon after the uprising, the Ivinians set about
building a new thranaal on the other side of the stream to
protect their families should the Jarin rebel again.
In the years after the rebellion, relations were tense
between the Ivinians and Jarin of Daasen. In recent
years, there has been a peace between the two cultures.
Upon the passing of Kelsi Daasen to Talagaad,
his son, Harsin, was named the new valhakar of the
clan. Harsin was born in the winter of 692TR to Yrilin
Karolaan, a niece of Halvor Karolaan of Vaagel. Harsin
has started making life harder for his Jarin subjects by
proscribed the worship of their gods and threatening to
increase the number of hours they work his fields. His
actions have led many to consider Harsin a fool.
RELIGION
All the Ivinians are adherents of Sarajin. Harsin
Daasen has recently proscribed the Jarin villagers’
worship of Ilvir or Siem. They still worship in secret but
harbor strong resentment toward Harsin and Daasen’s
Sarajinian priest.
ECONOMY
The valley of the Jarig River provides the inhabitants
of Daasen with a wealth of natural resources.
The hills and mountains provide meat, hides, timber,
and stone aplenty, while the river offers its bounty of fish
and shellfish. While the Jarin are not allowed to fish the
river, there are plenty of hunters and trappers among
them. Although many Ivinians are fisherman, very few
are hunters. In addition to fishing the river, the Ivinians
also sail through the Vaagesfjord to the coast and the sea
beyond in search of seals and whales.
The market square comes alive on the 15th day of
each month during spring, summer, and autumn. Traders
and craftsmen from settlements along the Jarig River and
the Vaagesfjord come to Daasen to sell their wares and
meet old friends. Bjarga Daasen, one of the valhakar’s
brothers, arranges the merchants and vendors. Bjarga is
responsible for collecting the market fees; traders pay 2d
per stall upon arriving at the market square. In previous
years, traders knew they could pay a little extra for a
prime location but Bjarga has put a stop to the practice.
TAXES AND TRIBUTE
Taxes are listed on page 1. The valhakar of each
Ivinian clan collects the head tax from his clansmen. He
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gives three quarters of this sum as tribute during the
Bjarri’s Feast festival held during the month of Saraju.
Each summer solstice, the Jarin clanheads gather at
the keep and pay their tribute to Harsin in person. Harsin
also uses this occasion to demand a public renewing of
the oaths of his Jarin subjects.
Harsin owns the boats in Daasen’s small fishing fleet.
As payment for its use, he demands not only an annual
fee, but one basket of fish per 20, to be picked by Baaran
Daasen, the fishward, at the end of each fishing day.
A fur tax is paid by each hunter or trapper of one
pelt in 10. The previous valhakar usually selected the
least valuable hide but Harsin rejects that tradition.
There is no harbormaster or pilot in Daasen; those
who travel there typically know the waters of the river
well enough not to need one. The wharfage cost of 2f per
tun is paid when each ship docks.
POLITICS
Harsin has made significant improvements as far as
some of Daasen’s Ivinian inhabitants are concerned. He
has done away with the traditional method of governing
the thran and no longer calls on the Thrangaad to meet.
He has given all male family heads the right to attend
each meeting; each man has one vote and each vote has
equal weight. Harsin’s vote is only used to break ties.
When Kelsi Daasen died, many on the thrangaad
believed Tharl, Kelsi’s second son, would be a better
choice for valhakar than his foolish older brother, Harsin.
But Tharl was overlooked because of his deformed
right arm and shoulder. His face bears the scars of an
encounter with a huge black bear during a hunting trip.
With one sweep of its huge front paw, the bear opened
Tharl’s face and shattered his right collar bone. The break
didn’t heal properly, leaving Tharl unable to lift his right
arm above his shoulder. His right arm is now several
inches shorter than his left, giving him a hunchbacked
look. The thrangaard opted to name the more physically
able brother as valhakar rather than the smarter one.
Some now rue that decision and intrigue to replace
Harsin with Tharl. Bjes Alten, the miller (#13), leads this
movement at the behest of his close friend, Ballyn of
Kavryn (#8).
Harsin recently had the right hand of a Jarin hunter
from Kylornsmar removed for failing to pay the fur tax.
The hunter (and other Jarin) claims to have paid the
tax, while the valhakar (and other Ivinians) insist there
was no tax paid. This has escalated the already growing
resentment among the Jarin and widened the rift between
the cultures. The Jarin once again mutter about rebellion.
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1 DAASEN KEEP.
The keep is the thanaal of the valhakar of Clan
Daasen, Harsin Daasen, 28. The keep is three levels
high and houses the barracks for the thran’s 10 huscarls
as well as the Jarin household thralls. It is also home to
members of the Daasen clan, including Harsin and his
three wives and nine children.
Three of the valhakar’s younger brothers, Bjarga,
Lyan, and Halid, live within the walls of the keep and
along with their families.
[a] Fisherman/Fishward (Baraan Daasen)
This is the clanhouse for Baraan Daasen, 35, a
cousin to Harsin and a close friend. He ensures
that the best of the catch is brought to Harsin’s
tables at the end of each day’s fishing.
[b] Timberwright/Woodward (Hagin Tejak)
Size: 4 Price: Average Quality: Average
The clanhouse of the thran’s woodward. Hagin,
33, ensures that timber is not felled without
consent and that the woods about the thran are
managed properly. He is very serious about his
duties, something he is occasionally ridiculed for
by other clansmen.
2 Meld
PRIEST OF SARAJIN (Meld Jaldric)
is the valhakar of his clan in Daasen. Since
taking on the responsibilities of the clan from his father,
he has built a strong following of the Ljarl among the
Ivinians in Daasen. His three wives are all Jarin. His
oldest son, Lagaan, is being groomed for Meld’s position.
Lagaan is currently away on pilgrimage and not expected
to return until next year. Meld was the driving force
behind having the worship of Ilvir and Siem proscribed in
Daasen.
3 MEETING HALL
This building used to be the meeting hall for the
local Jarin. Since the rebellion, the Jarin have not been
allowed to use it, as the Ivinians believe (and rightly so)
that they used the place to plot rebellion. The Jarin had
also used the building as a place to gather and worship;
with the proscription of the Ilviran religion, the building
has fallen into disuse and the signs are starting show.
The sheds next to the hall hold farming implements
held in common by the Jarin and are used for storing
excess trade goods on market days.
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4 DAASEN DOCK
This is the home of Daasen’s small fishing fleet,
which consists of one 21' pinda and one 24' talbar. The
narrow channel between the shoals is not easily navigable
and provides shelter and security for the fishing boats.
5 Size:
MERCANTYLER (Tharri Daasen)
4 Quality: Average Price: Average
Tharri, 45, lives here with his three wives, six children,
and two sets of in-laws. The valhakar’s two warboats are
usually tied up at the pier here or moored within the bay.
6 HUNTER (Knorri Delstaal)
Knorri, 24, is the thran’s only full-time Ivinian hunter.
He shares his clanhouse with his only wife, his mother-in-
law, and two children. Knorri prefers to hunt on the other
side of the river, having discovered a pathway up the cliff.
7 IVINIAN THRANAAL
The thranaal houses most of Daasen’s Ivinian clans.
[a] Fisherman (Yrgen Marakal)
Yrgen, 24, and two of his sons are part of the
thran’s fishing fleet.
[b] Metalsmith (Cley Daasen)
Cley, 31, lives with his wife and two children.
[c] Fisherman (Kedrot Sanorl)
Kedrot, 40, shares his clanhouse with his only
son after his wife died of illness two winters ago.
[d] Fisherman (Turrall Daasen)
Turrall, 43, has given up sailing with the whaling
fleet but still takes a boat out along the fjord
to fish. His only son has left home to join Clan
Daas in their fight against the Ibanvaal invasion
of Menglana. Three of his four daughters have
since married and left home.
[e] Farmer/Reeve (Tharl Daasen)
Tharl, 31, is the thran’s hjalmskuldar (head
farmer or reeve). Some among his clan have
approached him about becoming the new
valhakar. As yet, Tharl is not convinced that his
older brother is not up to the task. His injuries
keep him from working the fields too well or for
too long, but his status ensures they are tended
and his crops reaped.
[f] Salter (Panta Daasen)
Panta, 28, lives here with his two wives (Selda,
31) and (Feriam, 26) and Feriam’s mother; he has
not yet been able to father any children.
[g] Woodcrafter (Hunnis Tejak)
Hunnis, 22, lives with his wife and his daughter.
He has newly arrived from Tanob (near Aaldem)
after an accident with another woodcrafter there.
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[h] Hideworker (Taalir Kjaldric)
Taalir, 30, lives with his two wives; his first is
Jarin, the second is Ivinian. There is constant
friction within his household as the two women
vie for control. Taalir has tried to lay down the
law but his wives bicker constantly while he
works his trade. He deeply loves his first wife
and regrets his second marriage; it is with a
prominent Ivinian clan, however, and to have the
marriage broken would bring him great dishonor.
8 Ballyn,
BONDED MILLER (Ballyn of Kavryn, Jarin)
52, was the son and journeyman of the
village miller before the arrival of the Ivinians. The mill
was seized and given to Tharos Alten, who gave it to
his oldest son, Bjes, to run. Ballyn was retained to teach
Bjes the trade of milling; the two have become close
friends. Ballyn shares his home with his wife, his widowed
daughter, and his two grandchildren.
9 FARMER (Drela of Wysemet, Jarin)
Drela, 22, was a young boy when the rebellion came
to Daasen. His father and uncle were both killed during
the fighting; he has a deep-seated hatred for his Ivinian
masters. He has not had the courage to do anything
against them and this inactivity churns within him. He
longs for the day when someone will rise up to lead the
Jarin people in revolution.
10 Tavyn’s
TRAPPER (Tavyn of Shalyn, Jarin)
older brother Darsyl took up arms against
the Ivinians during the rebellion and received a blow to
his head that left him unable to move his left side. As
Darsyl is unable to care for his family, Tavyn, 38, now
houses both families within his small dwelling.
11 FARMER (Meslan of Stanlyn, Jarin)
Meslan, 32, lives here with his large family; his lands
are barely enough to feed them. When not tending the
fields, his four sons work as longshoreman, loading and
unloading vessels for Tharri Daasen, the mercantyler.
12 Size:
SALTER (Panta Daasen)
5 Quality: Average Price: Average
Panta, 28, has two Ivinian and two Jarin workers.
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13 MILL
Size: 4
(Bjes Alten)
Quality: Average Price: Average
Tharos Alten, Bjes’ father, was with the Daasens when
they conquered the thran and was rewarded by being
given the thran’s mill. As Tharos preferred to continue the
life of a raider, Bjes took it upon himself to learn this new
trade from the old Jarin miller, Ballyn Kavryn. Bjes has
become a good and fair miller and keeps Ballyn on as a
bonded master. Bjes, 24, is among the small minority of
Ivinians who believe that Harsin is being too harsh on his
Jarin subjects. His objections have been shouted down,
especially by Meld Jaldric, the thran’s priest.
14 Size:
HIDEWORKER (Taalir Kjaldric)
4 Prices: Average Quality: Average
Taalir spends his days here curing and preparing the
hides he purchases from the numerous hunters and
trappers that frequent the wilds about the thran.
15 Size:
WOODCRAFTER (Hunnis Tejak)
3 Quality: Average Price: Average
Hunnis has a Jarin journeyman and an Ivinian apprentice.
16 Size:
METALSMITH (Cley Daasen)
9 Quality: Average Price: Average
Cley, 31, oversees several Jarin laborers and several
Ivinian journeyman and apprentices.
17 ORCHARD
The thran is known throughout the area for the pears
it produces. The trees are tended by the Jarin families
of Kylornsmar as part of their labor requirement to the
Valhakar. The pears are used by Tylnera, Harsin’s third
wife, to produce a pear cider that is sweet on the tongue;
it is a favored drink all along the Jarig and Vaagesfjord.
18 Brykë,
TRAPPER (Brykë of Corley, Jarin)
48, remains the family head but has handed
over the trapping duties to his sons. The family suffers
from hirsutism (extreme body hair) and are called by all
sorts of harmful names by the residents of the thran.
They live a secluded life hidden among the trees. When
the Corley dwelling was destroyed during the rebellion in
702, Brykë made a deal with Kelsi Daasen for this house
in exchange for an extra share of his catch.
19 APIARY
The beehives in this clearing help pollinate the pear
trees nearby. The hives are tended to by Lyan and Halid
Daasen, two of Tharl Daasen’s younger brothers.
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