The Reach

Silver and ore leave these mountains in quantities no other hold matches, which is why miner and blacksmith meet here more than anywhere else. Nothing in the Reach has a good road.

Understone Keep sits inside the rock, and the whole hold depends on who holds the entrance. The Reach has never accepted outside rule for long, and the empty chair here is the one most people think already has a claimant.

Citizenship is requested one hold at a time, and only the Jarl, the Hand and the Chancellor can approve who comes in. You can renounce and hold no citizenship at all, and request another one later.

Offices run from the Jarl to the garrison in six tiers: Jarl, Hand, Chancellor, nobility, command and garrison. Whoever stands above promotes, demotes, dismisses and hands out written titles to those below.

The treasury takes tax on everything traded inside the hold, at a rate of up to 25% set by the top offices. The treasury ledger records every collection, every change of rate and every withdrawal, with the name of whoever did it.