Weissel (Province)

Weissel is a fictitious province in the World of Thera setting.

Weissel is located along the western border of Calpurnen, sharing a border with the nation of Tsartori and the Bright Sea. Weissel counts three provinces as direct neighbors: Duroy to its northeast, Cambria to its southeast, and Rhozeny to its south.

One cannot speak about Weissel without discussing the importance of water. The eastern side of the province is dominated by its maritime border with Sorrow Lake and the Faltine Delta. The Delta leads to the Faltine River, which leads to Lake Javitz before running into Tsartori. A narrow inlet from the Bright Sea in the southwest feeds another massive body of water--Von DerLeute Lake--which is entirely surrounded by the province.

The capital city of Weissel is Weisselgrad. The province has three other cities that rival the capital in terms of influence and population, however--Klausstadt, Oberhaben, and the Shared City of Zweibeck. The primary industries of the province are shipbuilding, fishing, and lumber.

Weissel nearly has a monopoly on the shipbuilding industry within Calpurnen. Put simply, no other province has the natural resources or talent among its citizens to produce seafaring vessels with the quality and volume of the Weissel Shipbuilder's Union.

Weissel is governed locally by a Congress of both regional representatives and envoys from the Calpurnen government. This is described by the Calpurnen leadership as a shining example of democracy, while the local representatives often are less generous. Among the common folk, both factions are mocked as out-of-touch oligarchs.

Important Locations in Weissel Province:

Weisselgrad: The capital city of Weissel.

Klausstadt: A large city at the souther tip of Lake Javitz. It is a vital trading port between the province and Tsartori.

Oberhaben: The largest city in Weissel in terms of physical size, Oberhaben is on the banks of the Bright Sea and the border with Rhozeny.

Zweibeck: Known as "The Shared City", Zweibeck was once a neutral city amid the warring states of Cambria, Weissel, and Rhozeny. History teaches that it was in Zweibeck that Calpurnis convinced the ten provinces to band together under his banner. This led to the formation of Calpurnen as a unified nation and allowed the province she to pool resources and turn back the invading Tsartori hordes.

Notable Persons from Duroy:

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