The Underfort is a small underground fortifiication within the Kingdom of Lucerne built north of the Underway, and south of Thaig Aeducan with the purpose of facilitating communication with the Thaig as well as a northern expansion of Lucerne.
The Underfort is ruled over by House Yetris of whom has taken on the title of Landsgrave of the Underfort, and the Baron of the Province of the Northern Valleys, and commands over the entire fortress, but they are sworn to House Lovie while they have two vassals beneath them controlling the Valley of Drael, and Valley of Foell.
The Underfort was constructed under the command of Alice Lovie of whom founded House Yetris from a House Lovie Hedge Knight to lead the fort, and the two valleys they would be given as land. The Underfort became a bastion for communciation between the two forces of Karak Izor, and Lucerne, and would gain a small population of Dwarves of whom lived within the Underfort mining for minerals west of Seatown. The Underfort would grow further when two Hedge Knights from the Riverlands were given land in the form of the Valley of Foell, and the Valley of Drael and became vassals of House Yetris. This expansion continued during Westros where Alice describes the small fort she built years ago as becoming a real source of population and trade as the two valleys grow faster and faster.
History[]
Construction[]
The Underfort was constructed under the command of Alice Lovie of whom founded House Yetris from a House Lovie Hedge Knight to lead the fort, and the two valleys they would be given as land.
The Underfort[]
The Underfort I come here on the wishes of the King of the Valley. My brother wishes for the two of us to become friends again. Too much has happened between our two people for us to ever be as indifferent to each other as my father forced upon us. | ||
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With the conquest of the Riverlands, and Fairmarket, the situation in the east was dramatically becoming one of major strength for Lucerne, but Alice and William discussed the need to rebuild ties with the Dwarves if nothing else then to secure their rear. Alice would command the construction of a small fort called the Underfort northward from the direction the Underway had went. The Underfort was constructed close to two mountain valleys of which they were able to get into using old Dwarven tunnels, and inside the valleys (mainly the western one named the Valley of Drael) they would construct farms which would feed the population in the Underfort and form a home for those living in the fort. Using maps they had in the House Lovie library they were able to make their way north enough to be met by Dwarves from Thaig Aeducan. Telling the forces in the Underfort that they wished to meet with the Dwarves the meeting was accepted and the Dwarves sent a large diplomatic troop to meet them at the Underfort. Alice Lovie would gather a force of some one hundred men at arms, and Leven Martell, Nicoli Machieveli, as well as several other nobles and head to the Underfort where she planned to meet with the Dwarves.
The meeting took place in the Underfort and Alice would meet with Dori Snowblown of whom introduced himself as the Senator for the Thaig of Aeducan. They would meet for several days and over this time Dori would explain to Alice much about the history of the Valley of Lucerne, as well as the mountains. Revealing to her that despite the assertions of her father the Goblins were not defeated after the Driving Tide, but in fact were slowly overwhelming the Dwarves due to their superior ability to replace losses. Dori would send one of his sons in Tori Snowblown to go with them, and he became the squire of Leven Martell despite his vastly superior age. Alongside this trade deals were signed and promices made of further advancement of their relationships.
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Goverment[]
The Underfort is ruled over by House Yetris of whom has taken on the title of Landsgrave of the Underfort, and the Baron of the Province of the Northern Valleys, and commands over the entire fortress, but they are sworn to House Lovie while they have two vassals beneath them controlling the Valley of Drael, and Valley of Foell.