Sirendel

Location: Cedmyme Hundred, Thelshire [K5] Type: Keep Holder: Sheriff of Thel Population: ~1,171 Households: 38

Shiremoot of Thelshire.

GM Only

The Sheriff’s Divided Loyalty: The Sheriff of Thel is a Crown appointee from Clan Elendsa, but his wife hails from a minor Thelshire family with deep ties to the local gentry. She has been pressuring him to favour local lords in disputes brought before the shiremoot, and several judgments have raised eyebrows among the Crown’s agents. If his partiality is reported to Tashal, it could cost him his position — or worse, implicate Clan Elendsa in a pattern of corruption across multiple shires.

Counterfeit Silver: Sirendel’s surplus silver trade has attracted a counterfeiter who has been clipping coins and mixing base metal into silver ingots before they leave the settlement. The scheme is run by a respected merchant who sits on the shiremoot’s trade council. Several traders in Thelshire have already complained about debased coin, and suspicion is beginning to fall on Sirendel’s market. Discovery would be a scandal that shakes confidence in the shiremoot itself.