Kingdom of Glockshire

"' Hearts of Gold, Pikes of Steel ' -Motto"

Kingdom of Glockshire
The Kingdom of Glockshire is an Tetarian based eastern kingdom, known for fishing and naval warfare. It's main source of trade includes fishing and oaring taxes.

The Kingdom has been in nearly no wars, having a neutrality pact with most of the neighboring counties and duchies. It controls over the small Duchy of Reinwald, being the parent kingdom to it.

The Military
The current military status of the Glockshire Kingdom is a standing 1, 200 pike soldiers, fully trained and equipped.

The soldiers bear the common flag seen to your right. A stampant dragon on a blue cross, fessed upon a silver background. The banner is commonly used in combat when fighting raider parties and troubadours. The troops comprise of mostly Humans, but have sometimes featured Dwarves and Drows.

The branches of the armed forces include the Glockshire Army, The Glockshire Navy and the Glockshire Royal Guard.

The ranks of the volunteer military are seen below.

Etymology
The name Glockshire comes from the small cliff side surrounding the shore. It's main purpose being that the villagers that had inhabited the shoreline called the cliff "The Glock" , a mixture of Dock and Gallast.

The “Shire” part of the name comes from the fields surrounding the cliff side ; as it reminds the men and women of the farms that most of the people of the Kingdom live on.

Government
The kingdom of Glockshire is a hereditary monarchy, having a sole king and queen. The vassals of the realm all come together once every 8 years to discuss plans for future expansion, war or separation and confederation of new states or duchies.

The king may call an emergency meeting Sherrie all the dukes and duchesses of the Glockshire kingdom must show up in a hurry to discuss either important or kingdom-destroying matters.

Dukes of the kingdom have semi-sovereign rights over their land, but may only answer to the King if someone or something of important matter comes into effect. Important matters or important people may be ambassadors or a declaration of war against a duke.

The vassals of the kingdom are :

Duchy of Reinwald

Some important rules to remember in the kingdom is :
 * 1) Only the king may put a man on trial where the guilty sentence is death.
 * 2) Soldiers who desert from the army have an automatic death sentence unless pardoned only by the king.
 * 3) All ships apart of the Glockshire navy must and always will have a blue anchor painted on the starboard side, to signal to other ships that it is apart of the navy. Impersonating a navy ship comes with a death sentence that only the king can pardon.