Editing Pheislant

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 | ruler         = [[Evein Holloise]]
 | location      = [[Terandria]]
 | affiliation   = [[Order of Seasons]]
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'''Pheislant''', also known as the '''Lighthouse Kingdom''', is a coastal [[Terandria|Terandrian]] Kingdom.

==Overview==
Pheislant is a seafaring nation. They have a strong navy but only a weak army. They have compensated for this weakness by building entrenched defenses along their borders,<ref name=":0">{{chl|The Titan's Question}}</ref> and Lighthouse Keeps on their coast, which are gigantic lighthouse-fortresses.<ref>{{chl|9.41 (Pt. 1)}}</ref> Prior to the war with Ailendamus, the nation had lost their last war.<ref name=":0" /> Their harbors are located along the southwest of the continent of Terandria and permit traders easy access to [[Baleros]], Chandrar, and Izril.<ref name=":1" /> The nation has a trade deal with the [[Weatherfur Tribe]] of [[Gnolls]], established by Wil Kallinad and [[Feshi Weatherfur]].<ref name=":5">{{chl|8.49 M}}</ref>

== Notable Figures ==

===Royal Family===
*3rd Prince<ref name=":1">{{chl|7.21 KQ}}</ref> - The Prince has been to at least 6 of the [[Cara O'Sullivan|Singer of Terandria's]] Concerts.  He has asked Cara to marry him.<ref name=":1" />
*Prince Tellsiv<ref name=":1" /> - unknown if this is the third prince as they are mentioned in the same chapter.
*[King] [[Evein Holloise]] of Pheislant - Currently divorced.  Has publicly asked both "Queen [[Geilouna Desoyvel|Geilouna]] of [[Desonis]] ''and'' Strategist [[Perorn Sadiluc|Perorn]] of the [[Forgotten Wing Company]] out on a date" while on Wistram News.<ref>{{chl|8.47 H}}</ref>

===Nobility===

* [[Kallinad Family|House Kallinad]]<ref name=":0" /> 
**[[Wil Kallinad]]
** [[Talia Kallinad]]
**[[Firrus Kallinad]] (Patriarch)
*House Medoit<ref name=":2">{{chl|8.06 RT}}</ref>
*House du Valeross
**[[Montressa du Valeross]], a [Mage] of Wistram
*House du Havrington
** [[Timor du Havrington]], a student at Wistram Academy and a member of the Libertarians.
** [[Bedil du Havrington]], a [Lord] who once served as an officer in the early days of the Forgotten Wing company. 
***Secretly married to a Lizardwoman from his time in Baleros. He has two children with her and two by his current wife, and at least one grandchild.
**[[Cassicel du Havrington]]
***Had an engagement to House Kallinad, which was called off after Wil Kallinad learned from [[Niers Astoragon]] that the girl in question was not of pure blood.
**A [Lord] of this house abused a peasant girl, whose family wrote to King Fetohep for restitution.

===Other===

* [[Lancest]] - He is a citizen of Pheislant whose parents were killed by [[Ailendamus]].  He was given a set of Eldavin's armor <ref>{{chl|8.63 K}}</ref>

==Military==

===Knight Orders=== 

*[[Order of Seasons]] - Heavily affiliated, not technically part of Pheislant.
*Specialty Orders - Aquatic [Knights]<ref name=":0" />

===Other===

*[General] of Pheislant - [[Wil Kallinad]] mentions that the General has the physical presence of a high level person  <ref>{{chl|Strategists at Sea Pt. 2}}</ref>
* [Marshal] [[Hughes]]<ref name=":7" />

== Cities ==

* Phel's Light - Largest port city in Pheislant.  Named after a king who created a citadel with a central lighthouse.<ref name=":1" /> 
* Capital - has a library approximately the same size of the Order of Seasons.<ref name=":7">{{chl|8.68}}</ref>

== Geography ==
As a coastal nation, Pheislant experiences sea storms, though nothing as extreme as those far out to sea.<ref>{{chl|Chess and Ships}}</ref>  The Kingdom is located to the West of the Dawn Concordat.<ref name=":2" />  The destroyed Kingdom of [[Silvaria]] once lay between Pheislant and [[Gaiil-Drome]].<ref name=":3">{{chl|Paradigm Shift Pt. 2}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Distant Past ===
[[Fetohep]] of [[Khelt]] on Pheislant's past: “…And while Pheislant’s spires of light no longer exist, murals still stand of that great edifice. So for war, victory. For wave, smoothest sailing. For sky, clarity.”<ref name=":5" />

=== War with Silvaria ===
When [[Az’kerash|Perril Chandler]] was young, he lived in the Kingdom of Silvaria which was at war with Pheislant.<ref name=":3" />  Pheislant was winning the war by blockading Silvaria's two major port cities and was winning land victories as well.  Then Perril Chandler entered the war and began to win victories for Silvaria.  Silvaria and Pheislant ended up signing a peace treaty; it is unclear who this favored.<ref name=":3" />

=== War with Desonis ===
During [[Lyonette du Marquin|Lyonette's]] lifetime, Pheislant clashed with [[Desonis]] (allied with at least [[Calanfer]]).  When the forces of Pheislant attempted to invade from the sea, the [[Altestiel|Earl of Rains]] held them for 14 hours and allowed his kingdom (Desonis) time to marshal their forces.<ref name=":6">{{chl|The Innkeeper's [Knight]}}</ref>  

=== Volume 7 ===
The [[The Singer's Band|Singer of Terandria's Band]] performs in the city of Phel's Light and later in another city further north in the country.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{chl|7.50}}</ref> When Ailendamus marches against the Dawn Concordat, they use their navies to blockade Pheislant and it's ports.<ref>{{chl|7.48 K}}</ref>  Pheislant is one of the nations that posts a counter-bounty on delivery of the Yellow Rivers cure to them. This action may have impeded the delivery to [[Geneva Scala]] in Baleros.<ref>{{chl|7.49}}</ref> With the possibility of war with Ailendamus looming, Cara takes her band further north towards Oztera.<ref name=":4" />

Tensions rise as Ailendamus' blockades take effect.  They had reportedly twice attacked Pheislant vessels and later even attacked ships bearing Pheislant [Knights].<ref>{{chl|The Gecko of Illusions}}</ref><ref>{{chl|7.54}}</ref>

=== '''Volume 8''' ===
Despite regular antagonistic actions by Ailendamus, Pheislant has not allied with the Dawn Concordat in their war.  These provocations include Ailendamus seizing the ships with Order of Season Knights (including [[Talia Kallinad|Talia]], [[Rabbiteater]]) and marching their armies through Pheislant in an attempt to encircle the Dawn Concordat.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{chl|8.17 H}}</ref>  In response over 1,000 knights from the Order of Seasons (primarily the Season of Summer) go for a stroll and happen to pick up 6,000 Pheislant soldiers on the way.<ref>{{chl|8.20}}</ref> Despite the condemnation of Pheislant's ruler, they encounter 30,000 soldiers of Ailendamus and thoroughly defeat them.<ref>{{chl|8.24}}</ref>

Ailendamus considers this to be ''casus belli'' to invade Pheislant and sends two legions of the [[Order of the Hydra]] and the Great Knight Dame [[Merila]] to attack Pheislant.<ref>{{chl|8.26 FK}}</ref><ref>{{chl|8.36 H}}</ref> The knightly forces of Ailendamus stymie the Order of Seasons through battlefield dueling which enables the rest of their army to tear the regular soldiers of Pheislant to pieces.  This stalemate continues for several days until Ser Solstice leads a charge that successfully breaks the lines of Ailendamus and allows part of the Order of Seasons and the remaining bulk of the regular army to break through into Ailendamus.<ref>{{chl|8.46 G}}</ref>  Ser Solstice's faction of the army then continues deeper into enemy territory and embarks on a series of raids against vulnerable forces and prisoner caravans. <ref>{{chl|Perspective and Past}}</ref>

The [King] of Pheislant is one of the monarch's invited by [[Feshi Weatherfur]] to attend the [[Wistram News Network|Wistram News]] discussion on the Drake's conspiracy to eliminate Gnollish magic (discovered at the Meeting of Tribes).<ref name=":5" />  At this meeting, the [King] attempts to ask both Strategist Perorn and Queen Geilouna of Desonis on a date.<ref>{{chl|8.50}}</ref> 

After Ser Solstice's success, Ailendamus dispatches and additional four legions of the Order of the Hydra towards Pheislant.<ref>{{chl|8.56}}</ref> The remaining Season of Summer, led by Ser [[Greysten]] is battling one legion of the Order of the Hydra when Archmage [[Eldavin]] arrives with reinforcements from [[Wistram Academy|Wistram]].<ref>{{chl|8.61}}</ref>

The forces with [Marshal] Hughes and Ser Solstice end up besieged in [[Aielef du Marquin|Aielef's]] fortress near Krawlnmak’s Pass.<ref name=":7" />  The nation of Pheislant has still not ''technically'' entered the war at this point.<ref>{{chl|8.69 T}}</ref> The ''[[Pride of the Wellfar|<nowiki/>'Pride of the Wellfar'<nowiki/>]]'' sails to Pheislant's waters after dropping the forces of [[Veltras Family|House Veltras]] in [[Calanfer]].  Supported by Pheislant's ships and additional ships from [[Wellfar Family|House Wellfar]], the ''Pride'' prevents Ailendamus from pressuring Pheislant at sea.<ref>{{chl|8.71}}</ref><br />
== Trivia==

*([[Barelle]] the [Bard] singing of Pheislant) “''Calm. The calming winds from Pheislant’s shores/Makes me return evermore.''”<ref>{{chl|7.56}}</ref>
*(Saying in Pheislant) “''Loose lips bring Drowned Ships.''”<ref>{{chl|8.10}}</ref>
*Royal Family had a bit of crossbreeding with the [[Drowned People|Drowned Folk]] and their Luminaries.
*In the past, Pheislant had more lighthouses than it does today. At least one of the lighthouses was equipped with a magical [Landbridge] spell, which created a land bridge in the direction where the lighthouse’s beam shone. The lighthouse was used as a defensive measure: the light created a bridge of earth over the sea, allowing knights to charge enemy ships in the middle of the waves. For enemies caught in the lighthouse’s beam, the ship’s rudder became embedded in the soil, making maneuvering difficult.
*The Royal Family are not direct descendants of the Hundred Heroes.

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