The Duchy of Maples is a Fief of the Kithain in the Kingdom of Apples.
Overview[]
The state of Vermont houses the Duchy of Maples, ruled by Duchess Carendlith of House Gwydion from her freehold of Greenbranch. Located near the Green Mountain National Forest, this rural and idyllic mountain lodge provides many isolated areas in which Kithain of all persuasions can congregate. Duchess Carendlith tries to lead by example, with varying degrees of success.
Also notable is the Mountain Dream Stables, a freehold held by Sir Evern ap Scathach and his Kinain family, known as the Evans family in the mortal world. Besides providing weekend horseback excursions to tourists, Mountain Dreams shows, breeds, and sells a variety of purebred horses, including the shaggy, rugged Icelandic ponies beloved by cross-country riders. To fae eyes, the freehold resembles an Icelandic great hall and its environs. There, the family breeds and houses faerie steeds used by the Riders of the Midnight Trods, who operate from a nexus of trods that connect all parts of the Kingdom of Apples. These trods are jealously guarded by Sir Evern’s Scathach line and are made known only to the Riders and others who need to know of them.