Bogmire



The town of Bogmire is located in The Boglands. Although it does not have any official authority over the rest of the boglands, it is about the only populated place, and thus control most of the area in reality.

Government
The town is a free citystate, ruled by a council of guilds and merchant-families. Each guild and merchant-family have one representative in the council (usually the oldest guildmember or the family-head).

The Brewers


The most powerful merchant-family in the town is the Brewer familiy. The Brewers own a brewery and a large estate at the south-eastern corner of the town.

The founder of the Brewer family was Gulliam Brewer. According to the story he was a hunter from Dunklewood, who one day found a golden axe in a puddle. He picked it up, but was confronted with a giant toad who accused him of thievery. The toad then offered a deal, where the axe would be returned to the toad if it told Gulliam a secret recipe for ale. Gulliam accepted, but after learning the secret he slayed the toad with the axe anyways. He then travelled to Bogmire and started a brewery. Upon his death, the Golden Toadchopper was stolen. His son, Maddy Gulliamson Brewer overtook -the by then very solid- position as family-head. He again, fathered Riwelen Maddison Brewer. Riwelen Maddison Brewer held a strong position in the council, but never tried to dominate it completely. Things changed when he died in 1250, and his son Maddy Riwelenson Brewer took over as the family-head.

Maddy Riwelenson Brewer did not command the same respect as his father did, but came with a stronger sense of ambition. In 1254 he proclaimed himself the Baron of Bogmire and king of the Boglands. Then he forced the council to validate this. Afterwards he inposed several new laws (f.ex. that the grey crocodile was sacret). He also tried to reclaim the Golden Toadchopper.