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Grelz is a duchy inhabited by a people closely related to those of Unkerlant, but different in various cultural traits and speaking significantly different dialect. Grelz was located in southern Unkerlant, giving it harsh winters due to its close proximity to the south pole. Once ruled by Algarvian merchant princes and bandit chiefs, Grelz had been incorporated within Unkerlant for centuries, and despite thinking of themselves as different to other Unkerlanters the Grelzers had no active separatist tendencies.

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rdfs:label	Grelz
rdfs:comment	Grelz is a duchy inhabited by a people closely related to those of Unkerlant, but different in various cultural traits and speaking significantly different dialect. Grelz was located in southern Unkerlant, giving it harsh winters due to its close proximity to the south pole. Once ruled by Algarvian merchant princes and bandit chiefs, Grelz had been incorporated within Unkerlant for centuries, and despite thinking of themselves as different to other Unkerlanters the Grelzers had no active separatist tendencies.
dcterms:subject	Stub Derlavaian Kingdoms
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abstract	Grelz is a duchy inhabited by a people closely related to those of Unkerlant, but different in various cultural traits and speaking significantly different dialect. Grelz was located in southern Unkerlant, giving it harsh winters due to its close proximity to the south pole. Once ruled by Algarvian merchant princes and bandit chiefs, Grelz had been incorporated within Unkerlant for centuries, and despite thinking of themselves as different to other Unkerlanters the Grelzers had no active separatist tendencies. During the Derlavaian War, Algarve conquered Grelz and sought to revive its separate identity. Soon after gaining control of the territory, King Mezentio of Algarve proclaimed the (re)creation of the Kingdom of Grelz, installing his cousin Raniero as the new King. The capital of the new Kingdom was Herborn. The reaction of the inhabitants - mainly peasants, as in Unkerlant proper - was mixed. Some of them joined the new Grelzer Army, formed by the Algarvians to serve as an auxiliary to their own forces, fighting hard against first Grelzer guerrillas and later Unkerlanter soldiers. On the other hand, the harshness of Algarvian rule led others to form anti-Algarvian guerrilla bands, operating in the forests and offering formidable resistance to the Algarvian occupiers. Garivald, a Grelzer peasant and talented composer, became the leader of one of these bands following his rescue from Algarvian captivity. As long as the Algarvian occupation lasted, King Swemmel of Unkerlant actively supported and armed the Grelzer resistance movement and praised its members as heroes. However, once the Unkerlanter Army had regained control of Grelz, extinguishing the "Kingdom" and capturing Raniero (who was subsequently boiled alive), Swemmel's Inspectors turned on the leaders of these bands, ensuring that they would not oppose Unkerlanter rule as well.

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