Ford Islands
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| Subdivision type: | Moorland |
| Capital: | Plantagenet |
| Population: | 5,932 |
| Largest Cities: | Plantagenet, Leffingwell, Jamestown |
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| Local Leadership Title: | Lord |
| Local Government: | Lordship |
| Current leader: | John Joseph |
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| Local language: | Nova English, Bosworthian, East Moorlandic |
| Local Religion: | Church of the Holy Lance |
The Ford Islands, also known as the Fordneys, are a pair of islands along the northwest coast of Keltia. The western island is known as the Isle of Questing (Norse: Nattøya; "night island"), while the eastern island is called the Isle of Genitsa (Norse: Gråheim; "grey world" or "grey home").
The islands were first claimed by the Celtic Kingdom of Syrah, which was shortly thereafter annexed by Attera. As a far-flung colony, the islands were not settled and were eventually abandoned for many years until claimed by the Kingdom of Bosworth. It was around 1550 AN that Ryan of the Fordneys was appointed Lord by King Wentworth and the area began to see significant settlement. Roads, churches and villages were constructed to assist the settlers in carving out a life in the far north. The harsh climate prevented any significant growth, but it did create a permanent population that survives to this day. The sturdy folk that inhabit the island are renowned as master storytellers, as told in their two most famous stories; the Chronicle of Questing and the Chronicle of Plantagenet. Around 1578, the islands were conquered by Normark and the native Bosworthians were sidelined by Norse colonizers. The present population is an admixture of both peoples.
In 1741, the Ford Islands Taskforce was formed by the Kingdom of Moorland in response to Bassaridian expansionism into the former lands of Normark via the Lower Jangsong Campaign. Following negotiations between the island lordship and King MacMartin, it was agreed that the islands would become an overseas territory of the kingdom in exchange for protections and major investments from Moorland. In 1742.2, a formal treaty of accession was signed and the Fordneys became a part of Moorland. Since then, Moorland has increased its exports to the islands and begun establishing formal military outposts. Working in conjunction with neighboring Mercury, efforts are underway to tie in the northern ferry system with the Trans-Keltian Express terminal at Å.
