Lord Blackfair's Manor

  Lord Blackfair the 1st established himself as the premier commander of cavalry in Greyhawk's long history.  Of course, that was some 200 years ago and the campaigns in which he distinguished himself were not historically significant, falling as they did during the reign of the Mad Archmage, Zagig Yrageren.
  Nonetheless, that worthy ruler awarded his war hero an impressive and strategic plot of land, for it lies at the confluence of the Ery and Neen Rivers.  It is fully three miles across, roughly circular in shape and includes land on all sides of the fork in the river.
  Lords Blackfair II, III, IV, V, VI and the currently titled Lord Blackfair VII have continued their ancestor's interest in riding mounts.  The manor is now the primary breeder of the fastest, most durable medium war horses across the breadth of the Flanaess.
  The lord is a hospitable enough land owner, with an overriding passion for horses.  A visitor who knows horseflesh and is willing to listen to the host expound at great length on a variety of horse related topics, will be royally treated at Blackfair Manor.
  The lord is a thin and wiry man with a black beard, now turning gray.  Still a loyal servant of Greyhawk, he is concerned about sightings of lizard men reported from the Mistmarsh.  Thus far the city directors have expressed no alarm, and his own excursions have come back empty handed (though a pair of watchmen mysteriously disappeared from one detachment).
  Lord Blackfair invites visitors that he likes to share the hospitality of his manor house.  Others are left to room at the inn on his estate.
  The stables now hold over 100 breeding mares, some two dozen stallions and perhaps 200 fillies and colts in various levels of training.
  The lord's manor overlooks the river and pastures.  Behind stretch a ring of tenant farms, larger than average, upon which are grown winter fodder for the horses as well as food for the entire estate.
  The Blackfair manor is a virtual palace of some 30 rooms, plus servants quarters and a small garrison quarters.  These three buildings are surrounded by a courtyard and a wall.  Entry is gained through a small gate house.
  Besides the scattered farms, Blackfair boasts a mill on the riverbank, a tavern frequented by the farmers and watchmen, another tavern and boarding house for visitors with more money and a nearby smithy, carpentry shop, bakery and tackshop/saddlery.

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