Broadgarden

The eastern most duchy of Bellgard.Bellgard. The central part of Broadgarden is made up of lowlands wedged between the mountains (to the north) and the sea (to the south) in a southern Mediterranean climate. Warm, wet air blows in off the ocean and hits the cold air over the steep mountains, turning into heavy rain. This in turn leads to many rivers and streams running down the mountains, slowing down across the lowlands, where the locals have learned over 500 years to create terraces and paddies. Periodically flooding these specialized fields allows them to grow rice in great abundance. Broadgarden produces something like 70% of all the rice found in the Known World.