Brightridge
Brightridge is known as the largest city and capital of the nation of Foria. It’s also a major trading hub for the region and known across Arenia as a city where you can find anything. It boasts a very low crime rate for a city its size, encouraging traders and merchants to flock to the area and do fair business with confidence. Part of the law enforcement here is the famous Griffon Cavalry who regularly fly over the city.
Things have been peaceful and stable in Brightridge for the last few decades. In recent years, many citizens from other nations to the west have been immigrating to Brightridge to escape the conflicts in the region. This has led to Brightridge suffering from overpopulation and the forming of “permanent shanty towns” (the Pig Meadow and Ratsong) outside the city gates.
Brightridge has seen its share of problems over the centuries from minor to devastating. These problems are often solved by the heroic acts of adventurers and for this reason many adventurers are looked upon favourably in the city.
Demographics
Brightridge is the largest city in Foria boasting a population of about 13,000 people. While about half of the population is Human it is also a popular destination when elves choose to emigrate from The Velden Isles leading to a significant Elf and Half-elf population. Many other races can be found in Brightridge and call the city home. The complete breakdown of Brightridge’s population is as follows:
- Humans 54%
- Elves 20%
- Half-elves 10%
- Dwarves 6%
- Halflings 4%
- Gnomes 3%
- Half-orcs 2%
- Others 1%
Government
Each of the official residential wards (Silverwine, North, Copper, Silk, Raven, Ivy, and Shade) elect 2 councillors to represent them. These councillors then select a Lord or Lady Bright to rule the city. Most other cities have their own independent leadership who will meet together when national concerns arise but it is common for the Lord or Lady Bright to lead the nation in these matters as well. This makes the Lord or Lady Bright an unofficial ruler of Foria itself.
The current Lady Bright is Lana ‘Silverhair’ Barrentide, a former adventurer and previous leader of a well known adventuring party called “The Eight.''
The criminal laws of the city are codified in the Legal Code of Brightridge
Guilds and Factions
Brightride relies on many people and guilds to keep the city operational. Those guilds are:
Bakers' Guild
Carpenters' Guild
Council of Farmers
Council of Grocers
Council of Musicians and Instrument-Makers
Diligent League of Sail-makers and Cordwainers
Distillers' & Brewers' Guild
Dungsweepers' Guild
Equine Management Guild
Excellent Order of Weavers and Dyers
Fellowship of Bowers and Fletchers
Fellowship of Carters and Coachmen
Fellowship of Innkeepers
Fellowship of Packers
Fishmongers' Fellowship
Guild of Apothecaries and Physicians
Guild of Butchers
Guild of Chandlers and Lamplighters
Guild of Fine Carvers
Guild of Glassblowers
Guild of Stonecutters and Masons
Guild of Watermen
Jesters' Guild
Jewelers' Guild
Launderers' Guild
League of Basket-makers and Wickerworkers
League of Tanners
Map-makers' Guild
Master Mariners' Guild
Order of Cobblers
Order of Magists and Protectors
Order of Master Shipwrights
Order of Master Tailors
Order of Skilled Smiths and Metalforgers
Order of Street Laborers
Plumbers' Guild
Scribes' and Clerks' Guild
Splendid Order of Armorers and Locksmiths
Stablemasters' and Farriers' Guild
Stationers' Guild
Wagon-makers' and Coach Builders' Guild
Wheelwrights' Guild
Natural Resources
Various farms outside the city that grow common vegetables. Some farmers sell their crops directly while others deal with intermediaries in The Pig Meadow.
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City of Brightridge
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