Leryn
Perched on the shores of the Black River, Leryn is the
nearest Llaelese city to the dwarven kingdom of Rhul and
a vital trade hub. Formerly the headquarters of the Order
of the Golden Crucible, the heavily fortified city fell first to
Khadoran invaders and then to the Protectorate’s (Protectorate of Menoth) Northern
Crusade, with neither side firing a shot during either
conflict. The Khadorans, anticipating a protracted and costly
siege, made an example of the nearby town of Riversmet,
slaughtering every citizen and razing the city to the ground
to show Leryn’s defenders that any resistance would be met
with total annihilation. This demonstration was enough to
convince key members of the Order of the Golden Crucible
to open the city’s gates to the Khadorans in order to prevent
bloodshed. When Grand Scrutator Severius brought the
Northern Crusade to the gates of Leryn the following year
in 606 AR, they opened once again, this time because the
potentate appealed to the Old Faith Menites within to
surrender to the will of the Lawgiver. The aftereffects of
both occupations still persist in the city—especially those of
the Northern Crusade, which left behind many temples and
grand structures dedicated to the Creator.
Once the seat of the ancient kingdom of Rynyr, Leryn still maintains much of its historical character even though new construction in both Khadoran and Menite styles has been layered over the original works in recent years. Protected by a series of concentric defensive walls that allow the city to be closed off in stages in the event of a siege, Leryn’s central Old Town district remains the heart of the city’s government, protected, as it has been for hundreds of years, by its original wall. In addition to the centers of regional government, Old Town is home to Thunderhead Fortress, the cradle of the Order of the Golden Crucible and the birthplace of the modern Firearms. During the Northern Crusade’s occupation of Leryn, this complex became the center of Menite government.
In the years of peace that have followed the Claiming, the Order of the Golden Crucible has returned to the halls of Thunderhead Fortress, although portions of the complex are no longer tenanted by the organization’s members. Instead, various wings of the fortress now house a lodge of the Order of Wizardry, in addition to armories and arcane laboratories working to rebuild the Llaelese army. There are even rumors that a Cyrissist temple is hidden somewhere within the stronghold’s walls.
Once the seat of the ancient kingdom of Rynyr, Leryn still maintains much of its historical character even though new construction in both Khadoran and Menite styles has been layered over the original works in recent years. Protected by a series of concentric defensive walls that allow the city to be closed off in stages in the event of a siege, Leryn’s central Old Town district remains the heart of the city’s government, protected, as it has been for hundreds of years, by its original wall. In addition to the centers of regional government, Old Town is home to Thunderhead Fortress, the cradle of the Order of the Golden Crucible and the birthplace of the modern Firearms. During the Northern Crusade’s occupation of Leryn, this complex became the center of Menite government.
In the years of peace that have followed the Claiming, the Order of the Golden Crucible has returned to the halls of Thunderhead Fortress, although portions of the complex are no longer tenanted by the organization’s members. Instead, various wings of the fortress now house a lodge of the Order of Wizardry, in addition to armories and arcane laboratories working to rebuild the Llaelese army. There are even rumors that a Cyrissist temple is hidden somewhere within the stronghold’s walls.
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