Rynyr

Most of the cities in Llael are welcoming, beautiful places where life, even for the poor, is picturesque if not pleasant. Even though these idyllic places were shaken by the recent occupations of the realm, they have begun to reestablish themselves in the years since the Claiming. But life in the mining town of Rynyr was never picturesque or pleasant despite the community’s importance to the kingdom.

Built on the cliffs above a volcanic vent, Rynyr is a place whose primary purpose is extracting from its mines the valuable red powder that is a key part of western Immoren’s most common alchemical blasting compounds. Unfortunately, this also means that the powder coats everything in the city, which labors beneath a pall of clouds heavy with volcanic ash. Despite the heat that radiates from the ground, everyone in Rynyr wears water-soaked leathers in an effort to keep the powder off of their skin, where it can cause irritation and even burns, and no one ventures outside without a breather or at least a wet cloth across their face. As if this hardship were not enough, the town was not spared by the recent conflicts that shook the region. During a battle between Khadoran and Cygnaran forces, the controls on the volcanic vents were sabotaged, and the lower levels of the city flooded with magma and were lost forever.

Conditions in Rynyr are hard and brutal, and the climate of overall despair has led countless desperate and disreputable members of society to congregate around the town. These sordid misfits include leftover members of Khadoran bratyas, as well as Trollkin and Ogrun who are willing to brave the hazardous conditions. Queen Kaetlyn has attempted to reform Rynyr and improve the lives of its inhabitants, but only so much can ultimately be done to combat the natural discomforts that beset the region, and the red powder is simply too valuable to let its excavation cease.

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