Husn Falq
The city of Husn Falq is actually a fairly new development. Husn Fulq sits at the southeastern edge of Lake Xorhas, and the network of rivers and brackish lagoons linking The Eastern Calradian empire to the The Southern Calradian Empire and The Aserai Confederacy. Fulq, also known as Phalcos, was a dark-faced mercenary chieftain who came from lands far to the south in the The Boneyard . He founded a fortress here and then parlayed its strategic location into a fortune, taking bribes from The Eastern Calradian empire and The Southern Calradian Empire to switch sides. After 20 years of playing both sides back and forth he sailed back to Razih in a ship laden with gold to retire in luxury. Despite this trickery, many of the people of Husn Falq are proud to talk of him as their founder, and the Tricks of Fulq are a staple of many a bazaar storyteller's repertoire.
The city is now firmly under the control of The Southern Calradian Empire, and acts as a strategic defence location against the incursions of The Eastern Calradian empire. In addition, it is positioned perfectly to enact trade tariffs on merchants seeking entry to the South, and to make trades with those from the North.
The people of this city, following after their founder, value deception and trickery as a virtue, rather than as a sin, making them one of the few Southern cities that does not revere Saint Asera. If someone is unable to see through your veiled words, then they deserve the results. Thus, the city is the home of many of the most ruthless merchants on the continent. Producing little for itself, the city exists purely for trade and military might.
Type
City
Population
298,991
Inhabitant Demonym
Falcians
Owning Organization
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