South Shore

City of Artisans

This city is the closest to being a true democracy (even though it is still far from it). It is positioned on the south shore (obviously) of the Silver River on the eastern continent that forms the channel. It is approximately 2.1 square miles within the city walls and 1.4 square miles outside of the city walls. The walls of the city are 25’ thick and 30’ high, and are made of cut stone blocks. There are also 50’ x 50’ x 40’ height towers of similar construction about every 1,000’ and gates with double towers every 2,000’ around the city walls (six gates in all).
The government is run by the South Shore City Council elected by the citizens. The council is made up of 25 members, each from a different part of the city-state. Many of the skilled artisans and semi-wealthy merchants live and work in this city because the taxes are fair and they have more say in government policies and decisions. There is also the Guild Council which is a quasi-political body that has considerable sway over the South Shore City Council. The City and Guild Councils jointly elect the State Lord every three years. Anyone that has served on the South Shore City Council may be elected as State Lord. The Guild Council is made up of the Guild Masters of each of the various guilds within the city state (these guilds control often times reaches into the same industries within the other cities of the channel region, and thus has considerable power). Even though this is the only one of the five cities where slavery is illegal, slaves from the other four cities are not sheltered or protected when they flea here, thus many of the bounty hunters in the region make frequent visits to the taverns of South Shore.
South Shore also has the largest population outside of its walls with its extensive Gate Towns. This is due to its population growing dramatically when Martelain city was conquered by the Northern Empire 40 years ago. With the combined populations of South Gate Town and East Gate Town, exceeding the full population of the city of Dorgard.
Population: 218,760 (City proper: 174,405; East-Gate Town: 27,080; South-Gate Town: 17,275)
(Balmast: 65% Gambed: 20% Aquilai: 5% Others: 10%)
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