THE DISTRICTS OF FRIDARIA
NORTH VILLAGE
Artist's Farthing
Notable Places:
The Cupbearer's Haven: A quaint sho that sells artisan mugs made of every material imaginable.
The Beggar's Blade: A fanciful dwarven inn, known for the ghosts which haunt its halls.
Artist's Village
Notable Places:
The Guildhall: A grand stone-walled building, once an inn house. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local trade guilds.
The Theatre of Eurysos: A two-storey timber and brick theatre, home of a male human named Gery and his troupe of trained lizards.
Brightcoin District
Notable Places:
The ruins of a five-sided keep, said to lie atop a dungeon filled with long-forgotten treasures.
WEST VILLAGE
Cathedral Ward
Notable Places:
A broken obelisk of weathered stone, which glows with magical light upon the night of the equinox.
Quinte's Pottery: A cluttered potter's workshop, which uses a volcanic fissure as a firing kiln.
A ruined keep of rotting stone walls, said to be haunted by the shadows of the warriors who failed to defend it.
The Weary Sage: A shabby elven inn, known for its many secret doors and passages.
Hyte's Pottery: A neglected potter's workshop, which uses a volcanic fissure as a firing kiln.
The Knave and Flask: A modest elven inn, kept by a gold dragonborn named Sili.
Demon's Village
Notable Places:
Bertio's Pewter: A modest pewtersmith's workshop, built within what was once the feast hall of a long-ruined castle.
Cily's Pewter: The workshop of a female human pewtersmith named Cily, who is rumored to mint special leaden coins for the Sewer Rats.
Notable Places:
The Guildhall: A large half-timbered building, decorated with wrought-iron lamps. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local trade guilds.
The Odeum of Whispers: A grand timber and brick theatre, known for its dark dwarven tragedies.
Hell-hound's Ward
Notable Places:
Pherey's Pewter: The workshop of a female human pewtersmith named Pherey, who is rumored to mint special leaden coins for the Brick Wolves.
The Crossed Candles: A fanciful commoner's inn, built within the walls of an ancient iron keep.
Iron Piers
Notable Places:
Balley's Clocks: The workshop of a female human clockmaker named Maly Balley, who is rumored to lead an apocalypse cult.
Lighthouse
Notable Places:
The Dark Alley: A mysterious alley, which does not appear on any map. It is said that the Sewer Rats knows the secret of its summoning.
The Calligraphers Guild Hall: An impressive building of stone walls, decorated with brightly dyed pennons.
The Spectral Aqueduct: A section of an old aqueduct stands over the street. A curtain of water falls continuously from the lower end of the aqueduct into a large stone basin. The water is clear and cold, but vanishes from any vessel used to contain it.
Mastiff's District
Notable Places:
Moore's Pottery: A neglected potter's workshop, decorated with many of what appear to be dragon eggs.
The Half-full Chalice: A neglected commoner's tavern, within which a magical spell protects against poisons.
EAST VILLAGE
Merchant's Ward
Notable Places:
The Shrine of Ignisil: A stone niche enshrining the holy symbol of Ignisil, the Fire Breather, said to bestow favor to those who leave an offering.
Elres' Masonry: A neglected stonemason's workshop, hewn from a single massive outcrop of rock.
Helmund's Masonry: The workshop of a male human stonemason named Helmund, who seems to know every dungeon within twenty leagues of town.
Noble's District
Notable Places:
The Guildhall: An impressive stone-walled building, decorated with finely carved gargoyles. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local trade guilds.
Orb Village
Notable Places:
The Astral House: A two-storey theatre of stone walls, said to be built upon the ground where a Elven noble was betrayed and murdered.
The Wizard and Spear: A grand commoner's tavern, built atop an outcrop of quartz crystal.
Ring District
Notable Places:
Ephes' Pottery: The workshop of a male human potter named Ephes, who was once a great wizard, but stumbled into a fortune and retired.
The Floating Alley: The ground between the buildings here appears to fall away into a starlit night sky. A path of floating slates offers the only way across.
A column of polished agate, said to entomb the undead corpse of a necromancer.
Rogue's Wharf
Notable Places:
Aeburh's Masonry: A cluttered stonemason's workshop, built within a ring of ancient stone monoliths.
Roseorb Ward
Notable Places:
Aerin's Clocks: A modest clockmaker's workshop, built within what was once an aristocrat's manor.
The Guildhall: A large stone-walled building, decorated with wrought-iron lamps. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local merchant guilds.
SOUTH VILLAGE
Scholar's Borough
Notable Places:
The Shrine of Caelis: A bronze statue of Caelis, The Air Traveler, said to be sometimes visited by the goddess herself.
The Thief and Mug: A heroic elven inn, decorated with wards against vampires.
Wyarde's Carvings: The workshop of a male human woodcarver named Alard Wyarde, known for his intricate puzzle boxes.
The Nivian College of Magic: A large college built within an abandoned cathedral. Home to many ambitions Nivians who traveled miles to learn the secrets of magic.
Shadow Docks
Notable Places:
A single storey stone-walled building, the home and personal library of a male human sage named Here. He specializes in the study of necromancy and the undead.
The Cursed Arrow: A modest dwarven tavern, said to be built atop the tomb of a lich.
Stone Piers
Notable Places:
The Stormspire: An obelisk of weathered stone, engraved with columns of arcane runes. Each time the spire is struck by lightning, it vanishes for exactly nine hours. Each time it returns, some of the runes have changed.
The Adventurers Guild House: An impressive building of stone walls, decorated with dungeon doors. It is said to be built atop an enchanted vault, which contains an arsenal of magical weapons and armor.
Sunken Docks
Notable Places:
Eatherth's Armor and Shields: A cluttered armorer's workshop, built within the walls of an iron-banded stone tower.
The House of Achus: A two-storey half-timbered theatre, known for its week-long elven epics.
Throne District
Notable Places:
Ottod's Blades: A cluttered weaponsmith's workshop, built within the walls of an embattled stone tower.
The ruins of a seven-sided tower, said to lie atop a dungeon filled with long-forgotten treasures.
The Welcoming Sage: A grand commoner's inn, within which time seems to pass more slowly.
Titan's Wharf
Notable Places:
Eacwund's Hauberks: A modest armorer's workshop, decorated with a collection of shields from many kingdoms.
Upper Market: An open market one the North side of town where salespeople can set up shop.
Tower Market: An open market one the Southwest side of town where salespeople can set up shop.
Tunnel Market: An open market one the Southeast side of town where salespeople can set up shop.
Upper Demon's Ward
Notable Places:
The Guildhall: A grand building of stone walls, once a minor temple. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local merchant guilds.
The Wicked Jester: A grand adventurer's tavern, built around a hewn stone impaled by a sword.
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Wood Borough
Notable Places:
The Scoundrel and Flask: An elegant dwarven inn, within which time seems to pass more slowly.
THE FOUNDING OF FRIDARIA
Fridaria was founded in the year 370 P.A., marking the beginning of the Age of Peace.
THE ASCENDED CHURCH
The official religion of Nivias, The Ascended Church finds its organizational roots in the capital (as the High Priest, Bishops, and Cardinals all reside here). Near the castle of the four is found an incredible gothic cathedral where the church holds religious ceremonies and issue decrees.
CRIME SYNDICATES:
The Sewer Rats-- Founded by Rennyn Lightsliver, the Sewer Rats is a group of rogues devoted to taking from the rich and giving to the poor. They act on a strict moral code and believe justice truly belongs with them.
The Alley Snakes-- Founded by Felkas Pebblecase, the Alley Snakes is a group made up of those who steal to survive and nothing more. They camp in the alleys and rarely strike, but when they do they succeed.
The Brick Wolves-- Founded by Aymer Heletris, the Brick Wolves is a group rejects the ideology of the Sewer Rats. Aymer once was a Sewer Rat until he deserted with a small grou of likeminded individuals to create a separate organization. The Brick Wolves steal with the hopes that one day they will be able to take revenge on those who wronged them. They do not believe in equality and only those who are willing to shed blood are allowed into the ranks.
DESPCRIPTION
Found in the south of the frozen tundra and looming high above the massive Lake of the Four, Fridaria is the prosperous capitol of The Republic of Nivias. Home to apporximately 100,000, Fridaria is a bustling haven for many. It is also known for its tighly packed streets and many public markets (where travelling salesmen are able to set up shop). The city has, for decades, been overrun by refugees from The Eternal Storm, causing the streets and alleys to be filled with homeless citizen struggling to survive. There is a palpable animosity between the nobles and peasants due to the harsh conditions of peasant life, the lack of influence of the lower class, and the blind eye the nobles turn to those who are less fortunate. The upper class is primarily made up of the council, the clergy, and the wealthy families. This has also led to the creation of several crime syndicates* who act on these tensions attempting to create equality or tear down and stand on those who loom above. The city is also know for its heavy trading with The Orebrand Dwarves.
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