Even with a population of only 20,000, Khromarium is still the most populous and important city in all of Hyperborea. As is the case for anywhere where wealth and power are concentrated, Khromarium festers with corruption. The city is ruled by the Council of Burgesses, made up of the unelected rulers of the city's individual boroughs, called Boroughmasters, who govern their domains like petty fiefdoms.