Elaionas

Gateway to the Plains

Elaionas is a rustic polis nestled in a vale at the north edge of Chrysolos, the Gap of Hyperion, in the southernmost embrace of the northern Hyperenees mountain range. It has earned a reputation as the ranching capital of the Ithean world, and roughly half of the small polis's area is dedicated to stockyards and other facilities and businesses to service the local ranching industry, with many of the ranches themselves being as big as Elaionas itself. It is also the chief point of contact between bipedal races and Thaurian kind, which when they find their way elsewhere in the Thousand Kingdoms do so via Elaionas more often than any other polis.
Boundless and bountiful plains spreading in directions east, west and south are the hallmark of Elaionas. While far from both the Pyrmar and Aspros seas, a network of mighty rivers eventually drains from the north Hyperenees into the Pyrmar to the west. A corresponding spread drains from the south Hyperenees into the Aspros to the east. These many rivers are the lifeblood of Elaionas even more than the great plains, allowing trade and the export of the legendary supple leather, cured meats, and fine flour produced in this realm.
As it is situated on the Makrys peninsula, Pelekys claims to own and control Elaionas, but the Kervelos war of the last few years drew Pelekyte attention away before they could put this claim to the test. Elaionas is confident that the rugged terrain in between the two poleis, as well as the many ancient and mythical great beasts of Chrysolos, will deter any serious attempt at invasion from the warriors of the south.

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Elaionai PCs

• Proficiencies: You gain one bonus skill (Handling, Nature, Survival), and one kitchen, tool, or vehicle proficiency.
• Primal Gift: You learn one druid cantrip of your choice; choose Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma to be your casting modifier for this spell.
• Reliable: If you have a familiar or animal companion, their HP is increased by your level plus your proficiency bonus, and if you don't, you add half your proficiency bonus (rounded up) to Concentration checks.
• Scent for Danger: You gain a +5 bonus to your passive Insight and Perception specifically for the purpose of avoiding being surprised, though this does not help your non-Elaionai compatriots in any way, only you.

Type

Large town