Bad Solitz
Tucked among the forbidding peaks of the Tonder Alps, Bad Solitz lies in a broad, verdant, tiered valley leading up to the massive city-fortress at the far end. Never conquered, the city is in many ways a mirror of the great fortress of Castle Reln outside Hirschberg. A great wall runs along the surrounding hills, and mountain outposts keep an eye on the main approaches to the city.
Those approaching the city are struck by the smell. Not of industry and people, as in Hirschberg, but of sulfur and ash. Volcanic vents and hot mud flats litter the moors. The earliest records of Bad Solitz indicate it was used by the Archon Court as a vacation spot, where they could rest in the hot springs and mud pots. This active volcanism continues, and landslides and elemental incursions shake the land throughout the Tonder Alps. There been no active eruptions near Bad Solitz for the entire reign of the Imperatrix, a connection that is not lost on the vann
Rottsten clan that commands this area.
The valley of Bad Solitz is well watered and fertile from the volcanic ash and dust. As a result, the area’s winemakers create some of the finest vintages in the north, the grapes raised in tiers overlooking the valley. The valley also features orchards, winter wheat fields, and carp ponds, in such plenty that if the vann Rottstens sealed the
main gates at the far end of the valley, the entire city could survive on its produce and the stores kept deep within the mountain.
Demographics
Main City: 14,000 (8000 ?Humans, 5000 elfmarked, 1000 gnomes)
Greater Area:
100000 Humans
50000 elfmarked
4000 gnomes
400 elves
Industry & Trade
Perfumes, wine, rare minerals, geodes, preciousand elemental metals, slate, alchemical supplies, books,
lawyers
Population
154400
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Owner/Ruler
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