Corvusrook
Constructed on one of the safest crossings of the Gilded River, Corvusrook sits at the crossroads of several trade routes, including Judge’s Road heading north to the Kingdom of Foere. Bridges built here make crossing the river easier, and the city is growing into a busy trade hub while still maintaining its original roots as a mining town. A number of rich gold mines are located nearby on the rocky shores of the Gilded River. Dwarves contracted by Baron Gaitan Baldenar now run several of those mines. The dwarves are expensive mine managers and workers, but their honesty and loyalty provide a welcome relief from the corrupt management of the past.
Simple but well-made wood-frame buildings dominate Corvusrook, which has no real city wall to speak of. Guard towers look over the trade roads in every direction with open terrain giving a clear view for a great distance. While small, the city is growing and bustles with energy of traveling caravans and miners coming in and out. Taverns, inns, and a wide variety of shops do steady business during the day while the evenings are often more sedate. Miners and the crafters and tradesmen take equally dim views of each other, but the elimination of corruption in the city government and the various guilds has begun to smooth things over.
Baron Baldenar appointed Mayor Suavar Redmont to oversee the city with the aim of ridding it of corruption within the guards and other government offices. The powers given the mayor are broad, and the additional troops he brought are loyal to both him and the baron, which gives him great latitude in his management of the city. Merchants and several of the guild leaders were upset at their sudden loss of power and became very nervous when Mayor Redmont ordered the first executions of corrupt guardsmen and tax collectors. But the mayor enjoys the full confidence of the baron, as well as support from the newly appointed mine managers and other dwarves working the mines.
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Corvusrook, City of
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