Borosoni
The capital city of the Orthodoxy Communion. A great fortified city home to hundreds of thousands of people. Previously ruled by Count Henry Wallace of Albia, the city was named Wolfsill until the holy army marched through it's gates. Now a council of high priests rule with Arch Rector Petrus Piaget leading said council.
Demographics
The majority of people who live here are Mont humans, they make up close to 70% of the population. The remaining 30% is a mix of halflings, gnomes, dwarves, elves with the ocassional hellion, daeva, jotnar, orc and elementalis in the mix.
The spread of wealth and class is heavily one-sided. As refugees from the Harrowing flood into the city the amount of citizens to refugees has flipped. Most citizens live atop the cliff in relative comfort, with a few wealthy elite families and the priests living in luxury. While those at the seafront and along the cliffs are forced to live in squalor.
Government
Being the capital of the Orthodoxy most of the head priests of each sect reside here. Forming the heart of the Communions governence, the former palace of Count Henry Wallace has been converted into both a cathedral and council hall.
Decisions on both the city and the state are made here by a council of high priests. Elected from the ranks of clerics and priests of each sect, they are the highest level of authority in the Orthodoxy.
The council is lead by the Arch Rector Petrus Piaget from the Order of the Eternal Flame. While the other high priests have charge over various other stately decisions.
Defences
A tall, thick stone wall surrounds the entire city, both on the flat and cliff sides. With great towers and gatehouses filled with archers or mounted with ballista. The city is prepared to defend itself in sieges from land or sea. Even a relatively small garrison could hold out for months. Fortunately for Borosoni they have more than just a garrison. Every Inquisitor in the city are skilled soldiers alongside being lawkeepers.
To add to this many of the other Holy Orders have their clerics and paladins stationed here. Black Crusaders, Sentinels of the Burning Light, Night Templars, Hospitallers of Dawn and the Guardians of Eclipse will diligently defend their capital. Making any attempt at a siege a dangerous assault
Infrastructure
Borosoni has a well organised shipyard and harbour which it is highly dependant on for trade, fishing and housing the Orthodoxy's navy. It remains busy everyday all year round, the dockworkers are constantly moving goods off and on ships, to and from warehouses. The roads around the city are generally well made and maintained up atop the cliff in North and South Cresse and Highcliffe, though Brogarts Row does not get the same care given to it and less said about Aviroux Harbour and the Tatters.
Districts
The districts of the city are divide between an upper and lower quarter. Both in a metaphorical and literal sense. The upper quarter where the wealthier citizens and those deemed desireable is located atop the cliffside. While the poor, refugees and other undesirables are left to fend for themselves down at the seafront or upon the precarious cliff face.
Upper Quarter
North Cresse
One of the two major residential districts in the upper quarter. Here you will find several churches, temples, taverns and shops. It is calm, quiet and generally very safe to walk the streets here. Especially with the number of Inquisitors patrolling the streets.
The buildings are modest, well built of bricks and wood. With streets paved in cobblestones and a few small green spaces too. It is quite a lovely area to live.
South Cresse
The counterpart to North Cresse, another large residential district except with far more taverns, inns and large cathedrals. The district everyone enters when they pass through Borosoni's gates. Whether from the outside or from the Lower Quarter.
Where the Cathedral of St Capello is located. The heart of the Communions government and the Order of the Eternal Flame.
Highcliffe
Where all the wealthiest families and citizens live. The streets are immaculate and the taverns expensive. The trade hall is one of the prime features here, where people from all over Borosoni's upper quarter come to barter.
3 beautiful manor estates house the wealthiest families in the city. While multistory homes of plastered brick and wood are occupied by wealthy citizens and priests.
Lower Quarter
Brogarts Row
Leading from the Stockade down to the harbour front. Brogarts Row is probably the nicest part of the Lower Quarter. Where all the warehouses, maritime shops, taverns, inns and homes of dockworkers can be found. It also boasts a large open square where all manner of events might take place. In the past a thriving fish market, now public decrees and executions are the prime purpose of the square.
Aviroux Harbour
The bustling city harbour where hundreds of ships dock to unload and take on merchandise or passengers. As the influx of refugees increased and the citizens refused to leave, the amount of housing space became limited. So much so that many began constructing out into the sea. A rickety maze of wooden pier like platforms sprout from seafloor. Atop them crudely built shacks house many of the overflowing population. It has expanded so far that ships now pass underneath the walkways connecting them, and whole communities have formed there.
The Tatters
Quite possibly the worst place within the city to live. The Tatters should never have existed, another cause of overpopulation and lack of space. A whole towns worth of impoverished people's homes cling valiantly to the sides of the mighty cliff faces. Unstable and insecure these homes are notoriously badly built and have been known to collapse. Tumbling down the cliffside to the jagged rocks and turbulent sea below.
Points of interest
There are plenty of places of note within the city varying from cathedrals and temples, to inns and taverns, stores and markets.
Religious Sites
Cathedral of St Capello
Once the palace of the former Count of the city it has been converted into both a cathedral to Boros and place of governence for the city and entire Orthodoxy. A huge building with many halls, rooms and chambers within, the Order of the Eternal Flame's highest ranking priests and clerics live inside, lead sermons and induct new apolstles to their order. A large council chamber provides space for the heads of each holy sect to hold meetings and make the important decisions that will lead the Orthodoxy.
Cathedral of Truth
Home of the Inquisition of Cadon, where laws are made and criminals punished it acts as both a cathedral and a magistrates court. The Grand Inquisitor lives within alongside the magistrates of the holy order, there are many different courtrooms inside where the magistrates judge criminals, deep below are the many cells where the Inquisition keep those they have judged.
Chancel of Dogma
A cathedral, library and archives the Chancel is the home of the Custodians of Lore, the holy sect that worship Minerva store all the knowledge and scriptures that they deem suitable here. Citizens are allowed to come here to study and educate themselves under the dutiful eyes of the Custodians, the High Curator has made this cathedral his home.
Basilica of the Moon
A wonderful cathedral dedicated to Vuna the goddess of the moon, here the Sisters of the Eclipse provide comfort and free the troubled citizens of their worries in the many rooms which branch off from the main central hall of worship. The First Sister resides here and many of the Sisters also use the cathedral as their home, adopting the modest lifestyle that Vuna would approve.
Caserne des Croises Noirs
Before it became a church this building was the main barracks for the cities garrison, and techinically it still is a barracks. The Black Crusaders claimed the barracks as their own, a place perfectly suited to the most militant holy sect. A vast courtyard allows them space to train, with enough room inside to house hundreds of Black Crusaders and all of their weapons and armour. The Onyx Marshall has made this their home and has provided altars to Bellona for her Crusaders to pray to.
Temple of Faunus and Pax
Faunus and Pax's worshippers often build combined temples to the two deities, the interiors are often heavily decorated with all manner of plants and statues. This temple is just a place of worship, there are no other secondary purposes for the structure. Faunus's Caretakers and the Union of Traquility priests tend to the temple but have opted not to live here, such is also the case the High Steward and Prime Caretaker of both sects.
Altar of Diana
A small chapel to the goddess of protection Diana. The Night Templars call this place their home and train their latest neophytes in the ways of slaying evil. The altar is open for prayer and worship but the catacombs beneath are exclusively for Templars and serve as quarters and training facilities. The Grand Templar has made his home in these catacombs.
Hospitallers Sanctum
Both a chapel and a hospice the Sanctum provides housing for the Hospitallers and aids those that require it. As a working hospice physicians and surgeons work alongside the Hospitallers to tend to the sick and injured. Conditions here are often rank as the constantly influx of patients is never ending, and not all ailments can be cured with divine magics. The Supreme Patriach lives in the room at the top of the tower to the Sanctum.
Dispaters Mortuary
This church is more of a charnel house that anything. Not many visit this hallowed ground lest to pray for those that have or who are going to pass on. Priest of the Circle work tirelessly to care for the bodies of the deceased, ensuring their passing to Elysium or the Underworld is done with ease. The Head Embalmer resides here and tends to the grounds of the Mortuary.
Inn's and Taverns
The Armless Orc
A well know tavern in North Cresse visited by many a local, it offers reasonably priced drinks and food with often light entertainment of minstrels, card games and the weekly armwrestling competition. The furnishings have an authentic rustic appeal of orcish fashion. One huge room with long tables and benches, a large central brazier cooked game meats. The walls and pillars decorated with weapons, trinkets, skins and armour all of orcish design. Run by an old aged orc Tragga and his wife Hruld, one of very few orcs that is accepted in Borosoni let alone the upper quarters.
Prince and Pauper
A highclass inn in North Cresse where patrons purchase a comfortable room for the night, a top quality meal and the most exotic drinks. The prices here are beyond expensive, only those with plenty of gold frequent this establishment. The interior is spacious with many dining tables, private alcove boothes and luxury seating areas, with the first floor set for guest rooms offering an array of single and double rooms all beautifully furnished and secure. The inn is run by a man called Louis de Faul
Scarlet Rose Inn
A beautifully well decorated inn situated in the middle of South Cresse, it is a favourite spot for travelling mercenaries and companies that attend the Hall of Fortuity looking for contracts and oppourtunities to pitch up for the night. The food and drink is modest and the staff welcoming, the interior decor is where the inn gets it's name with the curtains, table cloths and upholstery all a rich scarlet red with plenty of well maintained roses and other flowers in hanging baskets and pots around the inn. The rooms on offer are two bunk rooms on the ground floor designed to accomodate large groups and several double rooms on the first floor for smaller parties. The owner is a half elf woman named Fia Kerrisck.
The Olde Stump
A local tavern, easily overlooked and only frequented by those living in South Cresse. It serves strong dwarven ale, vodka and whisky nothing else, the food has been described as hearty, filling and never changing. The dwarf who runs it Cormag Catan is a man of few words, hates newcomers, loud noise and change. The floorboards are sticky and worn, the chairs rigid and uncomfortable, the tables stained and splintered, it's said to be the oldest tavern in all of Borosoni and it's appearance justifies that.
Ghost Candle Inn
The only inn in the lower quarters, frequented by sailours and travelling merchants that prefer not to sleep on their boats. It offers food cooked from local catch with strong beers and vodka, though sometimes it has more exotic tastes available. The interior its large, crude and multistoried with the ground floor hosting many tables, private rooms and a stage for performing bards and minstrels. The upper two floors are accomodations, offering group, single and double rooms. A short wooden bridge connects the 2nd floor to the Aviroux Harbour and Tatters. The owner of the inn is a half firbolg named Olar.
False Demon Pub
The only tavern you'll find in the Tatters and for good reason. Known as the roughest tavern in the whole city, frequented by thieves, thugs, crooks and killers only the worst of the worst drink here. The Inquisition are reluctant to pass here on their patrols, and only the hardest of locals come here for their liquid fix. The main room has plenty of tables and dark side boothes for private conversations, with two smaller rooms adjoining exclusive for special patrons.The owner is a hellion called Jadrix.
Jealous Whale
A small tavern on the dock front of Brogarts Rows. A favourite for sailours looking to loose their inhabitions to rum and their coin to whores. A common working ground for many whores of the lower quarters, the owner a human named Angelo let's them use the tavern for a small cut of their profits. The interior is decorated sparsely with nautical parafenalia, fishing nets, rigging, ships wheels, oars and aquatic trophies adorn the walls and ceiling. The booze is cheap and fights are a regular here.
Stores and Markets
Trade Hall
The trade hall is the centre of Highcliffe where all the residents of Borosoni go to buy and sell their goods and wares, you can buy anything from the hall: food, clothing, furniture, firewood, crafting supplies, tools, weapons, armour, herbs and all other manner of goods available. All the stalls are on the ground level while the upper floors are where merchants will meet with the city officials the Whispering Crows a priestly order dedicated to Laverna, here they will get their permits to buy and sell. It is also where the Crows operate out of.
Hope Square
White Cod Market
A simple fish market in the Aviroux Harbour,
Hammer and Tongs
A well organised smithy, that sells most basic weapons, armours and products but also does commision works too. The
Fruitcakes Bakery
Places of Relevance
The Hall of Fortuity
Wolf's Eye Lighthouse
The Stockade
Antitois Park
Delaunay Manor
Montelier Manor
LeBeau Manor
Maps
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