Post by David on Jun 12, 2008 18:21:49 GMT -5
Ruler: His Lordship, Viscount Wilfrick of Verbobonc
Population: 12,500 (city)
Demi-humans: Gnomes (4,000), Sylvan Elves (2,500)
Humanoids: Few
Resources: copper, gems
Verbobonc is now considered a free city, although technically it has a viscounty whose writ runs some 15 miles into the Kron Hills. Since the Wars, Verbobonc has all but abandoned its responsibilities in the hills, and the gnomes there have looked elsewhere for their alliances and protection. Verbobonc's influence over its small satellite villages has also declined, with village elders and rulers being allowed free rein to rule.
Viscount Wilfrick grows old, and a city that once maintained a powerful militia and a neverending watch against evil, especially the Gnarley Forest and the dread Temple of Elemental Evil, has grown tired along with him. It is entirely plausible that Scarlet Brotherhood agents and "advisers" have counseled the Viscount to sit tight in troubled times. The construction of a castle at the village of Hommlet is deemed to be sufficient effort, and Verbobonc washes its hands of further watchfulness.
The ordinary folk of the town continue their trading much as before. The humans and gnomes who populate it are cheerful, kindly folk who smile away tales of the Wars with mumbled comments of "oh, that's terrible."
If there is still vigilance and strength in Verbobonc, it resides in a handful of rulers of local towns and fortifications, several of whom are known to have meetings with Furyondian representatives and members of the Knights of the Hart. It may well be that determined effort will be made by these people to formally align Verbobonc with Furyondy and Velune, states which gratefully received volunteer Verbobonc warriors during the Wars.
Population: 12,500 (city)
Demi-humans: Gnomes (4,000), Sylvan Elves (2,500)
Humanoids: Few
Resources: copper, gems
Verbobonc is now considered a free city, although technically it has a viscounty whose writ runs some 15 miles into the Kron Hills. Since the Wars, Verbobonc has all but abandoned its responsibilities in the hills, and the gnomes there have looked elsewhere for their alliances and protection. Verbobonc's influence over its small satellite villages has also declined, with village elders and rulers being allowed free rein to rule.
Viscount Wilfrick grows old, and a city that once maintained a powerful militia and a neverending watch against evil, especially the Gnarley Forest and the dread Temple of Elemental Evil, has grown tired along with him. It is entirely plausible that Scarlet Brotherhood agents and "advisers" have counseled the Viscount to sit tight in troubled times. The construction of a castle at the village of Hommlet is deemed to be sufficient effort, and Verbobonc washes its hands of further watchfulness.
The ordinary folk of the town continue their trading much as before. The humans and gnomes who populate it are cheerful, kindly folk who smile away tales of the Wars with mumbled comments of "oh, that's terrible."
If there is still vigilance and strength in Verbobonc, it resides in a handful of rulers of local towns and fortifications, several of whom are known to have meetings with Furyondian representatives and members of the Knights of the Hart. It may well be that determined effort will be made by these people to formally align Verbobonc with Furyondy and Velune, states which gratefully received volunteer Verbobonc warriors during the Wars.