Ruler King Guluhfson the III Population 225,000 Year Founded 317 AWoR Fortified Yes, 35' thick x 60' high granite wall Primary Languages Common 85%, Various 15% Demographics Human 83%, Dwarf 3%, Gnome 1%, Half-Orc 3%, Half-Elf 7%, 3% Various other races Natural Resources and Manufactured Goods Black Iron wood, fish, silver, precious gems, granite, wheat, barley, grain, corn City Entry Fee 5 gp Wealth High Average Shop/Commodity Prices Standard Area Alignment Lawful Neutral Government Stability Strong Crime Level Medium Primary Mythos Norse 87% Other Gods Demi-Human 13% Climate Temperate / Jungle Terrain Jungle / Forest / Rock / Fields / Ocean

Description:

The dark stone and slate city is stark, and grimly utilitarian. The refugees that settled this land left no room for weakness in their architecture or populace. There are only two gates into Graemoore, the northern Blaydkurn Gate, and the southern Black Spear Gate. These are guarded by gatehouses that stand 80 feet tall, joined nearly seamlessly with the 60 foot walls of the city. The granite leaves a sheer surface that even the most skilled of thieves would balk at, and that is even when the frequent rains of this jungle land don't leave them slick.

Within the city, the colors of Ehiennthurst predominate. The dark gray granite, the Black Iron Trees framing broad avenues with green foliage, and the gold and silver lined signposts marking various merchants.

Perhaps the most unique feature amongst the city is the grand water way. As the climate of Ehiennthurst is known for extreme precipitation, great aqueducts and basins collect the water and direct it in great fountains, falls, and pools to the sewers that were constructed beneath the city. This has effectively left the populace with a running waste disposal system. Even the meanest of habitations within the city will have a cesspit that empties into the sewer, and as rains are never known to be more than a day or two away, these are flushed out into the sea with great frequency.

The city is also home to great bathhouses, a cultural remnant from their previous lands. These are heated with the "Fire Rock" that is mined from some of the slate and silver mines. And the normally reserved culture deviates wildly from expectation in regards to bathhouse etiquette, as here men will bathe in the presence of women without reservation. But even within the bathhouses nobles never mingle with merchants, and merchants never with commoners. The heated baths of Graemoore are rumored to have healing properties. And indeed, there is a small but elite Bath tender's guild, a group of women who maintain the water quality, and treat it with many secret herbs. Some believe that there is magic involved, whether or not this is true is unknown to any outside of the guild.

The city also has one small mage guild. This guild is shrouded in secrecy, although it it known that King Guluhfson the III does keep an advisor on hand from the guild. The guild's focus lies mainly upon Divination and Elemental Magic. They keep a large Obsidian tower that overlooks the ocean, which is soldiered and protected by their own small force.