Pentar Alliance

The Pentar Alliance   After the defeat of the dark avatar, the remaining demonic presence have run rampant for months. The lordships in the southern Eldorin have gathered to a grand counsil to deside if they are to join a bond of five, The «Pentar» Alliance, under the Griffin Banner of House Eldorin. All is gathering in Valdeum. Captain Seraphus Dawnheart, Griffin Knight of House Eldorin Will be joining with this meeting as a representant of House Eldorin. He is the head of House Eldorin in the grand counsil of Siria. His true duties in Siria are to acquire assets and agents in the ongoing shadow war between the five greatest houses of the Outer Sea.           1. City of Ridgerock Large city, Autocracy, 15.000 population, Lord Alton Ralderac, Burgomaster (LN Aristocrat 4). No modifiers. 1500 soldiers, 1000 conscripts ready to fight. Strategic location: - Serves as barrier to a mountain pass underneath the ocean. - Seaport city, lots of trade and ships. Tourist attraction: Flying mounts, Falcons and Eagles. Contacts: - Xalvador the pirate, double-barreled pistol and rapier, ships, smuggling. - Lionblade: Daveth Tathvid (Stealthy, spy, noble)   2. Bathum Large city, Theocrazy (Ruled by its patron faith. Secular and theological power are one and the same here. Priests, clerics and oracles decide every facet of life in the settlement. 1200 soldiers, 700 conscripts ready to fight. 17.000 population, Sir Erethas, Paladin 10th. Double the modifiers for the settlement's alignment. The settlement has hallow on the temple, and the city is known as a Holy Site. The Knights of the old code originated from Bathum.   Grand Temple of Leos and the Old gods. Mining and ore, quarries and smithing, crops and cattle.   3. Valdeum Large city, merchant city (Orcs regret give them economic and strategic advantage), population 20.000, Plutocrazy= The wealthiest and most influential merchants rule this settlement. Wealth is seen as a sign of good character, ethics and even divine favor. The poor have few, if any rights that the wealthy are bound to respect. 1500 soldiers, 500 conscripts ready to fight. Master of Coin Nathaniel was chosen to represent Valdeum. Increase Corruption +2, Crime +2, Economy +3. Decrease Society -2. They have a road to the south that connects to a harbour town for shipping goods to the souther mountain ridge of Orcs Regret, to a mountain pass that exits down towards the borders of Malni Empire. Trade, imports, exports, gold, gems and all kinds of goods. Exotic. Have goods from Malni Empire (Herbs, ointments, food, decorations, gems from the Malni people that have even greater value than Eldorian due to the increased size), they also have rights to create and manifacture money for Eldorin (copper, silver and gold coins). Lots of nobility and worker classes.   Side-quest: The gnomish science family is in Valdeum at this period, in search for diamond lenses for their telescopes. (Beste er å få true seeing på linsen). Valdeum is known as the city of opportunity. Crime rate is high, (thieves guild, black market etc.)   4. Aelholt Large city, population 23.400, Counsil; A group of councilors, often composed of guild masters or members of the aristocracy, leads the city. 1000 soldiers, 1000 conscripts ready to fight. Aristocrat Caravel has been elected to represent Aelholt. Increase Society +4; Decrease Law and Lore –2.   These people are crafters and workers. Aelholt has one of the greates storages for resources and food. The grand fields of Aelholt is renowned in the southern regions of Eldorin, and hosts a vast number of farms and windmills/watermills. Foresting is also one of their crafts. They pride themselves in architecture, and many of the artisan crafters hail from Aelholt. Woodcarvers, artists and sculptures either were born here or travel here to learn. Stonemasons also gather up here. The workforce is major compared to the neighbouring cities.   Knowledge local: Artisan masons came from Aelholt to help build the Statue of Kaladrel   5. Icewynne Large city, population 17.500, Autocrazy; Lord of Icewynne, Kael Aldrose (half elf). (His mother was a high elf, he is half bred so he have a poor reputation with the high nobles of Valdeum because he is not 100% nobleblodded according to them). 800 soldiers, 800 conscripts ready to fight. Icewynne mines gold and mithril from under the ice of the southern lake. Recently they have struck a small vein of blue ice. Kael is a skilled leader and strategist, but the nobles are yet reluctant to recognize his talents. It is rumored that he is an arcane caster. Lore: A great wyrm frost dragon were supposedly slain here many centuries ago and sank to the bottom of the lake. It´s remains is said to be the cause of the prolonged winter and nevermelting ice in this region. It also conjures an eternal blizzard on the icy lake, making it problematic to venture back and forth with caravans (supplies and equipment, and the loot from mining).   A tribe of frostgiants reside on the eastern edge of the ice. They are led by a frost giant Dragon shaman Thryrmr. After some violent negotiations the Frost Giants could stay on eastern Icewynne peak, to be near the long dead frost dragon, and worship it´s burial ground. The Dragon shaman can calm the storms to the north of the lake and direct it against enemies or if the storm is to strong and hazardous.   House Eldorin traveled here to ensure the alliegance of the five cities on the southern border. Catch: House Eldorin weakened their position in the Grand Counsil in the period that Captain Dawnheart was stationed here.         Projects for the next three years: - War academy - Univeristies - Trade, transportation - Expansion of the cities - Building grand architectues, monuments - Expanding the city watch, more troops - More churches and priesthood, Hospital/nurseries - More guilds for travel, innovation, adventurers - Mage guilds, Magic schools, apothecaries, alchemists - Astrologers, geology, science, star metal - Deploy men and women to the Griffin Colonies throughout the realm and to expand the influence of House Eldorin - Other suggestions?     Look at settlement qualities on the Pathfinder SRD.