Glacier's Rest
White Pearl of the Frozen Wastes
The seaside principle city of the crown of the world, the city acts as a major trading hub, sending resources from the south to the rest of the fellow kingdoms.
It is known by foes as the Ice Tide City, and to friends the White Pearl of the Frozen Wastes, the city's exact location is unlikely to appear on any map thanks to the efforts of the Red Mantis guilds to remove it from all records. Many of the ships that dock in the harbour are pirates, but the port is also used by a number of (comparatively) honest merchant vessels.
The population is also assumed to include a large number of Red Mantis assassins, which means a certain wariness is probably advisable when dealing with strangers
Government
The city is nominally run by the Mayor of Ilizmagorti. In practice, all businesses are either fronts for the Red Mantis or pay them protection money, and the Mayor is actually a senior member of that organisation. The Red Mantis ensures that no rival groups become powerful enough to be able to challenge their rule of the city. Glacier's Rest has no laws. Instead it follows the Pirate Code, and citizens are expected to be able to defend themselves.
The city's garrison, known as the Blood Watch on account of their blood-red armour, are primarily soldiers rather than police. On those occasions when they do get involved in law enforcement, deemed offenders find themselves hanging from Yardarm Bridge without the benefit of a trial. The Blood Watch do not trouble themselves with anything that occurs beyond the city walls.
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