Grinburg

Grinburg is a city of several thousand residents, much larger than the nearby towns of Stonewall and Ironwood. It is a prosperous port city, positioned on the edge of the Pink Sea. The wealth of the city comes both from the local fisheries and farmlands as well as from the profitable trade routes with other cities and towns.

Regent: Queen Estra Valentia

Government: The Gardeners of Grinburg

Crest: An oval-shaped sigil bearing the silhouette of the Verdant Spire, forest green on a mint background.

Residents:

Parlance Summerborn, stablemaster at the Grinburg Stables.

Nik-Nak, storekeeper at Nik-Nak's Bric-A-Brac.

Mora Rockfirm, local mapmaker.

Brenna, mother of Chester.

The Hero-Druid - ? - Rumoured resident of the Verdant Spire - not much is known about the Hero-Druid, it is said that he must have been incredibly powerful, for he has turned his own resting place into a symbol of beauty, one of the few instances where death is resoundingly trumped by life.

Places:

The Pink Sea

The Verdant Spire

The Spiregrounds

Nik-Nak's Bric-A-Brac

Grinburg Stables

Grinburg Districts:

The Harbour District - where most of the working class work during the day, and some during the night. This district is cluttered, but well-organised. In this district, you may find many crews of brawny sailors, travelling merchants thankful to be on dry land, tearful spouses shouting farewells to their beloveds, rowdy taverns where the rum flows like rivers.

The Garden District - where the Verdant Spire and the Spiregrounds are located - this district is regal, maintained to perfection - in this district you may find noble Gardeners tending to the plants, peaceful tourists wearing staring in awe at the vivid gardens or the spectacular spire, couples sharing a romantic date, and families with satisfied parents and restless children.

The Main Thoroughfare - the land-side entrance to the city, boasting the Main Gate and several guard towers, the busy markets, the Royal Fountain depicting the statue of a young Estra Valentia, Queen of Grinburg, and city walls lined with buildings of many different styles and purposes (tailors, blacksmiths, cobblers, and haberdasheries). This district is pretty, but functional. In this district you may find travellers from all over the globe, eager merchants displaying their wares to the passersby, guardsmen patrolling the town and ensuring your safety, and hurried sailors attempting to taxi cartloads of wares through the busy streets. This district also houses Nik-Nak's Bric-A-Brac and Grinburg's main tavern, The Queen and Cup.

The Residential Districts - tucked away in the corners of the city are the wide residential areas where the vast majority of the town's residents live. While there are some facilities located inside these districts (primarily small cornershops and picnic areas), most people visit the other districts regularly to work or shop. The homes in these districts do not vary too much in appearance or style, there is a slight difference in class between Residential Districts, but most residents of the city seem to earn similar wages (if homes are any indication). Those who cannot afford their own houses reside instead in sharehouses in the Harbour District, or rent a room for cheap at The Thirsty Fool. In these districts you may find Grinburgian locals, primarily human but fairly varied, and lost tourists looking for the houses of their distant relatives.