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		Each major city in the empire has a large crystal orb as a beacon. In times of crisis, the court mage may activate it, sending up a flare which expands into the city’s crest from every other beacon. This way forces can be mobilized and correctly deployed very rapidly.

		== Çodzen ==

		The capital of the empire is done in more detail [[Çodzen\|here]].

		== Myrrik ==

		This is first place that humans landed on [[Ravden\|Ravden]], though they had landed on Kiyansi previously. Myrrik, though technically not part of Forkhil province, is strongly related to it. It was founded by settlers from Jörðin as they landed on Ravden. It is unwalled, so in case of a land invasion, about half of the population would be unprotected. No one fears this, though, as the only army they could conceive of would come from the east and be stopped by Lásavellr or Áfram.

		== Aventalka ==

		Aventalka grew up around Iskaldur, a bridge of unmelting ice created by [[The%20Eight#Mograd%20K'tish\|Mograd K’tish]]. It also protects one of the only usable fords of the Þorn. Aventalka has grown far beyond its original position near Ískaldur. It now has grown to be the single largest community of humans on the mainland, supporting a population of over 75 000. Ískaldur is so named because of the unmelting, seemingly indestructible bridge of ice that arcs over the water. It has no supports in the middle, instead supporting all its weight via its curved structure at its ends.

		== Helkandi ==

		Helkandi is only the capital of Forkhil in name. It is far smaller than Aventalka. It is somewhat more affluent on a per-capita basis, in part due to its higher proportion of old dwarven families. This aristocratic class has a tight hold over all the trade that passes through the city, with the law enforcement snug within their pockets. Corruption is rampant but so far largely not destructive. Whenever one of the ruling families tries to get away with too much, the other families unite and drag them back down to level.

		Corruption strikes deeper than most currently suspect. One middle-aged prince of the Drzhen family is actually a vampire, and no one yet suspects.

		== Tavin ==

		The sister cities of Tavin and Torvin are built atop and within peaks at the northernmost spurs of the Vozen Mountains. Tavin is the bigger and richer of the two and is the capital, but Torvin is quite well-off in its own right. Torvin was actually bigger and richer before the destruction of Bazhda, as it was a major trading hub between West and East. Both are major exporters of raw first materials as well as other minerals and crafted goods.

		The centerpiece of Tavin is a massive geared calendar made of filigreed steel and Dzevv copper. It is enchanted to move at the exact rate necessary to keep time. It is said that Tavin, somewhere within its deep libraries, holds a copy of every book that has ever been written.

		Visible from Tavin are two peaks called Ve Taviil, The Children. In legend it is told that in ancient days, [[Gods#Angfait\|Angfæt]] had two children with Hulzreki, ʃun and ʃen. They were both brave and strong warriors, and watched over the dwarves in the days of their youth. The orcish gods were envious of their strength and prowess and challenged them to a contest. However, they were duplicitous and ambushed ʃun and ʃen, dealing them wounds that doomed them. Angfæt and Hulzreki heard their cries and rushed to their aid, carrying off their bodies to the north of the Vozen. There they were laid in cairns constructed by Angfæt, wreathed about in rivers put there by Hulzreki. There they will sleep for uncounted years until they are needed once more. The mountains themselves are riddled with tunnels and caves that worm through the igneous stone. They have not been explored much, and few who have tried have returned. Even dwarves with great senses of direction will become lost within the first few turns.

		== Torvin ==

		Torvin has survived the most lengthy wars of any city in the empire. They were constantly beset by orcs from the east, sometimes even assisted by giants. From this conflict they have birthed the greatest warrior academies that the world has right now.

		== Mbala ==

		This city is a change from the gnomes’s nomadic lifestyle. Here, they have united with the dwarves and orcs to create the infrastructure that supports this fairly large city. The walls and houses of this city are beautifully carved from wood.

		== Lómingad ==

		Main article: [[Lómingad\|Lómingad]]

		== Gindal ==

		Being so close to the front lines of the war, it is terribly wracked by strife and poverty. It will be the seat of the first major battle seen by the PCs, on whichever side they choose.

		== Vangir ==

		Vangir is the capital of Fallrun Province, and is built around a ford in the river. Of course, as it became a large town and then a city, bridges were built and eventually the river was largely rerouted around the city and into aqueducts and sewers that serve the city. Its original founders were halflings, and it stays the city with the greatest proportion of halflings.

		== Tintëa ==

		Tintëa is built around a massive octagonal crystal spire, 90 feet across at its base and 400 feet tall. On the western face, at the eye level of the reader, is an inscription in an ancient elvish dialect. It is a snippet from a poem, and reads, “True power is the only key.” A True Mage may call on her power and phase through the wall, entering a central chamber.

		When you enter the spire, you are greeted by a shadow of Ladar Vornesti. He was a talented mind weaver and a good friend of Zhakhad Talt. He crafted the weaves of reflection that allow minds to exist within the spire separate from the body. Zhakhad made the material of the tower, shaping it from the stone below.

		== Hearthenford ==

		Hearthenford is the largest halfling city in the world.

		== Hjartag ==

		This city used to be the center of Orcish culture. With the desertification of the area, the city became unsustainable and was mostly abandoned by 750 years ago. Now, the only inhabitants are gnolls and other monstrous races.

		== Kvarnak ==

		This provincial capital is on the coast of the strait. The outer keep of its castle holds smokehouses and storage for large quantities of food. Most of it can also be kept in the inner keep, but tends not to be except in times of strife. The city has historically come under attack from the gnomes living in Collodra. It was first settled long before the forest had been incorporated into the dwarven kingdoms, and the gnomish barbarian tribes were a major threat.

		== Mawak ==

		Mawak serves as a forward operating base in the war against the Taurilyë. Almost all Çodzenian forces pass through it on their way to the front line, and so it is an excellent place to pick up rumors about troop movements and other developments of the war.

		== Trovth ==

		Large segments of the province sympathize with the Taurilyë. They feel that Trovth is far too close to Angalthoz and too separated from its own province. Trovth is home to the temple of Tessoryadan. It is also basically just a puppet of the capital.

		== Majheon ==

		This city grew around the mouth of the ''Vabutlix klisson tan'', where it flows into the ''Dovek keblis tan'' after flowing down from the ''Sanevjez vovozoit tan''. The area has been settled for as long as there is reliable history and thus there are a vast range of architectural styles and levels of maintenance.

		== Smaller Towns ==

		=== Sabróg ===

		Sabróg was the first town to fall to the Taurilyë and let others know. Deep within the forest, more towns were unable to get any word out–or unwilling.

		=== Kveldur ===

		Discussed on [[Kveldur\|Kveldur]]

		== Outside the empire ==

		=== Hjartag ===

		Hjartag was built around a large bloodred sandstone hill. At its center is a gray pillar of harder sandstone with several sets of parallel grooves in it. The first set belonged to the founder of the city, who it is said carved away the rock with his bare fingers. He then squeezed the rock he had scooped away and it flowed into a gauntlet that magnified his strength. The other grooves are from later kings. Each year the king may be challenged and enter a game that combines their own physical prowess with their favor in the eyes of the people (people may confer advantages to one who is better liked). The winner is king for the year and runs the fingers of their right hand in the next track of grooves. When the grooves become as deep as the founder’s, a new set is begun. This takes a couple hundred years. Now that the city is largely abandoned, there are few who remember the full Song of Names. One tribe claims descent from the orcs of Hjartag and preserves the line of kings from there.

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