Mythic Vistas: SpirosBlaak - Property Is Theft!

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other constructions branch out from the forgehold to accommodate
the people under the forgelord’s rule.
Monvas is a city few civilized people care to visit. Not only is
everything soiled and the air foul, but crime flourishes unchecked
(actually sponsored by the forgelords in most instances), and poverty
is prevalent. Nevertheless, anyone looking to buy or sell black market
articles, including magic and technology, or seeking information of a
less than ethical nature, will find Monvas the place to be.
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Witch Hill’s invaluable inventions and industry save it from razing
by the other duchies. For their part, the strongholds of mankind
keep Monvas on a short leash, penning them in the Witch Hill area, a
desolate region restricting their natural tendency for rapid expansion,
with Sentinel outposts and a garrison of legionnaires emplaced within
the town itself to ensure these restrictions remain intact.
As one might expect, the goblins have long chafed at such
sanctions, and so they’ve developed uncountable discreet (and
illegal) treaties with the kav and orcs of the Roaming Plains. Such
agreements have allowed the goblins to flourish more than the
Archduchy would like.
Locations of Note
The following are locations of note in Monvas.
The Shipyards and Port
With shores and piers overflowing with flotsam and other refuse,
Monvas’ port, located at the base of the hill, is as filthy as the
rest of the town. The shipyards can accommodate simultaneous
construction of four large cra and four smaller vessels, be they
wooden or ironclads. Nolmedron is the only other city capable of
making ironclads.
The port has 18 docks, all of which are large enough to handle
the biggest vessels currently afloat. Nearby warehouses teem with
foodstuffs, coal, and much-sought weaponry being readied to ship.
The Monvas navy shares the same port as the civilian ships.
The Skyship Field
A heavily guarded field surrounded by skyship hangers acts as home
for Monvas’ small but growing flotilla of balloons and other vessels.
The Fight Pits
Throughout the Archduchy, blood sport occurs. But nowhere is it
more deadly than it is in Monvas. Each forgehold has its own pits for
private bouts, but the larger competitions, such as those using beasts
or chariots, are held in the public arena near the center of town.
Forgehold Muzgin
The primary manufacturer of fang guns and other quality firearms
in Monvas, the Muzgin forgehold is an armed camp just outside of
town. The Muzgins are protective of their facilities and secrets, and
so they do just about anything to ensure their majority share of the
goblin firearm market continues unthreatened.
The Coal Mines
Located within the town’s walls are four primary sha entrances
leading to the bountiful coal deposits beneath the hill. Coal is one
of the town’s chief exports, as Witch Hill is one of the few places
where the Archduchy may locally acquire the fuel. Rumor holds
that hidden tunnels lead up from the mines to locations outside of
the city.
People of Note
The following are people of note in Monvas.
Chapter Four: Customs, Communities, and Geography
Sovereign Nrunst Brassknuckle
Male Witch Hill goblin 2nd-level warrior/10th-level expert, NE.
Master of his own forgehold and ruler of all Monvas, Sovereign
Brassknuckle is a ruthless tyrant whose eye is always on the boom
line and profit margin rather than his people’s well-being. It was
Nrunst’s forefathers who first draed the alliances with the kav
and orcs who now buy so many of their simpler weapons, and the
sovereign fully intends to exploit these parties to his own ends.
Fanged Legion
Monvas’ elite troops, these remorseless and surprisingly capable
soldiers carry fang guns and a variety of other vicious gadgets. Even
the Sentinels of the Homeguard have a healthy respect for these
diminutive warriors.
The Witch Hill Navy
The goblin fleet consists of 1 baleship-sized ironclad and 4
cruiser-class ironclads, 25 patrol- or gunship-class ironclads, 10
submersibles, along with 2 galleons, 4 frigates, and 14 schooners of
wooden design. The navy is broken down into small flotillas, most
of which usually patrol Drome Lok or escort sanctioned smugglers.
Navodys
Sheriff Neeton
Symbol: A vine entwining a leaf centered
within an orange starburst.
Population: 850 (14% Faedian, 10% Rilgoth,
52% other human, 12% halfling, 6% kavbroed,
6% other).
Special Population: 24 Sentinels of the Homeguard, 1 SpirosBlaakian
cavalry maniple, 60 Archers of Navodys, 100 militiamen,
mostly woodsmen
Religions: Arkanocles, Gamia, and Eaovata.
Imports: Fine goods, and tools.
Exports: Wood, charcoal, fur, coak, wood goods, furniture, and
arrows.
Languages: Common, Faedian, and Rilgoth.
Alignment: Neutral.
Although technically SpirosBlaak’s holding, Navodys’ authorities
carry out their responsibilities as they see fit. The main village
consists of about 20 homes, an inn, armory, barracks, blacksmith,
postal outpost, and two general stores. A wooden palisade and
shallow ditch surround the village. Farms, ranches, and logging
camps lie outside the village proper and contain most of the village’s
population.
A SpirosBlaak-appointed sheriff mediates disputes, commands
the militia and soldiers, and governs Navodys. The Sentinels have
their own officers and don’t answer to the sheriff except when local
laws are concerned. All Navodys’ factions view the current sheriff,
Sheriff Neeton, as fair and generous.
This rustic village began as a simple logging camp, but it
developed into the most prosperous community of its kind.
Not only has steam-powered Arkanoclian machinery enhanced
the lumber industry, but also secondary trades like carpentry,
woodcarving, and furniture manufacturing thrive. Navodys
produces the best lumber and wooden goods in the nation, by far.
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Living on the edge of the Pharran Vode has its share of dangers.
Rilgoth raiders from the north and Faedian wildmen who don’t like
having the serenity of the woods disturbed are constant problems
for Navodys, although the current sheriff’s heritage keeps the laer
reasonably quiet. Navodys also found itself as a pawn in the rare