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immediate problem from this quarter has partially subdued
the Whispers.
Ceryl
In Power: Duke Mayhew Dergeral of Thuria, Earl
of Oxmeath and Lord Mayor of Ceryl
Population: 300,000 (human, mostly Thurians with
a large number of Caspians and Midlunders), 5,000
gobbers, 1,000 ogrun, 1,000 trollkin, a few Iosans
Military: A few miles north of Ceryl, Fort Balton is
the westernmost position of the Cygnaran army and
home to thousands of soldiers and a substantial garrison
of warjacks. Ceryl also serves the Cygnaran Navy: six
major warships (including the ironhull Merciful Boon)
and two dozen lesser vessels are permanently stationed
here. The city is directly protected by a thousand city
guards supported by dozens of warjacks. At any time,
thousands of additional troops are passing through
Ceryl on ships, and Ceryl can rely on assistance from
the wizards of the Fraternal Order.
Imports: Gems, iron, luxuries, silk
Exports: Fish, textiles, quality crafted goods,
mechanikal parts (including cortexes)
Perched on the far western tip of Cygnar, the great
port city of Ceryl is known for its strong tradition in the
arcane arts. It is a huge city with all the appearances
of a mountain built row upon row and street upon
busy street upward from the crowded waterfront.
Here and there the spires and spikes of churches and
towers rise above the rust-colored tile roofs of humbler
dwellings, and among them are the blocky whitestone
structures encircled by palisades of dark iron, homes
of prosperous merchants, or powerful magi. Just
along the wharfs, the smoke of the sprawling factories
is quickly swept away by strong ocean winds while
everywhere whitewashed buildings gleam in the sun
whenever the clouds break.
The extensive Cerylian waterfront is every bit as
busy as those of Cygnar’s two other great port cities,
Caspia and Mercir. Steamjacks labor among the docks
conveying endless supplies and crated goods along
the thoroughfares and down to the paddlewheel
steamships and heavily laden galleons with their broad
flapping standards and sails. Vessels of every tonnage,
rig, and calling populate the bay that also serves as one
of the Cygnaran Navy’s major shipyards. Hence the
masts, spars, and stacks of several warships are seen
here at any given time.
Ceryl is also known for its innovative public
transportation system based upon the merging of
horse-drawn carriages with the success of mills and
railways. For a shield
(1 sp), anyone
in Ceryl
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The Fraternal Order of Wizardry maintains a powerful
presence in Ceryl.