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Corvis
In Power: Duke Kielon Ebonhart IV, assisted by the
Corvis Council
Population: Officially 120,000 (mostly human,
some gobbers, dwarves, ogrun and trollkin). An
estimated 50,000 live on the streets or below the city
and have escaped official census. Up to an additional
100,000 people, either passing through or visiting on
business, are in the city at any given time. Refugees
arriving daily from Llael further swell the population
of Corvis.
Military: After Vinter the Elder’s attack and brief
occupation of Corvis, a large garrison of soldiers with
a heavy contingent of warjacks was stationed on the
outskirts of Corvis. Since the start of the war, Corvis
has become an important military hub with thousands
of troops passing through the city at any given time.
With the recent troubles plaguing Corvis, the famed
city watch has recently expanded to roughly three
hundred and fifty able bodies.
Imports: Cloth, ore, timber
Exports: Ale, armor, fish, mechanikal parts
Corvis is a city of watery canals, riverfronts,
and dark alleyways where one can easily disappear
without a trace. The swampy ground and the nearby
Widower’s Wood seem a poor choice for the locale of
a major city, and it has required enormous labor to
maintain the infrastructure. Nevertheless Corvis has
thrived, and as buildings collapse for lack of ground
support or simply sink into the mire, the industrious
engineers and laborers keep constructing anew atop
the crumbling structures. In fact, the Corvis graveyards
are notoriously difficult to maintain due to the boggy
grounds and the mysterious fell magic saturating
the very soil. It is said the dead are restless even in
sanctified ground and often rise to haunt the living—
hence the appellation “City of Ghosts.”
Despite such ominous traits, Corvis flourishes
because it is a vital trade nexus between Cygnar and
Rhul as well as the home of the famous—some might
say infamous—Corvis Treaties that birthed the modern
Iron Kingdoms. Indeed, Corvis is a mixed bag. Its
diverse and colorful culture, center of learning,
mercantile society, and prime location make it a major
hub for adventurers, frontiersmen, traders, students,
and rivermen. Such details combined with its haunted
reputation make Corvis one of the most famous cities
in the Iron Kingdoms.
Additionally, the City of Ghosts has been plagued
by invasions, political upheavals, and gang wars in its
seedy districts. The aforementioned invasions were
of both undead and the alien skorne led by none
other than the deposed king Vinter Raelthorne who
seemingly escaped the clutches of some intrepid
adventurers at the last minute. Even these startling
events have recently been overshadowed by the
Khadoran invasion of Llael.
News from the war front arrives daily and is eagerly
anticipated by the locals regardless of embellishments.
A large number of refugees have made their way
south, and many of the displaced now haunt Corvis
like the ghosts of its namesake, uncertain of their
future or what to do in the present. Several small
camps of tents and other temporary housing have
cropped up outside of town, and the local Church of
Morrow has endeavored to aid these people. Other
less scrupulous locals are taking advantage of the
situation for personal gain by finding ways to swindle
the newcomers or charging ridiculous prices for
common goods. Combined with the soldiers passing
through the region, the population of the city has
risen well beyond its means. The crowding has reached
unacceptable levels, particularly combined with the
often-unpleasant local weather. Tensions in Corvis are
very high, for it is feared further aggression by Khador
could place the city in even more danger.
rumor has it…
the khadoran inVasion of llael is not the only threat that
Worries the Citizens of CorVis. the exiled Vinter raelthorne
and his skorne allies Were only Cast out, not destroyed. no
one in Cygnar knoWs the extent of the skorne, or if they are
Capable of eVen larger attaCks noW that a passage through
the bloodstone marChes has been managed. there is also
Word that the proteCtorate of menoth to the southeast
is stirring With its oWn fanatiC soldiers, prompting muCh
suspiCion toWard the City’s menite population.
Noted Persons
Lord Roget d’Vyaros (male Ryn Ari2/Wiz9): One
of the more famous of the new refugees in Corvis is
this man who was highly placed in the old Order of the