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his last trip into the ocean before his ascension. Being
two thousand years ago the claim is certainly more
legendary than factual. Nonetheless, this is one of
the oldest and most famous cathedrals in Ord and
a popular site of pilgrimage. The vicar is Selanda
Randazi (female Tordoran Clr13), leader of her faith’s
clergy in Berck and the outlying regions.
Trident, The: The Trident is a major naval academy
known as the Trident School. The Trident is closely
affiliated with the Ordic Naval Engineers. Here the
best naval commanders of Ord train in the art of
warfare. The school has recently received allegations
of losing many of its most promising students to
Cygnar as a result of the intense selection process
necessary for admission. As such The Trident School
is undergoing some revisions at the urging of the
castellans and Prince Brogan.
Temple of the Ocean’s Wall: This Menite temple
stands northwest of town atop the cliffs but set a little
back. Its name is derived from an Ordic legend of
Menoth creating the Rohannor gorge as a barrier
against the wild ocean. The temple is enormous with
the silhouette of a fortress composed of a long central
hall and two outlying wings. It is a masterpiece of the
stonemason’s art with walls of massive granite block
and floors of smooth marble. Congregations gather
in the amphitheater outside, set against the backdrop
of the cliffs and the ocean beyond. The ranking priest
is Sovereign Biagio Benzo (male Tordoran Clr10/
Pal3), an older stately man of large frame with a long
white beard. He is a vocal critic of the lord castellan
and also antagonistic toward Vicar Randazi whom he
considers a weak-willed compromiser. Nonetheless,
he has earned respect in the city by encouraging his
congregation to assist with local watch patrols and
lending aid to construction projects.
winds OF war
BercK’s apprOxiMately Five thOusand Menites have recently
Been whispering aBOut the harBinger in the prOtectOrate. a
suBstantial nuMBer OF theM plan tO MaKe the treK tO witness
this Miracle. they cOnsider BercK and Ord Filled with tOO
Much vice and wicKedness and tOO Many heathens. MOst have
never Been tO the prOtectOrate and are ignOrant aBOut hOw
harsh liFe is there.
Carre Dova
In Power: Moorgrave Conor Lochlan
Population: 72,000 humans (Thurians outnumber
Tordorans 7 to 1), 1,500 gobbers, 800 trollkin
Military: Carre Dova has a garrison of nearly a
thousand marines and maintains a watch of over three
hundred city guards. The Ordic Royal Navy maintains
a flotilla that varies in strength, but it is most often
composed of roughly two to three dozen sloops and
two or three fast schooners.
Imports: Cereals, hemp, metals
Exports: Horses, leather, ships
Carre Dova is a city of contrasts. Many of its
buildings have black stone foundations with the
leering demonic faces of Orgoth architecture topped
by recent construction of smooth, whitewashed
brick or age-silvered, cedar-paneled walls. The city is
protected from the sea by an enormous, beautifully
carved stone seawall over two thousand years old, but
its trade with other modern ports is dependent on its
many rough timber docks less than 30 years old. Carre
Dova is home to one of the fastest fleets in the navy,
but today the city is more famous for the speed of its
horses. Carredovans claim to be the best horsemen
in a nation of sailors—a boast contested hotly by the
horse soldiers of Almare.
Carre Dova is located on the shore of the Bay
of Stone behind a series of sand bars accumulated
against the harbor’s great seawall; in more ancient
times it was a thriving port town bustling with trade
and a great center of learning. Since the invention of
the steam engine revolutionized maritime travel, trade
has diminished in Carre Dova. Larger deeper-drafting
ships cannot navigate Carre Dova’s harbor without
running aground, and steamships not relying on the
fickle wind can simply travel between Five Fingers
and Berck or Ceryl without landing at Carre Dova for
supplies. Larger ships must now land at crude new
docks attached to the outside of the seawall and carry
their cargo to the city’s markets by wagon down the
road built on top of the wall. The difficulty in reaching
her port—and the city’s religious heritage and
institutes of learning—led the poets of past centuries
to call Carre Dova “the Cloistered Maiden”.
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