Alsherok

While exploring the land, you are sure to want to visit these cities. Be it to replenish your supplies, repair your equipment or to meet other adventurers at the local inns, these spectacular cities offer it all. Each city is unique with special services offered, items to purchase and people to meet. Most of these cities do not have aggressive creatures and thus are safe havens for the weary adventurer. Be warned however, should someone attack the citizens of these cities, their city guards will deal swift justice to the attacking party.

A large city which hosts a good half of the human population of the Graecian Empire, Graecia is nestled between both the sea and the surrounding Haon-Dor forest. It is the seat of the Emperor of Graecia, and most of the government of the Graecian Empire resides there. Graecia is also home to an entire legion of Graecian troops, the IV'th Legion. Graecia is the center of a large web of trade routes, with branches going east to Bywater, the Elven citadel of Faerindor, and eventually to Maldoth and Greyhaven. To the west, the routes lead to the new colony of Venetorium. Graecia is currently ruled by the Emperor Agamemnon.

One of the newest cities on the continent of Alsherok, Maldoth was founded by survivors from the Destruction of Midgaard who were led east by their leader, Thingal the Dragonslayer, who later became a god and the patron of the city. Maldoth is the largest city anywhere in the eastern half of the continent, and it is mainly surrounded by farms. Maldoth carries on a good trade with the dwarves of Kelgarn to the north, Greyhaven to the south, and through them, the continent of Eletar to the east. Maldoth is currently ruled by Lord Mayor Katral Ukrathios.

An ancient town of Halflings, Bywater has existed side by side with the elves for centuries, and more recently, has been part of both the Graecian Confederation and the later Graecian Empire. It is the easternmost town in the empire, and is the gateway, through Fortress Perioeci, to the blasted ruins of Midgaard and beyond them, Maldoth and the east. To the north, a road leads to Fortress Palaestras, which guards the northeast border of the Empire from attack by orcs. Bywater carries on trade with all parts of the Empire, including Graecia and Faerindor. Halfling merchants have also, since the recent link with Maldoth, begun to take caravans east to both Maldoth and Greyhaven, to trade for both native and Eletari goods. Bywater is currently ruled from a distance by Emperor Agamemnon of Graecia, with some power falling to the Mayor of the city.

During the destruction of the ill-fated city of Midgaard by the dragons, the worshipers of Mithgilran, the god of knowledge and life, were led to safety by their god in the guise of a large grey wolf. They were brought to the fertile coastal plains of the Misty Sea far to the south of what has now become the Blasted Lands. There they settled down and founded the town of Greyhaven. The people of Greyhaven are enterprising people skilled in various crafts and have among them some of the best craftsmen around. They are also a simple people of faith who have refused to expand their town into a city despite the increased trading traffic since the first explorers from Greyhaven established contact with the Eletari. Greyhaven is under the charge of the Scribe of Greyhaven who is currently, Lorthan.

When the first traders from Alsherok arrived on the ancient and mystical continent of Eletar, they were brought to the village of Dragon Gate nestled in the valleys north of the Dragonhead Bay where the first ships landed. Since then, the quiet farming village has become a bustling place as traders and adventurers alike travel through as they head towards the Imperial City of Chang-An to the north. Many often stop to rest in the famed Dragon Gate Inn which is reputed to be one of the best in the whole of Eletar if not the best. The peasants of Dragon Gate are friendly to strangers to their village when approached but generally prefer to go about their own business. They have retained their lifestyles despite the expansion of trade through their village.

Boasting the most varied and diverse of cultures within its walls, Palainth is the largest city in the southern parts of the main continent. Located far south from Bywater and the Bloodmire Swamp and west from the port town of Greyhaven, Palainth represents an important trading link between all cities in the land. Renowned for their acceptance of all who come in search of knowledge, regardless of race, this majestic city is frequently visited by all peoples of the land. They are a city founded and structured on the tenets of individuality and fairness, where peoples of all races can find welcome if they come in goodwill. A city of endless splendors, unrivaled in aesthetic beauty. Palainth exists in open defiance of the conquerors and tyrants of the world, a place where no one holds claim over another. People of all good races walk freely here and without fear, down every road and alleyway on the darkest of nights. The city is protected by the valiant Knights of Palainth who are the direct descendants of the city's founders.