Essillion Geography

Essillion is a large, walled city, protected by mountains on its west, north, and partially south side. There is one main gate that leads from the valley westward toward the city. Farmland, orchards, and open ground extend a few miles south and also to the east toward Lutien’s Vale. A few small villages and towns affiliate with Essillion as suburbs of the city but they are close to the Vale and a bit north toward Aspenshield. While the king makes sure to send patrols often to these outlying areas they are still in danger of raids from barbarians or the Fallen of Azdurok.   The Dragonspine river flows out of the mountain, under the Palace of Kings, and through the city, heading east. It separates the city into two main areas, not equally distributed, with four bridges joining the two areas. Alucar’s Mount, or simply The Mount dominates the western wall and has three distinct levels, or tiers. The royal palace is the sole structure on the First Tier but other buildings make up the second and third tier before the main level of the city is reached.   Being a highly religious city the neighbourhoods or areas are divided into regions, represented by a specific Shard of Alucar. While this does not mean that the specific Shard solely dominates the area, a larger representation of that Shard’s worshippers or the portfolio that it has dominion over resides in that area.