Berck
Sometimes called the Golden Port, Berck is the largest city in
Ord and home to the Ordic Royal Navy. Hundreds of naval
ships are in port at any given time, as well as thousands of
sailors carousing the docks, making it one of the busiest ports
in western Immoren. The city traces its history to the famed
Tordoran Armada and its legendary Dirgenmast ships of old.
Today, Berck is home to the latest in Ordic ship designs,
among them the ironhull Sprightly. The waterfront hosts
some of the most varied trade on the continent, with
ships from as far away as Zu unloading here. It is also the
headquarters of the Royal Naval Academy, including the
Trident School, where Ord’s naval arcanists and Warcasters
receive their training.
Because of its location at the foot of a long stretch of cliffs where the Rohannor River flows into the Meredius, Berck is largely immune to siege, and the presence of the Royal Navy means that it has little to fear from attacks by sea. The cliffs are home to the estates of many of the Tordoran castellans, and the city’s population is more than three times larger than the capital’s.
Despite the many castellans who make their home here, Berck is largely under the thumb of the Mateu family, whose holdings are scattered throughout Ord. In recent decades, however, Cygnar’s Mercarian League has made numerous inroads designed to give it control of the city’s shipping interests—and with them, political power in the city itself (see The Mercarian League).
Although Berck is considerably safer and less ridden with crime than Five Fingers to the south, it is not uncommon to see bands of armed mercenaries, naval officers, or Crucible Guard escorting either personages of note or shipments of particularly lavish goods through the streets in order to protect them from criminals or rival business interests.
Because of its location at the foot of a long stretch of cliffs where the Rohannor River flows into the Meredius, Berck is largely immune to siege, and the presence of the Royal Navy means that it has little to fear from attacks by sea. The cliffs are home to the estates of many of the Tordoran castellans, and the city’s population is more than three times larger than the capital’s.
Despite the many castellans who make their home here, Berck is largely under the thumb of the Mateu family, whose holdings are scattered throughout Ord. In recent decades, however, Cygnar’s Mercarian League has made numerous inroads designed to give it control of the city’s shipping interests—and with them, political power in the city itself (see The Mercarian League).
Although Berck is considerably safer and less ridden with crime than Five Fingers to the south, it is not uncommon to see bands of armed mercenaries, naval officers, or Crucible Guard escorting either personages of note or shipments of particularly lavish goods through the streets in order to protect them from criminals or rival business interests.
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