Patience

Demographics

The following races are present in Patience:

• Human (64%)
• High Elf (13%)
• Half-Elf (12%)
• Tiefling (9%)
• Other (2%)

Note: Prisoners are counted amongst the transient population.

Government

Patience is ruled by the Order of Balance and their Janissaries. The Reverend Father rules from Penitence Castle and is considered the Voice of Janus on this mortal plane. Many Hospitallers, Paragons, Inquisitors, and Magistrates make up the bureaucracy of the City and the Order that it serves. Church and State are intertwined.

Defences

The city is defended by the main bulk of the Order of Balance which is made up of hundreds of clerics, paladins, and novices. The walls are thick stone, but in case that would not suffice, each stone is inscribed with holy glyphs to deter demons and devils. The Needle River is guarded by a row of ballista (called Judgement Row) that are continually maintained and ready to destroy any ship or raft that has not received clearance from the port authority.

Industry & Trade

Major Imports:

• Weapons
• Armor
• Horses
• Gold

Major Exports:

• Religious Zealots
• Prisoners

Infrastructure

Other than the heavy presence of the Holy Order of the Balance, Patience is known for it's gifted shipwrights. Ships - both royal, civilian, and foreign - are outfitted, repaired, or upgraded in the shipyards.

Guilds and Factions

The following guilds have an outpost in Patience:

• Merchant's Guild
• Fisher's Guild
• Guild of Heroes
• Guild of Artisans
• Guild of Shipwrights
• Lawmaker's Guild

The following factions have representation in Patience:

• The Order of Balance (HQ)
• The Admiralty
• The Tower Judiciary (HQ)
• The Cinder Knights
• House Cindermere

Tourism

Patience is a place of pilgrimage for those faithful to the God of Fate. Believers come from far and wide to cross the Bridge of Sins and receive clemency from the presiding pontiff (or the Reverend Father, if they are lucky). Lawmakers often travel here to ply their trade in the courts of the Tower Judiciary.

Patience City Map by Marcel M du Plessis

Founding Date

125 AI

Alternative Name(s)

The House of Justice

Type

City

Population

15,655

Location under

Rubore

Owner/Ruler

The Reverend Father

Owning Organization

The Order of Balance