The City State of Liesech

Liesech is a city in crisis. Once a thriving, wealthy trading hub that ruled over Bite Bay, it’s being eaten alive by a mysterious and deadly disease known as the Weeping Pox. Despite both the Bürach Empire and the Charneault Kingdom’s efforts to contain the malady within the city, the Pox has spread to their lands. The city started as a small fishing village, but the village grow into a city under the guidance of the Bouwengracht family Leveraging its sea access and location between Bürach and Charneault, Liesech grew on trade and cultural influence. As the years passed, its territory expanded as it constructed a system of channels and ditches that controlled flooding and aided its merchant fleet. Soon, Liesech ships dominated the entire western Etharis. But then one night the vampire Countess Analita von Raiza killed the enterer Bouwengracht family and took control of the city, soon after The Weeping Pox appeared in the city and spread, Within days the Pox had infected the populace by the thousands. the uncontrolled Weeping Pox ravaged Liesech. Despite being a new territory, Bürach could do nothing for the citizens and instead blocked all paths to Liesech. Unfortunately, it was a few days too late: the Pox was spreading through the Empire as well. Liesech is now dying. Not only is it still reeling from the Pox, but the quarantine imposed by Bürach has decimated its economy. Currently, the only faction capable of treating the Pox is the Morbus Doctore