Arndulanth

Nestled on the edge of the Flinty Hills, in the shade of the Gamboge Forest, this town of 2,000 people has traditionally been virtually a free town, a market for Gamboge goods and the output of mines in the wooded hills. Sadly, Arndulanth has changed character sharply since the end of the war.

The local leader of the Knights Valorous, Carindrell, is an immensely charismatic speaker. He denounces the wickedness of Womtham, which most Arndulants (as townspeople are known) know well from trading visits. They have seen the wickedness and poverty of that city. Carindrell denounces Archbold as weak, a king failing to defend his valorous people, but his primary targets are the incompetent generals of Nyrond's armies. When Basmajenn visited Arndulanth en route to the northern front during the wars, Arndulants were able to see what a pompous fool the man was, so this message is well received. Carindrell claims that the Gamboge and Flinty Hills folk keep Nyrond afloat with their produce, and what do they get in return? The warrior priest argues implicitly for autonomy of the people of the region, and his words reach receptive ears.

Carindrell's supporters have cleaned up the streets of Arndulanth Northern refugees have been run out of town, and retinas forced into "civil" work, such as street cleaning, the worst laboring jobs and the like, under conditions of virtual slavery. Markets are watched by Valorous League members, who expose cheats and thieves.

While Carindrell doesn't rule the town, its Mayor can barely oppose the man's words since he is so popular. A recent stunt by Carindrell proved immensely effective. With much pomp and ceremony he and a dozen Knights Valorous marched off into the Flinty Hills. They returned with the corpse of a Nalfeshnee, a fiend of truly horrifying appearance. Carindrell gave a great speech in the marketplace, stating that such fiends would surely come to stalk the hills and forests unless people's hearts turned to the One True Path. How he managed to come by the corpse is unknown, but many responded with zeal mixed with fear.