Westruun
The city of Westruun is the center of Tal’Dorei, a crossroads of culture along the Silvercut Roadway that welcomes adventurers, traders, and vagabonds of all kinds. Despite its name, Westruun is more east than west, and was in fact named after Palest Westruun, the trader and philosopher who founded the city. Though Westruun suffered greatly beneath the iron talons of the Chroma Conclave, the dragon’s destruction and the razing of the Herd of Storms has allowed the city to reclaim its place of importance as an economic and political power within Tal’Dorei.
Demographics
65% Human,
10% Gnome,
7% Tiefling,
5% Half-Orc,
1% Gnoll,
12% Other
Government
Westruun is ruled by Margrave Brandon Zimmerset, appointed after the fall of the Conclave in the wake of the previous margrave’s execution at the hands of the Herd of Storms, a now-defunct tribe of barbaric nomads. A margrave is a military official appointed by the Council of Tal’Dorei, and is a position held for life, or until the council deems them unfit to govern. Westruun’s standing margrave has executive power over the region’s military forces and holds power to establish and dissolve trading guilds, the lifeblood of Westruun. The city’s margrave commands a standing military of about 800 trained soldiers known as the Shields of the Plain, or simply “Shields.” Despite Westruun’s importance, its military is often spread too thin to properly mount an offensive against the guerrilla Ravagers.
Guilds and Factions
Clasp
Shields of the Plains
Geography
Miles of farmland and fields surround Westruun’s towering walls—except to the west, where the city is bordered by the Bramblewood and dwarfed by the mist-shrouded peak of Gatshadow. The city’s interior is divided into six wards.
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