Valkenburg
The people of Valkenburg founded the town in response to their previous home, the City of Valken on Syren Eisland being destroyed in an encounter with one of the Elan Lords in 1223 AC. It is much smaller than its original construction on the island, but it is still a valuable source of trade and serves at the capitol settlement of the Nordtip region in Frisia. Much of the iron trade from the Kriegshugels end up here to be refined and sent to other regions in Frisia and abroad. Nearby and owned by the Schoonhoven family who also governs Valkenburg sits the Schoonhoven Shipyards which are the largest shipbuilders in Frisia. The town's location at the north end of the Margraten Kanaal also ensures it has a place in the trade flow of The Merchant League.
Government
Governed by Herr Edvard Schoonhoven
Defences
Many of the cannons built in the foundaries of Valkenburg remain here to protect its walls.
Industry & Trade
Smelting of iron, forging of cannons and weapons.
Infrastructure
Large iron smelteries dot the town and the smell of soot and smoke fill the air. The people of Valkenburg are also proud of their history and museums and archives are located all throughout the town. Artifacts of their pas in the Ruins of Valken are sought after and kept here as adventurers and vagabonds brave the dangers to bring back what the people here see as their legacy as the greatest people in Frisia with the most rich culture and history.
History
The old city of Valken was the crown jewel of The Merchant League and was one of its original founders. The town on the mainland is now a shadow of its former self
Geography
Valkenburg sits on the coast of Frisia at the Valkenbay. Farmland and grassland form the remainder of its border to the east. The Valken Fluss flows from the Daumenhugels and out into the bay here cutting through Valkenburg.
Governance
The Schoonhovens are a rich merchant family monopolizing much of the naval shipbuilding in the Merchant League.
