Borz
A castle and fortress in Wallachia acting as the seat and namesake of the Boyarship of Borz and the home of the Von Bortza family.
Government
As the seat of the Von Bortz family the city is directly run by it's Grand Boyar Anati Von Bortza where all final decisions are handled by her at court twice weekly. If the Grand Boyar is unwilling or unable to run the court, the position can be filled by a Kasztelan, or temporary governor selected by the Grand Boyar, traditionally a relative especially the heir, often this position exists to handle smaller issues and organize the Boyars schedule but is not strictly required, the current Kasztelan is Anati's Cousin Stepan von Bortza
Defences
The city was founded as a fort on the island of Zahnfelsen, a natural hard point on the river where its thin enough to get a proper bridge. It has full circle towers with mounted trebuchets. The city has an outer wall on both banks, one part of Borz proper and the other a town by the same name in the Edren Empire Both sides have stone walls, and a garrisoned fort controlling entry to their respected countries. Along with that the Soldiers of Sunlight have their headquarters here and are sworned to defend the city and the temple of Saint Valishan.
Industry & Trade
The city has little hard industry acting more as a nexus of goods moving through the empire and Wallachia's rich farms that surround the castle. What industry there is build and maintain perishable needs like dairy products, smith repairs, bakeries and such, or many many trade Inns. Its economy is deeply reliant on the empire for revenue worrying many as despite the cities loyalty to the church of the Morning Lord, the city has courted the empire and the Imperial Church of Myrrine.
Infrastructure
The cities main lifeline is the Long Sister River and the old empire highway that connects it to both Arda across the river and Ozerud further in Wallachia. The city has build some railway meant to extend from Arda to Ozerud in a comercial treaty with the empire, but the civil war has paused all construction. The city has a basic city sewer as well as draw bridges.
Guilds and Factions
The Soldiers of Sunlight are a paladin order based here, an order sworn to protect the home of Saint Valishan and the church of the Morning Lord. They often fight for the Grand Boyar, but it's grand master follows the orders of the Abbot of the temple and the council of abbots. Though often they act as an adventuring core handling monster hunts, policing and investigating and small mercenary work to keep their hands full. They sided with the Grand Boyar in the civil war.
History
The Town was originally founded by the old Kingdom of Edren before the empire, as a military base to guard against the rival Wallocks of the south and eventually was the seat of the province during the early first empire. Many names of streets or old arcitecture bares this out such as the cities original name Bortza and the family Von Bortza being a Edren name. The community however integrated into Wallachian culture with Hans Von Bortza converting to the faith, one of Saint Valishan's many achievements. It would end up acting as gaurd against the empire instead of for during the war of independence and has never lost its militant streak often being the first and final guard against empire expansion.
Architecture
the city's Architecture shows evidence of multiple styles and types present reflecting much of the age of the city itself. The Inner Island is the oldest part of the city and much of its construction comes from the early Wallachian legacy, with signs of the pre empire Edren marks like its old non-brick inner walls that still bare the Dragon Mark
Alternative Name(s)
Bortza
Type
City
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