Ortelburg

The heart of the White Valley and the churning point within the Assarian Empire and the largest locale of Mythril within Te'za. The city itself is built up around the central quarry along the rolling hills that surround the central area of Ortelburg in a large ring. Large gates and towers guard the exterior locations of the city.

Demographics

Much of the city is heavily Ghe'tani. Miners and other common folk that work heavily. Hardy folk that often supply themselves with their own skills and knowledge of the land itself lend to the mining of the precious mineral that is processed many hundreds of miles away. There are smaller numbers of different groups within the city though, but very little by comparison.

Government

Similar to many cities within the Assarian Empire. A figurehead or mayor leads the city as a presence of the Empire. But the quarrymaster within Ortelburg has just about as much power, as he, or she, controls the miners and flow of the precious material.

Defences

Large towers line the rolling hills approaching the city, and heavy metallic gates guard the main entrances of each side along the hills.

Industry & Trade

Much money flows through this city. Many of the miners make a good wage by mining out the powerful element. Some magic is needed at times, but brute labor of moving and transporting the material requires enough of a workforce to sponsor the large city.  There is an abundance of trade back and forth with nearby Farthington.

Infrastructure

Heavy metal defenses with stone and wood inner buildings along and within the hills for homes and other locales. A singular large road passes through the town that is heavily worn and packed down from long travel.

Assets

Mythril in vast quantities put this location on the map, even in larger scale maps at times.

Guilds and Factions

No real guilds or separate factions within the city. The Quarrymaster controls enough and is usually fair enough with wages that smaller unions and criminal activity don't usually even bother trying to form into an organized group.

History

The city was founded many years ago in the upper portions of an old Ghe'tani settlement within the White Valley. The settlement grew, and has since long since collapsed, but Ortelburg was one of the few strong cities that remained.

Architecture

The architecture here is mostly function rather than beauty. Some of the higher tiered buildings along the crests of the hills are built a bit more elegantly within trees and smooth rolling stones, but the majority of the city is functional.

Geography

Settled within a ring of surrounding rolling hills within a plain, the location is easily guarded and watched over. The center ring stretches at least a mile outwards to the ring, leaving ample space within the central sprawl.

Alternative Name(s)

The Mythril Quarry

Type

Town

Population

5,000

Location under

Aldaria

Owning Organization

Assarian Empire