Bard's Gate Region
The giant metropolis governs the lands and settlements in its suzerainty as a calm, rational parent trying to placate a petulant child. It uses reason, patience, and cajoling to bring its subjects into line rather than brute force. Although the city boasts a professional army that includes a small unit of skilled adventurers known as the Lyreguard, its military forces are singularly devoted to defending Bard’s Gate rather than expanding its territory through military conquest. The men and women dedicated to this critical task are primarily stationed atop and within the city’s walls and in two critical strongholds — the Citadel of Ravens just beyond the walls, and the Citadel of Griffons in the neighboring valley. In addition to the massive city, numerous smaller settlements and other points of interest exist outside its stone walls, especially in the Lyre Valley. This region features some of the Lost Lands’ most seminal locations such as Stoneheart Valley, the Stoneheart Mountain Dungeon, and the underbelly of Bard’s Gate itself.
The Bard’s Gate Region has some of the most diverse terrain in Akados. The city proper sits atop a hill overlooking the valleys beneath it. The Stoneheart Mountains to the metropolis’s north cast a dark shadow across the foothills and the iconic valley beneath it. West of Bard’s Gate lies the fearsome Stoneheart Forest, while the road east crosses through the Forest Kingdoms. The region’s moderate climate supports a vibrant savanna warm and humid enough to support crucial food staple crops and herds of domesticated animals. Despite the presence of civilization throughout the area, orcs, hobgoblins, goblins, and other aggressive humanoids and monsters pose a constant threat to the region.
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Bard’s Gate Region
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Geopolitical, Principality
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