Guildford
Built on the road connecting Penmorgh with the Southvale Causeway where it crosses a minor branch of the Blackflow River, Guildford is the second great trading city of Southvale. Firmly under control of the Penmorgh Merchant Guild, the guild representative in town commands more influence than anyone other than the Oceander deputy-governor when he makes his frequent visits to the imperial hunting lodge kept there by the Oceanic Court. While the deputy-governor is thoroughly corrupt, the Merchant Guild actually sends its most valuable honest representatives to Guildford where they can work in the financial interests of the Guild without the risk of discovering the Guild’s darker doings. Representative Andressa Triff is a shining star in the Guild for her financial acumen and incorruptibility, but she has begun to notice minor discrepancies in some of the Guild’s books so her days before she must be quietly removed may be numbered.
The city walls of Guildford are strong and kept in good repair by a full company of imperial troops that augment the city guard. But these walls are scarred and show the tests of battle. It was here that the giant invasion was finally halted and turned back with the aid of the dwarves of Durandel in 3306 I.R. Since then, the city has maintained a watchful eye on doings from the Giantlands that some would say borders on paranoia. Regardless, Togus van Wellton, the captain of the guard and a paladin of Muir, vows that should the giants come again, Guildford’s walls and defenders alike will not break.
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Guildford, City of
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City
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