Lord City of Palanthas
Palanthas, also called Palanthas the Ancient and Palanthas the Beautiful, is one of the largest cities in Ansalon. It lies nestled safely in the Bay of Branchala in the northwest corner of the Ansalon mainland, protected from the furious Turbidus Ocean. It is home to more than 32,000 citizens most of whom are humans, the rest a mix of other races such as elves, dwarves, gnomes, and the occasional minotaur and kender. The Cityhome has long been the pride of Solamnia, hailed as one of the major beacons of light in the world and with its white marble buildings and magnificent villas it is a beautiful sight indeed. The city relies heavily on trade with merchants from all over Ansalon. Even minotaur vessels are allowed through the Gates of Paladine.
Palanthas is arranged much like a wheel with roads forming a circular spiral and eight great avenues emerging from the Central Plaza serve as the spokes of this wheel. The third road is followed by an immense wall which divides the city in two – Old City and New City. Old City is the heart of the city. This is where the Lord Regent and the members of the City Senate reside and it is where most governmental buildings lie. On the other side of Old City Wall lies New City, covering the foothills of the Vingaard Mountains. The vast majority of Palanthas’ citizens live in New City.
The city is ruled by Lord Amothus Palanthus and run by a Senate composed of 25 members from the various nobles of Palanthas and 25 members from the various guilds. Additionally, Harbard uth Farnan, Knight of the Rose, serves as the Lord Knight, a non-voting advisor to the Senate. All laws are drafted and approved through a simple majority. The Lord of Palanthas then approves the law or vetoes the law, where it can be overturned with a 3/4ths majority of the Senate. In the case of a tie, the Lord of Palanthas can break the tie, or dismiss the law without consideration. In this case, it can not be overturned.
Members of the City Senate include the following:
- Imogena Fale, Speaker of the House, Senate
- Xavier uth Nostran, noble member of the Senate, master of House uth Nostran
- Benton Uth Fradeth, noble member of the Senate, maste of House Uth Fradeth
- Tiberius Wheatbringer, noble member of the Senate, master of House Wheatbringer
- Meister Curlos Chalced, guild representative to the Senate
Other Famous People in Palanthas
- Astinus Lorekeeper, Master of the Great Library
- Dalamar, Master of the Tower of High Sorcery
- Ryon Limblade, red-robed wizard and apprentice to Dalamar
- Grogan Grimpate, Harbormaster - cantankerous Neidar dwarf
- Bahal Villem, Admiral of the Palanthian Navy
- Geor uth Vingaard, young head of House uth Vingaard. A lesser house on the rise.
Guilds and Factions
- Carters' Guild - responsible for moving items from one building or ship to another.
- Cartographer's Guild - an ancient and revered guild in Palanthas
- Civil Engineering Guild - run by a group of Gnomes from Mount Nevermind.
- Commerce Guild
- Crier's Guild
- Fishers' Guild
- Heralds' Guild
- Lamplighters' Guild of Palanthas
- Military and Medical Guild
- Thieves' Guild
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