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::'''Gramidern'''
::Overview
* City population in excess of 100,000
* Kingdom population exceeds 3 million people (humans and and demi-humans)
* King Wysedin of Serr rules 200 miles of coast and up to 100 miles inland
* There have been many cities before Gramidern stretching back over 10,000 years into human prehistory
* Current archaeologists and historians believe there are at least 10 layers of cities beneath present day Gramidern
* Current city was founded 300 years ago by Lord Thronstrom who overthrew the Tyrant Keren Strongarm; Thronstrom’s crest was a shield half-back & half-white with the black half showing the sharp profile of a half face with eye only – this is still used as the crest of the city, with banners displayed as white with jet black edge sewn in silver trim
* King Wysedin’s banner is same as the city top half with a half silver crown on the black half and the bottom half dark crimson on the black half and gold on the white half, with the bottom part of the face in gold on the crimson half
* Beneath the King sits the Council of Ministers who oversee the Kingdom's bureaucracy (Trade, Treasury, Arms, Works, Law, State)
* Nobles control ancestral lands and while they wield considerable influence in their own rights often seek to gain prominence among the ministries
* A canal system operates through the kingdom, including a series of locks in the foothills of the mountains and tunnels passing beneath hills and even the Castle of Thorns, which is the main fortress used to guard the Golden Road as it exits the mountain pass
* An ancient roadway system is still in use including long stretches of useable viaducts of great antiquity
* Gramidern has improved many of these roads and has 2 major roads – the Golden Road leading roughly east-west and connecting to the western edge of the kingdom and the Grand Trade Road leading roughly north-south to the other major cities of the West Radiant.
* The Kings Road is a roughly straight road that is carried on a series of viaducts, bridges, tunnels and elevated roads that leads from the city of Vesten beneath the Castle of Thorns to the city of Gramidern proper. This is a road controlled by the Ministry of Arms who use it to move troops but also offer passage for non-military people at a cost of 2gp for each 10 mile marker
* Ethnically is Tethyrian - medium build & height, dusky skin, brown hair & blue eyes common
::Features of the City
* 3 main protective walls have been built as the city has expanded
* The Inner walls (up to 50 ft in height and 15 ft thick) enclose the extent of the city as rebuilt by Thronstrom after he defeated the Tyrant Keren Strongarm and the Castle of Kara’Kar at the heart of the old city; a series of small connected keeps with high viaducts links the castle to 4 keeps heading to the harbour, the 4th of which (Traders Keep) is located on the Radiant Sea, next to the main trading port
* The old city is located on a hill and runs down to the harbour; A bridge connects from the Traders Keep to the Sea Fort which is on an island where the harbour gives way to the open sea)
* The Middle Wall was constructed 100 years ago and encloses the extent of the city before its destruction after the fall of Keren Strongarm, It largely falls around the base of the few hills clustered around the port and is between 25ft - 35ft tall and roughly 10ft think; There are 5 main gates, all of which are currently being strengthened and repaired
* The Outermost Wall is currently three quarters finished and is 12 miles in length; When finished it will be over 50ft high and between 15ft to 20ft think at the base
* Corpse Grim – a fabled creature who dwells within the City of the Dead and who sometimes is known to venture into the surrounding countryside and into Gramidern itself
* The City of the Dead is an ancient necropolis that sprawls over several hills to the north of the city; The growth of Gramidern means that some parts of the city are starting to encroach upon the outskirts of the unwalled sections of the necropolis
* Multiple marketplaces including the Grand Forum which is a series of connected covered and open marketplaces culminating the in the Serr Marketplace
* Teams of Ogres work the docks; each Ogre working the docks is permitted into the city by special permit issued jointly by the Ministry of Arms and the Ministry of Trade and must wear a prominent Brass Vambrace with the Gramidern crest stamped into it at all times
* An Equinox festival is a rolling 3 day celebration including a parade featuring giant puppets made of wood and cloth, including a darkly ominous puppet with 6 fingers on each hand and dark grey horns representing Corpse Grim

::Corpse Grim and the City of the Dead
* Corpse Grim is a fabled creature who dwells within the City of the Dead and who sometimes is known to venture into the surrounding countryside and into Gramidern itself
* The City of the Dead is an ancient necropolis that sprawls over several hills to the north of the city
* The growth of Gramidern means that some parts of the city are starting to encroach upon the outskirts of the unwalled sections of the necropolis

::In game
* Pictographs carved on ancient foundation stones in the image of Sili the Ancient Witch Queen of Lamentations were recently uncovered during construction work near the Serr marketplace
* The Wererat Eshin Clan was driven out from their undercity fortress and were unable to complete the "Time of Sacrifice and Hunger" ritual for the Horned God
* Observed excavations within the city included 2 ancient stone statues, 20ft tall & partly in ruin of 2 Stone Giant Kings sitting on thrones staring at each other across the Golden Road 2 miles out from the outer walls
* A delegation from the Helegu Silver Host met with city leaders, while searching the bronze head of the Staff of Shadowfel

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