Castage

The King of Castage is a self-professed worshipper of Gorum, and those of his lineage have been for many generations since the city's foundation in 159FZ. Worship of Gorum in the city has developed from simple church services to a full assimilation of the culture, with the city essentially becoming a great fortress, and its armies trained to expert levels of skill. Temples to Gorum are situated regularly through the city streets, each one fortified such that even if the city walls were breached, every street corner would be defensible as though it were a fortress of its own.

Longterm allies with the peaceful citizens of Pinebrook, Castage can afford to focus on honing its military prowess. The Freedom Pact with the Holy Empire has caused the king to become much more suspicious of the Holy Empire, and though he had reluctantly agreed to join The Rested Coast Confederacy in 468LZ, when he was younger, he even more reluctantly signed the Freedom Pact in the Month of the King, 484LZ.

Sovereignty
The city state of Castage is a part of The Rested Coast Confederacy, but is a city state in its own right.

Laws
Military service is compulsory in Castage, and strict discipline is drilled into her soldiers, so crime is rarely an issue in the city. However, duels to the death are legal within her walls, and indeed are common, many becoming public events where bets are placed on who the victor might be.

General
CN large city

Corruption +4; Crime +0; Economy +4; Law +5; Lore +4; Society -1

Qualities insular, pious, prosperous, rumormongering citizens, strategic location

Danger +10

Demographics
Government overlord

Population 45,000 (43,000 Humans; 1,600 Half Orcs; 400 other)

Notable NPCs
King of Castage Groum I (CN male Human cavalier 3/cleric 3/holy vindicator 10)

Marketplace
Base Value 11,200 gp; Purchase Limit 75,000 gp; Spellcasting 7th

Minor Items 4d4; Medium Items 3d4; Major Items 2d4