Cities and Towns of Altin
Nexus, The City of All Races
The City of the Nexus iswas the last major population center remaining free on the continent sinceafter the fall of Tholm. Built on top of the ruins of the ancient Daer'lin city,city from lore, it has become home to members of all racesallied whichraces.
Nexus beenCity become refugees to their homeland sincewas the comingmain offocal point during the Goblin Hordes.
Thedue Nexusto wasits unique in its defiance of the Hordes,Hoardes. withWith a strong magical barrier surrounding the city, preventingwhich prevented the more powerful of the Goblin Forcesforces from entering. ThisAfter the Goblins defeat, there was no more need to maintain the barrier wasor destroyedmuch duringof the finalstanding GoblinArmy.
A millennia of relatively peaceful times have seen the once great Hero's of Nexus fade away into the history books, and the Gods have not been heard or felt in nearly as long. Yet the lurking evil seems to be stirring once more in the world of Altin, with reports of strange attacks throughout the land and undead rising from graves. The city guards work tirelessly to keep the streets safe, but are calling for any volunteers to help.
Many heroes have once again risen from the ranks of itsNexus populace,City's populace and surrounding lands, and it currently serves as the headquarters and coordination point for all efforts by the Allied Races.
Falcion, The City of Apprenticeship (Former)
RaisedIt was raised from the ruins of the abandoned City of Algorian, after the First Coming of the Goblin Hordes,Hoardes, on the magical Isle of Falcion. The City of Apprenticeship was gifted by the Metallic Dragons (who call this Isle their home) and has beenwas designed in cooperation with the Allied Races of Nexus.Nexus during the war.
The Major Guilds of the time agreed to establish training facilities upon the isle, for their apprentices, and so this once abandoned island became a major center of activity. Guildmasters, Heroes, and Apprentices alike inhabited this small community as the next generation was trained in relative safety, to reinforce the ranks of those already on the front line holding the Goblin HordesHoardes back.
The Mages Guild,Guild workingat the time, worked with the MetallicsMetallics, haveto imbuedimbue the Falcion Citystone with many magical properties which serve to protect the island and its inhabitants. Many of the properties of the island are not common knowledge. It is known however that the island is shrouded in a magical mist, and that the location of the island shifts from time to time. Also, Apprentices were unable to leave the island, being compelled through some magical geas to complete their training before venturing out into the world.
After the finaldevastating Goblin invasion and following timedefeat of peace,the thereGoblins wasHoardes, nothe greatMetallic need for Falcion anymore. The metallic dragonsDragons reclaimed theirFalcion island to therecuperate mists.their Thenumbers lossesafter forlosing the Metallics had beenso many in their fightsfight with the Chromatics,Chromatic Dragons. The training and theyprotection the island offered was not needed by Heros anymore, and all creatures that once inhabited the land were insaid needto ofbe restteleported andto recoveringnew theirhomes. numbers.Currently nobody knows the island's magically hidden location or what the Metallic Dragons have been doing this past thousand years.
Rymek, The Town of Seafolk
Rymek usedstarted to beas a smallersmall fishing village to the south of the City of Nexus, and is nestled along the Sea of Tears. The Townsfolk are a peaceful lot,lot and wereenjoy quitethe thankfulcommerce tobrought on by the sea trade. During the war, the Heroes of Nexus and its Militia whichdrove drovemuch of the Goblin HordesHoardes out of the southsouth, longand ago.patrolled Rymek'sthe port usedroads to ferrykeep adventurersthings that way. Rymek was a vital source of food from Falcionthe andbountiful back,coastal providingwaters, anwhich invaluableGoblins streamcouldn't ofburn fightersdown duringas they did with the wars.crop fields.
After the final Goblin invasiondefeat and during the long peace that followed, Rymek's prosperitypopulation andexploded sizealongside exploded.its Withprosperity. After Falcion beingwas reclaimed by the Dragons, Rymek was nowbecame the prime destination for new travelers and adventurers to the lands. WithWhen the city expanded its port expanded,ports, Rymek also became a major trading hub for distant lands.lands and brought supplies in for the surrounding inland cities.
The busy city has been fortified with walls and city archers to accommodate its growth, and now serves as the hub for new Heros to start their training against the growing evils in the world. The port of Rymek currently provides transport to an unnamed island justoff southin the distance to the south. It is home to many creatures and most sailors warn captains to steer clear of thea mainland.coral Manyreef ofoff the creaturesisland's fromsouthwest Falcion seem to have made their way to this new island.coast.
Rosehelm, Outpost
The Outpost of Rosehelm was established over one hundredthousand years ago by the Order of the Rose, a religious order of holy warriors, and charged by the former Tholm empire to protect the realms. For many years they served as a calming influence in the countryside. Until the coming of the Goblin Hordes.Hoardes, Thewhich roads no longer being safe, andsaw the Outpost itself under almost constant attackattack.
The Order of the Rose is more commonly known individually as the Rosehelm Guardsmen. They currently have many religious and arcane artifacts buried deep in their keep, and under their protection. These artifacts were taken out of the City of Tholm only days before its fall to the Goblins.
To their credit, the Order of the Rose, hasRose held their own andduring continuethe toGoblin do so,invasion, without the protective barrier magics which used to protectivethat the City of Nexus beforebenefited itfrom. wasSome broughtattribute down.this to the highly secretive artifacts they still safeguard. During the final Goblin invasion, it was thought that Rosehelm Keep was taken by the Giants and all inhabitants put to death. In the aftermath, it was discovered a small group still lived, barricaded deep in the keeps underground fortress. During the following peacefulmillennia years,of peace, the Order of the Rose has slowly rebuilt their numbers.
The Order of the Rose, also known individually as the Rosehelm Guardsmen, currently have many religious and arcane artifacts buried deep in their keep, and under their protection; which were taken out of the City of Tholm only days before its fall to the Hordes.
Tholm, The Imperial City (City of the Arcane)
The City of Tholm was once a majorvast centersource of knowledge, and a major population center in the realm. It was said that not since the University of the Daer'lin had such a vast quantity of knowledge been collected and distilled in one place. Tholm was once the heart of the Old Empire before the Goblin invasion, where influential and powerful people congregated.
Tholm was suddenly destroyed by the Goblin Hordes.Hoardes. All contact from the city cut off for months before news arrived that they were gone.gone Recentfrom survivors. Scouts sent back reports tell of a city changed, its magics bent and twisted with a perpetual darkness covering the sky, and undead marauding in the otherwise deserted streets.
Only a handful a refugees made their way to Nexus, and of those, the most notable being Thelia, who at the death of Fariol, assumed the Guildmaster of the Mage's Tower.Thelia. She had left Tholm only a few short weeks before the invasion causingwhich was its downfall.
The City of Tholm lies somewhere to the east of Nexus beyond the Emerald River, and across the Great Waste. Legend has it that after the Goblin defeat, Theila took the best and brightest volunteers in a crusade across the desert to purge the city. Reports ceased coming back from the group after they ventured deep into the desert, and the common folk eventually stopped asking about any Heros they no longer needed for protection.
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After the final Goblin invasion on the Allied Races of Nexus,defeat, Thelia and other weavemasters gathered together all magical knowledge, remnants and artifacts. When Nexus had been rebuilt, they headed off east to the desert, there they wiped away the undead infested city of Tholm, and established a new city dedicated to the study of magics of all forms. The denizens focused their efforts on purging the corruption left by Astaroth and others from the weave clearing it to the purest form.
The city is now open to all and leaves trade routes well guarded by battlemages through the desert, for those that wish to cross and seek knowledge that has been garnered from a milleniamillennia of study there.
Corynth, The City of the Gryphons
Presumed to lie on the Northern Continent of Ghoorma, many months travel by land and sea, the City of Corynth was 'rediscovered' by the denizens of the City of Nexus when they didunexpectedly reachreached out and callcalled for help. Research into the event indicated that Corynth was once an ally of the Daer'lin and that they had certain understandings regarding offering one another assistance and specific means of communicating such requests.
The Corynthian Gryphons demonstrated considerable magical ability, well beyond anything seen in centuries.
Although the City of Nexus was able to help the GryphonsGryphons, no progress was made in enlisting their aid. Before sending back a party of Heroes to the Nexus, the Leader of the Gryphons merely says: "If you should require help, contact us in the usual ways.ways"".
All records of Corynth and the Gryphons, beyond a cursory dialog in an unrelated missive in the archives, are presumed to have been destroyed centuries ago when the University of the Daer'lin fell into ruins.
After the final Goblin invasion and time of peace,defeat, Fenwick rode off to the north through the mountains andto re-established trade routes with the Corynthian griffins. Being welcomed openly by Corynth, othersother Heros followed suit and moved there as well.well for new adventures.