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'''Valentica''' is perhaps the greatest of all the [[Successor Kingdoms]] and occupies the entirety of the lands bearing the same name. | '''Valentica''' is perhaps the greatest of all the [[Successor Kingdoms]] and occupies the entirety of the lands bearing the same name. | ||
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==About== | ==About== | ||
The city of | The city of Valentica itself sits on the edge of [[Lake Harrowmere]] at the source of the mighty [[River Valen]] which meanders its way south to empty into [[the Endless Sea]] at [[Great Estuary of Amphotia|the great estuary of Amphotia]]. | ||
Great docks line the water’s edge, with piers and jetties thrusting out welcoming arms for traders to load and unload their exotic wares. The city is sprawling and cosmopolitan, with several quarters including [[elven]], [[salamander]], and even, in the insalubrious shadow of the southern city walls, [[goblins]]. | Great docks line the water’s edge, with piers and jetties thrusting out welcoming arms for traders to load and unload their exotic wares. The city is sprawling and cosmopolitan, with several quarters including [[elven]], [[salamander]], and even, in the insalubrious shadow of the southern city walls, [[goblins]]. | ||
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Perhaps even more disturbing is [[Darvled|Darvled’s]] “master plan”—the wall being built to the west of the [[Dragon Teeth Mountains|Dragon’s Teeth Mountains]] far to the north. Ostensibly a barrier to keep out invaders such as marauding [[orcs]] or [[goblins]], many whisper that perhaps [[Darvled]] is trying to build himself a far-reaching empire and keep his subjects contained. That he feels safe enough to stretch his arm so far, for the wall is theoretically well beyond the northern limits of his realm, is noteworthy. | Perhaps even more disturbing is [[Darvled|Darvled’s]] “master plan”—the wall being built to the west of the [[Dragon Teeth Mountains|Dragon’s Teeth Mountains]] far to the north. Ostensibly a barrier to keep out invaders such as marauding [[orcs]] or [[goblins]], many whisper that perhaps [[Darvled]] is trying to build himself a far-reaching empire and keep his subjects contained. That he feels safe enough to stretch his arm so far, for the wall is theoretically well beyond the northern limits of his realm, is noteworthy. | ||
A decade of building has resulted in an incomplete hotchpotch of a defensive line, however. Elegant and imposing in places and barely a line of sharpened wooden stakes in others, [[Darvled]] nonetheless insists on the project continuing and | A decade of building has resulted in an incomplete hotchpotch of a defensive line, however. Elegant and imposing in places and barely a line of sharpened wooden stakes in others, [[Darvled]] nonetheless insists on the project continuing and Valentica’s military size and aggression toward its smaller neighbours is becoming a serious concern. | ||
== Relationships == | == Relationships == | ||
