Paraous City

Paraous City. The city is the capital of The Cynder Islands. It is fairly large considering the size of the other towns and villages on the islands. It is mostly made of stone, the City is the hub of all trading for the Islands. It has many ports, small and large that allow access to the outer islands and to ports of Car’Tie.

Paraous City has been under the occupation of Paramar Troops for a few years now, but due to the city being on the outskirts and getting little resistance the Paramar armies have been focusing on the Dwarven Mountains and taking them.

Because of this the troops stationed at Paraous have turned the city in to a city of bribery, blackmail and betrayal.

The adventures of the Orders Front rushed to Paraous City after Cadmael Falaren mortally wounded himself in the tomb in the Dark Forest.

Kerin has found many parts of the city interesting, finding a very interesting mage Cazartavis’ Sven who she believes will aid her magic. Kerin also had a very strange dream that lead her to have any more questions.

After seeking out the healer Jessen, she began to heal Cadmael Falaren. She was caught going into the temple of Avandra, which was forbidden under Paramar rule. Arrested and thrown into the guard tower for holding, everyone decided to break Jessen out. Doing so with a spell they received from Cazartavis’ Sven they left the city and headed out to New Port for a few days to get Jessen somewhere safe.

The Orders Front headed back to Paraous city after leaving New Port and are beginning to find things have changed a bit…

After returning to the city the group didn't stay long, venturing in and out. Eventually leaving for good on a boat ran by Captain Asha.

Main Districts:

1) Cathedral District

The main entrance to the city. The Cathedral district is large, it contains mainly housing for guards as well as many towers. With Paramar recently moving in many statues and large towers have been put up.

A long stone path leads to the middle of the district where a massive cathedral stands. The Cathedral is the most prized building on all of the island, it is even larger than the castle itself.

The cathedral district sits with paths to all other districts in the city.

2) Flower District

The Flower district is where most of the middle and lower class families live. The district is comprised mainly of houses, a small district square and an Inn.

Houses: The houses are all one story in height and made of wood. Comprised of a bedroom, a small kitchen while the nicer houses will generally have a larger kitchen and a bathroom.

District Square: The District square is located at the south west corner of the district directly in front of the Inn. The Square has a fair sized fountain that has a sun, to symbolize Pelor spitting out water in the center.

Inn: It is a fairly large inn that is one story tall. It is made of a stone base with wood.

Accommodations in the Inn are made up of several rooms with large beds. The Inn is fairly well priced for the quality of the Inn.

The Inns menu is primarily comprised of Fish and crops from the local farms.

5) Stone District:

The Stone District contains the highest end housing in all of the city. The houses there generally have 3-5 Rooms depending on the quality of the house. Large kitchens, living rooms and often foyers.

Shops:

Finest Shot: The Finest Shot sells ammunition and various types of bows and crossbows. The shop keeper Deddis has a room in the back of the shop where his male lover Nillik is staying after leaving his family in Breglad.

The Mountain Anvil: This is the black smith shop in town. It is ran by Boraks. The shop is comprised of 4 major areas. A main selling room, where many weapons and armor are on display. A living quarter with an adjacent bathroom, a bedroom and small building attached only by a back wall with a forge and everything else Boraks needs to create his works. He has one assistant who works the counter and a guard who stands just outside the shop.

Petra’s Thread: Is the tailor is town, Petra runs it with her daughter Cara. Most of her robes are tailored to order. She has a main room in the shop where her works are on display and a backroom she uses as a dressing room for clients.

Jewels of the Sea: A large two roomed building with security covering it. A trio of elven guards protect the place. Two males and a single female. The males are Darougs, an 8th level Fighter with the Great Weapon Fighting style and a full set of Scale armor his two handed weapon is a massive spear with glaive like ends, and Terris a 7th level Rogue who is an Arcane Trickster, he has two +1 Magical daggers. The female, their sister is Uriss a 5th level Wild Magic Sorcerer with 2 levels multiclassed into Rogue, specializing into Assassin. The store also has a large vault on the back end that is reinforced. The DC to break into the vault is 30 or a natural 20. The vault contains thousands of gold in gems.

Pelors hues: A small dye shop located behind the Jewels of the Sea.

Berta’s Bakery: A small bakery that specializes in sweets. Berta also makes bread. It is filled with large tables with food on display.

8) Castle District:

The castle district is where the castle of Paraous City is located. It is a small two floor castle made of stone. It has a stone wall around it that is about 25ft tall. The throne room is a long room with guards standing around. A Paramar guard captain along with Paramar Guards and an aristocrat from Paramar are in the throne room at all times.

The Merchant Sellers Traven Dispear lives in this district in a large house that is 3 stories tall with his wife, a female Elf who is said to have married him just for his money.

This district is at the most northern point of the city. The district is filled with beautiful stone roads and large houses reserved for nobility. Guards patrol up and down to ensure safety of the people living there.

Temple District:

This district is home to the Temple of Avandra, abandoned now due to Paramar law the temple is protected at all times by a Paramar Paladin.

Enchanter: The Broken Wand is an enchanting shop specializing in creating first level and uncommon magical items. Beyond that the Enchanter has issues making anything else.

3) Library District:

This district contains the Paraous Library and a bookstore.

The Paraous Library: The library was constructed when Paramar was invading and since then collections of writings all manners of books have been moved all from the Cynder Isles to this place.

The Lost Book: This book shop is ran by a Halfling who claims he can retrieve any spell. Only catch is, any spell he obtains over 3rd level costs 3X as much to obtain. The store is a one story wooden building with a back room and filled with book cases.

7) Dock District:

A large district with an Inn, a port and an alchemy shop.

Dock Inn: A small Inn with a few rooms and straw beds. It is a two story building. Anyone who stays here has a very high chance of someone attempting to break into their room.

Port:

Home to many ships, the ships on this port often transport cargo to places around Paraous City.

Alchemy Shop: This Alchemy shop is a single room with all sorts of potions and other things around. It is ran by a two headed ogre that is extremely dumb to a frustrating level. Often when a person tries to bargen with this ogre the ogre will make no sense in their tactics. One head speaks in a low/deep voice and the other speaks in a squeaky voice. The hands they control are on the opposite side of the head they control. The Ogre is a 15th level Sorcerer but will only ever cast magic if it is threatened.

6) Dock Housing:

A district filled with houses and warehouses.

Houses: single story houses made of stone that are all connected together through shared walls. The houses are made of a single room with a kitchen in it as well as 1 bedroom.

Warehouses: Warehouses fill this district, many are infested with rats. The largest warehouse belongs to the Merchant Sellers. It is where the Merchant Logs and their funds from overseas sales come in.