Veranyl

Sitting at the base of the Yrgar mountains, the city of Veranyl relies heavily upon the income of it's integral location upon a booming trade network. A river that runs from the mountain has proven quite efficient in providing abundant water for the farmers and because of this prosperity has sky rocketed. There is also a fairly large mining operation in the mountains to supply the resources necessary to maintain a knight order, a castle, and a city. Trade routes have kept the city busy night and day. The popularity of Veranyl amongst merchants has largely been due to the fact that the merchants have always felt safe coming and going from Veranyl. Even during the endless wars of the region out or some catastrophe striking, the roads that stretch for miles in the region are always kept safe and are well defended by the knights of Lord Westcaster.

Westcaster Keep is settled in the mountains above the merchant city of Veranyl. A fortified path leads down to the city below it. It is wide enough for ten men to stand shoulder to shoulder and march up it's path. From this location Westcaster Keep has looked over Veranyl and kept it safe in times of even the most dangerous wars. The city itself is not without protection. It is surrounded by a wall of glorious white stone mined from the very mountain that Westcaster Keep rests upon. A garrison of hundreds of men is constantly held within the city to assure safety at all times.

The castle is home to an order of knights known as the Order of the Orange Dawn. Both of Lord Westcaster's youngest remaining sons are members of this order. Sir Jyrus Torrell is the head of the order. Byron, the second youngest known surviving son, is in succession to lead the order when the death of the eldest knight, Jyrus Torrell, occurs. Though it is thought that Jyrus will serve the order with honor for many more years to come.

Temples dedicated to Yundarvus the Holy Knight litter the city. It is predomidetly believed within the city and within the keep that Yundarvus was directly responsible for the prosperity and power.