Greywald

Geography
Greywald is built along a thin mountain road known as the Silver Road. This is located in-between The Origin and the Empire of Merinth.

City Features
Greywald is a city built alongside the Ash-Crowned Slopes, only peaking at the the peak of the Grey Mountain itself. The city's construction consists of three major rings: The Grey Hills, The Silver Plateau, and the Ashstone Fort. The Grey Hills, being the lowest section of the city, is where the stunning quartz walls of the city are built. Here the common populace lives, shops, works, dies, and is buried. Connected to the Greyhills, the Miner's Cove, the port of the city, is mostly composed of mineral transport ships to be sold to the various cities of Merinth. The many silver mines of Greywald begin from this section of the city, as well as the Traveller's Gate which leads to the thin mountain pass known as the Silver Road.

The Silver Plateau, the elevated seat of the wealthy and powerful in Greywald, as well as the home of the Headsman, or the notorious guard of the city. Given their name for their common discipline phrase, "Break it, then buy it." Referring to their preference to figure out a situation when any potential threats are taken care of; and then depend on the Grey's deep pockets to pay for any harm done. This section of the city is separated by Liar's Gate, a reference to the only people who go through the gate: criminals for their sentencing, and the wealthy.

The Ashstone Fort serves as the home for the Grey Family, the long-reigning nobles of Greywald, and its founders. Crafted from the very stone composing the mountaintop, its black craft resonates with dominance over the whole of city. This section of the city is separated by the Grey Gate, the first wall crafted by the ancient founders of the city.

Politics
Greywald has been long-ruled by the Grey Family, and their close advisors. Recently, a group of bandits known as the Pitchmen, swarmed the Ashstone Fort, and captured the Grey Family. Since then, their leader, the self-appointed Black Baron, has limited access to the city to a select few: young workers, and new-recruits to join in his revolution. The city has been absolutely quiet, and no word has come in or out of the city since its capture at the hands of the bandits.

A single dispatch of a hundred men was sent to Greywald under the control of Captain Lorman Shay, to take care of the bandits. Scouts of the empire spotted them break through the first gate of the city, however, what happened upon them entering remains a mystery.