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(Taken from A Traveler’s Guide to Evendarr by Shifter Gileen, Master Trader. Original to be found in Ember's Library of Ravenholt) Evendarr-
The Duchy of Evendarr houses the capital city and seat of the crown. Being the
center of the kingdom provides it with many advantages. It always has the latest
fashions, the best entertainers, the newest music and theater. In general it is
the culture capital of Evendarr, as well as the political capital. It is also
the safest place in the kingdom to be, (apart from the occasional political
assassination.) as it is the farthest from the monsters in the outer regions.
Be
prepared to pay more for goods and services, but after all, you are paying for
some of the finest accommodations in all of eastern Avalon. If you can afford
it, try to stay at the King’s Rest- an inn by which all others are judged! It
is said that King Roderick stayed there on the eve of his coronation. Try the
boiled swordfish!!
Tread
lightly when dealing with the nobles in Evendarr, as they are the oldest and
most entrenched in their ways. However they are in general a nice lot and can be
counted on to be trusted. Of course, as you are traveling through heavier
populated areas, you can expect more common thieves and flimflam artists. Just
be aware and ready.
Many
fighters travel to Evendarr to enter the King’s army, where the training is
excellent, the pay is good, and one can enlist for ten years and return home a
fairly important person. There are also a few good schools set up by past
fighters who train up and coming adventurers.
The Royal Academy of Arcane Arts and Sciences, located on a small island
in the middle of Lake Hollym is home to the greatest school for magic known to
humans. It researches both celestial and earth magic, and has created and
discovered many new spells. Although technically it is not part of any duchy, it
is generally considered to be associated with Evendarr, since people tend to
think of Evendarr as the center of all knowledge.
The Academy has been in existence since about the year 100 or so, and
predates most of the kingdom. It is a glory to behold if you can manage to talk
your way into it. Don’t try bribing your way in, they are only interested in
knowledge. If you have a new spell to share , or new information that for some
reason does not already exist in their voluminous library, then maybe, just
maybe, they’ll let you in. It is most impressive. You’ll feel so
insignificant next to all of those stacks of books. Anyway, as far as I can tell, the main business of Evendarr is government, and tourism! It is still the best place to visit in all of the kingdom.
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