AD&D - Birthright - Player's Secrets of Endier (2e)

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nument can prov'

s winter draws
spirits are around, they I
wn,and there is no evidet

attack humans.
Foxes, too, are common, su

animals from the farms.
And, of course, there are the ordinary an





Morildon is situated in such a place as to take ulti- e (or the customs officials and
nto the land. Its population is

ended to the throne that it

Free City sits on a ?&-foot bluff

river, at the junction of the Maesil
to keep from being swept downstream
do&; those that are have a tedious day

Once they’ve landed, they must deal with the
dock master, pay thek loading.fecs, a d s u b m i t to

traversed, even in the worst of winter's ice. Near that would no longer be a problem.
the gates are the warehouses, places for the stor- Back to the north, the Library of Endier squats
age of goods going in and out of the city. Stables
have also been built nearby, both for keeping and n e x t to Embassy Hall and right next to that is
Sages' Corner. The scribes of the city are situated

near these folk. well.
Beyond that division lies a public park, greenery South of the Ghoeran gate is the larges

inviting thc city dweller to rest. Farther south are terms of population and square footage both
the inns, a large guard barracks near the gate to
the Imperial Road. and a large residential area dential area in the city, called Thorn
(called Crofters' Corners) for servants of the
* wealthy and the crafters of the area. The Bazaar of artists and other creative people wbo
Endier and the Farmer's Market lie just to the east
of this section, providing all manner of goods and arts live in the southernmost c o
services. The Bazaar is the main place of business
in the land o f Endier and for much of the Heart- brook, near the gate to the Endierd

the Western Imperial Temple of Ha

is to be found White Hall College, a

of no little rcknown.

They're cheaper and more accessible than the repute, dealers in questionable substanceapt+
priests of tbe temples, but their services aren't as veyors of black markct goods. and deat2epp.d'
reliable. However, since there aren't really
e n o u a priests to keep a whole town well, the even darker mein. Rumor has it that the$ all
answer t o the regent of EndierA,one.way or
healersdo a brisk business. North of the healers another-either through the Jawm t l y m g h his
are the banks and guildhalls, where the hulk of commands. It is certainly traethab & d e r con-
trols the honest guilds; none dthescum o f
business is done in Endier. The Bazaar is here for Endier are willing to name the rqler as their
the traders: the guilds and banks are here for the
moneyed and the representatives of the moneyed. boss, either because they're S W i f i e d of
Some guildsinen even havr the people's best him, or because there is no truth Lo the
interests at heart.

North ofhere is Embassy Hall, where the ambas-
sadors of various Anuirean realms make their
homes. Mhoried, Roesone, Ghoere, and %omen all
have permanent embassies in this huge building:
other realms rent space as they need to deal with

trade matters.

Naturally, Embassy Hall is located right next to

Caer Endier, the castle and heart of wrealm:
30-foot high wall separates &e hrlltop.captle
LomtherestofEndiep,treetoac
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Most Endieran commoners o

where the wealthy retreat fmm the pressures of the
ing with life in the city There are also the ped
and merchants who travel along the roads between

the towns, selling their wares, not to mention the
people of the lesser towns of the land. Infantry and

and so they are doomed to fade







. He does have a trade that goes through his town. He's concerned
about profit, not quality of life.
Endier and does

maintain an armv.

in good steading with the regent Free City of Endier: Montein Co

ticolar town: t66 i&udmps, why rhepweo Acted
by their people. :
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Picrcalm: The Rjurik Anais Stormsdaughter runs

society.

the horder. Their
nothing more than
for the interminabl

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outside of the land. Through influence, money, Each guild has its own guildmaster who answers to
threats. and a liberal application ofwits, Endier h a s the owners of the businesses of that guild. Thev tell
managed to remain on the map much longer than any him their problems, beg for help, or merely com-
would have predicted 200 years ago. plain about latest law. The guildmaster then travels
to the Merchants' Council to present the complaints
Of course, the regent has to make sure that every- and pleas for the council's consideration. Theoreti-
cally, the guildmaster answers to the owners: in real-
thing is in order in Endier before wonying about for-
eign holdings. This chapter describes the interests ity, they bow to his or her wishes.
the regent of Endier possesses, where they're
located. and what they d o for her in terms more Businesses that are not part of the Heartlands
understandable than numbers alone. It aLso presents Outfitters. or those that are members but refuse

extremes), knowing both that they face possible
censure as well and that aid.to the business in

The various legitimate interests include

to take part in the pacification-thi

Endieran Militia is t l q e to kei+p the.

,. peace, not to have villagers turn,& on
*-a their fellows.

be separate heads 01
various functions in

fairly loyal to Endier.





at he built a structure of costs
holdings and roads that would last for
years if managed well. A list of the current ment. the treasury can grow ever larger,
regent's holdings in other land follows. The DM can even to the pint of supporting a good-size army
choose to disallow these if they seem to provide tou
much p e r for the Endieran regent. In a typical turn, assuming moderate taxation,
Endier and its guild holdings bring in an average o f
Law (2) Caenvil (2/3) MedoerelEnlien 28 GR (with some removed every turn for rulers'
Guild (2) Caerwil (2/3) MedoerdEnlien taxes, usually around -4). There's also the
Guild (2) Tier (213) Diemed/Uiem
Guild (4) DiemedIDiem a total of 40-42 GB a turn.
Guild (3) Moere (510)
Law ( 0 ) (6) castle in the Free City of Endier. With a
Guild (2) Ciliene (€do) Diemed/Diem court cost that brings the total to 18, leavin
Law (0) Maesford (2/3) Alamie/Alam regent with 22-24 G B to spend a tum. O f
Guild (3) Maesford (U3) Alamie/Alam some of this must be spent on
Law (0) protect Endier's borders.
Traiward (3/2) Alamie/Alam
Guild (2) Traiward (3/2) Alamie/Alam
Guild (4) Laraeth (3/2) Alamie/Alam
Guild (2) City of Anuire (10/0) N/A
Guild (1)
Tveste (30) Ghoerflael
Ghiere (5/0) Ghwrellsel

Rhumannen (4/1) Ghoerenael

Obviously, there are competing interests in the
other lands, places that would just as soon see the
Endieran influence disappear. For example,

e possibility that another realm would li

Unit TypeINumber

Endier. The gentry know that this is the This leaves approxi
place to be seen if they want to earn any
of the lucrative business of serving the country.
The court is the main place of business and diplo-

Thus, the castle is well-staffed and appointed+. province. The
costs 9 GB t o maintain it at this level. On the
can bringina

aturally, in a land so thoroughly controlled a

possil,le rivalby guild interests, there are enough plots

undercurrent of gossip and news in Endier, and there has taken an interest in the new Endieran regent.
are few r u m m that d o not eventually make it to the There are several ways to interpret this interest. fcw

One interpretation is that she sees Endier as her

.'. 'apmkendertothe throne sible. Accompanying this rumor is the word that :
perhaps it was Guildrnisrress Bireon who was
The &st of these rumors brings a disiurbiig hint o f responsible for Guilder Kalien's death. I f trouble
comes, the regent might well want to look at under-
lsingcauses to see if ths trouble came, perhaps very

1 foding herself a mate. It's well hown that she's

empire, and so much the
hetter if the heir should
also stand to gain control of
Endier as well! However,

regents should be advised



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fear of heing discovered, and they've turned up lhis is, apparently, the answer to the riddle poscd to
some interesting tidbits that can he sold t o con-

Though they may not like him,the other Anuirean spies everjwhere, after all. And once the Spidcr . '
rulers will have to agree that Mhoried is in the has the answer from someone besides the,ruler of

there is little they can d o to protect themselves
against this sort of digging. All sortr o f money can

:{' bs made buying and selling information. and Endier

is in a prime position to profd from it, one way or

Ricbard Endier,hidden in a vault deep heneath the "
castle in Endier. This is a.one-time bonus,. but ic
allows the regent to puU forth 2dS GB. In this vault

, , are also plans detailing the castle. These plans will
allow a regent who studies them carefully the oppor-





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