The NorthFringe

A wild frontier region north of the known kingdoms, beyond the Paveran desert hills. Remote, largely untamed, and sparsely populated by scattered settlements and wandering peoples. Rich in ancient Hesh ruins and pathways. The NorthFringe forest is magic-touched, particularly attractive to those with fey blood. The region has been under the shadow of Lezmara's undead predations for approximately 26 years (as of h-142). Population 2,500, of notably mixed stock: 25% human, 10% dwarf, 10% elf, and 55% other, with many half-races and mixed races. Northfringe uses a combination of currencies from around the world alongside barter, and speaks Common with a distinct Northfringe accent -- a quick mumble that foreigners find difficult to follow. Northfringe was originally the northernmost outpost of the Golden River Empire, founded by Blain Brewman. The outpost was immediately both unmanageable and exciting, drawing adventurers and miscreants from the world over. It was the last bastion of law in a land of wild, and the law it had was tenuous at best: people there are just as likely to be carrying weapons as writs of law from some far-off capital. Religions vary from major gods to pagan superstition, with no real formal support from the local government and no temples of note in the city proper. The lords of Northfringe impose few restrictions on anything, and corruption is barely more rampant than opportunity for those who know what to look for. Nearly anything can be bought, sold, stolen, or bargained for in the streets, and the few things that cannot be had in rooms behind closed doors in the basements beneath them.