Alderick

The first things visitors to Alderick will notice is how the weather is terrible, it smells like fish, and all the buildings are in disrepair.
Alderick is the largest city of the Valarr Union, a constituent of the Erdannian Empire. It was briefly a major city to rival Erradan and Varawyn, particularly known as a shipyard and naval base. However, since much of the naval forces moved to Portonecia, and production moved to Shoredown, the city has lost much of its former wealth and reputation. Nowadays, the ships which are built in, and dock in, Alderick are mostly fishing and whaling vessels. 
Alderick's impoverished state is largely due to the vice-grip of the oligarchic Burgesses who control the Valarr lands, and who rinse the area for whatever profit they can acquire. 
Currently, Alderick is controlled by the Loyalists in the Erdannian Civil War.
=== Background ===
Alderick likes to present itself as the "Third City of Erdannia", and has a lot of pride in its history, despite its current disrepair. Before the establishment of the Erdannian Empire, Alderick was capital of the Valarr Union, the "Poorest nation of Tyrrus". After the Erdannian Empire was established, and Alderick was brought in, it experienced a brief golden age and was invested into by many businesses. Factories were established, hotels were built, and the navy established their offices in the city. However, as soon as Erdannia had conquered and built up Nazenne, everything moved away from Alderick and into the warmer climate of the Shattered Sea.