Guide to Pem and the Neighbouring Centrelands (Book)

Ridgeley
The pleasant city of Ridgeley has been made an attractive day excursion through the facilities afforded by the Grand Trunk Railway Company, in the shape of return tickets at cheap fares. Thus, there is certainly no place finer for the casual visitor than the garden city that is the seat of Pem's government. 
The direct approach into town from Pembleton is the famous Tunnelbridge road, a narrow and quaint thoroughfare which nonetheless once provided the primary passage from Pembleton to Waysouth in less developed times, and before the advent of the railway. Despite this, the road remains a must-see, as one is transported back to the days of the Kingdom of Pem. As we emerge from beneath the arch of the ancient Gate that guards the entrance to the tunnel, we enter the noble expanse of greensward, from which rises the great entrance to the famous Guildhall.
To the east, some two miles from this, in the ancient and now largely military borough of East Ridgefield stands one of the most impressive fortifications which the Centrelands have to offer.
Ridgefield Castle, affectionately known by those of the Imperial Guard as “Fort Harryhausen” after the late general of the First Tall Kingdom War, is the ceremonial heart of the Imperial Guard, and though largely outmoded in an era of squat, cannon-defended fortifications, is still a centre of Pem's defences largely due to the difficulty of its position. 
However, in peacetime, tourists are welcome to visit, and observe the famous “Changing of the Imperial Guard” which has drawn travellers since the days of Lord Sawdus, or indeed to take in the very romantic and invigorating views which may be seen from atop its walls. 
Up until 346 H.S. The dead town of East Ridgefield returned two members of the Undercourt, the election taking place in a field upon which the last houses of the “rotten borough” once stood. Before its abolition, as much as £60,000 has been known to have been paid for the small estate in order that it might nominate its two members, by often insalubrious characters.
The Guildhall
The famous Guildhall of Ridgely has often been the subject of etchings and mimeographs, largely because of its position at the very heart of Pemblish politics. Venture into this hallowed hall, and one will surely see a few of those great men around which the nation orbits. On