Baltharûl

Located on the upper courses of the River Jannost in the Dalkhrovan realm of Drethek, Baltharûl stands atop the successive ruins of many cultures from Drethek's dim past. Men are compelled to build on this site again and again. Some believe it has to do with the fact that the entire city is built within the bowl of a vast crater, cut in half by the flow of the Jannost. Rough walls of dark stone have been built on the crater's lip: beyond these, the city slopes downward toward the river.
Baltharûl is the center of Drethek society, housing a number of powerful families and enjoying brisk trade with Silvamal to the east and Glaumstalberg to the north over the Aumswigan Range. Baltharûl is home to Darovan Hall, the most famed theatre in Dalkhrova. Near the western edge of Baltharûl stands the Iron Citadel, seat of the Vestan Church in Drethek. Within its walls is a self-contained community, populated by the clergy and their servants. Ivana Rommenicka, the chief apprentice of King Gyorfi Koppany of Drethek, keeps a large estate in the heart of the city, where her family, friends, and allies live in opulent comfort equal to that found anywhere else in Dalkhrova.
Category:Small Cities
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Category:Locations in Drethek
Category:Locations in Dalkhrova
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Category:Settlements in Dalkhrova