Swordhaven

### Heraldry

Bleu celeste, a gauntlet fesswise sinister holding a sword palewise inverted cendrée, bordure argentA grey gauntlet facing the right holding a sword pointing down on a sky blue field with a white border

## Overview

Swordhaven is one of the largest towns on Lor, and the largest settlement on Inilar. It is the hometown of many great adventurers, and contains a huge variety of shops and services, ranging from magical potions, pets, and even a school for adventurers.

Swordhaven is a rich, influencial and prospering collection of buildings, inns, and bazaars, and there's no actual city borders or walls. Many legendary adventurers frequent the town, and Swordhaven's holdings span over a large area, with farmland extending to the far North.

## City

### Centaur 21's Clubhouse

Cysero's very expensive and very exclusive clubhouse for Centaur 21 is located near the centre of Swordhaven. It serves as both luxury real estate and party house for its members.

The building has emerald infused windows and lined with gold, and the walls are plated with platinum. A powerful magical ward surrounds the building.

Centaur 21 also owns various other buildings around the city.

### Rip in the Sky

A magical anomaly by some apprentice of the Wizard's Guild desperate to prove himself has caused a jagged, open wound in the sky above Swordhaven.

The council has assured the city that the rip is only temporary... and completely harmless. Odd movements can be seen from the other side.

According to The Warlock, leader of the Wizard and Mage guilds, his investigation revealed that the rip leads to Isle d'Oriens, and that the mishap has caused the small isle to be pulled half way around the world and half way out of this plane of existence.

This minor abberation of natural law is not really concerning enough for anyone in Swordhaven to bother with, and as such, the High Council has elected to ignore it, continue life as usual and let it fix itself...

### SleuthHound Inn

The famous five star inn of the equally famous bearded inn keeper Yulgar is popular around the world and constantly booked full. The service of SleuthHound Inn is second to none, and the doors open up to a wide lounge where many of the greatest minds in the world gather to share news of the day.

The leader of the Fighter and Knight's Guild Blackhawke is a well known patron, and can often be found here meeting other big names both for business and pleasure.

The inn does not distinguish between race, species, or even sentience. All paying customers are welcomed equally, which makes for some very odd sites on occasion. Because it has become somewhat of a national treasure, few people would try to cause trouble at the inn. Any adventurers trying to defame the place would be quickly evicted without quarter or mercy.

Yulgar is also rumoured to have obtained some very curious materials from the Crash Site, and being a former metalsmith, can occasionally be pursuaded to craft some unique, quality gear.

Beyond the maintained rooms and high profile patrons, the inn's dusty cellars hides an obscured entrance to the hidden world of Sword Under. Also, Yulgar's highly secret raspberry smoothie reciepe. It's almost worth braving the horrors of Sword Under to find it, for it's heaven on earth, and will surely make whoever has it a very rich man indeed.

### Stonehand Tower

The most notable structure in the town and heavily guarded, the tall spire of Stonehand tower is located in the Northern part of the city and serves as the city's treasury and base for the town's armed forces and military. Swordhaven is capable of fielding seven thousand men. The surrounding towers overlook a training ground for Swordhaven's armed forces, and the greatest war steeds in the land are bred here.

### Sword Under

Often referred to simply as "The Pit", Sword Under is a network of secret tunnels under the city.

Some believe it was originally constructed to allow a quick escape or evacuation in case of attack, or to allow the water to drain should the city ever flood. More likely, it was built by some rich kid on a wim with way too much time and and way too much money on their hands.

Whatever purpose it was intended to serve, the now dysfunct tunnels do little other than allow strange, monsterous forms to creep in it's many nooks and crannies. The easiest way to reach Sword Under is to enter through a poorly sealed tunnel from SleuthHound Inn's cellar, which grants the most smooth descent down into the dusty and worn abyss.

Other entrances exist, the most notable of which is below a large oak tree near the magic shop along the side streets of the town, ducking under its roots would lead the curious soul down a steep drop into darkness. It's much harder to use this as an exit than as an entrance.

No one knows the extent of these tunnels of Sword Under, and none has yet tried to map it, and the brave or foolish who have explored it claim the tunnels reach far beyond the city itself.

No matter what, everyone agrees that The Pit is not for the faint of heart, for through the years, many twisted creatures have found a home here, and navigating it's darkness is not easy for even the most travelled of adventurers. It is not known exactly what kinds of horrors dwell in it's depths, and some worry it will not be long before these start to encroach on territories closer to the surface...

## Nearby Territories

### Crash Site

A crash site of a mysterious extraterrestrial craft is located only a few leagues East of the town, half way between Swordhaven and the sea. The build of the craft is unusual, but it seems oddly to be influenced by Kobolds. No kobold society known has been able truely settle outside of the planet however, so it's real origins remains a mystery.

The technologies aboard the craft is intricate and highly advanced, rivalling the best of Deren. Scavengers from Swordhaven have plundered the machines, and the once shiny, slick aircraft is now little more than tangled wire guts and otherworldly alloy sitting abandoned and destitute crater.

### Farm

Swordhaven has a few acres of farmland, but most of the agriculture comes from a small town to the North called Willow Creek.