Emerald Equilibrium

**Emerald Equilibrium**

LG Metropolis (central)

Corruption +4; Crime +6; Economy +5; Law +3; Lore -1; Society +10

**Qualities** cultured, long memory, prosperous, resource surplus (Entertainment), subterranean, timid citizens

**Danger** 5

**Government** council

**Population** 80,000 people (30,000 humans, 20,000 dwarves, 15,000 gnomes, 10,000 oreads, 5,000 changelings)

**Notable NPCs**

**High Councilwoman Sethrina Lorgrun** LN Female Human Aristocrat 8/Bard 5

**Judge of the Damned Fronir Clreanan** LE Middle-Aged Male Human Oracle (Heavens mystery) 10

**Head Crusader Projin Diamondhammer** LG Middle-Aged Male Dwarf Paladin of Forgruu 7/Ranger 3

**Queen of the Gypsies Scaree Rhymewind** CG Female Gnome Bard 5/Rogue 3/Arcane Trickster 1

**Archdeacon of the Benevolent Beast Keratrem the Amethyst** LG Female Oread Warpriest of Forgruu 6/Oracle (Life mystery) 2

**Potion Mistress Cheriira** CG Young Female Changeling Witch (Healing patron) 4; **Whistlewing** NG celestial thrush familiar

**Marketplace**

**Base Value** 20,800 gp; **Purchase Limit** 150,000 gp; **Spellcasting** 8th

**Minor Items** \*; **Medium Items** 4d4; **Major Items** 3d4

Situated underneath the human kingdom of Rastria, the huge metropolis of **Emerald Equilibrium**
 is a bustling underground city situated on a huge column of pure,
unbreakable emerald colored diamonds, with the city's structure itself
composed of various pieces of adamantine metals and emeralds. Due to the
 huge amount of gems and jewels the city has access to, it is a bustling
 trading area for other parts of the kingdom; hundreds of merchants and
traders come into the town from all over Rastria to make a profit on a
daily basis. The High Council of Diamonds consist of a variety of
people, who's entire focus is to make sure the city is as economically
stable as possible-this has been nothing but a success to their leader, **High Councilwoman Sethrina Lorgrun**, who has made and passed a huge variety of laws to insist on a fair marketplace. She was born in the city of Cetraiatex, a smaller but equally prosperous city in the south; many believe she
was taught in the various laws of that city as a girl, and as such has
incorporated her own versions of these laws into the city. However, she
despises the criminal activity in that city, and thus has made it a
mandatory law that any form of theft will result in forced manual labor
at first; but the second time will be punished with execution by
beheading. Even though crime does continue to happen, it is not as
extreme or common as it is in the smaller city-mainly due to how, as
everyone is in relatively stable finances, there's no real need to
steal. If anything, vandalism and public brawls are a much more common
crime than theft.

Any crimes that do happen will end up with the perpetrators being
arrested by the head of the city's police state-a gruff but honorable dwarf named **Projin Diamondhammer**, who once spent some time as a
crusader against demons in the south. Despite his short tempered nature
and disdain for teenagers and rebellious people, he is kind to the
prisoners while they await judgement-giving them what food and drink
they want (outside of alcohol), and being just as strict and forceful on
 any lesser prison guards who are abusive or heartless to any prisoner
as if they were a prisoner resisting arrest. In fact, many a time he has
 helped shaped these prisoners into well loved people when they were released-like **Cheriira**, a gold haired changeling who was on trial
 for murder at an age of 5. Nobody believed she truly murdered her
adoptive parents, and evidence was showing that she truly was an
innocent bystander and a lucky survivor-however the judge was unsure,
and thus accompanied Projin to raise her as his own. Now, despite only
being 11 years of age, she is independent and lives her life as a potion
 maker and healer for adventurers stopping to stay-and the dwarf
couldn't be anymore prouder.

Gypsies do run around the city-but rather than be a menace or a small
 nuisance, they are in fact the very source of entertainment for the
city, with the various gypsies being bards, fortune tellers, or heads of
 their own games (like craps, poker, etc). The majority of these
permanent settling gypsies are gnomes, with a few humans among their
mist-they all live within a large building known as the Court of
Giggles, and are ruled by their free spirited and kind queen, **Scaree Rhymewind**-a beautiful ruby haired gnome who despises oppressive rules and wishes
for freedom for all. Despite this, she is good friends with Sethrina,
and both are constantly seen making friendly chats or discussions about
any political issues with the gypsies and the other cityfolk. This is
normally done within the Spire Sanctuary-a large church of the
Benevolent Beast, named for the spike-like tops of the jewels sticking
out. The Archdeacon of this building, **Keratrem the Amethyst**, is a soft spoken and generous emerald colored oread who makes sure that any
who are being punished for no reason have sanctuary from the city's
oppression-for one major flaw in the city is that once you are committed
 for a crime, regardless if you are innocent or guilty, many of the city
 will see you as nothing more than a rebel wishing for anarchy.

And these fine folk blame one person for this mindset-a cold blooded, stoic man named **Fronir Clreanan**, who is the High Judge of the city, and the one who makes all judgments
for crimes committed. Despite this, he is extremely biased and
racist-believing that all non human races are the "tumors of this pure
world", and that any human associating themselves with these races are
traitors to humanity. This is a reason why he will try to convince the
jury to go on his word with whatever crime is committed-meaning that if
he believes the defendant is guilty (which almost always happens), he
will try to blackmail and threaten members of the jury to get them on
his side. He is as clever as he is cruel, and makes sure to carefully
hide his tracks-through a combination of magic and a silver tongue to
throw off any investigators on his trail. This is the reason why he is
so despised by the city-but at the same time, most fear him even more
so. To them, he is more than just the very man who enforces the law-he
is a man who can twist the laws to his own biased views, and is clever
enough to make sure no evidence points of his wrongdoing. The only
people who openly express their hatred towards him are Projin (who's men
 have usually been forced to use brutality on innocent bystanders),
Cheriira (who's shop has been vandalized more often than not), Scaree
(who is viewed as the very downfall of the city's perfect law and
order), and Keratrem (who is thought to be a religious hypocrite,
allowing demon worshipers and sinners into her church)-all have been
badly affected by his bias based actions, yet because of the fact that
Sethrina has no evidence to prove of his actual doing (believing all
events to be from other people taking his strict code and twisting it to
 their favor) and that he is very good as a judge (in her eyes), she has
 yet to revoke him of his title. Which is something the man takes in
sheer pride.