Tridania

Tridania is the capital of the kingdom of Rivalon and are home to roughly 300.000 free people.

# 3 Pillars of Rivalonian Government:

*(And the 4th unofficial pillar of power in Tridania)*

## The Senate and Nobility

**Head:** Twin Consuls

**Area:** Old Tridania

**State:** Stagnant

**Responsibilities:** Defence, Diplomacy, Writing of Legislature, Administration of Lands, Kingdom Finance

**Armed Forces:** Personal ties to the Legions and hired mercenaries

**Attitude:** Cautious and tact

**Synopsis:** *The power of the senate and its nobility class has reached what seems to be the limit of their cooperation, great is their power but unable to unify properly the ceiling has been reached. They know the power of the faith and less they lose the support of the people have exercised great caution to be allies with that of the holy see.*

## The Court

**Head:** Tridania Council

**Area:** Trade Quarter

**State:** Deteriorating

**Responsibilities:** Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice System, Domestic and Foreign trade, Passing of Legislature, Civil Engineering

**Armed Forces:** City Watch

**Attitude:** Holding on for dear life

**Synopsis:** *The court has been losing its legal holdings, influence and acclaim to both the senate and the faith. Legislature drawn up has weakened their power further and more individuals are turning to the divine and the senate for judgement than the court themselves. Before long there is no doubt that this organization will be absorbed and made a puppet of.*

## The Faith

**Head:** Arch-Priest

**Area:** Temple Quarter

**State:** Expanding

**Responsibilities:** Education, Health care, Charity, Religion, Suppression of Heresy, Monster Slaying

**Armed Forces:** Paladins of the Holy Order

**Attitude:** Overzealous but benevolent

**Synopsis:** *The Rivalonian faith is one of pluralism, multiple deities exist as well as many pantheons. The holy men of the church recognise this fact as well as the unifying power it holds. Churches are less about one particular god but for the entire pantheon, they are places of worship and even the city watch must exercise caution treading unto holy grounds.*

## The Underworld

**Head:** Numerous Crime Bosses

**Area:** People’s Quarter

**State:** Flourishing

**Responsibilities:** Smuggling, Trafficking, Prostitution, Drug trade, Extortion, etc

**Armed Forces:** Various gangs

**Attitude:** Ruthless but civilised*(For Criminals)*

**Synopsis:**

*The criminal underworld of Tridania is in a state of incredible power and overconfidence, in many districts of the People’s Quarter, and even the Trade Quarter, they roam free openly flaunting their criminal affiliation. The leaders, and members, of these gangs believe they are untouchable as long as they work the wheels of the system right and don’t rub too many people the wrong way. And they’re correct.*

# Regions of Tridania

## People’s Quarter

**Size:** Large

**Economic Power:** Small

**Senate Influence:** Moderate

**Council Influence:** Moderate

**Faith Influence:** Low

**Districts:** The Slums, Main Street, Mortician’s District

## Old Riverdenn

**Size:** Small

**Economic Power:** Moderate

**Senate Influence:** Overwhelming

**Council Influence:** Low

**Faith Influence:** Moderate

**Districts:** Riverdenn Castle, University District, High Town

## Temple Quarter

**Size:** Medium

**Economic Power:** Moderate

**Senate Influence:** Low

**Council Influence:** Low

**Faith Influence:** Overwhelming

**Districts:** Cathedral Square, Temple Gardens

## Trade Quarter

**Size:** Medium

**Economic Power:** Large

**Senate Influence:** Moderate

**Council Influence:** Large

**Faith Influence:** Low

**Districts:** Market District, Harbour District, Craftstown

# Organizations

## Tridania City Watch

The Tridania City Watch has been defending the city in service of the senate and court for hundreds of years.

It’s colour, and that worn by all of it’s Watchmen is blue although the exact shade varies.

The Watchman will then wear a red badge of the court on their chest and a colour to distinguish their rank as follows:

 Sergeant
 Lieutenant
 Captain
 Commander

Traditionally this is worn as a sash, however Watchmen tend to wear it wherever they’d like and receive little issue from their commanders unless it becomes difficult to see. Common styles are as a headband, around the waist under their belt or as an armband.

Members of the City Watch are generally fairly well trained and at many times the Watch’s ranks have been overflowing with skilled fighters. Recently the Watch’s numbers have dwindled and their recruitment standards loosened in an attempt to gain more recruits. However the standards for entering the Watch proper remain the same.

Currently City Watch’s headquarters are located within the Council Building in the Trade District after their original headquarters burned down in 1324.

## The Grizzled Slicers

One of the largest gangs in Tridania, with a large amount of influence spreading across the Rivalonian countryside. Formed originally from a large group of soldiers and mercenaries after their war ended, their jobs were lost and the next ones never came. They still mainly consist of ex-soldiers, mercenaries and even members of the City Watch.

Despite being one of the most dangerous and ruthless gangs, they pride themselves on having honour in their conduct. They’ll stab you in the front, with enough warning to let it sink in.

## Coolmountain Gang

Dwarven Criminals exiled from their homes often find themselves in Rivalonian settlements, doing their best to hide their wrong doings from the local Dwarf population so they may return to normal life. In Tridania however they never had such luck, either due to the prevalence of it’s criminal underworld or the good flow of information from home to the Dwarves in Tridania Dwarven criminals that ended up here found themselves in the criminal life again.

And eventually this led to an all dwarf gang forming, most of them exiled criminals from the Dwarven Kingdoms. Considering that exile is the Dwarves' most severe punishment, it can be imagined that these people have done terrible things.

## The Firebringers (WIP)

In order to aid the effort to maintaining control over the general populace, the Tridanian nobility has instated a de facto ban on all nonfiction books and public access to institutions of knowledge like libraries. In response, a small but growing underground movement, consisting of abolitionists and librarians and led by an elderly elf named Gregor, is attempting to establish a secret library from which more citizens can learn and think for themselves.

The group has already faced its first challenge, when a mole in their midst killed a fellow Firebringer and threatened to reveal the location of the library. Luckily, a group of adventurers arrived in time to apprehend the culprit, and gave the group enough time to cover its tracks.