Montrose

Montrose was once vibrant and beautiful. Merchant’s always made money, the economy was booming, unemployment was nearly non-existent. The ruling class were kind to free folk and taxes were light. Baron Ostwall had a great marketing system for tourism bringing new people to the city on his ships from all over the world. The city was one of the most diverse areas on the continent and further.

Most recently MOntrose was heavily involved in The Devil War. A battle against the Whozy Army.

Population: Upwards of 50,000 before the war. Though no census has been taken estimates are as low as 20,000 after the war

Then Civil war came to the city and everything went to crap. As taxes went up and businesses failed. Due to the lack of resources and materials coming to the city not for the war effort more businesses failed. The Draft took many of the young men and capable women who were shipped out never to return. More businesses failed. Less people came to Montrose and yet more businesses failed. Buildings were abandoned as people left the city looking for greener pastures. The streets that once had children giggling in, now aren’t safe to play in. The civil war split the house of Baron Ostwall (not evenly and not into just 2 sides) many killing each other off in deadly power games. With the Ostwalls out of power and the war lost slowly other powerful people rose to the top of what was left carving out nefarious empires . It turns out the Late Baron Ostwall managed to keep the more unsavory wealthy in check but that is no longer the case.

Montrose is home to a number of Noble Houses who over the years left larger lands for the more condense and profitable city life.

House Ostwall

House Blackberry

House Annastis

House Strongpillar

House Rose

Governor Tarbert has been governing Montrose for the passed seven months, since he took the city at the tail end of the war. Though there are some who whisper that a Magistratus is coming to relieve him. They say the King has need of the Blue and White elsewhere in the kingdom.

The city is split into different districts: Liming, Avakard, Red Grape & Green Grape, The Pomenade, the Grange, South Docks, West Piers, Oppleton, Plumdun, Upper Figging & Lower Figging, Mangows, The Barry & The Heads. The city has grown out since then creating poorer quarters on the outskirts. East City, South City, West City and the Wet Slums.

Settlements within the Montrose Catchment

* Alnwick
* Cullfield
* Burry

A large part of Montrosian culture and it's economy was it's tourism industry. With many taverns, inns and restaurants along with fine retail stores Montrose became a destination port for those looking to enjoy the best of life. There are however the premium Sites of Montrose that many would class as a must do...

The City of Montrose is built on a bay and is split into three segments by a river which Forks. East Montrose, South Montrose and West Montrose are accessible through the bridges of Montrose or river craft. The rivers have very basic names. The mouth is the small section of river north of The Toll Bridge south of The Toll Bridge is The Fork, further souther the river splits into East Fork and West Fork.

University of Montrose

Morreford Arch Duchy - House Arnor - House Sherridan - Gulf of Lythurn