Tyndale

Central Ward of Tyndale

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Central Ward residential

Map of Tyndale

**Tyndale** is a city on the continent of Lothia. Built on the eastern shoreline by the Perlen Sea, it is the largest city on the continent.

## **City Description**

Tyndale is regarded as the most advanced city. Technology has progressed far enough for automobiles, firearms, and even cameras to exist. This is in part thanks to the copious amounts of skilled artificers who study at the schools in Tyndale. Tyndalians value progress, hard work, and self preservation.

The city is surrounded by a thick, 60-foot-high wall that that stretches around the city accessible only through its port and by military gates. Dense forests surround the city, which is contained entirely within the walls.

In Tyndale, the four districts are further divided by smaller walls. Citizens can travel between the districts via gates along the separating walls. Only the North Ward gates require special access, either by residential papers or by invitation through a North Ward resident. Government officials are able to travel freely between each district.

### **Central Ward**

The Central Ward is the economic hub of Tyndale and is the largest ward. It is also usually the most populated at any given time, due to it being accessible from the three other wards as well as Port Perlen. The Ward consists of multiple residential areas as well as numerous shops, taverns, and inns.

* **Central Theatre:** A large, indoor theater in the center of the Central Ward. Many citizens come here to watch plays and other artsy performances.
* **The Iron Boot:** A popular tavern amongst Tyndalians. Often the gathering place of various adventuring parties and other organizations.
* **Boots and Barding:** A blacksmith shop known for its finely crafted steel weapons.
* **The Hiding Hole:** A large three-story inn run by Larauviel Carter. It is also the secret meeting place of the Eyes of Rhista
* **The Wilted Tea Leaf:** A quaint tea shop serving as a front for the criminal organization of the same name.
* **Church of Tyndale:** A large church towards the south of the ward. Many citizens come here to pray and give offerings to the gods.

### **East Ward**

The East Ward is home to three large schools, and thus is often regarded as the education hub of Tyndale. Many travelers from distant lands come to Tyndale just for the education these schools provide.

* **College of Sigfrey:** The school of magic. Students learn sorcery, mysticism, and enchanting skills. Formerly ran by Vladymir.
* **Albrund University:** A large university used mainly for general education.
* **Tyber Klehnarus' School for Gifted Artificers:** A large workshop design to teach promising artificers. Formerly ran by Venke.

### **North Ward**

The North Ward houses the rich nobility of Tyndale. Home for many wealthy aristocrats and government officials and is the political epicenter.

* **Tyndale Academy of Art:** \* **Debier's Diamonds:** \* **Nore Novellas:** \* **Her Academy for gifted artists and other pursuers of the arts.**
* **Debier's Diamonds:** Jewelry shop housing many precious gems and stones.
* **Nore Novellas:** Bookstore for many written documents from historical biographies to fighting style guides.
* **Hersker Hill:** Political center and home of the Hersker. Heavily guarded by the Tyndalian Militia.

### **South Ward**

The South Ward contains the city's poorest citizens. Neglected by the government, it is usually full of crime, disease, and filth. The Chasm in the southern most part is by far the most desolate in the entire city.

* **Singison's:** Weapon shop known for storing and selling the many creations of Boots and Barding, as well as few in-house creations. Formerly run by Orvok Singison.

### **Port Perlen**

Behind the Central Ward, Port Perlen is the second most frequented section of the city, due to it being the main point of access. Other than the various military gates, Port Perlen is the only way for people to travel to and from Tyndale. Because of this, many citizens have found work as captains, first mates, and other various deckhands.

### **Other points of interest**

* **Silonus Estate:** Home to Silas Silonus and his family. Located in the North Ward, the estate is often visited by the Dysfunctional Family, usually for food and rest.

## **Society**

### **Demographics**

Tyndale is made of mostly Humans, Half-Orcs, Dwarves, and Half-Elves with a small number of Dragonborns and other various races. The city is seen as the central hub of commerce and education which explains the large variation of races.

## **History**

### **Founding and rise**

Emon was founded centuries after the Divergence by seafaring humans spreading across the western coast of the continent. The humans built in Emon's location because it was a natural harbor free of rocks and reefs. A number of greedy noble houses arose and squabbled for wealth and power, and eventually Warren Drassig seized power. King Drassig soon instigated the 32-year Scattered War against the elves of Syngorn and their allies, including rebels in the scattered human colonies across the western continent. Following the Kingdom of Drassig's defeat, a council of rebels elevated their hero Zan Tal'Dorei to share power with them and govern a new realm with Emon as its capital. The city's leaders purged the remainder of Drassig power.Template:CR ref

### **First conflict with Thordak**

Generations later, around 792 or 793 PD, traders were regularly traveling between Emon and the Rifenmist Peninsula, but they began to disappear, and the Tal'Dorei Empire lost contact with towns at the edge of its territory. The leaders of the empire were slow to react to the obscure threat, until two years later, when they learned a great red dragon was responsible.Template:CR ref

### **Vox Machina before the stream**

In 810 PD, the adventurers who would come to be called Vox Machina traveled to Emon to investigate misdeeds done by the Clasp.Template:Ep ref At one point the party fell through an ancient cistern that led to an intricate cavern system. They traveled through it trying to find a way out when they uncovered the ruins of an old civilization. There they encountered a hag who made a deal with the group: in exchange for showing them the way out and giving Tiberius the Mending Wheel, she would take a part of Tiberius's luck.Template:Ep ref

Later on, following threads from their investigation of the Clasp, Vox Machina secretly killed a blue dragon who had infiltrated the Tal'Dorei Council, and they freed Sovereign Uriel and his family from demonic possession, thus halting an uprising of demons. For saving Emon from demons, they were given a hero's celebration, and over the course of six months Greyskull Keep was built in their honor.Template:Ep ref

### **Occupation of Emon**

→ *Main article: Chroma Crisis*

During the gathering Sovereign Uriel Tal'Dorei II held when he announced his abdication, four ancient dragons calling themselves the Chroma Conclave attacked the city of Emon. After a brief search for Gilmore, Vox Machina fled to Greyskull Keep and sheltered the refugees outside their gates. Lady Allura was alerted of trouble when her connection to the teleportation sigils in her tower and in the Lyceum was suddenly severed, and joined the party in Greyskull.

When Vox Machina emerged from their keep to search the city for survivors, they found the buildings charred and smoldering and people who had been running for the city gates were literally frozen in their tracks. Many who had survived were looting the city for tribute to Thordak.

They found a hidden door to the cellar of Gilmore's Glorious Goods, where they found Gilmore at death's door, several of his employees, and the Empress Salda Tal'Dorei and her children. Gilmore had heroically rescued the empress and her children but when he went back to get Uriel, found him dead. Arbiter Brom Goldhand also did not survive, but Seeker Assum Emring and Guardian Tofor Brotoras were alive and helping the survivors.

#### **Thordak's lair**

As Thordak sat in the center of Emon, it began to change due to his presence. Volcanic activity began occurring below the city, causing lava to seep out of the groundTemplate:Ep refTemplate:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref and the skies to fill with smoke.Template:Ep refTemplate:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref

### **Between Campaign One and Exandria Unlimited**

 File:Flamereach Outpost by Bryan Syme.jpg  A vast stretch of land, extending from the eastern outskirts of Emon through the outer farmland and a small forest that was once called Shivergreen Grove, continued to suffer from Thordak's elemental corruption for decades after his fall: trees continued to burn endlessly, and elemental monsters spawned from the ash. This area was called the Scar of the Cinder King, and thousands of families were displaced from it. A contingent of the Fire Ashari, operating out of the makeshift Flamereach Outpost since shortly after Thordak's fall in 811 PD,Template:Guide ref had only been *mostly* successful at healing the land as of 842 PD.

## **References**

1. ↑ *"What You Need to Know Before Watching Exandria Unlimited"* at CritRole.com

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