Verdovia

**Verdovia, seat of the Stahlish Throne**

True Neutral Metropolis (North)

Corruption +6; Crime +4; Economy +4; Law +4; Lore +6; Society +7

Qualities Academic, Magically Attuned, Rule of Might, Rumormongering Citizens, Supportive, Wealth Disparity

Danger 10

Government: Council

Population: 28,000 (15,000 Tieflings, 7,000 Humans, 3,000 Dwarves, 8,000 Other)

Notable NPCs

+*King Moratol VII of Stahlund* (LN Venerable Human Exploiter Wizard/20)

+*Esteemed Chancellor and Duke of Lower Targhuz Zenthur Hohenz (CN Tiefling Sorceror/16)*

+[i]Steward Uuhtred *(NG Yeti Skald/13)*

+*Guard Captain Lamosht* (TN/NE Tiefling Vigilante/14)

+*Princess Karsona "Scarface" of the Old Watch* (CG Tiefling Barbarian/17)

Marketplace

Base Value 19200 gp; Purchase Limit 120000 gp; Spellcasting 9th

Minor Items all available; Medium Items 4d4; Major Items 3d4

The Kingdom of Stahlund was founded 726 years ago out of the ashes of the Grajjanto Empire when Moratol I and his fellow slaves took over the
 city with assistance from Nasquba. Renaming it Verdovia (Stahlish for
New Hope), Moratol's followers soon claimed territories of their own,
swearing fealty to him on the condition that the High Council would get
to elect each king in succession. Moratol accepted. Since then, it has
been discovered that the borders between our plane and Hell grow thing
at Verdovia (possibly due to Nasquba's influence), and the city has
become a haven for those wishing to study conjuration and the lower
planes.

The Grand Council is made of those who have proven their worth to the
 Kingdom, usually in the field of battle, as well as the current King.

-King Moratol VII of House Hapsbeber usurped the kingdom several
years ago from the now-deceased Leningen II. His mind is slowly
slipping, and the palace can be found with countless nobles seeking
election as the next King.

+Zenthur Hohenz serves as the King's regent for his loyalty during
the recent war with Targhuzia. A shrewd diplomat, Zenthur wishes the
Kingdom to return to Tiefling rule. That he happens to be a tiefling
is...entirely coincidental.

+Steward Uuhtred is a noble exiled from the Yeti Confederation (as
the Stahlish call it), and her skill with numbers has ensured she is in
charge of the day-to-day operation of the city. Whether due to her kind
nature or her lack of hereditary bonds, her charitable rule has been a
boon to the people of Verdovia.

+Captain Lamosht continuously comes into conflict with Uuhtred due to
 his corruption of the previous Steward. Although ostensibly the voice
of law and order, he also stalks the streets nightly as a worshipper of Tiyena, setting the tenements alight.

+Karsona "Scarface" is the eldest daughter of former King Leningen,
known as Scarface due to losing half of her face in a border conflict
with the Darwish. She serves as Lady of the Old Watch, a holy order of Blastari that works to fight the encroaching threats of Izreus and Gor Makon. Rumor has it that once Moratol dies, Karsona will attempt to lead
 her troops to seize the throne for herself.

The city is built into Mount Grajja in the Dwarven style of
architecture, with wealthier districts closer to the peak. Centuries of
corrupt rule has left the lower districts in squalor and filth while the
 upper ones grow ever more opulent. Every Lord owns a small estate near
the peak, and their families live there year-round (a way to ensure
otherwise rebellious vassals stay loyal to the crown.)