Arshen

Template:DHII SettlementThe holy land to followers of Arshea, the town of Arshen was said to be founded by several aasimar and an actual child of the archangel. The town sitting on the main road between Port Invers and Dauphin makes it a heavy trading hub where many merchants like to stay for a few days and enjoy the unique pleasures the town can offer.

## History

Arshen was founded about 200 years ago, a mere generation before the Argonne Conflict. The town was actually forced to be used as an internment camp for captured tieflings, for they were believed to be too similar to the Aasimar that had settled Arshen. After the Treaty of Worms, many of the tieflings returned home to the county of Argonne, while some stayed embracing the free love the Aasimar had set up. This communion truly took off when a tribe of Kitsunes fleeing Intilia came to the area and found their skills very suited to the followers of Arshea. Eventually, the town was able to legalized prostitution, to help many immigrating refugee's make a living in the land.

When Inverden created new shipping lanes with the lands across the seas, the land lane from Port Invers happened to cross very close to the town, and so the town began to expand from merchants settling down in the area. This new found trade fueled the lifeblood of the town and its unique status as the only large town with legalized prostitution drew people to rest at the town, allowing it to expand more. Being a mere mile away from the Kings Road, the town easily draws hundreds of travelers to it every week.

## Settlements Laws

The settlement of Arshen follows most of the laws of the Kingdom of Inverden. However, there are some exceptions, especially in that this is the only large town in the entire kingdom where Prostitution is legal. The town has a very heavy Kitsune population, so some laws were written in to help regulate their shapeshifting abilities to prevent identity theft. Quite allowed however, is that skilled Kitsune shapeshifters may freely take on the image of any person for the job of prostitution or to help please their partners as long as its consensual and their true identity is known.

## Settlement Qualities

You should be able to figure this one out.

## Buildings

Cathedral of the Angels

Lots of Inns and Brothels

Homes

Merchant Square

## Notable NPCs

Marquise Annabella Freya - The little sister of Mithra, Annabelle is a skilled merchant and kitsune with a keen mind. She helps govern the town and runs a chain of inns and bars in the town. She serves as the towns proud leader, and unlike many the Dames who come to stay in the town, is not a worshipper or Arshea. This difference of faiths does not seem to impede her relationship with her older sister.

Priestess Mithra Freya - The high priestess of the cult of Arshea. She gave up her claims to noble title to devote herself completely to her faith of the Archangel Arshea. She practices free love and will use her kitsune shapeshifting skills to take on the appearance of whatever her lover desires. Rumors say any noble who visits Arshen usually come to also visit her. Unlike her younger sister, she is a hermaphrodite, but has no problem adjusting her body to her suitor's needs.

Alyssia the Nymph - A priestess of the cult of Arshea. She is famous for her beauty and has the eyes of countless nobleman who want her to be theirs. Alyssia is an actual Nymph and owns a grotto on the outskirts of town. She is known for holding wild parties where only the finest drinks are imported and the finest meals cooked. Little is actually known about her background, outside of she appeared at a large pond at the expanding town and claimed it as her grotto. Unlike most of her kind, she is actively social and delights in the company of others, especially in the bed chambers.