The Silver Sunset Clan

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## Summary

The Silver Sunset Clan were a group of warriors and paladins in southern Drassai who disagreed with the philosophies and structure of the League of the Crimson Ice, deciding to brave the harsher northern climates and live outside of the influence of the League. After some initial struggles forming a workable environment, The Silver Sunset Clan eventually found a way using magic to sustain themselves as they began to expand their land. In the modern day, they live as a religious clan, giving refuge for those wishing to escape life with the League while staying out of the League’s radar.

## Local Lore and Culture

### Religion

(Details are a WIP at the moment. They worship Lathander primarily)

## Ironrest

The Silver Sunset Clan live in a small city on the edge of Drassai named Ironrest, and defend that land to the best of their ability. Over time, they have built up walls and defences so that they can protect those inside their walls to the best of their ability. There are four main parts of the city: The Shield Line, The Market District, The Residential District, and The Sword Line

### The Shield Line

The Shield line is located on the west side of the city, and is where most of the town’s guards and warriors are stationed to defend the city from outside threats. Very little internal disturbance is present within the walls of Ironrest, so most of the forces focus on protecting and patrolling the perimeter of the walls and the lands around it. Due to how children are raised in Ironrest, about 70% of the population of the city are either guards, scouts, medics, or other staff that help keep the guards in healthy condition to keep everyone safe. 20% focus on magically sustaining the land around the city and harvesting it so everyone can stay fed and sustained. The remaining 10% are people with other miscellaneous jobs, but these people are the vast minority here. The Shield Line is easily the focus of the entire city, and most of the city’s resources go to improving and maintaining the level of work that the shield line provides for the city.

### The Market District

Likely the second most important section of the city, this is where the people who do not work for The Shield Line work here, selling goods and providing services for the citizens who live in Ironrest. Due to Ironrest’s isolated nature, they have to be able to provide nearly all of the goods and services they want themselves, so typically those who are born into a family that runs a business stays in that line of work so that the city doesn’t lose any production of goods or people to provide services. Overall, this district is what keeps the city running and allows people to live there comfortably and happily.

### Residential District

Fairly self explanatory, this district is where all of the residential housing is. Recently more and more refugees have traveled to Ironrest, so it is beginning to become a little cramped, but overall it is a nice area where people live. There are a few inns and taverns sprinkled around, but not many due to the fact that very few people ever travel through this district.

### The Sword Line

The most overlooked district of the city, the sword line’s purpose is meant to be a place where the best warriors and adventurers in Ironrest gather to form a special task force that can be dispatched to areas, solving a special goal determined by the problems the city is facing at the time. In the past, heroes have gone on expeditions to retrieve special ingredients to cure a disease spreading through the town, defeated an army of frost spectres, and negotiated with a passing tribe to keep them from revealing the city’s location to the League.

The last mission the Sword Line members have gone on was well over 10 years ago, and in the modern perspective most of the people there do not believe in dedicating a lot of resources to it. While it is still occupied, you would be lucky to find more than a handful of people in the district at one time.

This is also the district holding 7 statues of notable heroes from the sword line throughout the history of the clan.

## History

In 1207 AU, there was a small nameless tribe of wanderers and outcasts that lived on the outskirts of cities within the Crimson League’s territory. They lived day to day, scavenging for food and supplies in the harsh wasteland. This tribe was not the only one of its kind during this time, many other groups of people had to live on their own within the League’s border, trying their best not to catch the attention of the League in order to live their own lives outside of their influence. Late in 1207 AU, the League started to get more aggressive in making these tribes pay tribute to the cities, and this tribe was targeted as the next tribe to make submit. Most of the tribe was in favor of not fighting the League, but a small group of warriors from the tribe made the choice to stand up for the tribe, refusing to let the League extort them. In a surprising turn of events, the tribe was able to temporarily repel the League’s soldiers and the tribe suffered no casualties. Knowing that there would be reinforcements coming at some point, the tribe took the initiative to leave and take their way of life further north.

Eventually after many months of travel, they reached a point that was not well recorded on the maps they had. They set up their camp and walked around to see if there were any other settlers nearby, but found no other life besides the spare wolf or rabbit in the area. While that meant that they were safely out of the League’s radar, they also were presented with the problem that there was now very little food to go around. Many went hungry for days on end, and a good number of the tribe even starved to death, drastically reducing their numbers. It wasn’t until 1210 AU when they came across a solution. An agent of Lathander found their tribe and due to the tribe treating him with hospitality rather than fear, he blessed the tribe and taught them how to grow food from the harsh soil, allowing them to live in the harsh lands. In return, the tribe would worship Lathander and uphold his ideals. With this new blessing, the tribe was given the name ‘Silver Sunset’ and began to humbly thrive out of the public eye.

For about 500 years, the tribe evolved into a clan and continued to live this way, slowly increasing in numbers and expanding their culture, eventually even constructing the city of Ironrest. In the modern day, the city is perfectly content with keeping to itself and does not try to expand its land, influence, or trade. It is perfectly self sufficient in its isolated environment, and the clan wants to keep it that way. There have been many precautions made to make sure that people who are not either trusted individuals or members in the city do not know of the clan’s existence.

### Sword Line Missions

* In 1477 AU, the harvest of grain had contracted a new strain of a disease, which went undetected as it was stored with the rest of the other food for Ironrest. Once the disease was found out, a large majority of the city was already gravely sick. A doctor figured out how to create a cure, but it required a scale from a Spirit Naga in order to create enough of the antidote to cure the town. The sword Line was dispatched to go and find one to kill it, and returned successfully without any casualties.
* In 1690 AU, another tribe wandered into Silver Sunset territory and learned of the Clan’s existence. Instead of forcing them to stay quiet, the Sword Line volunteered to talk with this tribe and incorporate them into the city. After talking to them and explaining the Silver Sunset’s situation, they managed to convince the tribe to join the Silver Sunset Clan, avoiding drastic measures and keeping Ironrest hidden.
* In 1740 AU, a massive horde of about 1000 Spectres wandered into Silver Sunset territory, threatening to wander towards Ironrest and  threaten its citizens. The Sword Line took initiative and spent three months straight fighting off and defeating every spectre. This is the most recent excursion of the Sword Line, and considered to be the biggest failure of them due to the casualties The Sword Line sustained.