Tar Fjord Rise

**Overlord**
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 **Ruling House**
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 **Beliefs**
* Secular
* Pantheon
* Jani
* Monkey

The *Barony of Tar Fjord Rise,* sits in the upper left mountainous area of the Duchy of Coldwake.

The holdings known as Tar Fjord Rise, ruled by Lord Jeremiah Ashenwald, decided to quickly be built upon the small land he was given, using the resources of the Ashenwald Trading Company to build a center of entertainment, commerce, culture and real estate, which holds a diverse population.

He first built a series of tree houses along the large jungle trees of his land, including one that leads up to the highest tree around Tar Fjord Rise that connects to and a part of Jeremiah’s personal villa that is built into said tree. In the forest of Tar Fjord, built along clusters of large trees are bridges connecting them and houses built into the trees. The tree town above is called Ashen’s Rise. The town spans from most of the trees along the northern side of Tar Fjord, including mountain side homes built into the side of the mountain, connecting each side of Ashen’s Rise together with a mountain fortress and town above the mine, within the mountain, holds many of the miners homes along with a market selling various resources yielded from the mine. As well as an aquarium built into it for its own attraction. The fortress holds a hangar with flying mounts of Lord Ashenwald and friends. Along the outer edges of Ashen’s Rise are look out points, and watch towers for guards. Around the outer edge's of the town was a market area, and at the center of Ashen’s Rise is the villa district of the highest trees where the highest of class in Tar Fjord dwell.

Below Ashen’s Rise are the tar pits that give Tar Fjord Rise its name, around the pits is the town known as Eclipse’s Edge, the towns centerpiece is a huge cathedral with a bell tower, with immaculate stain glass windows all throughout, other attractions of the town is the Natural Azerothian History Museum, that lets vistors tour around the tar pits, and has many exhibit’s going over the history of Azeroth. Then to the other side of the cathedral is an art gallery, where all can show off their art and auctions are held for rare pieces. Across from the cathedral is the Black Pit tavern, a large luxury tavern and inn. The rest of the town holds much of the peasantry which includes more miners for the nearby mines. At the center of the town was a solid gold statue of Jeremiah’s late father Alexander Ashenwald.

On the land below Eclipse’s Edge, was the town of Rosethorne filled with wonder, along the cliff side were more homes built into them, below those were other large homes, at the center of the town was a gold statue of Jeremiah Ashenwald himself taking a heroic pose with his sword stabbed into the ground. Around the center of town was a bustling market, the most active of all the markets in Tar Fjord along with the many shops of all your needs, said market and store are centered around the Entertainment District, where they had a coliseum, where there would be chariot races, jousting, horse races, archery competitions and knightly duels for the entertainment of all. Across from the coliseum was a theater, where plays, singing, bands, and other artists all came to show off their craft on the stage, the theater had a inside stage and outside amphitheater, near the theater was a game hall, where skilled players and people just looking to have a good time compete in Hearthstone, chess, darts and others games that use the tact of the mind, attached to the game hall is a lavish casino, with games of luck, where you can also bet on the winners of games in game hall or in the coliseum.  Next to the coliseum was a large menagerie where animals from all across Azeroth could be seen in safety, from lions, tigers and bears. To Zevera, Giraffes, Elekks and many more.

The town holds other attractions such as the Rosethorne Royal Circus, where spectacular shows are held and games are played all around for prizes to be won! There many taverns, inns and restaurants to rest, fill your stomach or get boozed up. On the edge of the town was a series of guard towers along the trees and built into the trees. Nestled in the forest was a large barracks and training grounds for the knights and guards of Tar Fjord. Tar Fjord uses intelligent gorilla’s in armor as its defense training them as knights and guards. Along with a force of gorilla guards there are also hobgoblin and ogre guards, overseen by human, dwarf and goblins. Who hold guard unit commander positions. As well as some high elven archers appointed to patrol the jungle.

Down the hill into a valley, a town known as the Valley of Mermaids lies, it is a small fishing settlement, with small houses built along the river and up in the hills it provides much of the food that is not imported to Tar Fjord or hunted from there. They host their own small fish market and have boating services to get to the roads nearby towns of Hearthfire and Cobolt Cove. Most things in the town are themed to mermaids, holding a mermaid statue in the center of the small town.

Exports include herbs, decorative crystals, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, precious minerals, fish, alligator boots, hide, bones, and hats, as well as pelts once belonging to the local wildlife.