Bethune

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Bethune is a city in Tamwull, acting as the head of the Kingdom of Bethune region, a nation previously before its absorption. It still hosts the Royal Bethune family today.

## Landmarks

### Bethune Palace

Bethune Palace is a large walled structure in the city, housing the royal Bethune family, along with any governmental administration required for the region and city to function. There, it is cut off into two parts. One with public access and the rest reserved for the Royal Family and their guests, which has many buildings to accompany the members.

### Shrine of Tasos

The Shrine of Tasos is a large shrine in the city, dedicated to the fallen heroes and citizens who died due to the Necromancer of the South, a tough time in Bethune's history. As it was Tasos who saved the city and Kingdom, the shrine is named after him, with a statue accompanying it.

### Statue of the Founder

The Statue of the Founder is in the centre of the city, representing the person who founded the city and Kingdom. It is a popular piece, with the festival of the city centred around it. Though the looks have eroded over time, just leaving a humanoid figure and the name 'Francis Bethune' carved into the plaque.

### The Tree of Art

The Tree of Art is a unique piece, being a very thick tree. Artists from the city are able to make their paintings or drawings on papyrus, before wrapping it around the tree. This is always a copy, as it is seen as disrespectful otherwise. But the tree contains the history of artists through all generations.

### The Twisted Tower

The twisted tower is a curious piece of architecture. The construction of the building faced some difficulties with weather and thus the materials began to act strangely. The architect refused to give up though, instead working with what he had and a twisted building began to form. It is now used as an Inn for adventurers.

## Education

### Bethune University

Bethune University is an advanced educational facility in the city. Due to their persistence of the importance of education, this place reaches nearly the same level of education as even the Octavian Institute. Hiring many of their ex or prospective teachers. With a large library containing a lot of their own literature, they are able to teach students with personal accounts, having divisions for them to go out and do their own international projects.

## Guilds

### Aliquam

Aliquam is the worlds guild police. Acting as a natural check of power to the other guilds. They are seen as neutral, only working when assessing or enforcing the current regulation and procedures in place. It is the Aliquam that acts as a third party or judical path when two nations get into a dispute.

### Barktree Lions

The Barktree Lions are one of the 3 big adventuring guilds in South-East Arlec. Due to the close proximity with the guilds foundation in Iwakita, they have a fair amount of influence and have been able to plant their Lion Tree in the city. Still, with the mostly flat area around, the chapter here lacks many strong members, most going to either Iwakita or Roufort.

### Cold Steel

Cold Steel is a Talian adventuring guild. Holding a fair amount of influence in the city, on comparison with the other guilds. They are known for taking dangerous jobs in the region, competing with Viper's Fang in that regard.

### Lucent

Lucent is one of the 3 big adventuring guilds in South-East Arlec. Their name comes from their founder, who is said to have skin that always glowed. To represent that they come from the guild, their members make sure to have their own type of glow, whether it be magical light or shiny armour. The guild was founded in Bethune after Tasos defeated the Necromancer of the South.

### Sunwarm

Sunwarm is the major merchant's guild in the world. They have bases in most port and major cities in the world, avoiding towns unless a member chooses to start one. They have a large trading network that can be accessed by their members, of which the Royal family is one, that requires a comission to use. In Bethune they own only a few businesses, making a lot of money from comissions instead.

### The Labourers Guild

The Labourers Guild is a guild that pirmarily helps labourers find work. Taking their commission from the first few pay checks, they help both employees and employers find a suitable job and if all else fails, they own businesses to hire workers instead. They are known for their incredibly high success rate.

### Viper's Fang

The Viper’s Fang guild is one of the 3 big adventuring guilds in South-East Arlec. They are known for using poison and their willingness to accept any dangerous tasks, especially those refused by the other guilds. They are infamous for their initiation process, requiring a person to drink poison to be fully accepted in the guild. This chapter is used to train a lot of their newbies from other chapters.

## Sports and Entertainment

### Bethune Handball Stadium

The Bethune Handball Stadium is a large stadium in the city, dedicated solely to the sport of Handball. It is huge in many standards, allowing for 30,000 spectators to come and watch from all round.

### Franksto Art Gallery

The Franksto Art Gallery is a museum of the many pieces of art created in the city. It is different to normal art galleries for its size, holding multiple stories and an entire city block dedicated to it. Some artists life goals is to end up in the gallery, visiting to get inspiration from the artists before them. It is so big that entire sections are dedicated to certain parts, including literature and crafts.

### Horace the First's Hall

Horace the First's Hall is a relatively empty building that can be rearranged for board game tournaments. With lots of area for spectators to come in and watch. Otherwise the building can be hired by anyone in order to be used for their idea, though it is quite expensive because of how large it is. Some nobles use it for their own birthdays and ceremonies.

## History

**349PR** - Besieged by Undead Forces under control of the Necromancer of the South, later saved by Tasos.