Ashton

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Backstory

The city of Ashton was founded by a band of nomads who had found a place of land they could call their own. The land offered plenty of good farm land, game, and plentiful resources. They set up farms and slowly the land became covered in crops. As time passed people came to the small hamlet and made their home in the area. As the town grew more populated they decided to set up a small town. The town quickly grew in size and they had to expand the town. The area became a small hub in the east. It became a major trading point in the east and kept growing as the years passed. Centuries after Ashton’s founding it was the biggest trading hub in the east. From a nomadic tribe, it became a large city. With the city expansion and trading hub in the city, many thieves decided to come to city in order to make a profit. The number of thieves soon became a problem and so the thieves in the area, set up a guild in order to easily coordinate stealing, assassination, and various other deeds.
The center of power that the city possesses is the set descendants of the original nomads. The three families each control a different portion of the city, the Oaklords, Windsailors, and Taletreaders. Each of the families holds a specific job in the city. The Oaklords are in charge of the well-being of the people. The Windsailors are in charge of the coastal trade. The Taletreaders run the political stances with other cities. The three families have kept peace within Ashton since its founding. The heads of each family are Darius Oaklord, Viktor Windsailor, and Jayce Taletreader. Darius runs the town guards and will make laws for the citizens and request help from adventures should there be too much on his plate to handle. Viktor Windsailor handles the shipments leaving and entering the port. Jayce Taletreader is the diplomat for the cities, if a visiting noble is in town then he ensures they have a safe stay, and deals with whatever business he has.
The tribes that had originally come to settle brought with them two gods. The god of order Karak, and the god of good Ashur. The two gods are brothers and enemies with how they go about what they do. The gods have stayed with the city and aren’t well known in other places of the world because of this the gods have limited influence and power in other parts of the world.
Gods
Karak, the god of order, is Lawful evil. He is known as the Lion. Karak promotes order though violence and tyranny. The Domains he’s associated with are War, Destruction, and Evil. His favored weapon is a greatsword.
Ashur, the god of protection, is lawful good. His symbol is the mountain. Ashur preaches protecting those who can’t defend themselves, and understanding. The Domains he is associated with are War, Good, Protection, and Healing. His favored weapon is a Bastard Sword.

Ashton layout

Shops
Magic shop: The magic shop holds magic items that hold a max of +2 enchantment bonus. Scrolls go up to 2nd level. Enchanted items they are all minor in type
Armorsmith: Holds all normal types of armor and goes up to half-plate
Weaponsmith: holds simple and martial weapons and Bastard swords, with some cold iron versions
Alchemist: Holds all minor level potions
Fletcher: Sells different types of arrows and bows, with some cold iron versions
Herbalist: Sells and identifies any herbs brought in and list their common purposes
Jeweler: makes and sells jewelery
Tanner: makes the leather armor, as well as packs, saddles and various other leather based items
Tavern: The Ruby Turtle. Holds around 200-300 people, has some rooms to stay at, sells various varieties of alcohol
General store, stables, baker, butcher, farmers market, sculptor, gem cutter, brewer, carpenter, coppersmith, florist, furniture maker, grocer, locksmith, mason, potter, ropemaker, seamstress, sailmaker, shipwright, stonecutter, tailor, woodworker, firewood seller, lumberer, miller, netmaker, animal trainer, architect, banker, dentist, scribe, barber, laundress, messenger, navigator, painter, physician, public bath, veterinarian, ship painter, hotels, 6 restaurants, and 2 churches.

Guilds

Ashton holds a wizards tower with a head in each school. There are always experiments going on within the tower, and will occasionally send out request for jobs to be completed. The Archmage of the college is Shadowzarian. He runs the inner going ons within the tower and is normally the one that hast to deal with political issues.
The thieves’ guild is run by Acaelus Thorne. He is known as one of the best assassins around. Mainly because few have ever seen him and his jobs are done with cunning precision. His underlings run small jobs and will occasionally help him with a mission.

Guards

The guards of the town take their job seriously but there are times when many of them will slack off, if after a lot of work they can relax.

People of notice

The three tribe heads: Darius Oaklord, Viktor Windsailor, and Jayce Taletreader. Mages tower Shadowzarian (archmage), Eilella Spelloyal (Abjuration), James Faulkner (Conjuration), Arahana Darksbane (Divination), Xerath Runeshell (Enchantment), Loken Fireheart (Evocation), Vanessa Shadoweaver (Illusion), Pruonna Moonshadow (Necromancy), Raven Decayn (Transmutation) are the heads of each tower. Acaelus Thorne head of the thieves’ guild.
Darius Oaklord is someone with little patience for games, gets straight to the point, and looks out for the wellbeing of the town. Viktor Windsailor is a man who is friendly but can snap quickly if a job goes wrong. Jayce Taletreader is a very connected man, who looks for knowledge. Shadowzarian will help for knowledge not commonly known, or if one of the leaders ask for assistance. Eilla Spelloyal has a conservative and secretive personality. James Faulkner has a reformed and serious personality. Arahana Darksbane is selfish and boastful. Xerath Runeshell is disciplined and skilled. Loken Fireheart is ambitious and kind. Vanessa Shadoweaver is dark and rude. Pruonna Moonshadow is Boastful and loyal. Raven Decayn is careful and quiet .Acaelus Thorne cold and ruthless.