Dedon

What started as a few villages grow up and became the most influential human kingdom in the area. As a new kingdom have to constantly protect its borders from the Orcs in the north. Currently pulled its armies to the south trusting a ceasefire brokered by the king of Hexquatel. Doing well economically because of its center location and putting emphasis on trade (Exotic goods from Hammerfall, Unwanted prisoners to the Drow of Tolostra, Raw material from Kenkodeh and goods from Versoth.

Demographics
Government Autocracy

Population 3000 (mostly humans (Baron Ness castle and the surrounding villages))

Colors: Green and Brown

Religion: The Radiant One

History
A kingdom that has raised by a few villages combining together in a metropolis. Historians still debate whatever it was 3 or 4 villages originally. Debeate steams from whatever to count Northern and Southern Decraig as two places or as one. This is also the reason for the different pronunciation of the name Dedon (Dee-don) and Deaden (Dee-Oh-Den). Both are considered canonical.

Notable Figures and NPCs:

 * Baron Ness
 * The previous ruler Prince Adam, was cruel ruler and liked to torture people. Was replaced by Ness for a while but was allowed to live to strengthen Ness's claim. Was disposed by Urthamar when he became a bother.


 * Maximus Grand, Head of the Guard
 * Burton: Maximus's lieutenant.


 * Urthamar Silverkin, The high priest.
 * Patrick, Urthamar's Stewart in Ravenhall
 * Albert, One of Urthamar's 5 henchman. Good at collecting information. Polite.


 * Jack Templer, Ex Spy Master
 * Olof Ogus - Smith in Upper Dedon. Voice against the Baron. Reasonable. People listen to him.
 * Otto Kesselman: A guard. The second assistant of the chief of the 4th watch, and is very proud of this achievement. Won't let people into the castle at his watch without a little bride. Likes: Bevier.
 * Refuges from Homlet have a camp outside the walls.

Locations

 * A jewelers guild is started to be built on the behalf of Erdos (a forest gnome).
 * For some reason, the crafters can't seem to tell him apart from Gimmble Gummen (a tinker gnome from mechanicsburg). While Erdos is not around Gimmble constantly gives the crafters suggestions which they misrepresent as orders.
 * Erdos hired an apprentice from Kenkodeh, Trimel Flintmace, 65 year old dwarf, worships Moradin zealously.
 * Olof's smith.

Questlines:

 * Urthamar sends adventure parties to the different kingdoms trying to improve trade and establish diplomatic relationships.

Feel free to runs games here as well. The goal is to give an easy excuse to send people to different locations and show them the area.


 * Organizing a campaign against the orcs.
 * Theft of a Thief: Ness decided the best way to find a new spymaster was to kidnap one.  Nobody besides him thinks this was a good idea.  The guild of Versoth with to retaliate against Dedon and Cornerstone.
 * Ancient undead warrior from the South have been seen near Cornerstone.
 * Blacksmith is trying to supplant Ness
 * Refugee camp nearby