Llorkth

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="11200500dvldtc.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Soaring Blade</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Soaring Blade"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id169.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artaylium 3E"><U>Artaylium 3E</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id123.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aspects"><U>Aspects</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Play by EMail Turns"><U>Play by E-Mail Turns</U></A>   |   <B>Llorkth</B>   |   <A HREF="id144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artwork 1"><U>Artwork 1</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artaylium Stenis"><U>Artaylium Stenis</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id122.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Magic Items"><U>Magic Items</U></A>         </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="2f1d2c00dvldtc.gif"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Areas </div> <div> (under construction)</div> <div> 1. The Dragon Cave Inn</div> <div> 2. Ruins of the home of Mlan</div> <div> (destroyed in the battle against Demogorgon)</div> <div> 5. Guard Towers</div> <div> 25. The Grand Bridge</div> <div> 29. Kaltar's Tower</div> <div> (local mage)</div> <div> 30. The Dragon's Throat</div> <div> 44. Priest's quarters</div> <div> 45. Temple Stables</div> <div> 46. The Tower of Tyr</div> <div> (private sanctuary of Inamsu)</div> <div> 47. The Temple of Tyr</div> <div> 107. Castle Dragonflame</div> <div> 108. The Tower of the Dragonmasters</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> TREASURY</div> <div> HISTORY</div> <div> 1st season of the year: No special expenses.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Llorkth</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15c9ecf0.gif" border=0 width="926" height="719" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Llorkth, The Dragonrealm</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Kingdom Ruler</B>: King Artaylium Stenis-Dragonflame</div> <div> <B>Political System</B>: Monarchy with high Theocracy tendencies</div> <div> <B>Social Alignment: </B>Lawful Good</div> <div> <B>Total Population</B>: 2,800 (+150 in Newhope Keep)</div> <div> <B>Races: </B>2,150 humans, 300 dwarves, 500 other</div> <div> <B>Languages: </B>Common, dwarven, light elven</div> <div> <B>Literacy: </B>10%</div> <bR> <div> Expenses</div> <bR> <div> <B>Total Coffers</B>: 50,000 gp</div> <bR> <div> <B>Intake per month from products</B>: 1,100 (gems and metals)</div> <div> <B>Taxes:</B> +500</div> <div> <B>Intake per month from Aristocrats</B>: +8200</div> <div> <B>Total intake: </B>+9,800 gp/month</div> <bR> <div> <B>Armies</B>: 1000/month</div> <div> <B>Armies</B>/<B>Castle Support</B>: 390/month</div> <div> <B>Royal Court </B>(including charity): 3500</div> <div> <B>Ambassadors</B>: 3000</div> <div> <B>Expenditures per month (total)</B>: -7890 per month with no extras</div> <bR> <div> <B>Surplus</B>: +1910/month</div> <bR> <div> <B>Kingdom Laws</B></div> <div> <B>High Treason and spying (no multiple offenses)</B></div> <div>   With full cooperation/confession 25 to life</div> <div>   Death</div> <div> <B>Murder (no multiple offenses)</B></div> <div>   Death</div> <div> <B>Murder through negligence</B></div> <div>   Possible life in prison. Financial restitution.</div> <div> <B>Horse theft</B></div> <div>   First offense: 150% cost of the horse + 30 days in jail</div> <div>   Second Offense: 200% cost of horse + 30 days in jail</div> <div> <B>Theft, minor: </B></div> <div>   First: repay 200% cost of the item</div> <div>   Second: repay 300% cost of the item</div> <div> <B>Theft, greater</B></div> <div>   First: as minor + 3 months in prison</div> <div>   Second: Same as minor + 9 months in prison</div> <div> <B>Theft from the king (magic items, etc)</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT>Consider it a major theft if so approved by the king. Otherwise, the </div> <div>   person(s) will be brought before Artaylium (Inamsu's presence included)   </div> <div>   and special sentencing will take place. </div> <div> <B>Rape</B></div> <div>   First - 10 years in prison</div> <div>   Second - 20 years in prison</div> <div>   Both include a public registery of the rapist's name</div> <div> <B>Armed robbery</B></div> <div>   Same as major &minor theft but weapon forfieture is added. </div> <div> <B>Withholding evidence/Aiding a known crimminal</B></div> <div>   10% of the punishment of the crime</div> <div> <B>Carrying a concealed weapon</B></div> <div>   Forfietureof weapon& a fine or jail time which a judge or jury will decide. </div> <div> <B>Magical assault</B></div> <div>   1st forfieture of spellbooks and / or used magic items in said assault also 1 month in prison</div> <div>   2nd, same as 1st add 6 month in jail and a decided fine. </div> <div> <B>Failure to pay taxes</B></div> <div>   An investigation into why and a judge will decide a punishment ( a poor </div> <div>   widow will have mercy and compassion a crooked land owner or </div> <div>   merchant....WILL HAVE NONE!)</div> <div> <B>Fighting, unarmed</B></div> <div>   1st. 1 night in jail( to cool off) 2nd. A fine and or jail time set by a judge .</div> <div> <B>Psionic assault</B></div> <div>   1st forfieture of spellbooks and / or used magic items in said assault also</div> <div>   1 month in prison</div> <div> <B>using Psionic powers on a subject without permission</B></div> <div>   See magical assult</div> <div> <B>Casting spells on a subject without request (know alignment, charm, command, etc)</B></div> <div>    See magical assult</div> <div> <B>Hunting without a licence from the kingdom</B></div> <div>   1st.A fine determined by a judge 2nd . A fine & jail time ...(Did a person do it to feed his family or are the poachers) </div> <div> <B>Attempted/successful esacpe from the dungeon</B></div> <div>   Adds 50% to current sentence</div> <div> <B>Leaving the militia without permission</B></div> <div>   . 1st. Hard labor 2nd Court martial </div> <div> <B>Slaying of an ally dragon within the kingdom</B></div> <div>   Handled by the king only</div> <div> <B>Striking of a priest</B></div> <div>    If the priest was trying to carry out his/her duty and said action took place </div> <div>   ,Then obstruction of justice occurs..which is or same as witholding </div> <div>   evidence or aiding a known criminal . otherwise it is the same as fighting </div> <div>   2nd offence . </div> <div> <B>Trading without a licence from the kingdom</B></div> <div> Trading without a licence, The trade commision has a hearing to investigate . 1st, A fine that equals the amount of Illegal trade involved.....2nd, A shut down of said business and a determained jail time. 2. Carring a weapon...Weapons may be carried BUT not drawn except in a case of self -defence a special bright colour ribbon may be purchased along with a registeration .....1st, confinscated weapons and a imposed fine , 2nd, All of first offence plus a prison term .(NOTE : violation of outher laws may be added i.e. murder ,theft,etc. ) </div> <div> <B>Slavery</B></div> <div>   Slavery is forbiden A fine and jail time are punishment, it also depends if the person / persons are slave traders or an isolated incident...A second offence could land someone on a chain gang for a undetermained amount of time ( A taste of there own medicine) 2.Trading without a licence 1st. A shut down of the outfit& a fine . 2nd All of the first & an increased fine with possible jail time</div> <bR> <div> Are there laws against:</div> <div> <B>Carrying weapons in the kingdom limits?</B></div> <div> See above</div> <div> <B>Casting spells in the kingdom limits?</B></div> <div> Casting spells in kingdom.....This subject has been covered somewhat in reguared to attacking outher people they apply to everyone...Spells such as light,heal, true sight ,detect evil,etc. can be cast as long as they hurt no one or help them escape justice. Any reverse of spell is probhited i.e. false seeing,etc. Outher violations may be added as well. </div> <div> <B>Notes:</B></div> <div> FINAL NOTE ; WE DO HAVE CHAIN GANGS TO HELP WITH CITY MAINTAINCE AND CONSTRUCTION . All laws are intended to protect law abiding citicens and to punish the wrong . At times justice must be tempered with mercey. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Kingdom Court</B></div> <div> <B>Queen (1000 gp/month)</B></div> <div>   Queen Dressa gives most of the 1000 gold a month to charity.</div> <div> <B>Princes/Princesses (800/month)</B></div> <div>   Princess Careasonna has the best teachers from distant lands and highly paid personal guards.</div> <div> <B>General of the Armies (800 gp/month)</B></div> <div>   Bladeprayer is paid quite well, but his personal take of the gold is very little. About 600 of the gold each month goes into armor repair, steed upkeep, castle upkeep, and other expenses as he sees fit.</div> <div> <B>Captain of the Guard (400 gp/month)</B></div> <div>   Taymon Stormbreaker is building a large home is Llorkth, in which he plans to retire. He saves a lerge sum each month also. </div> <div> <B>Master of the Hunt (500 gp/month)</B></div> <div>   Muthor the Hunter is paid to have his scouts and himself scout and hunt for food for the king and the royal court, and for festivals and the like. The 500 goes to pay his 100 or so hunters (a high number of hunters is needed for the rough, snowy terrain).</div> <bR> <div> Ambassadors</div> <div> Ambassadors (500 gp/month/ea x6)</div> <div>   Llorkth has 6 ambassadors, one to Thay (a tough job), Cormyr, Waterdeep, Silverymoon, Trimalon, and one in the Bloodstone Lands. Zhentil Keep (home of Fzoul) has declared ambassadors from Llorkth will not be recognized. </div> <bR> <div> Aristocrats</div> <div> <B>Aristocrats</B>: + 8200 gp/month</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21c6eaa0.gif" border=0 width="110" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Lady Fairmay</B></div> <div> <B>Location</B>: Llorkth</div> <div> <B>Description</B>: Lady Fairmay as a striking human female. She is very wealthy, having inherited a large sum of treasure left by her father, a famous adventurer. She is very down to earth, and has a very outlandish personality. She loves to throw parties.</div> <div> <B>Gold to kingdom/month</B>: 1500</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21e6eaa0.gif" border=0 width="110" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Lord Byurnt (pronounced "burnt")</B></div> <div> <B>Location</B>: West of Llorkth, but within the kingdom limits.</div> <div> <B>Description</B>: Lord Byurnt is a heavy man who is very serious about being noble and just. He worships Tyr with great conviction. He's not very fun, though. He owns a small castle that was fighting against the old rulers of Llorkth. He now helps support Llorkth by giving part of his money to the kingdom. His money comes from the many people he employs to grow crops. He makes sure that none of the farmers in Llorkth go broke, but also makes sure to take his cut of the gold. He has a wonderful reputation for being good to his people, if not for being friendly.</div> <div> <B>Gold to kingdom/month</B>: 2000</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21d6eaa0.gif" border=0 width="110" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Lord Kressus</B></div> <div> <B>Location</B>: Llorkth Castle</div> <div> <B>Description</B>: Lord Kressus is a true noble, born in Cormyr to a royal bloodline. He moved away from the kingdom when Azoun IV died, and has made a residence in Llorkth Castle. The clerics all say he can be trusted, and he pays handsomely to live in one of the towers within the castle walls. The family has more money than they could ever spend, it is told. Kressus doesn't do anything for his money; his family delivers him gold and treasure each month from Cormyr. He is very active in personal activities, however, such as hawking, hunting, and horseback riding. He has yet to take a bride, and many women of Llorkth wish his hand in marriage.</div> <div> <B>Gold to kingdom/month</B>: 2700</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2218eb70.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Lord Janod</B></div> <div> Location: Llorkth</div> <div> Description: Janod is an elderly man who made his own wealth adventuring, and now hires adventurers to bring him more treasure. He is a shrewed busnissman as well, and supports many of the businesses in Llorkth. Which means, of course, most of them owe Jarod an arm and a leg. He is a very pleasant man until money becomes involved.</div> <div> Gold to kingdom/month: 2000</div> <bR> <div> Castle Workers</div> <div>   Servants (usually about 75 at 2 gp/eachmonth) 150 gp</div> <div>   Blacksmiths (usually 10 at 10 gp/ea/month) 100 gp</div> <div>   Other workers (carpenters, stonemasons, laborers, etc) 100 gp</div> <bR> <div> <B>Sages </B>(10 gp ea/month)</div> <div>   Sage - Specialty - Location</div> <bR> <div> <B>Army</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="281" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <B>Archers (Longbowmen)</B></div> <div> Cost: (4 gp/ea/month) </div> <div> GP per month: 320/month</div> <div> Number: 8 troops (80 men)</div> <div> Attack Strength: 6/6* (good)</div> <div> Armor Rating: 9 (unprotected)</div> <div> Hits: 1 (normal)</div> <div> Morale: 13 (above average)</div> <div> Movement: 12 (average)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="281" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <B>Heavy Infantry</B></div> <div> Cost: (2 gp/ea/month) </div> <div> GP per month: 200/month</div> <div> Number: 10 troops (100 men)</div> <div> Attack Strength: 8 (strong)</div> <div> Armor Rating: 6 (well protected)</div> <div> Hits: 1 (normal)</div> <div> Morale: 12 (average)</div> <div> Movement: 6 (slow)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="281" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <B>Medium Infantry</B></div> <div> Cost: (1 gp/ea/month) </div> <div> GP per month: 200/month</div> <div> Number: 20 troops (200 men)</div> <div> Attack Strength: 6 (good)</div> <div> Armor Rating: 7 (protected)</div> <div> Hits: 1 (normal)</div> <div> Morale: 13 (above average)</div> <div> Movement: 12 (average)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="281" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 301 WIDTH="269"><div> <B>Ultra-Heavy Calvary</B></div> <div> Cost: (4 gp/ea/month) </div> <div> GP per month: 280/month</div> <div> Number: 7 troops (70 men)</div> <div> Attack Strength: </div> <div>   Horseback 12: extreme</div> <div>   Ground 8: strong</div> <div> Armor Rating: 4 (near perfect*)</div> <div> Hits: 4 (normal maximum)</div> <div> Morale: 16 (near fearless)</div> <div> Movement: 12 (average)</div> <div> (*) These troops wear magical full plate armor suits blessed with magic from Tyr himself. These men often act as personal security for the Royal Court and the Aristocrats.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>   <B>Engineers </B>(150 gp/month)</div> <div>     Number: 2</div> <div>     GP per month: 300</div> <div>     </div> <div>   <B>Artillerist </B>(4/gp/month)</div> <div>     Number: 10</div> <div>     GP per month: 40</div> <div>     </div> <div>   <B>Sapper </B>(engine worker, 1 gp/ea/month)</div> <div>     Number: 50</div> <div>     GP per month: 50</div> <div>   </div> <div> Details of Llorkth</div> <bR> <div> <B>Major Products:</B></div> <div> Llorkth trades heavily in gems and metals mined from the nearby mountains. Grain is a major intake for the gems and metals. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Total Wages from major products:</B></div> <div> Llorkth takes in about 1000 gold worth of gems and metals per month from the mines, after counting the costs of mining itself. Of that, about 500 is used for grain storage. This is then sold to Lord Byurnt for 600 gold, who deals out the grain to the farmers to feed livestock and to store. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Wages for the kingdom in taxes:</B></div> <div> 450 men (the army) do not pay taxes. The other 2,750 people make about 1 gold/month, for a total of 2,750 gold. Of this, they are taxed 10% each month, for a total of 275 gold. the Aristocrats pay more than their fair share in taxes as well (see above). Of course, there are the well-to-do, and trader's taxes, and this brings the final tax total to about 500 gold each month.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Notable Mages:</B></div> <div>   Magnus the Mage, Thalenshade (retired, missing), Kaltar</div> <bR> <div> <B>Notable Churches:</B></div> <div>   the church of Tyr is the greatest church in the area by far, although there are dotted shrines to other good deities as well. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Theives Guilds:</B></div> <div>   There are no known thieves guilds in Llorkth, but there is a persistant rumor that there is a secret ring of them within the city. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Equipment Shops:</B></div> <div>   Various equipment shops, including Dunley's Adventuring Gear, Last Chance Supplies, and Gruthor's Shield-and-a-weapon-to-Weild</div> <bR> <div> <B>Taverns:</B></div> <div>   The Dragon's Throat (once owned by Kendel the Barbarian) is the most famous of the taverns in Llorkth.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Important Characters:</B></div> <div>   Taymon Strombreaker, Startan Bladeprayer, Inamsu Goldwind, Artaylium Stenis, and many more. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Important features in town:</B></div> <div>   The Cloudrifter sits in the King's Lake, and is visible to all that cross The grand Bridge. The smoke from the huge (fake) dragon's head that makes up the entrance to The Dragon's Throat can be seen from far away. The mysterious (and off-limits) Tower of the Dragonmasters rests behind the king's castle.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Local Lore/superstitions:</B></div> <div>   Local rumors have it that a thieves guild is forming or has formed some time ago in the city. Dragons are said to walk among the people as well.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>