Prontera — the crown on the hill

A white city built on a hill, with a castle at the top and a fountain at the bottom, and a thousand years of etiquette in between.

Prontera is where the kingdom keeps its institutions: the Church, the King's Chivalry, the training yards where new Swordsmen are made. By royal decree the fountain square is a free market, so merchants, pilgrims and recruits all end up standing in the same circle arguing about prices. The King lets anyone walk up to the castle; he is simply never in the chamber when you arrive. The kingdom is officially dry, which is why the tavern's back room matters to the people who know about it.

Threads

Swordsman trains here; Knight, Crusader and Priest all look to this city
the culverts under the city — nobody has mapped all of them
royal commissions, church errands, guild entrance trials

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