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Bridgemoor is an economically powerful independent city- state built entirely on a massive bridge that spans the Great Chasm. As the only other ways to cross the chasm involve going hundreds of miles north to circumvent it or climbing down, navigating across its monster-riddled trenches, and climbing back up, Bridgemoor has made a fortune off of merchants and travelers that use the city-state as passage over the Chasm. | Bridgemoor is an economically powerful independent city- state built entirely on a massive bridge that spans the Great Chasm. As the only other ways to cross the chasm involve going hundreds of miles north to circumvent it or climbing down, navigating across its monster-riddled trenches, and climbing back up, Bridgemoor has made a fortune off of merchants and travelers that use the city-state as passage over the Chasm. | ||
Bridgemoor is just large enough that a full day’s travel will not quite get one across the chasm, forcing travelers to spend extra coin in one of Bridgemoor’s many inns and taverns. Through this calculated design and by exacting a small toll on every traveler, Bridgemoor thrives. Bridgemoor is governed by an oligarchy known as the Meritocrats. Selected once every ten years, prospective Meritocrats must first pass a test proving their scholastic and economic knowledge, and then each former Meritocrat picks their successor. This has generally led to rampant nepotism with very rare exceptions | Bridgemoor is just large enough that a full day’s travel will not quite get one across the chasm, forcing travelers to spend extra coin in one of Bridgemoor’s many inns and taverns. Through this calculated design and by exacting a small toll on every traveler, Bridgemoor thrives. Bridgemoor is governed by an oligarchy known as the Meritocrats. Selected once every ten years, prospective Meritocrats must first pass a test proving their scholastic and economic knowledge, and then each former Meritocrat picks their successor. This has generally led to rampant nepotism with very rare exceptions | ||
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=== Quest Ideas === | === Quest Ideas === | ||
* The Meritocrats are preparing to choose their heirs, and some merchants want the heroes to help fix the results. | |||
* The Underbridge Cult has successfully summoned a Bonewraith, who lurks in the sewers and sends Zombies to terrorize the city-state. | |||
* An explorer wants to hire the heroes as protection as they venture into the chasm. | |||
* Ser Kellion Blacksky pursues authoritarian control of the streets in response to cult activity, but this harms Bridgemoor’s economy. How can the heroes step in and fix this? | |||