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(Created page with "The most prolific seafaring traders in Gathandia live in Rovel. A large forested peninsula west of Falth and prominent in the Inner Sea, Rovel enjoys warm summers and chilly winters but virtually no major swings to unbearably hot or cold. Seasonal thunderstorms occasionally bring tornadoes with them, though this is not a common occurrence. Rovel’s docks - especially the docks of Hollyport - are the largest in Gathandia, capable of housing massive fleets of military or...") |
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=== Mercantile and Trade. === | === Mercantile and Trade. === | ||
The powerful merchant families in Rovel really run the nation. If they were to remove their support from the monarch, then the monarch’s entire reign would economically fall apart. With their massive, well- armed trade caravels, Rovel’s merchant fleet trade far and wide, extending as far as Yodvan to the northeast and [[Pash]] to the southwest. Many merchant vessels keep small chests of gold on board as insurance against Renden raids. Renden raiders know that the Rovelese can put up quite a fight on the water, so they will often accept small tolls in exchange for letting the Rovelese sail through their waters otherwise unmolested. | The powerful merchant families in Rovel really run the nation. If they were to remove their support from the monarch, then the monarch’s entire reign would economically fall apart. With their massive, well-armed trade caravels, Rovel’s merchant fleet trade far and wide, extending as far as [[Yodvan]] to the northeast and [[Pash]] to the southwest. Many merchant vessels keep small chests of gold on board as insurance against Renden raids. Renden raiders know that the Rovelese can put up quite a fight on the water, so they will often accept small tolls in exchange for letting the Rovelese sail through their waters otherwise unmolested. | ||
=== Militant. === | === Militant. === | ||
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=== Quest Ideas === | === Quest Ideas === | ||
* The heroes are hired as added security against raids from Renden as a merchant ship sails through the Inner Sea. | |||
* Someone in the royal palace covertly gets word to the heroes that the real power is in the hands of the merchant class, and asks the heroes to help restore the nation to a traditional monarchy. | |||
* A merchant leader approaches the heroes and asks them to investigate the leader’s guild, as rumors are circulating that Falthic spies have infiltrated the guild. | |||