- Aeynton
- The Lunar Wars
- Great Recolonization and the First Assault on Castle Aeyn
- The Founding of the University
- The Second Assault
- Crumbling of the Alliance
- Who Rules:
- Who Really Rules:
The Council of Lords -- an organization composed of upstanding civic figures.
The Free Traders of Aeyn, along with the outlying nobility, the heads of most of the other guilds in the city.
- Population:
- Major Products:
Aeyn's extremelly mild climate has made it a haven for creatures the world over. It lies in the center of most trade routes, and foreign ships prefer to stop in its ports because those of Volyn are far to costly. As such, the city has a steady population of about 400,000 bodies. This rises to nearly 500,000 during the High Summer season. During the coldest parts of the winter, which are actually rather mild, the population almost never drops below 250,000.
The economy of Aeyn functions on one thing and one thing only: trade. The farmers to the south bring their produce to the city for sale, while more exotic goods are almost always available to those with money, power, or both. Aeyn is one of the few places outside Moonshadow proper that houses many elves, and their goods are available to those with the right connections. In addition, the most exotic goods arrive from the Continent, coming via Baklava; from the barbarous lands to the east, and from the Lapis Isles, located on the top half of the world.
- Army:
- Navy:
- Notable Characters around town:
- Baron Johann Kelcasten
- "Granny" Sarry -- This portly woman, whom everyone calls just "Granny," runs a shop that opens onto the large bustling Market Square of Aeyn, back from the sea where the land begins to slope upwards to the hills. She is constantly found sitting in a mahogany rocking-chair under the tarp outside the shop building amidst her wares. She wears a smile and easily makes conversation with anyone who enters her shop. She keeps sweets in her pockets which she bestows on any child that happens to find his or her way into "Granny's Finest Wares." She deals in general items, a sort of mideval hardware store. She is especially fond of Free Plains barbarian boys; rumours claim either she hails from the Free Plains or that she once loved one of the barbarians. This jovial woman enjoys the very especial status of being one of the senior members of the Free Traders Guild of Aeyn--one of the most important and influential guilds in the city. In addition to this high honor, Granny also has the more dubious distinction of being the Master Thief of Aeyn's Thieves Guild. Few, if any, suspect this jolly old woman with her conservatively curled hair and her sweets for children of any larceny greater than driving a hard bargain. She has worked tirelessly to keep her identity secret all the while ambitiously creating a powerful force in the city. Because of her position within the Free Traders, those merchants loyal to the guild tend to suffer from less trouble while those who dare to trade freelance find it difficult to stay in business due to her terroristic tactics. She has constructed a labyrintine lair beneath the streets that houses all the guild facilities, her personal quarters, those of the captains of the guild, and an infamous anonymous fencing ground where master thieves may meet fences who can pass their catches with minimal risk. She pays token respect to Hislorken, but is not by any means fanatically loyal. She has placed a shrine to the dark god in her lair and is well connected (both figuratively and to the various tunnels and sewers) to the church heirarchy and the illicit thieving school within the Great University. Travellers are advised to avoid trespassing in the thieves' guild's tunnels. Few have travelled them, mapped them, or spoken of them. After all, dead men tell no tales.
- The Ogreslayer Three -- Reghed the Warrior, Alsinore the Sorceress, and Dini the dwarf.
- Guilds of Aeyn:
- Free Traders
- Thieves Guild
- Notable Mages:
- Gladior
- Notable Churches:
- Notable Underground Organizations:
- Eyes of Maug
- Melodie's Way: This is the main thoroughfare through town. Although the boulevard technically stretches from Southgate to the doors of Castle Aeyn, it is split into two distinct parts. The first half, running from Southgate to the University, is a center of trade with carts and merchants to be found showing their wares on both sides of the street. From the university north to the city's namesake, the street takes on a much more eloquent appearance. The locations of the embassies of the others nations to Aeyn are located there, as well the houses and villas of the most prominent of the noble families. This upper half of the boulevard is the site of many celebrations and soirees during the season from the vernal equinox until Yule. During the warmer weather, musicians and other entertainers will gather on the green in the center of the street and try to earn their keep for the high clientele driving by or just strolling through this park like area of the city. In honor of the bardic goddess, every bard graduating from the University receives a stone of continual light, which is enchanted to create light only after the sun has set. Each new bard hurls the stone at any building, tree, or other permanent solid object and the stone transfers its light to that object. As such, Melodie's Way is always lit in decent light, which allows for twenty-four hour commerce on the boulevard.
- The Great University of Aeyn
- Equipment shops:
- Hardy Inns: