Valjia

Valjia is ruled by Cadmael Eadrich, a rich and older half-elf man who has ruled over the town for 40 years, has Sunjanns spot on the world senate, and also is the chairman of the council of Sunjann. He is an experienced man with diplomatic skills, and is able to bring the other warlords to the table. He has a foul personality, and has no intention of improving the country though. He is a useful leader in the eyes of Robert Ilfaneau, especially because he is able to control him, and in Robert's mind it is not worth it to overthrow him yet.

Lady Akna Narbuur is the second highest person in Valjia. She is a powerful sorcerer who is loved by the commoners, since she often helps them. She was granted power by Lord Eadrich by public pressure. She is also the member of congress representing Sunjann.

Lord Robert Ilfaneau is the third significant noble in Valjia. He has a seat on the council, and his family name is an old one, going back hundreds and hundreds of years. On the outside, he seems to be an ordinary and reserved rich man who hardly is involved in politics. His real name is Remus Ilfaneau, and he is the leader of Din, known only as "The Godfather", and is a human male who is over 300 years old, but seems to be in his 30's. He owns an item called "The Broth of Souls", which collects the souls of those he kills, and grants himself their life force, reducing his age, and making him stronger. On the surface, he is a minor member of the Sunjann council.

On the council, he uses the name and appearance of "Robert Ilfaneau", who is the name of one of his dozens of children. Remus has mastered the mystical procedure called the "Mantle of Whispers", which he is able to sustain for as long as he wishes. He methodically murders his own children, and assumes their identity as his own, to continue on the legacy of his family, while also remaining undercover and avoiding questions of his long life.

The city has a town guard, which serves and upholds the law of Lord Eadrich. They are corrupt in reality, having been bought out by Din. They uphold the laws of Lord Eadrich as well as they can, but can be bought and bribed. They also do not interfere with the activities of Din at all. The captain of the town guard is Nikolai, an older dwarf, firmly in the pockets of Din. He is a sadist, but hides it well, and Din returns the favor of him ignoring them by complying to his sadism, giving him men and women to torture with branding.

The church in Valjia is divided into two parties, the old church and the new church. Their ideologies differ greatly, where the old church wants to keep up the traditional ways, such as blood sacrifice, isolationism from the outside world, heavier worship, punishments, holy wars and crusades, etc. The new church interprets the word of the gods differently, and prefers things like less restrictive worship, rehabilitation, working with outsiders, etc.

Valjia has a lot of ancient stone structures still standing which were the craftsmanship of the original human tribes who lived here. The ancient stone structures hold underground passages connecting them. In these tunnels are tombs of dead prosperous and famous Sunjanni's guarded by golems.

Valjia holds an old bard college, where drumming is a tradition.

Valjia is sectioned into four main areas: the slums, the docks, the market street, the industrial area, and the aristocrat area.


 * The Lazy Bass, a high-end inn in the aristocrat area

There are a few prominent gangs in Valjia, which are the Skullcrackers and the Red Knives. They operate in the slums, occasionally taking mundane jobs from Din.

Merchants in the Valjia market street include: silver, baker, meat, gem, fur, spice, silk, slave, potion

On Lancer's Isle south of Valjia, there is a large statue of Gavin Shadowglade, a guardian of old Valjia who wanted the statue to protect the city from the sea.