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ARBIL Among the ever-expanding Protectorate, Arbil is a relatively new city, established just over thirty years ago. With a seer named Mosephi as its founder and ruler, Arbil’s populace favors the insightful discipline of psionics, clairsentience, over the other five, although that has not stopped the study of the other disciplines, nor has it affected the results of psionic duels within the city. The city of Arbil is split roughly down the center by the city’s reservoir, which serves to separate the Protectorate district on the western side of the city from the civil district on the eastern side. The city’s reservoir is spanned at the southern end by the Freshwater Bridge, a psionically constructed bridge which pulls water from the sea into the channel that is the reservoir and filters out the silt and impurities of the ocean water, leaving only clean drinking water for the citizens. This marvel is one in which residents of the city take tremendous pride in and it is not uncommon for visitors to the city to hear about it from any resident they talk to. Because Arbil is one of the few cities of the Protectorate on the ocean, the Maquoran Fleet has shown interest in being the sole source of nautical trade for the city.

LIRASSE The sister city of Arbil, Lirasse is ruled by Overseer Arbelle, a powerful ophiduan psion who has had to defend her position as overseer against many challengers. Arbelle stands just above Mosephi in psionic power and, as such, he defers to her, but only when he must. Lirasse lies directly on the road to the main cities of the Protectorate, meaning most trade from Arbil travels through it. Prior to Arbil’s founding, Lirasse was a large city, but with the additional trade from Arbil and Sarren to the east, the city has grown in size and scope. Some wonder that if the trend continues, if Arbelle will seek to challenge the current overlord or seek to carve out her own region from the areas controlled by the other overlords. Thus far, Arbelle has shown herself to be careful and patient, but Lirasse’s continued success begs the question of her future and the future of the region.

VENSNAK A subterranean kobold city near Arbil, Vensnak supplies raw materials, stonework, and metalwork to Arbil. Although the Protectorate considers the city to be within its control, the kobolds pay no taxes except tariffs on their trade with the city, and the kobolds consider themselves autonomous. This behavior has thus far only been allowed due to a diminishing leniency that the Protectorate grants to the kobold race for past ill treatment.

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LANGUAGES Culture Automatic Language Bonus Languages Femon Continent     Alyrian Alyria, Feria, Liburia Oroki, Siamni, Ventradi Barony of Sol Luxor Alyrian Astis, Oroki, Siamni, Ventradi Lumien Lumiese Astis, Alyrian, Oroki, Siamni, Ventradi Orlamu Siamni Alyrian, Giant, Gnoll Plains of Ventrad Ventradi Alyrian, Giant, Gnoll, Siamni Southern Femon (dromite) Alyrian, Dromite Gnoll, Siamni, Ventradi Tion Continent     Droma Dromite Alyrian, Ophiduan, Somnese Nimotei Chemish Giant, Ophic, Ophiduan, Orc, Somnese, Winan Ophid Protectorate (including kobolds) Ophiduan Chemish, Ophic, Orc, Oroki, Somnese, Winan Sommaran Somnese Chemish, Giant, Ophic, Ophiduan, Orc Vintaren Winan Chemish, Giant, Orc, Somnese Maquoran Fleet Alyrian Astis, Dromite, Ophic, Ophiduan, Somnese, Ventradi