General World info (Plight of Astora)

General World info
Map (Courtesy of Kagsacar): http://i.imgur.com/cmCbQjw.png
Capitol City of Spira Argentarium
-	Previously home of the artifact “The Shard of Moonlight”
-	Largest city in Astora
-	Home of the Matriarchy that technically still governs the country, however, the Queen (Marta Sidabras) ( has been missing for the past 2 years, leaving the throne empty (not the public is any the wiser)
-	The previous party found odd sylvan text in the chamber where the Shard was once held
-	(don’t remember what it said… something something let light be grant so the world might be mended)
Hartschild
-	Last known location of the Queen
-	One of the more popular trade cities, given its central location
-	Also one of the few remaining places in Astora with access to Mithral
Orefield
-	Mining town located in the center of the mountain range surrounding the “Skybourn Crag”
-	Not much else of dire importance than this is where Dwarves would mostly live and this is the only other place with access to Mithral
Heimdall
-	Forest city, located near the Sylvan Glade
-	Was once a prosperous elven city, but continued dark acts with no known perpetrators has sullied its name
-	Very often, people will see random passerby’s yelling about Faeries
Remina
-	This town used to be taken over by a group of Skin Stealers
-	Rioting led to the murder of all guards, guard captains, and most nobility
-	Currently under watch by the Mages guild, since they are the only ones capable of preventing and exposing skin stealers and other such things.
-	Distribution of amulets to help shopkeepers be more wary of mind altering effects began here
Luin
-	During the time of the previous campaign, they did not accept visitors, or those who had left the gates of the city (unless you have diplomancy of +20)
-	The city itself was a religious clusterfuck; Religions of all alignments all in the same place, but none were at each other’s throats, due to the fact that they all believed that the Demon Lord (correct me if that’s not the right title) Dagon was hanging out in the bottom of the lake
-	This was supposedly evidenced by the Sahagin that were taking up the lakeside