The City State of Delliron

Delliron 

Population: 24,000 - 20,000 humans, 1000 dwarves, 1500 gnomes, 1500 others

General alignment: LG/LN.

Form of Government: Appointed Mayor heading ruling council

General Notes: Delliron is astride the Feurin river and uses the river for much of its trade and travel. There is an overland trail from Delliron the to Irryllian Empire homeland. Delliron has a number of theaters, and concerts, plays and other performances are on every week – the really good ones will attract visitors from the other city-states.

Armed Forces: 1,200 regulars - 12 companies of 100 men each - 2 medium cavalry, 1 light cavalry, 4 infantry, 3 crossbow, 1 logistics and supply, 1 specialised. Also Church of Mithros can provide 300 militia, including paladins and clerics

Notable Temples: Delliron has a major temple to Mithros and an order of paladins, the Children of Righteousness, are based in the city, next to the temple.

There is a temple of Telkora close to the city gate that leads south to Irryllia manned by a number of clerics. It is also popular with mercenaries, animal handlers and guides looking for employment with caravans travelling south. 

Notable Criminal Gangs: relatively few criminals due to paladins and clerics of Mithros assisting the city watch. However, the Maevalin Merchant Company has a sideline in smuggling - usually expensive but legal items on which the city imposes an extra tariff which Maevalin does not want to pay. Occasionally it branches out into riskier cargo - poisons, illicit drugs, slaves or evil religious items. 

Notable Magical Groups: The Circle of Zoggruth is six wizards who seek to emulate their namesake and protect Delliron from attack. Although well-meaning, none of the Circle of Zoggruth are very powerful (all below 8th level). 

The Brotherhood of the Blood is a group of sorcerers who believe their magical abilities come from their strange heritage. They seem disinterested in human affairs, but are always talking about the Planes of Existence and how their sorcerous spells may be derived from their innate connection to the Astral or Ethereal planes. 

History: Nearly 500 years ago Delliron was founded as an outpost on the northern outskirts of the Irryllian Empire. Unlike the other city states, Delliron has only limited water traffic via a long river journey, so much of its trade and communication with both the Irryllian Empire and its neighbouring city-states is overland. 

Delliron did not have an easy start, and was overrun soon after its founding by evil raiding humanoids (gnolls and orcs). However, with the help of a half-elven archmage called Zoggruth, walls and ramparts were built and after the first ten troubled years, Delliron has not been seriously threatened by a conventional army. 

Delliron’s worst time was 300 years ago in  2250 when the Black Pox gripped the city and almost everyone was infected. Fortunately those with hardy constitutions usually survived but many young, old and infirm residents were not tough enough to survive the disease and perhaps 1 in 7 residents died. Fear, despair and anger gripped the living residents and many peoples’ faiths were shaken.