The City of Bryce

Established in the 1st century; it was for nearly 1,200 years the capital city of the Brunari Empire, built under the guidance of Surma, and the Daughters of Darandel. Today, only statues and symbols of dragon Surma, and many nameless brunari heroes are left, found throughout the city. One great structure still stands as testament of the true power of the brunari culture, the great castle and fortress called Bryce which sits on cliff overlooking the city and bay below. Its stone walls tower over 150 feet high and were later plated with gold dipped iron by the Iseghey Dwarves after the city fell to Harold of Yatton in JY 1239. The walls were never breached in times of war. The castle fell to the dwarves and men of Jelling who tunneled under the walls to take the castle from within.

Bryce had always been in competition with Port Headland, but after it fell to King Harold the Bold, and became the capital city of Jelling from JY 1240-1269 it grew immensely, initially it traded solely with the city of Brunar on the mainland, east across the Winwell Sea, when slave trade became popular after the fall of the Brunari Empire, Bryce made huge profits selling and transporting slaves throughout Alidor until the majority of its slave fleet was scuttled by abolitionists lead by Thomas Flagler in JY 1407. Thomas was eventually caught and beheaded for his crimes; his head is on display in the great hall of castle Bryce along side the head of Jessley the Haughty, last king of the Bruni. Occasionally, on the anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade (August 15th of JY 1507) Flagler’s head goes missing and is often found floating in the air outside the den of black market slavers who have taken up shop in the city, or outside of the house of some corrupt alderman. But most times it is found outside the home of the Megenly family whose ancestors where members of the cities executioners guild and may have been responsible for executing Flagler. These days the family is best known for its dried beef and lamb cutlets and owns one of the best butcher shops in the city called The Cow‘s Rose. The family has been known to hang a sign on the head with list of items for sale on Abolition Day if it appears by them.

In 1545 Castle Bryce was attacked by Surma and lost its highest tower, called kings tower to the beast, though losses were not as severe in Bryce as they were in Port Headland, the rulers of Bryce no longer take part in plots against the dragon of the island.

A city in the Nation of Jelling

Stats:

Town Size Large City
Population 13,660
Gold piece limit 29,987
Ready cash 20,481,804
Power Center(s)
Conventional – Unaligned

Conventional – Lawful good

Magical – Lawful good

Community Authority Highest-level cleric
Guards/Soldiers 193
Militia 967
Sheriff Horifer the Bold fighter 14

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