The City of Dohral - CORE MODULE
The CORE MODULE of the Al Dohral NWN Campaign, this MODULE features more than 300 Areas!
The City of Dohral
The City of Dohral was founded by Bennin oz Dohral, a merchant captain and fleet-owner who saw the strategic advantage in placing a supply and repair facility along this dangerous stretch of the mighty Acerian Tradeway. It is said in song that he had, in his younger day, run afoul of the weather and fetched up on a rocky strand just West of the present day City of Dohral. Rescued soon after the shipwreck, Bennin oz Dohral enriched himself greatly as a merchant over the following decade and returned to the location of his previous rescue. Thus was founded the City of Dohral.
Present-day Dohral, now approaching her centennial, is still ruled by descendents of Bennin oz Dohral. The rule is not harsh, though it is rumored, quite lucrative. The people are mostly happy for this veritable isle of stability along a dangerous coast known for past political upheavals. This stability might, in part, be attributed to the Dohral Guard. Bennin oz Dohral enlisted the most notorious mercenary band as his personal guard. Regardless of the cause, the peace was welcomed.
Craftsmen craft, vendors vend, sages pontificate, and students (sometimes) take in their lessons. The city of Dohral is a busy hub of activity for the area; bringing in such trade as there is with the Dwarves of the Lake, being ultimately in control of the lumber harvested from the Toltaw Forest, and possessed of all the industries required to repair damaged ships.
Business is booming in the City of Dohral. Commerce is at the heart of the City of Dohral, from the local to the far-reaching, she is home to trade. If it is not grown locally, or crafted locally it can certainly be had by trade somewhere in the City of Dohral. Beyond the function of importing goods required by the local populace, and exporting local goods and produce, there occur more subtle connections and transactions that find their home mostly among the fog and shadow of a dockyard by night.
Tivook Acres
Named for one of the ranking mercenaries hired on by Bennin oz Dohral, Tivook served two terms of service with the Dohral Guard, whose presence was usually thought enough to deter any hostility. Tivook retired to this place claiming his lands as was the Mercenaries' Option for gold or land. Tivook, it is said, had grown to love the land and sought only to build his inn, the Tivook Inn here, reserving all the surrounding land under his control to wilderness. The inn operates to this day, serving travelers from near and far.
Even for its lack of development, Tivook Province has proven a valuable piece of real estate, as it is strategically placed at a crossroads linking all remote provinces to the City of Dohral itself. All land trade and travel to and from the outlying lands must pass through Tivook.
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