Locations in Dorulu
Ranjime
The grand capital of the Golden Bear Empire. Ranjime is located just north of the Ronin Mountains. This city is where the royal family resides, and the Emperor Paragon passes down rulings and judgment. The people are a proud yet friendly sort, and loyal above all else to those they’ve deemed as family. The most urbanized city of Empiria, visitors may be shocked by its high walls and paved streets. Its structures are sturdy and usually adorned with decorative gold imported from Densguard.
Densguard
Deep within the mountains of Densguard lies one of the most secure prison facilities on the face of Empiria. Many fresh-faced recruits and seasoned veterans are stationed here to watch over the prisoners sentenced to toil in the gold mines. This gold is exported along the riverside cities all the way from Port Lobo down to Savior’s Point. This immense wealth has changed the city over the decades slowly isolating it from the rest of Dorulu. This is best exemplified by the banner that flies over the city, bearing the sigil of the Golden Bears but in a stark black and gold, reminding the prisoners within of their fate.
Goldenridge
Famed for its lush fields of Golden Grain. The community of Goldenridge is able to cultivate its wheat year-round due to its location near the ever-fertile soil of Craterra Lake. It is said that the people of Goldenridge are the happiest in all the land. This city alone is responsible for the vast majority of Dorulu’s food exportations which the other empires heavily rely on to survive the winter, making it one of the most important cities in any empire. It is also home to many of Empiria’s finest meaderies and bakeries. Those with an interest in the culinary arts travel from all over Empiria to study in Goldenridge and sample its bounty.
Stonebelly
Initially founded in a vain attempt to extract Corax from the Ronin Mountains. Stonebelly is a mining town that harvests the necessary stone materials for the creation of large, durable structures within the Golden Bear Empire. Its people form a hardy community who are capable of banding together during times of adversity. It’s deep quarries serve as a repository for all those who lack purpose in life and are looking for a way to serve their empire and make good coin doing it.
Ursa Harbor
This harbor town is where young recruits gather before being shipped off across the Zodiac Strait to Fort Bronze Claw. Due to this fact, it remains a highly trafficked area where goods are frequently traded. Mothers send gifts and letters to their children. While their sons and daughters send back fine pelts of the unique wildlife they’ve hunted during their training. Merchants from the east come here to sell their wares which are then imported deeper into Dorulu.
Fort Bronze Claw
It is said that many young men and women will lay their eyes upon Fort Bronze Claw but only the strongest will survive to see their homes again. This fort is where young recruits are taken in for brutal training in preparation to serve in the Golden Bear Empire’s military. It is here where future Golden Bear soldiers learn to fight, hunt, and survive within the wilderness of the peninsula. The trainees stay until their commanders deem them worthy of the service. All while surviving the harsh elements, and mythical mega-fauna which lurk deep within the island. Unknowing travelers have told horrifying stories of being beset upon by massive beasts.