Rakara Canyon

Name: Rakara Canyon
Aliases: Rakara
Type: Realm
Size: Very Large
Government

Capital: Lilt’Monk Town
Government Type: Authoritarian
Ruler: Governor Pickney Grungfind
Emblem: A red disk with a black chevron
Monetary Unit: Silver
Imports: Adventurers
Exports: Precious Ore, gemstones and other valuables. Ancient ruins of civilizations that once tried to colonize the canyon can be unearthed along with treasures of mystical, magical and rare items.
Defenses: Many creatures in the canyon will attack any who dare trespass in their realm. Random wild creatures roam about in packs, killing for food and survival. Organized groups of more intelligent creatures like goblins and orcs will defend their land. Tribes of humans have carved their own brutal societies in the canyon, where strength is in numbers. It is a harsh environment, but those that live in it will do just about anything to protect what they have claimed as their own.
Notable Cities: There are other towns and villages out in the canyon. Some are new, some are ancient, but none have been worth remembering.
Inhabitants

Population: 5,000 residents of Lilt’Monk. Population of the canyon is unknown.
Demonym: Rakarans
Races:
Human 45%
Dwarf 25%
Elf 10%
Goblin 5%
Orc 5%
Other 10%

Religion: Vaughn – The God of Fate
Recognized Alignment: Neutral
Language: Common + Racial
Culture: The people of Lilt’Monk live on the edge of both danger and fortune. They know that money can come easy and be lost just as easily if it isn’t protected. They hold what they have as precious but temporary. They must always be looking for that next meal, and that next meal usually comes in the form of adventurers that arrive through the portal. Beggars, guides and leather merchants are common professions. Water is a precious commodity, a large pool of fresh water is located in the center of town, and all citizens are given access to it. Celebrations sometimes randomly pop up on the dusty streets, either because the people celebrate their lives each day, or because they know that a drunk adventurer can be more easily separated from his or her silver.

Notable Inhabitants: The Governor of Lilt’Monk is an elected position, elections happen every 8 years. The position gives complete control over the city and the city militia. The Governor is charged with protecting the city as well as seeing that the people have food for their families. The current Governor Pickney Grungfind is a ginger dwarf who will not hesitate to cut down any wild tribes that try to take over ‘his town’.
History

Much of what happened in the canyon has been lost to time. What is known is that the city of Lilt’Monk was built about 200 years ago on the top edge of the canyon.

What has been discovered since that time has come back only as rumors from those who survived and returned from trips into the canyon. Those that can see the energy of the fyres have reported back that there are dense pools of earthfyre deep in the canyon, the intensity that would rival volcanoes. There is also an ancient city, a week’s hard ride deep in the base of the canyon, with magical energies surrounding it that suggest that the people that lived in the city made great sacrifices to try and control the earthfyre, and potentially lost that control. Broken runes and cursed artifacts are all that remain. It is believed that the same catastrophic event that destroyed the city is responsible for the ribbon of power that weaves its way through the canyon today.

200 years ago a group of dwarves and drow came together to create the Gateway. Their contribution to the Canyon has allowed the city of Lilt’Monk (A name that is a combination of their house names) to build up and thrive.

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