MsBloom
Moonchild
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2020
- Location
- Northern Europe
At the foothills of the Black Mountains, so named for their richness in coal and iron alike and thus inhabited by Dwarves since the dawn of the ages, surrounded by them on three sides lay the vast city of Caerwynn, Castle Wynn. Although the fortifications surrounding the city had been more or less rendered obsolete with the peace treaty between the alliance of Humans, Elves and Dwarves and the wild tribes and clans that were left scattered after the defeat of the Nameless One, the castle and its bright white spires still rose above the city from its position on the central mound on which it had once begun as little more than a wooden palisade with a single guard tower and a small long house where the castle now rose up. That was in a distant half-forgotten past when the first Humans, lead by Ulfbane Wynn, settled near the Black Mountains in search of high quality iron and coal, as well as the hope of the Dwarves sharing their secrets into making unbreakable steel. Of course the Dwarves never shared their secrets but they were more than willing to trade their weapons and armour with the Humans. Again that was in times passed into mythology and legend.
On the fourth side the city's main gates opened up to a cluster of small villages built on what little arable land lay between the mountains and Lake Croy beyond which a vast wasteland spread out in all directions. Three days swift ride to the North lay Da'ar forest, home to a clan of woodland Elves. A week of the same to the South lay the nearest Human settlement, the coastal town of Ingwyn. Towards the West however the wasteland went on for weeks on end with nothing but a handful of fortified settlements surrounded by tribes of Orcs and Goblins, packs of Trolls and the occasional Giant all the way to the dead lands where the Nameless One had risen to power by uniting the wild tribes of the wasteland. This was where the Lightless Citadel had stood until no more than a few decades ago when the Alliance had defeated the Nameless One and raised the citadel to the ground.
Peace now ruled the lands even though there were still those alive, especially among the Elves and Dwarves, who remembered the war and often talked about the great deeds of bravery and glory that had been achieved. It was after the peace had been forged that Caerwynn had begun to grow from a fortified trading posts to the vast and blossoming city it now was, a city where Elves, Humans and even a few surface dwelling Dwarves now lived side by side with Orcs, Goblins and an assortment of other species once ruled by the Nameless One. Trolls and Centaurs lived side by side in outlying settlements and traded peacefully with the city.
In the central district lay the government buildings but also The Crimson Rose, an establishment of erotic pleasures. Some called it a brothel, others a haven of pleasures, others still a den of debauchery and immoral acts. All three were indeed true but it was a fully legal business supported by Tangeary Wynn, the current ruler of the city, who could be seen partaking in the regularly occurring events of the establishment. The Crimson Rose was run by the Drow Elf Viconia, often called the heartless for her no nonsense attitude to clients and the slaves that worked at The Crimson Rose, but no one knew her family or clan name with any level of certainty. She was simply Viconia.
Taller than most of her kind Viconia stood almost six feet off the ground without her heeled boots which lifted her another six inches, making her taller than most of the clients, with the exception of most Orcs and a few of the Elves that frequented her luxurious establishment. She now stood in front of the girl left behind by a band of drunken adventurers to pay the debt they had run up but been unable to cover, a debt that included not only five nights of debauchery with several of the slaves, male and female alike but also a bar tab that would have been enough to debilitate two sturdy Orcs. Faced with the choice of imprisonment at the citadel or repaying the debts through servitude the six of them had actually drawn straws to decide whom to leave behind and lo and behold the lot had fallen on the youngest of them and as soon as the choice had been made the rest of them had made themselves very scarce although one of the older males had promised to be back soon with enough treasure to pay the debts with interest. It seemed he had had some sort of plan but Viconia had simply smiled and shook her head. She had heard it all before. Most of the slaves that worked for her had found themselves in her service in much the same way as the unfortunate younf female kneeling at her feet.
"So. Now that your companions have abandoned you why don't you stand up, tell me whatever name you prefer to be known by and undress for me so I can evaluate what you have to offer my clients."
On the fourth side the city's main gates opened up to a cluster of small villages built on what little arable land lay between the mountains and Lake Croy beyond which a vast wasteland spread out in all directions. Three days swift ride to the North lay Da'ar forest, home to a clan of woodland Elves. A week of the same to the South lay the nearest Human settlement, the coastal town of Ingwyn. Towards the West however the wasteland went on for weeks on end with nothing but a handful of fortified settlements surrounded by tribes of Orcs and Goblins, packs of Trolls and the occasional Giant all the way to the dead lands where the Nameless One had risen to power by uniting the wild tribes of the wasteland. This was where the Lightless Citadel had stood until no more than a few decades ago when the Alliance had defeated the Nameless One and raised the citadel to the ground.
Peace now ruled the lands even though there were still those alive, especially among the Elves and Dwarves, who remembered the war and often talked about the great deeds of bravery and glory that had been achieved. It was after the peace had been forged that Caerwynn had begun to grow from a fortified trading posts to the vast and blossoming city it now was, a city where Elves, Humans and even a few surface dwelling Dwarves now lived side by side with Orcs, Goblins and an assortment of other species once ruled by the Nameless One. Trolls and Centaurs lived side by side in outlying settlements and traded peacefully with the city.
In the central district lay the government buildings but also The Crimson Rose, an establishment of erotic pleasures. Some called it a brothel, others a haven of pleasures, others still a den of debauchery and immoral acts. All three were indeed true but it was a fully legal business supported by Tangeary Wynn, the current ruler of the city, who could be seen partaking in the regularly occurring events of the establishment. The Crimson Rose was run by the Drow Elf Viconia, often called the heartless for her no nonsense attitude to clients and the slaves that worked at The Crimson Rose, but no one knew her family or clan name with any level of certainty. She was simply Viconia.
Taller than most of her kind Viconia stood almost six feet off the ground without her heeled boots which lifted her another six inches, making her taller than most of the clients, with the exception of most Orcs and a few of the Elves that frequented her luxurious establishment. She now stood in front of the girl left behind by a band of drunken adventurers to pay the debt they had run up but been unable to cover, a debt that included not only five nights of debauchery with several of the slaves, male and female alike but also a bar tab that would have been enough to debilitate two sturdy Orcs. Faced with the choice of imprisonment at the citadel or repaying the debts through servitude the six of them had actually drawn straws to decide whom to leave behind and lo and behold the lot had fallen on the youngest of them and as soon as the choice had been made the rest of them had made themselves very scarce although one of the older males had promised to be back soon with enough treasure to pay the debts with interest. It seemed he had had some sort of plan but Viconia had simply smiled and shook her head. She had heard it all before. Most of the slaves that worked for her had found themselves in her service in much the same way as the unfortunate younf female kneeling at her feet.
"So. Now that your companions have abandoned you why don't you stand up, tell me whatever name you prefer to be known by and undress for me so I can evaluate what you have to offer my clients."