Locales of Black Mask & Pale Rider: Stonebridge, Brytilona

More on the world of Black Mask and Pale Rider, this time focusing on their homeworld.

The world Shani and Pania come from is described in several languages, many of them having roots from old Earth languages.  Among the wild elves of this world, they call the planet hud y Ddaear, Nullam tellus, Magie der Erde and even سحر الأرض. All of the translations mean the same thing, as they attempt to describe an Earth born of Magic.

Stonebridge is the capital and most regal of the cities of Brytilona.  It is in this region where the two main characters, Shani and Pania, come from.

Home to the Royal Palace, it is also the centerpiece of the world, and the central location of most of the guilds within Brytilona.  The Patrolers, Consolers and Magistrates all congregate here in this majestic city.

It’s streets are paved with cobble stones, with rich, finely crafted sidewalks, and immaculate buildings.  The city is also home to one of the most creative industrial areas, as air ships dock frequently to bring supplies from far off places such as Semerkhet and even the Meharaine city of Drakken.

While Stonebridge is a city of wealth, it is not without it’s slum areas.  In darkened corners that many of the upper class would like to forget about, these slums hide the downtrodden and criminal.  Often the Knights who make up the Patrolers will make weekly raids of the slums in order to find any squatters and criminals.

Stonebridge is also a city known for it’s towers and it’s bridges.  Built on the Messewan River, the city has eight bridges that cross the mighty waters, and the towers seem to reach up to the sky.  The main industry of this city is mixed between agriculture, tourism, commerce, industry and arcanum.

As a side note, the city of Stonebridge was inspired by the city of Saskatoon.  The Bridge City, as it is nicknamed, has a large number of bridges that span the South Saskatchewan River the city rests on.

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