Latredale

The city of Latredale sits on the western side of the West River Proelium, originally a small farming town, the increase in demand for iron to fuel the war against the Yuan-Ti led to the rapid increase in the cities size as the plentiful iron deposits in the surrounding hills attracted miners and metallurgists. The city is now known for its many armorsmiths and is surrounded by wide tracts of farmland.

Latredale is a religious city, having great reverence for Torm. The people believe strongly in miracles and Torm’s direct hand acting through people to work wonders for their benefit. This abundance of miracles has led to the populace having a much more complicated view of Torm, seeing him as something between a just military leader and a caring parent.

Latredale is ruled by Lord Torvus Lato, a hard man used to dealing with the stresses of ruling a large disorganized city such as Latredale. The rapid growth led to a number of issues in city infrastructure including poor road layouts and building construction. Much time is spent dealing with the various disputes between merchants as frustration over shipping lanes erupts, victims of housing collapse, and the crime all the various back alleys support. Further stress comes from the quarter of House Crently, who often make moves to wrest control of the city and the support of its people from House Lato. There is a rising faction of peasantry and merchants causing trouble because they feel that Lord Aestus Crently would make a better ruler than Lord Lato. This group has been known to exacerbate many of the issues caused by poor infrastructure to further rile the populace.