Grunden

The city-state of Grunden is a Minor Island which focuses primarily on the exportation of coal to other islands, particularly Industrial and Scientific Islands. Grunden is governed by an oligarchy composed of prominent business leaders, particularly the owners of the coal mines and the shipping district. The majority of the citizens follow Pelor, the Sun God, though there is no central religion, and the city-state houses many temples of various gods. The party started their adventure here, doing their civil service as city guards before murdering some squatting Gnomes, uncovering a secret plot by the thieves guild, and then skipping town with some pirates.

Notable NPC's

 * Carl - Pimply teenage human boy who tried to get with Lorena, but then was dissuaded by the party before leaving town to persue his career as a bard.


 * Lorena - 14 year old human girl who Terrance tried to get with. In his defense, she was pretty hot for a 14 year old. She was later kicked out of her home and became a prostitute, who was then convinced to join the police force instead, by Tahlath, a raptoran party member who was also a prostitute.


 * Rachel - A human barmaiden who hired Terrance as a  janitor, and kept him in a broom closet. He had the hots for her, but after a new shipment of brooms arrived, there was no longer any space for Terrance in the closet.


 * The Matron - The human owner of a brothel, provided some information for the party, and then offered to do the sex moves to Terrance, who obliged but did terribly and left her a terrible love letter afterwards. The letter was then stolen by Tahlath for what was most likely a blackmail attempt.

Relations with other Islands

 * Durkron - Grunden often sends shipments to the trade city of Durkron, to trade goods across the skies
 * Haiden - Grunden is known to trade with Haiden for their luxury goods, namely Ivory

Misc.

 * Grunden's Prostitutes are often regarded as the most dangerous in the skies, yet they get some of the most business
 * Teens aged 14 and up are considered adults in this city state, as most of the coal miners die young anyway
 * Civil service in this city-state includes serving on the town guard for a week