Stagrore

Stagrore is the capital city of the Protectorate of Ghoslia and is home to an estimated population of 700,000.

Stagrore was founded in the year 1304 TA by the Great Protector. Prior to its founding, Stagrore was home to the Coven of Covens.

Five of the major noble families as housed within the city: the House of Morality, the Gaunt Family, House Nuvelle, the Family of Clumount, and the House of Taxation. The five houses, collectively known as Five Gardens, run the city under the supervision of the Great Protector. It is believed that this naming convention began after each of the five families planted their family flower over the graves of the fallen during the Ghoslian War.

In addition to owning land in their respective regions, each family co-own Stagrore by decree of the Great Protector. Thus, each family is obligated to run the city under their supervision. Although each family technically co-owns the city, the House of Morality is informally considered the leader of the city with the House Nuvelle acting as the kingsguard. Despite this, each family still hold the tradition of rotating which family guards the Castle Mamori each month.

The House of Morality is headed by Saleh Ibrahim. This house is in charge of providing protection to the city and enforcing the laws set by the Great Protector. This house owns the lands in the West containing Pitres County, Soleia County, and Fladowia County. Unlike the noble families known in our world, the land and power of this family is passed down to the oldest descendent, rather than the oldest “legitimate” son.

The Gaunt Family is headed by Glausia Gaunt. This house is in charge of the logistics of running the city, such as supplying and acquiring food and materials and managing the postal services. Of the five, the Gaunt Family is the poorest family. The Gaunt Family owns the lands north of the city in Scorross County. Unlike the noble families known in our world, the land and power of this family is passed down to the oldest descendent, rather than the oldest “legitimate” son.

House Nuvelle is headed by Otilia Nuvelle. This house is in charge of diplomacy and espionage. House Nuvelle and the House of Morality historically have had a positive relationship to the point that it is sometimes hard to distinguish the families in a crowd. The house's symbol is purple-tinted half-plate armor. This house owns the land in the far north of the country in Heartia County. The land and power inheritance tradition of this family is unique in that all descendents of the current ruler are eligible to inherit this house's land and power. Only by majority vote of the descendents may someone be named the inheritor.

The Family of Clumount is headed both by Zamar and Waitara Clumount, though Zamar by law holds the seat in the Five Gardens. This house is in charge of maintaining the history, traditions, and culture of Ghoslia. This house owns the land containing Chilows County and Boulhand County on the eastern side of the country. This family has a unique method of determining the inheritor of land and power: land and power are inherited by the first adopted child of the ruling family.

The House of Taxation is headed by Andre-Jepter Smith-Estella-Ahmed-Abdul-Holland-Jenson-Guerra-Doyle Yanny-Ortiz-Babu-Semenov-Giles-Miller-Ortega-Rafsky, commonly referred to Andre Tax. The House of Taxation is in charge of the finances of the city. This house owns the lands to the North-West which contain Claymond County. Unlike the noble families known in our world, the land and power of this family is passed down to the oldest descendent, rather than the oldest “legitimate” son. Of the five, the House of Taxation is the only noble family founded after the founding of the Protectorate of Ghoslia .

Due to this family's tradition of passing on the last names of their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, this house's name was forced to be renamed to the House of Taxation.

The Buckstar Tavern is only a couple blocks away from the gates to the University of Stagrore, and is frequented by Stagrore's students especially during the school term. The tavern is also only two buildings away from the KWH, which makes this tavern the safest tavern in the city. This tavern is usually busy in the early morning and mid-day. The tavern is famous for its Allnight Shots and their one of a kind War of the Stars Mocha.

The Krusty Krembrulee is located not too far from the Buckstar Tavern. Being one of the most popular bakeries in the city, it is constantly busy and runs nearly 24/7. The scents of cinnamon, sugar, freshly baked bread emanate from the bakery and permeate through the streets. The Krusty Krembrulee’s specialty is the Krusty Krembrulee Kroissant.

The University of Stagrore is located in the center of the city.