Grozenheim

Grozenheim, also known as "The City of a Thousand Daggers", is the only bastion of civilization known to exist within The Borderlands and serves as the main center for all expedition into this cursed wilderness. Grozenheim was originally a trading post built around the ruins of an ancient elven fortress and has since grown to become a city of several thousand inhabitants. The kingdoms of Ingmoor and Archess have over the years contributed funds for the creation of walls and the construction of Blackwood Castle but as the number of settlers grew and adventurers extracted more and more plunder from the wilderness it's wealth became independent of the kingdoms.

The city is governed by a number of exiled highborn families, wealthy merchants, and factions who come together in the Common Council, led by the Lord Mayor, this has has generally resulted peace within the city itself although rivalries sometimes spill into disputes, especially in the wilderness beyond.