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Major
Landmarks:
A - People's
Park
This sprawling
public garden is home to the usual expected scenic wonders as well as
few surprises, including Giant Spiders, rogue Winter Wolves, and rowdy
gangs of wandering hooligans.
B - Noble's Ward
The posh,
upper-class residential community of Griffondale's most wealthy
nobility and landed gentry. Property taxes here are enough to bankrupt
a small kingdom.
C - Vale Manor
The home of
Griffondale's most successful 'business man', Kyle Vale, this huge
property is part casino, part brothel . . . Vegas meets the Playboy
mansion . . . don't take up on the offer to stay overnight . . . it's
whispered that it's owner is a Vampire Lord . . .
D - Griffondale Coliseum
Home of the
bloody Grifondale Gladiatorial League, this stadium is owned by Kyle
Vale is generally Griffondale's hot-spot on the weekends when
Fight-Night rolls around.
E - Bridge Gate
Entry into the
city proper form the south.
F -The Academy of Arcane
Arts
The famous school
of wizardry and college of sorcery that has produced no fewer than
three of the world's most notorious mages. Within its aged and musty
halls can be found a staff of curious and often eclectic wizards and
their timid and terrified apprentices.
G - The Municipal
Bestiary
Griffondale's
equivalent of a zoo, this destination features live exhibitions of the
world's weirdest creatures and deadliest beasts. But its completely
safe . . . mostly.
H - Twisted Tower
Official known as
the Museum of Arcane Wonders, most Griffondalers call it Twisted Tower
for it's bizarre and distinctive shape. On display are replicas of the
various rare magic items and artifacts stored within its impregnable
vaults.
I - Temple Square
The Big Peanut's
Centre for Spirituality, Health & Wellness, the Temple Square
is collective of shrines and churches who have agreed to put aside
their religious differences in order to make big bucks offering short
and long-term care to the public.
J - Mourner's
Field
Griffondale's
major public cemetery and graveyard. Yeah, let's put thousands of
recently deceased together in one place . . . make it real convenient
for necromancers and evil priests.
K - The Clock Tower
A marvel of
engineering and design in that it has never worked properly since the
day it was built.
L - The Court of Nobles
& the City Administration Offices
Here's where the
Nobles and Landed Gentry assemble to make and revise laws, forge and
shape city policy, debate the future of Griffondale and otherwise yell,
scream and argue with each other achieving absolutely nothing
worthwhile. Visit the
CoN portal.
It is also the
headquarters of the City Administration Offices, where Griffondale's
bureaucratic monster lairs. Visit the CAO portal.
M - Griffondale
Municipal Treasury
The bank. In
fact, the biggest, baddest and best secured bank in the world. Also the
city mint.
N - Griffon Keep
The headquarters
of the Iron Lions, Griffondale's standing army and acting police force.
Home of the Inquisitor's Branch and the Municipal Dungeons.
O - University of
Griffondale
A newly
established institute of mundane academia, this where all the rich kids
go for formal education and the opportunity to party hard.
P -The Tower of
Griffondale
The city's asylum
which houses hundreds of lunatics, psychopaths, madmen and poets.
Apparently quite pleasant on the inside . . . once you gets past all
the demented screams.
Q - Griffondale Canal
Perhaps the most
polluted waterway in the world, it's waters are thick and murky. Has
caught on fire at least a dozen time. Home to Chuck, the Creature of
Griffondale Canal.
R - The Enchanted Gardens
A natural
preserve shrouded in mist and magic and home to dozens of Fey-creatures
and other Slyvan-beings. The kind of place where 'frolicking' is
encouraged.
S - Monument Gardens
Statues, tombs
and monuments dedicated to the city's most beloved personalities and
heroes.
T - Griffon Gate
North entrance
into the city proper. Popular with the Beggar's Union.
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Notable
Locations:
1
- Averson's Antiques
A small shop
owned by former wizard/appraiser Rel Averson that features rare and
valuable mundane items.
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- Artisan's Guildhall
3.
The Griffon's Nest Pub
Recently
renovated and reopened for business, the Griffon's Nest Pub is a
preferred watering hole of adventurers, dungeon-delvers, lair-raiders,
tomb-robbers, monster-slayers, and your average swords and spells for
hire-types.
Owned
and Operated by Gueedo Tumblefoot and his family - a clan of halflings
who know food and drink better than just about anyone. This Pub offers
a wide variety of food and fare and even features its very own haunt -
the ghost of Gruumok the Mighty!
Visit the Griffon's Nest! Click
here!.
4.
Former ASAP Headquarters
The twice-time headquarters
and residence of the Academy Street Adventuring Professionals - Griffondale's favorite band of oddball heroes . . .
until the Arcane Contamination Incident rendered the property condemned .
. . and then dragon-dozed into dust.
Presently under construction.
See the
old floor plan
here!
5.
Royal Lion Theatre
An upper-class
theatre.
6.
The Pewter Mug Tavern
Upper-class
saloon catering to nobles and wealthy aristocrats. Features fine
cuisine, an excellent selection of wines and ales, and private rooms
and a feast-hall.
7.
MagicMart Discount Superstore
Griffondale's
big-box realtor selling 'quality' magic items at wholesale prices. All
items are 'Made in the Forgotten Realms'.
8.
The Smoking Cauldron
A lessor-known
tavern tucked away in the sub-cellar of a small mill, the Smoking
Cauldron and it's illusionary
trappings offer a unique, if not slightly unnerving atmosphere. Mona
Minerva is the proprietor.
Visit the Smoking Cauldron! Click
here!
9.
The Griffondale Herald & Press
The headquarters
of Griffondale's daily newspaper and offices of it's most popular
journalist, the Half-Sprite Poppy Caprice.
10.
Moon, Sun & Starbucks Cafe
Griffondale's
favorite coffee house.
11.
The Emerald Grove
The heart of the
Enchanted Gardens.
12.
Astral Travel Inc.
Griffondale's
magical transportation and teleportation service.
13.
Vacant Building
Formerly Boone
Bros. Island Imports.
14.
Richthoffen Manor
Once the home of
a creepy old recluse, the Manor has since been inherited by young
master Mason Richter, a.k.a. the Scarlet Avenger.
15.
The Gnome Depot
Griffondale's
hardware store, building material supply, garden and lawn centre, and
basic adventuring gear. Its employees wear orange caps.
16.
Madame Perciffiny's Bath House
A bath-house. A
very expensive, upper-scale bath-house. The kind that is staffed by
beautiful and exotic women. Discretion assured.
17.
Lady Jasmine's Fertility Shop
A shop store that
sells fertility potions, love elixirs and similar alchemical notions.
18.
The Mason's Guild
The local
stonemasons guildhall . . . make that fortified guildhall . . . made
from stone . . . neigh impregnable . . . think they got something to
hide?
19.
Felix's Fine Statuary
A Gnome and
master-craftsman specializing in sculpture and statues . . . a crusty
ol' fart if ever there was one.
20.
Stirling Silversmith
A importer of raw
silver bullion, this establishment is ultimately owned by Kyle Vale
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