Amrosa is the capital city of the Kingdom of Heldrassë, and a shining beacon of white towers and golden spires.

The ancient city rises up towards the towers, villas, and terraced gardens of the Kings’ Hall, and the Old Houses of Heldrassë vie for prominence in Lords Quarter on the slopes directly below.

Below the Mount, as the Lords Quarter is also known, is the Courts Quarter. Here are all the institutions of state, including the Halls of Justice and the Halls of Learning, as well as the ancient edifice of the Red Church.

Down through Temple Gate, the merchants jostle for position in the Market Quarter, a thriving bustle of market courtyards and guildhalls, home to traders, armourers, jewellers, smiths, and every imaginable trade, both legal and illicit.

The poorest, Old Quarter is a dark and sprawling maze of alleyways, crowding around the dark Tibor River, which winds lazily around the foot of the hill, where trading ships anchor at the docks, disgorging riches from down-river, out to sea, and the wild Provinces beyond.

With the ongoing Encroachment, the Old Quarter is filled beyond capacity with refugees from the Outlands, people of all races and religions displaced by the wars and seeking safety within the walled city.
Crime and lawlessness fester in this climate of fear and poverty, and rumour of the disappearance of children amongst the refugees by dark figures in the night have caused tensions to spill over into violent clashes with the overstretched civil guard.