Windhaven

within the Province of the Storm Coast, Continent of Valdemar

Windhaven is one of the four coastal city-states within the eastern province of the Storm Coast. By comparison to its three neighbors, Windhaven is the smallest, yet still a metropolis of civilization compared to the rest of the wilderness in the region. Once a far more prosperous city it is currently on the rebound, as a few decades ago saw the city sacked and almost laid to total ruin by a large horde of Orcs. This particular horde rampaged through the central hills and swarmed through the Storm Mountains, reaching as far east as Windhaven itself. After ransacking the city the orcs were finally driven back, but not before the city-state was left in ruins and its population decimated.

Over the last decade money has poured back into Windhaven as its new Lord attempts to restore its former glory. People of all races have flocked back to the safety of the rebuilt walls and commerce is growing by the year. The governing infrastructure is still fragile, the numbers of guards are low, there is no army to speak of, and thus crime is rampant throughout the city. On the other side of that coin, peoples of all races are welcome to live and work there, so it is not uncommon to see among the streets the rarer races of Andaria such as Dragonborn, Half-races, and even some Dark Elves.