Callion

The biggest city in the Northern Wastes, Callion was originally an Ancient city before being repopulated. It's position on the River Sif and the River Banquo makes it perfect for trading, as well as its Guilds.

Architecture
The biggest city in the Northern Wastes, Callion is built from deep red bricks with tall square buildings. The buildings themselves have pillars usually have an alcove at the entrance, the floor above it supported by detailed carvings. In spring and summer the the city is covered in silks and fabrics hanging around in the city, stalls covered and selling these. In winter these fabrics are sotred away, and the stalls are formed from animal pelts. The buildings themselves are multistory, usually 3 stories high with a cellar. Larger buildings have the staircases built on the outside corners, and the roofs are flat and hot, used for drying.

Official Guilds
One of the reasons why Callion has become so great are its guilds, which are organisations stretching across the continent and sometimes beyond.

Fighters Guild
Set up to handle problems that can only be handled by might, its prestige and power has crumbled as of late and has functions as a mercenary guild now.

Farmers Guild
Created as a way to manage the distribution of agriculture and goods, it supports farms with guidance and materials in return for taxes and a percentage of the crop to store and sell.

Guardian Guild
While the Fighters Guild handles problems like rogue monsters or trials by combat, the Guardian Guild works as an police force protecting smaller settlements and carrying out justice throughout the land. The Guardian Guild is the only guild who's headquarters do not reside in Callion, instead running out of the castle Eagles Watch.

Hunters Guild
The most respected guild or the most feared, depending on who speaks of it, the Hunters Guild usually supplies works to hunt for meat in towns wear it's scarcer or for rich clients who wish for a specific delicacy. However they also work to hunt monsters too dangerous for the Fighters Guild or Guardian Guild to handle, most famously 3 years ago in the Battle of Giants Pass.

Merchant Guild
A guild with a unique running system: the richer and more influential a trader is in the Northern Wastes, the more power they have in the Guild. This is the reason why the Merchants Guild is the richest of the Guilds.

Builders Guild
The third richest of the Guilds, the Builders Guild handles construction within the northern wastes. Its architects are invaluable, as a study of history is required and history of the ancients is a sought after resource.

Mages Guild
The name "Mages Guild" is a moniker applied to the University of Callion, the biggest university in the Northern Wastes and home to various subjects, many arcane but some like History and Art. An education here is highly prized, leading many different students from across Midgard to apply.