Schwartzenbruin

Schwartzenbruin is the capital city of Perrenland and is located on the south-west shore of Lake Quag.

Much of Schwartzenbruin is located on an island in Lake Quag, while the newest section, the Shore, is on the adjacent mainland.

Schwartzenbruin is one of the largest cities in the Flanaess and no census has ever returned a full result, so Schwartzenbruin may have considerably more than 30,000 residents at any given time (although that number is the closest the city has to a census). Much of Schwartzenbruin’s population is transient in nature: mercenary companies, merchant caravans, ships crews and tourists all add to the seasonal arrival of local clansfolk for important business, signing on, and festivals.

As a result, Schwartzenbruin is a city that can cater for the diverse needs of a great many people, cultures and ideas. The inns and taverns are legendary, and the courtesans unrivaled.

For further information, see the Schwartzenbruin document, which includes a key for the Schwartzenbruin Map.

Locations

• The Cantonal Council Chambers, where the elected representatives of Perrenland meet to govern the nation, are worthy of admiration. You can sample schokolade (chocolate) at
• Der Schokoladehuis, run by Hanz Mordenkainen (no relation to the archmage). Schwartzenbruin is protected by an artifact called the Girdle of Perren, which completely blocks all extradimensional travel

throughout the city as if everything in the city was affected by the dimensional anchor spell. This effect does not prevent summoning spells from working. Any character who succeeds at a Knowledge - Local (Iuz metaregion) check (DC 15) knows of the Girdle of Perren and what it does. (The Girdle of Perren replaced the Girdle of Dian that was stolen. The artefacts are identical, however the Girdle of Perren comes from an alternate Oerth).