Anywhere in the outskirts of the Calastian Empire should work great. My character will be a rogue who drifts from place to place, not happy with the empire but mostly just dodging the empire's draft of warriors to fight Durrover. A drifter and wanderer, he'll be happy to join the gambling challenge and case the evil lord's place, not truly on behalf of the town or its people, but because he doesn't like the cruel leaders typically found among the Calastian authorities.
I'm thinking CG.