Joru; Knowledge checks:
On Fallon: [sblock=Bardic Knowledge DC 10]Fallon, also known as the city of falls, is home to one of the largest existing colleges of wizardy, and has long been one of the foremost places for wizards and sorcerers alike to train and research in the arcane arts.
The centre of the city is built in a sunken part of the land, like a large, very deep pit. This contains the older parts of Fallon, and as it has grown over the years, buildings have been carved out of the sides and the city has started to spill out onto the flatter land above.
Fallon is a largely human city, though it is accepting of other humanoid races. Gnomes, and dwarves are not a rare sight in the city, the city appealing to them, and other races, elves, halflings, orcs and even kobolds can be seen in parts of town.
Travel through the city is largely by foot but there is a network of clear water canals which are often used, particularly for transporting goods to the warehouses.
[/sblock][sblock=Bardic Knowledge DC 15]The city is lit at night largely by continual light spells. These and other magical wards in the city are carefully maintained by the college of wizardry.
As well as a centre for scholarly pursuits, Fallon today serves as a centre of industry. The market trades often in fish from the nearby Kithsui Lake, and in metals and minerals mined from the Stonespike Mountains. Produce bought in Fallon is often bound for Orussus and from the docks there Fallon goods can make their way around the world.
The city is controlled through two different parties, the church and the School of Wizardry. Together they meet in the Great Council of Wisdom and Intellect under the supervision of the Grand Councillor.
[/sblock][sblock=Knowledge (History) DC 15]Over 100 years ago, the astrologer Bentilous Forlune, went to the college of wizardry with grave news. He claimed that from the skies an asteroid would fall, burning through the skies, and it was destined tostrike Fallon.
While the wizards were initially sceptical of Bentilous’ predictions, their divinations suggested that Bentilous was accurate. With the aid of the church, they worked night and day to provide magical and divine defences to protect from the asteroid.
With little time to spare, the church and wizards constructed a magical barrier of force, a powerful abjuration to prevent the destruction of the city. The meteor struck home, and the barrier held.
All was not well, however, as the force of the meteor could not be controlled. The impact pushed the barrier, and with it the city, deep into the ground, pushing the entire city into a deep pit. Water from the lake began seeping through the from the lake, and arcane and divine magics were called on once more to save the city from this new threat.
Their magic held, and the city of Fallon was saved. To this day the city is protected by magics which keep it from being lost under the waters of the Kithsui Lake.[/sblock][sblock=Knowledge (History) DC 20]The wizards and the church both claimed responsibility for saving the city, a clash between the groups unresolved to this day. Both were needed to maintain the city’s now fragile position, however, and between them formed a body to control and maintain this magic, the Great Council of Wisdom and Intellect was formed.
They took control of all aspects of safety and the day to day running the city, ensuring nothing could jeapordise their magics. The division between the two factions has been known to cause instability, the city’s precariousness often being the factor that pulls them together once more.[/sblock]
On banditry[sblock=Bardic Knowledge]Bandits on the roads are a rarity but by no means unheard of. You've not heard of anything recently around Fallon.[/sblock]
jkason/Eanos[sblock=OOC]If you want to bring Eanos on the adventure then it's not a problem, I can accomodate a 4th level character. It might not be the most rewarding adventure for a 4th level character though. I'll leave it to you.[/sblock]
Iamthetest/Dae[sblock=OOC]I'm assuming that the half-orc you're referring to is Sorgram. Since he's my character he won't be going on this adventure.[/sblock]
[/sblock]
