Ravensdown

Ravensdown is a city near the center of Pergrand, governed by Grand Duke Esteban Rayven.

Location and history

Central Pergrand; city near the country estate of Grand Duke Esteban Rayven.

Buildings and operations

Distinctly British architecture; busy streets, comfortable and homey atmosphere, safe neighborhoods, strong professional police force. Multiple factories employing hundreds of thousands work for Rayven.

Food and activities

Home to Pergrand’s largest creamery. Cheese and butter are shipped nationwide by train; milk and cream travel by airship.

People

Grand Duke Esteban Rayven; the Ravens (his covert-operations knights); the Steel Wolf; the Red Ghost; Rayven’s other gladiators.

History and society

Rayven is Pergrand’s largest landowner and owns a large fleet of business and military-equipped war airships. His Knights, the Ravens, are the nation’s most skilled and dangerous covert-operations force. His country estate lies east of Ravensdown and houses a highly successful gladiator training program. He owns the largest number of top-ranking gladiators; each top-ranking gladiator contributes two additional Senate votes to him. Two successful A-ranked gladiators: the Steel Wolf, a 6 ft 8 in heavily muscled silver wolf shifter from the north, with long silver hair, piercing yellow eyes, extensive battle scars, handsome features, calm demeanor, and a life in which Rayven treats him well despite his enslaved status; and the Red Ghost, a 6 ft 7 in red-haired man from Bellum with warm brown eyes and exceptional agility for his size.

Nation

Pergrand, on Anubia, planet Ensla

Location

Near the center of Pergrand; near the home of Grand Duke Esteban Rayven. His country estate is east of the city.

Architecture

Very British architecture; busy streets, factories, comfortable and homey atmosphere.

Safety

A very safe city with a strong police force. Police are trained by the same people who educate and train Rayven’s military force and gladiators.

Creamery

The country’s largest creamery is in Ravensdown. Cheese and butter are shipped by train across Pergrand; milk and cream are shipped by airship.

Industry

Multiple factories employing hundreds of thousands, all working for Grand Duke Rayven.

Airships

Rayven owns a large fleet of business airships and military-equipped war airships.

The Ravens

Rayven’s order of knights; the nation’s most skilled and dangerous covert-operations force.

Gladiator program

Rayven owns the largest number of top-ranking gladiators and operates a highly successful training program at his country estate east of Ravensdown.

Senate influence

Each top-ranking gladiator he owns grants Rayven two additional Senate votes, making him exceptionally powerful politically.

The Steel Wolf

A-ranked silver wolf shifter from the north; 6 ft 8 in in human form, heavily muscled, long silver hair, piercing yellow eyes, extensive scars, handsome, calm, and not unhappy with his life. Technically enslaved, but Rayven treats him well and provides what he needs and many things he wants. Number-two-ranked gladiator in the nation.

The Red Ghost

A-ranked gladiator from Bellum; red hair, warm brown eyes, 6 ft 7 in, with exceptional agility unexpected for a man of his size.