South Guard is nearly as old as Eldaarich. It was established by nobles to be a cultured retreat from their plantations, and they arranged it around the original trade route leading to the city-state. When Daskinor sealed the city, many nobles were trapped inside and forced to cede their land to the overseers and templars left outside. South Guard expected no aid or military support from the parent city, even though the village was obliged to feed those in the city. After seven centuries, South Guard is a different place: wealthy, cosmopolitan, and welcoming to travelers. The village’s loyalty to Daskinor has never wavered, but none of the villagers regret the distance between themselves and the mad sorcerer-king