Gorodan allows anyone to make port in Vralkek as long as the proper fees are paid. To protect commerce and travel, the fire giant keeps strict laws enforced by his goblin and ogre militia. These laws favor the wealthy, the powerful, and those creatures that are willing to pay the steep trade taxes that Gorodan levies. Vralkek’s semblance of order is not sufficient to conceal the wickedness that thrives there, from black markets to the temples of malevolent gods.
The strong and well connected prosper in Vralkek, but only as long as their goals support the Ashlord’s. Gorodan has no love for the hags or their other warlords, and he works against them if doing so furthers his own ends.
Source: Eberron Campaign Guide