Baliho

Other names: Ballûng-în-hoîh

Population: 3500 (800 of which in the county seat)

Governance: Ardariel Nordfalk von Moosgrund

Foundation date: 526 before BF

Derographical affiliation: Weiden

Political affiliation: Middenrealm: Duchy of Weiden: County of Baliho

Trade Zone: WEI

Traffic routes: Imperial Road 2, Pandlaril, Redwater

“Old royal city of the north, and a stronghold of chivalry. That is the essence of Baliho, not these cowhands you see on the plains below.”
— a Knight of the Meadow from the Countess’ Guard, 1036 FB

“It’s really two cities, one staid and clean, the other bustling and chaotic.”
— a traveling Blessed One of Travia from the Rommilysian Marches, 1038 FB

Region: Middenrealm, Duchy of Weiden

Population: 3,500 (including 800 in the county seat)

Governance: A Master of the town, who serves as the representative of the Countess

Temples: Phex, Praios, Rahja, Rondra, Travia, plus a shrine to Efferd

Trade and Industry: Cattle (especially Balihoean Fawns), meat and sausage products, horses (Northmanes and Tralloper Giants), leather, cloth

Characteristic Features: The old king’s fortress of Räuharsch above the confluence of Redwater and Pandlaril, the Sword and Shield Warrior Academy, the Thousand-Year — Old Oak, the North Star Casino

Atmosphere in the City: Rule of force in the oxen quarter; chivalrous order in the county seat.

Streets in the county seat are narrow and paved and lined with small, half-timbered houses clustered tightly together. Citizens place great importance on old manners, chivalry, and decency.

The southern part of the city, sometimes dismissively called the oxen quarter, is characterized by cattle breeding. Most buildings have two floors and flat roofs, and the streets are rather wide but not often paved. Wooden boardwalks line the sides of the roads so one can reach one’s destination with clean shoes.