Hedrad

Hedrad was first founded in 2006 OC as the city of Epis as a port city to give the Empire of Lede a crucial port on the eastern coast of Ghelspad and a link to the southern continent of Termania. By 2150 OC the city had grown so large and rich that it was made the provincial capital of the Camini province. It also became an important center of Hedrada worship in the empire. Following the turmoil and bloodshed that followed the collapse of Lede, the city that would become Hedrad became an important city in the Kingdom of the Hornswyth and then rebelled to build it's own "empire" on the Celestial Shelf. Finally, in 2801 OC the Termainian exemplars arrived in the city and strengthened the worship of Hedrada to the point that the citizens renamed it Hedrad.
 * Alignment: LN
 * Ruler: Jaram Kalay, High Priest of Justice
 * Major races: humans, dwarves, halflings
 * Official Religion: Hedrada
 * Languages: Common, Veshan

In 98 AV the Taurosphinx appeared in the city; cleansing it of the corruption and decadence that had crept into the city's leadership. The ten Platinum Rings of Hedrada were forged to aid in ruling the city and all was well for a while. However, three of those rings were reacently stolen by the dreaded Horsemen of Vangal and the city has had little success getting them back.

Hedrad itself is perhaps the most magnificant city in all of Ghelsphad. Of course nothing else could be expected of a city dedicated to the worship of the god of cities. Every detail is painstakingly and gloriously achieved and the city is actually one giant living work of art. Of course such splender comes at a cost and is maintained only through the application of a merciless set of laws and rules (mercy was the corruption that led to the destruction of the high priests in 98 AV). Even the most minor of infractions carry harsh punishments; for example public kissing carries a punishment of public service ranging from 1 to 30 days. Other crimes such as breaking a promise can result in losing the joint of a finger and homosexuality is punished by execution. The most vile crimes, such as treason or titan worship, are punished by the Judgement of Gold in which the criminal is magically transformed into a gold statute and put on public display. Despite this, Hedrad is the home and headquarters of The Scaled, one of the most successful organized crime syndicates on Ghelsphad.