Things You Need to Know About Your World #2-6

Things You Need to Know About Your World #2
     Lord Kainan is the overseer of the district you are currently in. He is in charge of taxes in the area and settles disputes that the mayors can't, including disputes between mayors. He reports to one of the human representatives on the council.
    Lord Kainan makes his home in Glassforge.

Things You Need to Know About Your World #3
    Directions on Midguard are important and necessary, especially to adventurers such as yourselves.
    There are two primary directions; Rimward, or toward the edge of the world; and Hubward, or toward its center.
    The two secondary directions are Turnwise and Widdershins.

Things You Need to Know About Your World #4
    In Aspen, the closer one gets to the boarders, the more lawless things become. Many of the smaller towns near the boarder have no law enforcement at all. Closer to the capital, however, things are much more regulated. They are not necessarily more civilized or freer from crime.  

Things You Need to Know About Your World #5
    The college for bards in Aspen is called Willowhite, and bards from the college wear a white willow-leaf badge to show their authenticity and guarantee themselves safe passage. They carry the latest in news, gossip, songs, and styles to all the towns in the country. They also often carry messages not urgent enough for the Kine or the coach from town to town.
    It is treason to kill a Willowhite bard (no matter how annoying).

Things You Need to Know About Your World #6
    Law enforcement and prisons in Aspen are the domain of the Silver Circle and their Copper Knights, who are all fiercely loyal to the Silver Circle and the laws of the realm. They prefer to work alone, for the most part, and no attempt to form them into a cohesive military has yet succeeded. They wear copper circlets to distinguish themselves from the common adventurer.