The County of Cryllor



Detailed Information of the History of the City of Cryllor

The City of Cryllor is an old city, having grown from a castle and town built nearly 700 years ago. The old castle was destroyed approximately 500 years ago, during the unpleasantness that led to House Bazrial's gaining control over the County. A new castle was then built and remains active, although it's military functions are less important now than they once were. The castle is maintained in a state of military readiness; although the Count's family lives within the castle, the peacetime functions of government are run out of several buildings within the Old City.

The City is ruled over directly by Lady Regent Lora; she does not currently have a mayor appointed, although some of her predecessors have created that office to lessen their administrative burden, and she might if other responsibilities led her to want to decrease her duties from the City. The Lady Regent dismissed her father's last mayor when she began her regency, because of evidence of corruption in his administration. Her Secretary, Lady Delana, also plays a significant role in the rulership of the city, in particular overseeing interactions with the guilds, overseeing the Mint through the Warden and the Chief Inspector of the Mint, and supervising the Chief Constable.

The City is ruled well, and has generally been a fairly orderly city. Concerns with the Slum quarter and the Refugee quarter have been on the Regent's mind. Crime has been on the rise and rumors of Catacombs under the old city are said to exist and are promoting an underground "life" of its own. In recent years, the city has been adjusting to the influx of new settlers from Sterich and Geoff; the population grew from about 5000 ten years ago to 8400 3 years ago to just over 10,000 today, and the adjustment has not been completely easy. Because a large portion of the settlers were dwarven crafters, the guilds in particular have been turbulent, under heavy pressure from the Lady Regent and the new settlers to admit more members but not wanting to lessen their monopolies.

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