Ventice

A medium-sized port town encountered by the party in Step 3.

City Description
Ventice is a small city of around 5,000 citizens, a majority of which are dwarven and orcish. Although it is known mostly for the Ship-builder’s Guild, who employs over 65% of the populace, Ventice also has a fantastic night market filled with cuisine from a plethora of races that can’t be found much elsewhere. There are three inns of good repute in the city. The largest, the Wandering Lily, is known for its improv theatre and unique berry wine. The local lord here is Lord Mayor Theodore Williams. In addition, Ventice has a sizeable criminal element funded largely through extortion and smuggling.

Nobility
The dwarven Lord Mayor Theodore Williams is known as a wholesome man, a family man. He is married to Lady Cecily Thatch and has 7 children ranging from age 7 to 46. He has ruled Ventice for over half a century and is well-regarded by the populace. He does have a number of unsavory rumors around him, the most notable of which have him siring several bastard children with the orcish wife of the head of the Ship-builder’s Guild.