Editing Alia:Geography (section)

==The Five Towns==

There are five major towns which comprise Prolia.  Each town is trade center for the region around it, with a small assortment of services.  Most of the population of Prolia live in small villages and hamlets of between 100 and 400 people that are within 30 miles of one of the towns.  Areas further than 30 miles from any of the five towns are unpopulated wilderness.

===Prauld (pop 1700, rural 60k)===

Prauld was a lumber and fishing town before it fell to goblinoid 
raids recently.  The survivors of the attacks have retreated 
south and have set up a refugee camp a days travel inland 
from its nearest neighbor, Beryl.  The townsfolk of Prauld 
have not been welcomed Beryl.  

The town leader, Jarl Jorgen, was felled in battle defending 
the town, and is currently dying in a sick bed in the camp.  
Jorgen's son, Giordi, is the de-facto leader of the Prauld 
refugees.  He's a bit of a hothead, but the Prauld citizens, 
so far have managed to support themselves without conflict 
with Beryl by hunting to the far north.

===Beryl (pop 2500, rural 80k)===

Beryl is led by Jarl Hastel.  Beryl factions have those who 
think they should use the Prauld refugees to defend the city 
from the hobgoblins, those who think they should leave the 
Prauld refugees to themselves, and those who think they 
should join with Prauld to attack the hobgoblins.  Jarl 
Hastel is in the last faction, but does not have support 
from key powers in the city.  In particular his brother 
Hagel, is a long time pirate raider, who thinks the 
misfortune of Beryl's enemies is to the betterment of Beryl.

Beryl is primarily a fishing village, with some income from coastal 
raiding, and herding of goats and pigs.

===Derros (Pop 3200, rural 30k)===

Derros is a mining town.  The ground is too poor for any 
appreciable farming or herding, the coast near Derros 
is to rough for a proper port for fishing.  Iron mined 
here is smelted into bars, plates and ingots at the 
foundry and then shipped by wagon to shinar.  The 
primary focus of the town is the production refining 
and transport of ore, and is seen by many as an 
extension of the town of Shinar.

Derros is led by two Jarls.  Jarl Marrum claims responsibility 
for the northern half of the town and the iron mines.  
Jarl Ioda claims the southern half of the town, the foundry 
and for the transportation of iron.  

===Shinar (pop 8600, rural 80k)===

Shinar is the largest town of Prolia, with a population 
nearing ten thousand.  Shinar is primarily a fishing 
town, with some light agriculture and light manufacturing.  
Most weapons, armor and tools made in Prolia are from 
Shinar.  They have good relations with all the other 
towns of Prolia.  Shinar's Jarl Yutsen, is a keen 
businessman with a reputation for coming out ahead 
in all his dealings.

===Belrane (pop 4400, rural 90k)===

Belrane is the southernmost town of Prolia.  Primarily 
farmers and herders.  The town of Belrane is the least 
defensible town of Prolia, with many farmsteads spread out 
a fair distance away from the city walls.  Belrane does 
send out regular patrols to scout the countryside for 
incursions from the south.  Jarl Wellus, is paranoid 
about invasion from the Rhode, even though there are 
many miles of wilderness between Belrane and the nearest 
Rhode outpost.