Merethrone

Large Town, population 3,513 (96% dwarf, 2% human, 1% halfling, 1% other)

GP Limit: 3,000 gp.

Cash on Hand (Total for City): 526,500 gp.

Imports: Food, cloth, wood, hides, rope, soap, books.

Exports: Stone, tools, weapons, armor, gems, precious metals.

Community Authorities

King Gorthram VII (LG male dwarf pal 5); Frithogar, High Priest of the Stone Lords (LG male dwarf clr 9 of the Stone Lords); Heoruwaru, Shield-Thane of the King and commander of the King’s Thanes (LN female dwarf ftr 6).

Military Formations

The King’s Thanes: 35 members—2nd-level bard, 2 3rd-level clerics, 14 fighters (2 3rd-level, 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level), 14 paladins (2 3rd-level, 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level), 2 2nd-level rangers, 2 2nd-level wizards).

Meremuster: 175 members (noted below).

Other NPCs

20 adepts (1 4th-level, 2 2nd-level, 17 1st-level); 23 aristocrats (1 7th-level, 2 4th-level, 4 2nd-level, 16 1st-level); 15 barbarians (1 7th-level, 2 4th-level (members of the Meremuster), 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level); 30 bards (1 9th-level, 2 5th-level, 4 3rd-level, 7 2nd-level, 16 1st-level); 13 clerics (1 5th-level, 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level); 3021 commoners (1 13th-level, 2 7th-level, 4 4th-level, 8 2nd-level, 3006 1st-level);15 druids (1 8th-level, 2 4th-level, 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level); 106 experts (1 7th-level, 2 4th-level, 4 2nd-level, 99 1st-level); 15 monks (1 7th-level, 2 4th-level, 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level); 5 rangers (1 4th-level, 4 1st-level); 15 rogues (1 6th-level, 2 3rd-level, 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level); 7 shamans (1 4th-level, 2 2nd-level, 4 1st-level); 15 sorcerers (1 6th-level, 2 3rd-level, 4 2nd-level, 8 1st-level); 173 warriors (1 7th-level, 2 4th-level, 4 2nd-level, 166 1st-level) (all members of the Meremuster); 5 wizards (1 4th-level, 4 1st-level).

Situated high in the mountains to the northwest of Port Hope, this isolated town is the seat of a small dwarven kingdom ruled by His Majesty Gorthram VII, a venerable and well-respected leader among his people. King Gorthram’s people work subterranean mines, uncovering ore, smelting it, and then working the resultant metals into fine weapons, armor, and tools. The manufactured goods of Merethrone are sought-after throughout the region and beyond, and make it one of Port Hope’s most valued trading partners.