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Torvilis is a large northern city on the remote northern border of Nan-Avathar and Lyonesse. Since ancient times Torvilis has been a powerful mountain stronghold of Lothian mercenaries, where armies bought to wage war for control of the Ashenrise Mountains and the surrounding lands. Torvilis is near the massive Blackmist Forest, and consumes a large amount of woodland each year to fuel the city's many smithies.
Torvilis is generally considered part of Lyonesse because it is a free Lothian city. However, the city has extremely close ties to Nan-Avathar and is in precarious situation politically, so in practice Torvilis stands nearly alone.
The city is on one of the major passes across the Ashenrise Mountains, but the mountains are low in this region and there are many nearby passes. To the north is the Nan-Avathar fortress of Nechushtah, the staging point for Avathar campaigns into the northern realms: Belerion and Hrivlyggdor. There are at least a dozen passes to the south along the Ashenrise Mountain chain. While Torvilis does not control movement across the Ashenrise Mountains, it is the largest neutral trade route.
The mercenaries of Torvilis have kept to the oldest Lothian traditions of martial training, and are a fearful fighting force. Their armies are seasoned can be found on battlefields throughout the northlands. They enter the field of battle under the standard of three red bells, wearing plate armor and wielding pikes, halberds & estocs.
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