The tiny town of Phaendar in Nirmathas has persisted in some form or another for 3 centuries, ever since the construction of its eponymous bridge over the Marideth River made it a minor stopping point on Cheliax’s trade road to what were once the nation’s northern colonies. Over the years, the town’s population has rarely risen above a few hundred souls, and very little has changed even now, despite a war for
independence raging just 3 days’ march to the south.
