A Royal Gamble

[Bay]

The guard nodded and raised his spear. The gate began to open.

"Follow the main road and keep to yourself. You may be a champion, but you ain't a citizen. You ain't got no rights here. Announce yourself to the castle guards and they'll see 'bout letting you speak to the king."

Beyond the walls, the city was surprisingly organized. Districts were numbered and organized to maximize efficiency. Buildings were militant and intimidating. Screams of pain could be heard sporadically, but no local seemed to care.

Units of hobgoblins patrolled the streets, often accompanied with a bugbear or a small troop of normal green goblins. Crews of non-goblins were also seen, mostly doing menial work around the city. A lines of slaves were being led to what was obviously the main market.