Thorse

Location
Eastern Cadia, near the coast and the border of Neian.

Noteable Trivia

 * This city is proud to be the home city of the current Ban-cheannard, Eithne Wolffe. She has often spoken about her love for the town and still visits occasionally to this day.
 * They are known for their wooden instruments, cutlery, and carvings made from driftwood.
 * Though the city is small, it is known kingdom-wide for its unique architecture. All buildings are built entirely from rocks washed up from the sea. Though they are not a true seafaring community, only boating out far enough to fish, they hold great respect for the ocean.
 * According to legend, previously they had homes built out of anything. Then one day a great storm blew across the town, decimating everything in its path. The only thing left standing afterwards was the town hall. The only building which had been made completely out of rocks washed up from the sea. It is unknown whether there is any truth in this tale.
 * It is also home to the famous watercolor painter, Uen Hidal, who cites the city as a great source of inspiration. They claim that nowhere does the ocean look so beautiful as in Thorse.

The LodeStone
A large stone which the city was built around. It stands upon a precariously small base, but has never fallen. When asked why they have not moved to a more populous city, citizens are fond of saying they will move ‘when the LodeStone falls’.

The Remembrance Stones
The burial practices in Thorse are similar to those in most cities near a large body of water, bodies are sent out on a raft and set on fire. However, Thorse is unique in that for every death, a stone is laid under the LodeStone. There are those who say this is why the LodeStone hasn’t fallen, due to the support these stones now provide around its base.