The Adventurers' Hub. Castleton was, as the name suggests, the old capital of Akellon. While it is not quite as prosperous as Lorellon, it still maintains a healthy market, due in large part to its large adventurer population. People of all kinds come and go here; if you are looking for a place to start an adventure or a place to rest between them, you could do far worse than Castleton.
The city also has a thriving underworld, divided into "Mess Halls" centered around five water purification gates in the sewers. The city hired clerics to cast permanent Purify Food and Drink spells on the gates to serve as a water purification system… however, the local gutterfolk quickly discovered that passing food through the gates also made it cleaner and free from rot. This is a major concern of city officials, since they're technically stealing city resources. However, due to the organization created by some underworld lords, the Gutterkings, they've had little luck stopping people from using them. There are five Mess Halls, South, West, East, North, and Central, each with its own distinct flavor that mirrors the activities in the city above them.
Castleton is centered around its markets, but it also has a thriving temple district and an arcane academy. In the past few years, it has had problems with a werewolf uprising, zombie invasions, and the occasional misfired spell from either the arcane academy or one of the local crackpot wizards. It's never boring here, that much is certain!
Locations in Castleton
Central Mess/Market District
- The Bronze Boot
- Shop and Chop
- Coralline's Crafts
South Mess/Residential District
- The Drunken Rat
- Stormblade Fighting School
- Casa Burmice/Berenice's Butchery
West Mess/Nobles' District
- The Fox and Grapes
North Mess/Travelers' District
- Temple of Pelor
- Temple of Yondalla
- The Thief and Lion