Westgate (District)

Westgate is a mostly residential region of Val Royeaux, where mid-tier merchants, common shop owners and independent contractors live and sometimes work.

A few businesses, mostly factories and specialist labor, are mixed together with Westgate’s townhouses and flophouses. The farther west you go, the fewer shops exist and the more villas and manors are in evidence. Though the wealthiest of the city’s residents generally settle in the Ivy District or Merchant’s Quarter, many of its oldest clans have kept their family manors in Westgate, in some cases having lived on the same blocks for more than a thousand years. This is a source of pride for Westgate residents, who often see themselves as keepers of Val Royeaux’s traditions and through them, the city’s identity.

The Fierce Stripe
A small wooden shop with a sign shaped and painted like a badger’s head, the Fierce Stripe is a badger-wrangling shop run by House Yuriel. It’s currently managed by House Yuirel, a lithe gnome woman who splits her time between running the shop and advocating for Val Royeaux to offer greater support to neighboring nations. She has a special affection for Badgers and cares for many in her shop.

Guild of Wonders
An unassuming building of plaster and wood, there is no sign or mark to call out the Guild of Wonders from the houses and villas around it. Though it is not a secret, this chapterhouse is also not well-advertised. This is perhaps unsurprising as it is the location where many modern “wonders”, such as armored carriages and such—steampunk tech—are researched and created.

Sally Gate
One of the major gates to pass through the walls of Val Royeaux, the Sally Gate is specifically designed for a calvary unit. It has a ditch in front of the wall and four massive, 60-foot-wide drawbridges that cross it at different points. The idea is that the forces of the Sally Gate can open one of their ramp gates and unleash a full cavalry or armored carriage charge from the very base of the castle.