☀️ Arselia and Akonia

— As you wish. I suppose I’ll start with the city. I think “Haven of the Sun, the residence of the great king, his harem, and the retinue, which you already know from the reports of the ravens. So, there’s no need to go into specific details. The largest part of Barsin is probably the slave market, primarily represented by four “sectors”: a cheap slave pit belonging to Melesar, whom you already know; military “barracks” where a man named Goven trades in the services of gladiators and assassins; and the establishments of Isimud and Abbot, where they trade in concubines and male companions, respectively. Not far from the market is the local arena, where you can fight monsters for the amusement of the public, either earning a good sum or losing your life. Considering that the gladiator doesn’t know the number or type of his opponents in advance, the chances of survival depend, depending on the perspective, either on the luck of the brave man or on the desire of the arena master to kill him for the amusement of the public. I don’t know if they practice “staged” fights there, where certain gladiators are treated differently and the opponents are weaker, but I wouldn’t be surprised,” — after the comment about “staged fights,” Alaria also shared the repertoire of the arena’s bestiary. — Closer to the center are the church of Arselia, which I didn’t risk entering due to my nature; a local restaurant where you can have a cup of hot coffee or a snack of local sweets; and the hotel where we stayed. In the center there is also a forge, an adventurers’ guild, and a magic shop, full of very useful things for our business, albeit not cheap, — while talking about the shops and the guild, the Tanarian listed their assortment and retold the contents of the quest board. — You have already been to the port, but I think I should mention that, if necessary, you can hire a guide and translator there. Before I mastered Calcite, Karim’s services in this regard were invaluable. However, at the moment, I don’t see an urgent need for this; for now, my knowledge is enough. Continuing the topic of travel, for traveling overland, we will need to go to the caravanserai. Traveling through Calcite without an experienced guide is a deadly undertaking. However, even apart from these services, they trade in useful goods for travelers like us,” — the girl again shared the assortment of the establishment in question, — if we suddenly need provisions or medicines, then we should go there. As for the notable figures of Barsin… — taking a deep breath, Alaria tells Victor everything they learned about the local inhabitants. Starting with personal observations, her own or those of her comrades, and ending with information that she managed to find out from the Septet. She tries not to miss any detail, so that she can give their new commander the most complete picture possible. If he is interested, she describes the slaves she saw in the market.
Too many NPCs to describe each one. Sorry...