Provast

The merchant center of the eastern continent, Provast is a towering merchant economy amidst rough and freezing highlands. Not much grows in Provast, but its ample territory and long coastline allowed its determined people to organize into proud merchant companies. Their one main resource is timber, which served them well in shipbuilding, exploration, and transport. Provast is ruled by a Clansmoot, each individual clan functioning as their own merchant company. Provast is also famous for its abundance of mercenaries. In a land that produces little to sell, citizens of Provast developed and expertise in selling services, no matter the blood, sweat, and tears.

Notable Groups in Provast
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 * The Clans: Each clan is its own merchant company, propagated by smart marriages and smarter trade deals.
 * The University: Provast boasts a great university, the likes of which are rarely seen elsewhere in the world. Which most schools in Abalis are those for practitioners of magic, Provast boasts the only private university. Although its subjects seem mundane to some, skill in writing or business has made a comfortable life for many, without the risks of adventuring.
 * The Mercenary Guild: While Teol has its Adventurer’s Guilds and the majority of Provast focuses on trade guilds, Provast is also the mercenary capital of the eastern continent. The Mercenary Guild is open to all who are willing to undertake its rigorous training, and those who bear its X-shaped scar signifying their membership are feared almost as highly as they are paid.'''

Notable Locations in Provast

 * The Coin Purse: The archipelago off the coast of Provast is known by a different name by Nordfar, the country just across the ocean to the west of the islands, but neither country really has enough control over the islands to make their choice of name stick. The series of islands are largely controlled by pirates and smugglers, many of whom the Clans make good money employing.
 * The Highlands: The highlands of Provast are widely open, rolling land. Many old castles and ruins dot the landscape, many of which have been claimed by the surprisingly large number of giants in Provast. Many firbolgs also enjoy the moody beauty of these lands too.