Viren

Location
Viren is located 4-days travel east of Haven Cross. It is a port town that sits on the shore of Lake Elin.

About
Viren is a market town with active trade going across Lake Elin. It has a large market square, as well as a warehouse district and docks. Its citizens are often pestered by a large population of seagulls and the smell of a distinctive concoction of salt and moist wood.

Viren is known for its' fishdogs, a local delicacy. A fishdog is a form of popular street food made using assorted minced fish in a bun and covering it with a special sauce, often known as 'shrimpsauce'. The exact composition of fishdogs is currently unknown and likely varies significantly between producers. They tend to have a distinctive aroma and a taste described as 'tingey' and 'sour' but not strictly unpleased. Often they are sold as upmarket, exotic goods in Elinstad where the general population rarely leaves the walls.

The sigil of Viren is that of a fishing vessel forming the top half of a circular pattern and two fish forming the lower half.

People & Places
Big Marco's Shipping and Storage Emporium is located in Viren's warehouse district. It is run by Big Marco and ships goods as far as Elinstad. It has recently expanded rapidly after the Battle of Haven Cross with the production of multiple trade vessels.

One of the most important locations in Viren is the marketplace, located next the dock in the town square alongside the Adventurer's Guild and Holm's Blacksmithery.

Viren is home to its own Adventurer's Guild. This guild is not associated with its Haven Cross counterpart, although there are occasionally jobs that lead from one to the other. The guild is known for using messenger boys to quickly cover ground in the alleys of the city.

Viren also is home to Holm's Blacksmithery. Linus, the former apprentice blacksmith from Haven Cross who now works here.

Viren is also host to the Benis Palace, a brothel commonly known as the B.P. by the locals.

Other places of interest include The Stable Stable, Ingred's Inn, the Rusty Chest General Market, The Moist Mug Tavern, a boat market, a temple to the goddess Waukeen, and the usual town hall and barracks.

Notes & Trivia
are supposedly from Viren.
 * The bizarro versions of Cailynn, Claire, Dain, Penny and Nick
 * There are hints that might tie Viren to the Battle of Haven Cross.
 * Viren, according to my notes, is apparantly actually pronounced 'Vee-run'.
 * While not known to be dangerous, Viren has a small gray market for those who know where to look.