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Lorekeeper -> RE: AQ x DnD (7/5/2021 18:51:28)
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This is something I've answered on Discord, so I'm happy to elaborate further. Part of the information is put together from the game's history, other tidbits have been filled in more recently.
After the exodus from the Far West cut through the Expanse, the people that didn't stay in any of the kingdoms kept going East. This led to the foundation of Battleon, under the stewardship (But not rule) of the remnants of the Guardian Order, as well as multiple subsistence areas and smaller settlements. Other towns such as Krovesport and Lolosia evolved from prior landings of maritime trade.
This proliferation somewhat halted the eastward expansion of the kingdoms, since it was far enough from their borders that incorporating them would be a bad move. For starters, it would stink of attempted conquest, not simple expansion. So what would normally draw the attention of warring states would instead draw their ire. The entire concocted war would come crashing down on whoever was aggressive enough to gobble up Battleon, regardless of prior allegiances.
Consequently, Battleon is an unincorporated settlement set in a prime crossroads for trade, overseeing extensive farmlands. The details of its government have been largely left out of the main story, but craftspeople have been shown to hold enough influence to hint at a polis-like administration or degree of independence. A campaign could easily fill in a mayor or city council.
As of the Guardian Order itself, each tower has a leader functioning as the equivalent to a chapter master, as well as experts assigned to different specializations. They oversee deployment to smaller outposts that follow a hierarchy akin to infantry. These are the remnants of a structure that was almost wiped out during the Calamity in the Far West, cobbled back into a smaller organization over the past twenty years.
I hope your campaign goes great! It's really cool that you're putting together your own setting based on our content, so feel free to keep us posted on it. I wish you regular sessions with a smooth schedule and casters that know what to cast by the time it's their turn, which I have totally never been bad about.
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