Chapter 13
The Iron Quarter
Scattered throughout the Outlands of the First Kingdom—the kingdom of the City of Relic—are many small yet cozy inns. In fact, if a traveler plans a journey properly, he can find himself arriving at such an inn in the twilight of each day to enjoy a dinner of roasted mutton or ham, a glass of something refreshing to drink, and a safe, dry place to sleep by a warm fire, or for a few coins more, a straw-stuffed mattress and bed in a private room. Many times, in the late of night, while huddled around rough-hewn tables of forest oak with comforting mugs of muddled wine and frothy ale clutched in their hands, curious travelers will listen as motherly innkeepers’ wives entertain them with stories of ancient battles, hordes of golden treasure, the madness of evil ki
