Editing Aestros

= Aestros =
'''Aestros''' is a nation-state located in the [[Kern#Northwestern Major Region|'''Northwestern Major Region''']]. 

'''Marketplace and Trade.''' Aestros is a powerhouse of fabrication and natural resource production. Their outputs include coal, wood, and stone from their local mines, but they are most notable as the world’s biggest exporter of quality steel. Craftsmen in their shopping sector sell handmade gemstone rings and other jewelry.

'''Population Size.''' Medium: Aestros is home to a registered population of 75,000 people, the majority of whom are employed in the mining and steel industries.

'''Population Density.''' Aestros has an historic downtown with lofts and townhouses, as well as the occasional rural area, but their city is populated by large housing complexes and neighborhoods for their workers, located near the industrial sectors.

'''Demonym.''' ‘Aestrians’

'''Population Demographics.''' Aestros has a notable elf and half-elf population, roughly outnumbering humans. Many dwarves who were born in Arlen or Amberwell end up traveling to Aestros for work in their mines, hoping to find the means to start their adventure.

'''Government.''' Aestros employs the help of the Silver Cloak, an organization of knights who offer protection services for a fee. The city collects the dues for the knights annually, and in exchange, they patrol the streets and act as their law enforcement. The city’s politics are largely centered around this issue as well as their place in the world economy, being a major exporter of steel and iron.

'''Culture.''' An eccentric group of masons who call themselves the ‘stone whisperers’ claim to communicate with the spirits within their rocks, enhancing the quality of the stone and other materials they mine. Each year, the town hosts a "Wooden Beard" competition, where locals carve elaborate and impractical beards out of wood.