Welcome to Whalebone! A bustling port city, and the youngest of the cities of the Confederacy of Khare. It uses its place on the shoreline to get easy access to whales, and more importantly, access to their oil. There are many job opportunities in Whalebone, such as mining out the catacombs underneath the city to accommodate more and more housing, as in the 80 years since its founding, it has far outgrown the walls meant to protect the citizens. If that isn’t your style, why not find work as a sailor, on the docks, or even as a city guard! The city guard beats back gangs so citizens don’t have to deal with constant violence on the streets of our cities.

More importantly, in Whalebone, you now find yourself under the jurisdiction of the Confederacy of Khare, a democratic government that truly has its citizens' needs before anything else.   A strong military serves us in order to protect from our enemies, be they internal or external. Fortunately we find that diplomacy with other major powers such as the Ethereal Jurisdiction, an empire that is rather agreeable if you scratch their trading itch, which ends up being far more profitable than constant war, like what the Endless Struggle is currently perpetrating. Instead of finding common ground, the radicals in the government of the Struggle are constantly provoking war with the jurisdiction. Luckily this peace between the confederacy and both opposing sides of this conflict lets our army never stray too far from our homeland, making them ready to fight for you at any time.  Your safety is one of our most important concerns, as it allows you to follow your dreams, which if you work hard enough you can achieve in the Confederacy.

In the confederation, we provide some of the most advanced education, ranging from various sciences to academies of the arcane. We also believe in vigorous study of history, because as we all know, those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.  In case you are from a more underdeveloped part of the world, we will be sharing a bit of it right now, in order to introduce you to the Council of Dragons. Around 4,376 years ago, the land that is now the confederacy, was home to an event that we now call the ascendency, (The year is 4,376 AA, the AA stands for “After Ascendency”). This event saw the ascension of 13 draconic beings from these very lands into godhood, and brought upon what historians now call “the Age of Dragons”.  Due to this event, draconic creatures inhabit lands around the confederacy in higher concentrations than any other place in the world! Due to this fact, the confederacy now holds an annual council of draconic beings just northeast of Whalebone. The best part of the council is that it is completely open to the public, and you may enter at any time and seek the advice of these truly ancient beings. The council is in session upon the date of the winter solstice until the spring solstice. We highly recommend visiting the council while it is in session.

We thank you for coming to the confederacy and we hope that your stay within will be prosperous and safe.  While you are in Whalebone we highly recommend visiting the temple of Troth strixiki, located in the dead-center of town. We also recommend visiting the markets just north of the docks, as imported high-quality goods are often in massive quantities there.