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Burrow: Population circa 9300: 50,000. Location: Southern Windy Mountains, Eastern Empire, 10 miles north of the River Placid, 20 miles south of the Tiger Fortress, 150 miles northeast of Emparia City, 300 miles west of Cove. Etymology: Formerly Barrow, the site of the interred ashes of the Emperors Peregrine. Shortly after the fall of the Northern Empire, the name changed to Burrow. The name quickly became symbolic of how the Eastern Empire dug in to defend itself from the bandits across its northern border.—Encyclopedia Empirica.
“Our garrison stands in the center of Burrow,” the Captain Probing Gaze said. “This structure's large enough to house all the citizens living in the urban surrounds. Three thousand warriors defend the city from the infrequent incursions of bandits. Few of th
