Geffen

The City of Magic
One of the oldest cities in Midgard, Geffen has existed almost as long as the realm itself. The city lies on a large store of natural magic, providing the perfect place for the Gifted of the realm to study. Geffen has been home to the kingdom's premiere magical academy for centuries, and while students might find schools elsewhere, many enter the school either as a normal student or as a boarder in order to receive the kingdom's best magical education.

Despite such importance calling the city home, the Royal Guard does not provide a terribly large amount of protection, and the reasons for such are several. Geffen is quite close to the kingdom's capital of Prontera, which means numerous squads may be deployed to the city at the first sign of distress. Aside from this, though, Geffen is a highly secluded city. They are surrounded on all sides by a small, though deep bay, and even when one reaches land no direction is exactly hospitable.

To the West lies the cursed, fallen sanctuary of Glast Heim, a once-magnificent city now destroyed and inhabited by demons and the undead. To the North, the towering Mt. Mjolnir, the largest mountain in the realm and home to one of the major insectae colonies in the world. To the South, both Goblin and Orc villages exist, the two fortunately too busy warring with each other to try and attack a fortified, civilized city.

Despite such dangers, Geffen is a fairly pleasant place to call home. The lands directly surrounding the city are filled with pleasant streams and lush hills as long as one doesn't roam too far, and the weather is often mild in the summer and fall, with light to moderate snowfalls in the winter.

If one is looking for an exciting, fast-paced city to call home, Geffen is not it. The citizens are typically laid-back, and rarely does any major crisis fall upon the city. It is a relaxing, calm location where one can watch the days go by in peace.