Gwardan

 is a mostly elven city famed for its metallurgists and smiths, taking advantage of rich mines nearby. It is among the northernmost cities of the Menagerie Coast.

Anorans Ring
The outer, mostly residential ring.

Houses of Sagacity
The area where three temples of worship also provide advanced study to a select student body:
 * House of Enlightenment under IounIounAlt_Icon.png


 * House of Invention under MoradinMoradin_Symbol_mini.png


 * House of Enchantment under CorellonArcheart_Icon.png

Korrwa Ring
The inner, commercial area.

History
Gwardan was the product of two elven peoples seeking a new home following the banishment of Uk'otoa in the fifth century PD. Elves of the Ki'Nau, who had lived under Uk'otoa, joined an influx of Marquesian elves to settle this unclaimed, metal-rich land at the edge of the Cyrios Mountains. As a result of these desert and tropical origins, elves from Gwardan tend to have darker complexions than those of the more northerly Bysaes Tyl. Yussa Errenis was of Gwardan descent.

When the Clovis Concord was established, Gwardan was the driving force ensuring that each city-state remained autonomous.

Demographics
With a population of 18,900 by the year 835 PD, Gwardan is the fourth-largest city on the Menagerie Coast. The racial breakdown of the city is 63% elves, 16% humans, 11% gnomes, and 10% other races.