Melsan is one of only a handful of true cities in the wild Barbarian Lands, a region whose inhabitants tend to live in more scattered towns, encampments, and fortifications. The walled city is populated mostly by humans from the Gorm and Krill hordes, though members of various other barbarian tribes and factions are also represented, as are merchants, craftsmen, and adventurers from neighboring regions who mingle in the rough and busy streets.
The city's leader and protector is Belg of Melsan, a ferocious Gorm warlord who zealously defends his domain against raids by rival clans and keeps a strict and wary eye on outsiders.
