Almater

The center of education in Allani-Missrok, Almater also serves as the hub for traffic heading northwards from the small town of Bartelso and the Panator River towards Clearholt, the hub of Allani-Missrok for traveling the Eastern Road across the Pale Mountains to Magishand and the other nations along the Sarwind Sea.

As a strongly independent city from the politics of Deeresford and the empire, Almater is able to carry on in studies quite adverse to the morals of the average Allani peasant. They plumb the depths of knowledge of the Ancients and the tomes they are able to find, as well as any technology and research they can uncover. While slow in doing so, they have had some successes in merging the ability of magic with the ancient theories they study.

Almater is the regional capital of the province of Almater, and Governor Fashmel Verwaller resides within the Courthouse, the governor's mansion of Almater, and, from the University's records, a building dedicated by the Ancients towards the establishment of justice, hence its name.

Education
Almater's population is highly educated for a medieval town, and it attracts numerous nobles from across the Empire to learn from its renowned scholars. Literacy is relatively common, with an amazing 23.6% literacy rate among the entire population. Almater is best known for the three colleges within its walls, Almater University, Marcherhouse College, and St. Hennet College.