DOMINION CAMPAIGN

Trenchford is a city of contrasts and delicate power struggles, perched on the edge of the foul-smelling Greenbug Swamp. The air is heavy with the cloying aroma of swamp gases during the summer months, but the city's wealth and political intrigue keep its inhabitants firmly rooted. Its ruling figure, Magnate Malista, presides over the aristocratic council from her gilded estate in the city's heart. Her recent fascination with Bishop Netterly—a magnetic preacher whose sermons blend faith with veiled political ambition—has begun to shift the balance of power, raising alarm among the city's Mining Guild and more pragmatic council members.

The Mining Guild, the backbone of Trenchford’s wealth, operates tirelessly on the outskirts, extracting precious metals from the rocky hills nearby. The city's streets bustle with workers transporting raw materials to the forges, while others haggle in the markets over fine pendants and jewelry crafted from the metals pulled from the mines.

On the city's edge lies the infamous swampers, a cluster of decrepit homes and temporary shelters where stowaways and laborers eke out a meager living. Despite the oppressive heat and occasional sickness carried by the swamp’s mists, some claim its dense marshlands hide forgotten treasures and ancient secrets - whispered rumors that keep the bold and the desperate wandering into the mire.

The rising influence of Bishop Netterly has brought a flood of fawning aristocrats to his services in the city’s grand chapel. Lavish donations flow into the church's coffers, raising tensions within the city as funds are diverted away from civic improvements and into gilded holy relics. Whispers of unrest bubble beneath the surface as the people of Trenchford navigate a precarious balance between faith, wealth, and ambition.