Bordenshire, City of Bards

Founded in the last half of the first age, Bordenshire started as a simple trading post, offering trade and housing to those crossing the Plains of Darthmoor. As trade to the region flourished, so did the town. It grew into a respectable village, with several permanent residents and vendors. Up until that point, Bordenshire had simply been known as the central trading post. One night a man staying at the inn overheard the innkeeper wondering aloud about entertainment. The visitor threw back his cloak, revealing colorful clothes and a set of pipes. He stepped upon the center table of the inn, and before anyone could protest, began to play. His pipes mesmerizing, and his voice more so, the stranger preformed until the early morning, and when offered money for his services, accepted none. He asked instead for a room at the inn in exchange for music. Tales of this man travelled with every wandering vendor that stopped in the town. Soon enough other bards began to arrive, looking for guidance from the now legendary master of the bards. Apprentices of The Bard were trained in the use of Mythiīlēon musical pentameter giving their songs magical properties. The town flourished into a city, a hub for magic and learning, giving birth to the professions of scientific magic, such as the studies of the alchemists.

-Xanaster Fylazeiros, Strider of Worlds