Mercantile Road

The Mercantile Road runs between the West and East Coasts in the Kingdom. It’s primary function is to serve as a way for merchants to deliver goods between both ends of the city. It is thought to have originally been created as a footpath next to a river, as it maintains a steady elevation throughout. However, the river (if there ever was one) has dried up, and left a level, easily navigated path running the width of The Kingdom.

Royal Story, Royal Use

The Mercantile Road is heavily travelled by a variety of different travelers. It is also known in some places as "The Royal Road," as the Crown and Royal Family use it to travel between the Sister Cities. Because of how often the Crown uses this road, it is well guarded in some places. As the road draws nearer to the Capitol, guard towers increase. The longest distance between 2 guard towers is in the Nadira Desert Valley.

Occasionally robber bands have had designs on the road, planning to lie in wait for wealthy travelers to pass by and then steal their merchandise. The most famous robber band that preyed primarily by the road were the Sticky Fingers. As many attempts as have been made to eradicate the Sticky Fingers from the road, the group remains a nuisance to travelers just east of the Greengrass.

65 years ago the king’s father finished financing the widening of the Mercantile Road, transforming the bumpy, granite path to a more smooth limestone highway. The Mercantile Road is free for all persons to use.