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 ==== Hookridge ====
-The city of Hookridge was and still is the "second city" of [[Backbone]].
+The city of Hookridge was and still is the "second city" of [[Backbone]] and is
-At roughly 20 miles up the river from [[edric_city|The City of Edric]], Hookridge
+located roughly 20 miles up the river from [[edric_city|The City of Edric]].
-is in most ways a twin of Edric -- though significantly smaller in population.
+Its pre-war population was 11,000, but thanks to extensive refugee settlements
-It is the nearest city to the main [[twenty_portals|portal]] for the region.
+outside the walls, the current population is closer to 20,000.  It is the nearest
+city to the main [[portals|portal]] for the region.
-The original primary temples in Hookridge were (in order of size):
+The city is ruled (some say harshly) by Clan [[Drayton]].  The head of the family, Thomasyn
-  * Tefnut
+Drayton serves as "Grand Duke" and, while he theoretically serves [[Rathwyn]], he has
-  * Ptah
+been known to defy her "suggestions" on numerous occasions.  The city is divided in
-  * Horus
+its support for the Draytons -- mostly along ethnic lines (with the Lowland refugees
-  * Ra
+usually against him).
-  * Shu
-  * Apshai
-Most of these temples remain in the modern city, but have been augmented by a few
-foreign temples (mostly Olympian gods from Lowland refugees).
-Hookridge is home to the Rangers -- though their numbers are dwindling now that
-"civilization" is taking hold once again.
+^ Primary temples in Hookridge (in order of size): ^^^^
+| Tefnut | LG | "storms & flowing water" | //Destroyed during the wars and not rebuilt// |
+| Ptah | LN | Knowledge domain | |
+| Horus | LN | War domain | |
+| Ra | LG | Life & Light domains | //aka "Re-Horakhty"// |
+| Shu | LG | "sky" | //destroyed// |
+| Apshai | N | "Insects" |
+^ Outside the city walls (Lowland temples) ^^^^
+| Aphrodite | CG | Light domain | |
+| Ares | CE | War domain | |
+During much of the resettlement period, Hookridge was home to the Rangers -- though now
+that "civilization" is taking hold, their numbers have dwindled and their base of operations
+has been moved to [[Marsvan]].