Settlements

Settlements are places which sentient races have decided to build their homes.

Categories of settlements
Capitol: The biggest of the places. The oldest, the biggest, the most people and the best army is here. This is the place where you will find kings, queens and other types of rulers.

City: A place teeming with people, merchants and heroes all looking for something to do. These places are usually recognized by their vocation guilds, like knights, sorcerers, druids or paladins.

Town: Towns are smaller than cities, but still have merchants.

Villages: One can assume that small villages form around guildhalls, and that guildhalls belong to the nobles of that area.

Outpost: Brave individuals are building a place to live, though their numbers are few and the dangers many.

Watchtower: A watchtower will usually have a small group of guards surveying the local area.

Fort: Forts have a decent amount of soldiers and are usually overseen by a higher ranking officer.

Castle: Castles are greatly fortified and the greatest of warriors protect this place.

Temple: Temples may exist within other places, or they may be placed in the wilderness. Sometimes they are tended to by hermits.

Ruins: Ruins are the leftovers of once great civilizations and settlements. Often they are populated by monsters and bandits.

Caves: Monsters tend to dwell in caves. Though they don't live in houses directly, it is still considered a place to live for the monsters who live there.

Notable cities:
Thais:

The capitol of the Thaian empire and the probably the oldest human city on mainland.

Carlin:

Carlin is the capitol of the Carlin Queendom. It has a long history of fighting off invaders.

Venore:

Venore was once a trading outpost and a place to punish criminals. It is now a large trading city.

Liberty Bay:

After a bloody, but short war Thais took control over the island of Vandura and proceeded to make this into the city it is today.

Port Hope:

Once a trading outpost for Venore, it has since grown into quite the town where adventurers and traders gather to make profit.

Ankhramun:

Possibly the oldest city in human history. It is the location of a powerful death cult who worships their undead pharao.

Darashia:

A city with a long cultural backstory, founded by the prophet Daraman.