Gran Soren

It is the main capital hub in the game and serves as a safe location where the Arisen and their party can rest, change vocations, trade items, and restock on curatives for the next adventure.

Overview
The capital city of Gransys

"Around 250 years ago the Liogran Peninsula was divided into Liore in the west and Gransys in the east. The dukes of each region were forced to answer to officials sent from the mainland. Not long after, Gran Soren was named the capital of Gransys. The town was given stone-paved roads and a water treatment system using the most incredible of current technologies. The palace was built using iron, bronze and the finest of stones, and it's not surprising to find it still standing immaculately today, 250 years later.

''Modern Gran Soren is divided into numerous districts, including the Urban Quarter, the Craftsman's Quarter, a fallen area of Slums, and the Noble Quarter, where the most wealthy citizens hobnob. Our high fortress walls and surrounding plains ensure a defended stronghold with a thriving ecosystem. Wheat, livestock and yes, alcohol, are natural products of a beautifully stable climate."''

"I hear the streets have emptied since the Dragon's coming. I oft wonder what this place was like before. Would my own country grow so bare should the wyrm strike? Homes left empty as the people flee to safety."'  --Lord Julien

City Sections
Urban Quarter: Craftsman's Quarter: Noble Quarter: Venery: The Slums Aqueduct
 * Fountain Square
 * Union Inn
 * Arsmith's Alehouse
 * Camellia's Apothecary
 * Caxton's Armory
 * Devyn's Barber Shop
 * Passage Gate
 * Pawn Guild
 * Smithy
 * Craftsman's House
 * Fields
 * Duke's Demesne
 * Fournival Manor
 * Knight's Manor
 * Gran Soren Cathedral
 * Merchant's House
 * Residence
 * Abandoned House / Madeleine's Shop
 * The Black Cat
 * Entrance/Exit to the dungeons of Duke's Demesne
 * Town exit
 * Entrance to the slums

Points of Interest

 * Alehouse Notice Board
 * Pawn Guild Notice Board
 * Union Inn Notice Board

Pawn Travel Knowledge

 * The Gran Soren Port Crystal array is the easiest location knowledge star to obtain if a pawn has never been to Gran Soren before. Otherwise, entering the front gate the first time, usually together with the award of the achievement/trophy The Courier, does this. The front gate's knowledge area is large:
 * The street in front of the barber has triggered a comment and knowledge star.
 * The fountain square where the market is often grants a knowledge comment and star if it was not triggered at the gate. Sometimes this happens on a rental if it was not obtained upon initial arrival.
 * Visiting the tree in front of the Gran Soren Cathedral grants one star of Pawn Status Travel Knowledge of.
 * Accessing the rooftops using the ladder near The Black Cat and travelling to the buildings north of the Venery map marker grants one star of Pawn Status Travel Knowledge of.

Characters
There are over 100 characters within the walls of Gran Soren. Some stay in one area all the time. Some wander between two or three areas. Many will leave the city at night, and a few will only be out at night. This lends the city a very dynamic feel, since you will see different people depending what time it is, and what part of the city you visit.

In addition to the city's residents and visitors, Escort Missions for every person living outside of Cassardis will start from the notice board in the Union Inn here.

For persons living or staying in the Duke's Demesne see the same.

Nobility
Mostly found within the Noble Quarter :
 * Bawdwyn
 * Fancey
 * Jolette
 * Mellard
 * Pipa
 * Vanna
 * Willhem
 * also Fournival and his daughter Symone

Tradespeople

 * Arsmith, Nettie, Marla - Arsmith's Alehouse
 * Asalam, Emme, and Meridith - Union Inn
 * Caxton, and Gwine - Caxton's Armoury
 * Camellia and Judith - Camellia's Apothecary
 * Brice, Lena, Mathewe, Osip, Simond - Fountain Square stalls
 * Devyn - barber shop
 * Mountebank - the Black cat
 * Madeleine
 * Fournival
 * Reynard, travelling merchant

Carriers

 * Josua
 * Maurin, messenger or courier

Craftsmen and farmers

 * Austine, blacksmith and his son Wilhem
 * Carel, assistant
 * Garvin, blacksmith
 * Howlen, carpenter
 * Humphrauy, carpenter
 * Lucie, farmer
 * Josias, farmer

General citizenry

 * Abram
 * Agnes, Baudric's friend
 * Amity
 * Baden
 * Cale
 * Cornelius
 * Danton
 * Frost
 * Hender
 * Isabel, Fournival's servant
 * Jenlyns
 * Kassie
 * Nils
 * Pip, Sara and Jaspar's son
 * Rychard
 * Sara, Jasper's wife
 * Tomlin, boy, Ansell's son
 * Vander

Other

 * Barnaby, pawn guild
 * Baudric, mystick
 * Merrick, scholar
 * Steffen, magic scholar
 * Sonia
 * Tali
 * Tim
 * Zara
 * Zak
 * Aric, Guston, Hobert- trouble causers
 * Katlyn, Martha, Milberowe, Pernill : street walkers

Slum dwellers

 * Aemelie
 * Hewrey
 * Philippa
 * Walter
 * Mason, temporarily

Religious orders

 * Edgar, monk
 * Geffrey, priest
 * Haslett, monk
 * Hilde, nun
 * Jean, monk
 * Maxson, monk
 * Milly, nun

Public speakers

 * Flavian
 * Jasper

Soldiery

 * Ser Adraenn
 * Ser Aerick
 * Ser Alvert
 * Ser Auguste
 * Ser Basius
 * Ser Bayard
 * Ser Berne
 * Ser Camillus
 * Ser Cyriac
 * Ser Fedor
 * Ser Folke
 * Ser Gauwyn
 * Ser Gregor
 * Ser Henning
 * Ser Hewrey
 * Ser Ivo
 * Ser Jakys
 * Ser Jareth
 * Ser Jovan
 * Ser Kestril
 * Ser Laurent
 * Ser Marcas
 * Ser Malkovich
 * Ser Mathys
 * Ser Maximilian
 * Ser Nichol
 * Ser Raulin
 * Ser Raffe
 * Ser Sairus
 * Ser Vyctor

Main

 * A Matter of Myrmidons
 * Lure of the Abyss
 * Wyrm Hunt Quests
 * A Fortress Besieged
 * Seeking Salvation
 * Justice Done
 * The Cypher
 * The Watergod's Altar
 * Come to Court
 * Royal Orders Quests
 * Griffin's Bane
 * Trials and Tribulations
 * Pride Before a Fall
 * The Wyrmking's Ring
 * Honor and Treachery
 * Reward and Responsibility
 * Deny Salvation

Town Notice Boards

 * Witch's Brew
 * Foreign Service
 * A Lost Cause
 * Reveille Revelry
 * Trail of Corruption
 * Bone of Contention
 * Sisters in Peril
 * The Absent Apprentice
 * Suppression
 * Dire Straits
 * The Peddler's Petition
 * Company for the Road
 * Scouting Mission
 * Elsewhere Bound
 * Material Witness
 * Epicurean Delights
 * Thanks Mislaid

Side Quests

 * Reaper's Scorn
 * A Troublesome Tome
 * Chasing Shadows
 * Land of Opportunity
 * Escort Duty
 * Nameless Terror
 * The Conspirators
 * Witch Hunt
 * Idol Worship
 * Supplier's Demand
 * Rise of the Fallen
 * Arousing Suspicion
 * Bad Business
 * Duchess in Distress

Escort Quests
Visit the Union Inn Notice Board to accept escort missions for every NPC in the game, except for the ones who live and work in Cassardis, whose missions start at the board in Pablo's Inn there. Remember that certain NPC escort missions only become available after specific points in the main story, and a few of them must be finished before a specific story event or they will be missed!