Frostgate

Frostgate is the northernmost of the Free Cities and the entry
to the wild, untamed lands of eternal winter. Barely a city for
much of the year, Frostgate is more akin to a seasonal community,
one whose fortunes rise and fall with coming of
winter. Summers see the city almost emptied as its denizens
leave to hunt and farm before the cold returns. As the summer
comes to an end, however, Frostgate blooms, filling with
those seeking to ride out the snow and ice in some semblance
of comfort. The hunters and trappers, herders and farmers,
tradespeople and their retinues, all return to the city to meet
and conduct their necessary business. The natural riches of
the Blind Muir Forest, the shipping lane of the River of Tears,
and the abundant minerals of the nearby Shadow Peaks make
Frostgate one of the only places in the region where raw materials
can be easily procured and goods manufactured.