Fuhren

The Independent Merchant Republic of Fuhren (フューレン) is the largest and busiest mercantile city in Tortus. It sits between the Heiligh Kingdom and the Hoelscher Empire and is an extremely popular place for merchants, craftsmen, and tourists.

Layout
Fuhren is guarded by thick walls that are 20 meters high and wrapped 200 kilometers around the entire city. Due to its size, Fuhren is divided into four quarters: The bureaucrats’ quarter, where the city’s various administrative affairs are processed, the tourists’ quarter, where most of the entertainment facilities are located, the makers’ quarter, where weapons, armor, tools, and furniture of all kinds are made, and the traders’ quarter, where goods of all kinds are sold.

Fuhren has two main streets that run from east to west and north to south, and would intersect at the city's center. The closer to the center of the city one’s establishment is, the higher the quality of its services. In contrast, the fringes of the city are filled with unlicensed black market stores selling various goods and services.

History
Throughout Fuhren's existence, many different craftsmen competed ruthlessly with each other day after day to sell their wares. Some made it big and had their wildest dreams granted (even those that resided in the black market on occasion), while others were crushed by the highly competitive nature of the city.

When the infamous criminal organization Freidhof abducted the young dagon girl Myu, Hajime Nagumo and his companions went to rescue her, which resulted in its absolute destruction. Over the next few days, new criminal syndicates would spring up, in the hopes to take advantage of the sudden power vacuum. However, Fuhren's Adventurer's Guild Branch Chief Ilwa Chang managed to keep them at bay by skillfully spreading rumors of Hajime’s ferocity (after getting his permission to do so). As a result of his exploits in Fuhren, Hajime became famous throughout the city, with nicknames that included "Fuhren’s Ultimate Weapon", "White-haired Flame Master" and "Lady Killer".

When the self-styled god Ehit was preparing to wipe out all life on Tortus, Fuhren offered its support with the other nations that had banded together in order to fight this threat, with Greil Cudeta serving as its representative.

Following Ehit's death at Hajime's hands, his fame grew more in Fuhren. The locations involving his rescue of Myu became new tourist attractions in the city, and even a play was made of his time in Fuhren (which had been secretly written by Princess Liliana S. B. Heiligh). Furthermore, a statue was made of him holding Myu the symbolized a new era of coexistence amongst all the races in Tortus.

Freidhof was among the locations that Hajime and his family visited during their holiday vacation in Tortus. They initially did not plan to visit there, but Myu insisted on showing everyone the place where Hajime had rescued her before.

Known Locations

 * Adventurer's Guild (Fuhren Branch)
 * Meerstadt Aquarium

Notable People

 * Ilwa Chang
 * Dott Clowe
 * Will Cudeta
 * Greil Cudeta
 * Saria Cudeta
 * Poom Min
 * Reganid
 * Rithy
 * Hansen†

Note: †; deceased

Trivia

 * "Führen" is a German verb with several meanings that include "take, lead, move, sell and show".