Pazend

Pazend is a fictional city-state in a fantasy setting used across novels, tabletop games, and related media. It sits in a highland valley along the imagined Paz River, near basalt cliffs and terraced agriculture. The name Pazend is the standard designation used by inhabitants and writers within the world.

Politically, Pazend is governed by a Council of Guildmasters, with representation from merchant, craft, and scholarly guilds. The council operates alongside a hereditary figurehead known as the Golden Warden, a ceremonial role whose advisement influences ritual and public ceremonies but who does not wield day-to-day authority. The city maintains a fortified core and a network of surrounding towns that rely on guild networks for governance and trade.

Economically, Pazend centers on metalworking, pottery, and textile crafts, supported by canal and overland trade routes. Its urban culture places strong emphasis on markets, workshops, and public festivals that celebrate seasonal and celestial events. The Pazendi language is the primary tongue, described within the fiction as agglutinative with subject–object–verb word order and a historically runic script used for inscriptions and ceremonial texts. The language and script are presented as integral to local identity and craft traditions.

In fiction and fan media, Pazend appears as a major urban hub within the broader world, influencing world-building guides, fan maps, and role-playing campaigns. Its depiction as a guild-driven, trade-oriented city has made it a recognizable shorthand for urban commerce and cultural synthesis in the setting.