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==Location==
'''Ranst''' is a port on the east coast of [[Aanvang Island]].


==Population==
As of the year 343IC, Ranst has a stable population of about 800 people although various ships crews can easily push this over 1000 when the port is busy. [[Humans]] are the predominant race in Ranst with the bulk of the remainder being  [[Dwarves]]. 


==Description==
The port is small (similar to that of [[Lilo]]) but the harbour can berth moderate sized ferries and merchant vessels. It's a common stopping-off point for vessels heading to and from the west coast of [[Thorast]].


==Defences==
'''Ranst''' has no formal defences of its own. It occasionally assembles an informal, untrained (and often unruly) form of [[Town Watch]] of about 20 men, paid for by the business that operate portside. More commonly it relies upon paid-for mercenaries (adventurers) as ad-hoc defenders. As a port there are often sea-going vessels harboured that can take the townsfolk to safety if any significant threat arises and, of course, military assistance can be requested from [[Fort Aanvang]].


==Inns and Taverns==
Ranst has a single inn and a couple of taverns, which is fairly typical for a town of its size.

Inns:
* The Old Wives' Tale

Taverns:
* [[Mojo's]]
* The Port o' Call 


==Notable Places==



==Notable People==
*[[Jim Malone]], owner and barman in residence of "Mojo's"