So, what I'm thinking for the setting is, it's a fairly large city, enough rich people to rob and not run out of marks very easily.  It also happens to be very close to the eastern border of a rival kingdom that's been in almost constant war with Nadesh's kingdom, meaning there's a high chance of rival kingdom spies and whatnot.  To the south is a kind of no-man's land, with a lot of orc and kobold and barbarian tribes all warring with each other, with occasional raids on Nadesh itself (especially when a few of the warring tribes decide to strike up a truce long enough to launch an attack).<br/><br/>Plenty of fun all around.