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	==Gartihann==		==Gartihann==

			[[LetsBuild5e:Politics in Gartihann\|Politics in Gartihann]]

	Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them, along the River Balkavatz. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.		Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them, along the River Balkavatz. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.
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	The city stands on a cap of gritstone overlying a limestone bed. In the pre-imperial era, it was common to 'bury' mortal remains by throwing them into sinkholes exposed by gaps in the gritstone. This practice eventually caused long-term contamination of the aquifers, and early in the Empire the city was furnished with an aqueduct which sources water from a reservoir above the nearest cataract of the river. At the same time, catacombs were begun to store the dead more hygenically, and a sewer system was dug for the expanding city's needs. The aqueduct was in use until the revolution, when it was damaged by a magic battle; it is now under repair. The sewers still function, but are poorly maintained. And the catacombs filled up early in the magocracy, and were closed. A former parade ground, the Field of Glory, was appropriated for use as a cemetery, which continues to this day. The mages also did some digging of their own; in the oldest parts of town, secret passages dug by the wealthy of the Empire run close to vaults which the mages prepared for some unspecified emergency. The mages also dug downward, below the catacombs, in search of a legendary dwarven passage which could be used to escape the chaos of the Turning of the World - no-one knows if they succeeded. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19428404#post19428404])		The city stands on a cap of gritstone overlying a limestone bed. In the pre-imperial era, it was common to 'bury' mortal remains by throwing them into sinkholes exposed by gaps in the gritstone. This practice eventually caused long-term contamination of the aquifers, and early in the Empire the city was furnished with an aqueduct which sources water from a reservoir above the nearest cataract of the river. At the same time, catacombs were begun to store the dead more hygenically, and a sewer system was dug for the expanding city's needs. The aqueduct was in use until the revolution, when it was damaged by a magic battle; it is now under repair. The sewers still function, but are poorly maintained. And the catacombs filled up early in the magocracy, and were closed. A former parade ground, the Field of Glory, was appropriated for use as a cemetery, which continues to this day. The mages also did some digging of their own; in the oldest parts of town, secret passages dug by the wealthy of the Empire run close to vaults which the mages prepared for some unspecified emergency. The mages also dug downward, below the catacombs, in search of a legendary dwarven passage which could be used to escape the chaos of the Turning of the World - no-one knows if they succeeded. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19428404#post19428404])

	Three powerful families dominate civil politics in Vikreng - the Enkbazetz, the Agretzad, and the Rangfolz. All three clans are mostly human or half-orc, with the occasional orc, half-elf, aasimar or tiefling mixed in. (Gnomes are still numerous up here in Gartihann, but they never prospered as well in the face of so many orcs and half-orcs.) All three families are descended from the pre-imperial rulers' top henchmen, which is as close to technical nobility as Gartihann offers. All three own lots of property - and have enough clout that the magocracy preferred not to steal their stuff under cover of law. The Agretzad and the Enkbazetz are notorious rivals; their hostility varies in nature, but is always fierce. They came to blows increasingly often in the run-up to the revolution, thereby unintentionally distracting the mages from the quiet return of the bards. After a bloody battle at a coming-out party, in which the Enkbazetz suffered an unexpected defeat, the rivals have been quiet for somewhat over a year. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19437648#post19437648]) The head of the city government is styled as a Prefect, following Imperial military customs, and is elected for a year at a time. Before the coming of the mages, the post held real power and was contested among the three main families and the trade guilds. Under the magocracy, the post became more ceremonial, and the trade guilds lost their influence over it. Occasionally the orc clans decide to get involved in the bribery and chaos of the elections, and can produce an unexpected winner.

	=Further Afield=		=Further Afield=

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Further Afield

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	Between Axalvo and the Desert of Sphinxes lies the land of Giel-Tanierolla, whose inhabitants are predominantly elves and humans. The people here see themselves as the inheritors of the traditions and culture of the lost elven empire on the far side of the world. These days, they mainly export diplomats to other nations, and trade extensively. One of their principal cities consists mainly of scores of ships bound together in a lagoon at the mouth of a great river flowing into the Inner Sea.		Between Axalvo and the Desert of Sphinxes lies the land of Giel-Tanierolla, whose inhabitants are predominantly elves and humans. The people here see themselves as the inheritors of the traditions and culture of the lost elven empire on the far side of the world. These days, they mainly export diplomats to other nations, and trade extensively. One of their principal cities consists mainly of scores of ships bound together in a lagoon at the mouth of a great river flowing into the Inner Sea.

			==Along the Mountains==

			In the foothills of the Sellumeverni mountains, where the plateau curves upward to form part of the spine of the continent, are many small independent dwarven nations. These countries, many of them barely more than city-states, are generally content to remain separate from the wider world, only engaging in limited trade to acquire rare goods and better food. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19452511#post19452511])

	==East of the Sea==		==East of the Sea==
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	==The Far North==		==The Far North==

	North of the warm, fertile lands of Tanierolla lies the Desert of Sphinxes, stretching between the Sellumeverni mountains and the Inner Sea. Beyond it the lands are mostly unknown, although persistent tales tell of a hot, swampy river estuary populated by a nation of vicious serpent people.		North of the warm, fertile lands of Tanierolla lies the Desert of Sphinxes, stretching between the Sellumeverni mountains and the Inner Sea. Beyond it the lands are mostly unknown, although persistent tales tell of a hot, swampy river estuary populated by a nation of vicious serpent people. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19452511#post19452511])

	[[LetsBuild5e:Geography and Cosmology\|Geography and Cosmology]]<br />		[[LetsBuild5e:Geography and Cosmology\|Geography and Cosmology]]<br />
	[[LetsBuild5e:Demographics and Society\|Demographics and Society]]<br />		[[LetsBuild5e:Demographics and Society\|Demographics and Society]]<br />
	[[LetsBuild5e:Main Page\|Back to main]]		[[LetsBuild5e:Main Page\|Back to main]]

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	==East of the Sea==		==East of the Sea==

	On the southeastern side of the Inner Sea, far from Axalvo, is a nation where the primary language is Wáyéhì. This is the home of the greatest bardic colleges in the known world, and along with the elves, one of the great seafaring powers. The travelling kenku who sometimes reach Axalvo tell that this is a land where even the monsters are different - asuras, rakshasas and nagas feature prominently.		On the southeastern side of the Inner Sea, far from Axalvo, is a nation where the primary language is Wáyéhì. This is the home of the greatest bardic colleges in the known world, and along with the elves, one of the great seafaring powers. The travelling kenku who sometimes reach Axalvo tell that this is a land where even the monsters are different - asuras, rakshasas and nagas feature prominently. The lands between there and the steppe are little known, although there is out of date information from the imperial era, bolstered by occasional travellers' tales.

	==The Encircling Ocean==		==The Encircling Ocean==

	Maritime trade is relatively limited. Many nations employ riverine and inshore shipping, but the only two nations with any kind of blue-water navy are the elves and the Wáyéhì-speakers. Even their capacity is small; they have visited many nations around the Inner Sea, but not further afield. It is believed that the elves have some kind of secret plan to sail right to the edge of the world in an emergency, but it has not been attempted within living memory - even that of elves. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19413382#post19413382])		Maritime trade is relatively limited. Many nations employ riverine and inshore shipping, but the only two nations with any kind of blue-water navy are the elves and the Wáyéhì-speakers. Even their capacity is small; they have visited many nations around the Inner Sea, but not further afield. It is believed that the elves have some kind of secret plan to sail right to the edge of the world in an emergency, but it has not been attempted within living memory - even that of elves. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19413382#post19413382])

			==The Far North==

			North of the warm, fertile lands of Tanierolla lies the Desert of Sphinxes, stretching between the Sellumeverni mountains and the Inner Sea. Beyond it the lands are mostly unknown, although persistent tales tell of a hot, swampy river estuary populated by a nation of vicious serpent people.

	[[LetsBuild5e:Geography and Cosmology\|Geography and Cosmology]]<br />		[[LetsBuild5e:Geography and Cosmology\|Geography and Cosmology]]<br />
	[[LetsBuild5e:Demographics and Society\|Demographics and Society]]<br />		[[LetsBuild5e:Demographics and Society\|Demographics and Society]]<br />
	[[LetsBuild5e:Main Page\|Back to main]]		[[LetsBuild5e:Main Page\|Back to main]]

Neutrondecay: /* Gartihann */

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Gartihann

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	Brugo and Gartihann haven't formally been at war since the fall of the Empire. However, there have been diplomatic spats over border disputes, and both unruly clan chiefs (on the Brugo side) and rebellious peasants (on the Gartihann side) have clashed from time to time. The generalised state of trade conflict (rather than armed conflict) between the various mage guilds has ensured relative peace since the mage guild took over Gartihann - a situation now open to sudden change.		Brugo and Gartihann haven't formally been at war since the fall of the Empire. However, there have been diplomatic spats over border disputes, and both unruly clan chiefs (on the Brugo side) and rebellious peasants (on the Gartihann side) have clashed from time to time. The generalised state of trade conflict (rather than armed conflict) between the various mage guilds has ensured relative peace since the mage guild took over Gartihann - a situation now open to sudden change.

			The imperial road network survives in Gartihann more or less unchanged since the height of the empire, except in the areas closest to the mountains, where it is not well-repaired. The road running north-north-west from Vikreng parallel to the Balkavatz is called Immirk ag Retzadz - the Way of the Dukes.

			===Barrimp Durvatz===

			'Little Rock Ford' is the last usable ford across the Balkavatz; below it, only bridges can be used to cross the turbulent river. Before the imperial road network was established, the crossing was of vital strategic importance, and Kuhetzib won a crucial early victory here against a human-dwarf alliance. Now it is a remote spot, as other roads provide a more direct route to almost anywhere. The commemorative bridge that was built here late in Kuhetzib's reign fell down some time early in the magocracy and was never rebuilt.

			===Linnhyenkirk===

			This tiny market town is the formal northern end of Immirk ag Retzadz. Envisaged as a trade centre for dealing with the many dwarven nations of the Sellumeverni, it never took off. Gartihann's increasing centralisation means that the town is largely controlled by dwarven and human mercantile interests.

			===Vawtteng===

			This fortress is the northernmost extent of Gartihann's military power. Lying between the dividing hills and a major canyon, it sticks up out of the badlands like an upturned tack on a tavern floor. The soldiers here are loyal to whoever pays their wages; the revolution has passed practically unnoticed here.

	===Vikreng===		===Vikreng===

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	Axalvo is a plateau which slopes down north-eastwards to the Inner Sea. It's covered with a huge range of tiny nations, the fragments of the lost empire of Kuhetzib the Conqueror. Wilderness punctuates the settlement here and there - areas that no nation can claim, or that no-one wants. This gazetteer describes the nations and places that we have described so far.		Axalvo is a plateau which slopes down north-eastwards to the Inner Sea. It's covered with a huge range of tiny nations, the fragments of the lost empire of Kuhetzib the Conqueror. Wilderness punctuates the settlement here and there - areas that no nation can claim, or that no-one wants. The waystations of the old empire's courier network still survive, strung out along partially-maintained paved roads that criss-cross Axalvo. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19442520#post19442520]) This gazetteer describes the nations and places that we have described so far.

	=Shards of an Empire=		=Shards of an Empire=

			==The Badlands==

			The plateau is scored here and there by deep river gorges, as water takes a faster path down towards the Inner Sea. The mountain wind has scoured strange rock formations here and there, the largest and oddest of which, northeast of Gartihann, is known as Hawlzilt Hz'furgend - the Devil's Windfish. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19442520#post19442520])

	==Brugo==		==Brugo==

	Brugo is an orc-dominated kingdom in the far south-western corner of Axalvo. It stretches from the dividing hills all the way to the high mountains of Sellumeverni, and controls the great waterfall overlooking the southern steppes. It is ruled in name by an orc who claims descent from one of Kuhetzib's generals, but in practice the various clans are almost entirely autonomous. Some clans have settled and live much like their northern neighbours, while others still treasure the semi-nomadic ways they followed before the Imperial Era. The principal language of Brugo is Orcish, but Old Imperial is widely understood here too. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19413382#post19413382])		Brugo is an orc-dominated kingdom in the far south-western corner of Axalvo. It stretches from the dividing hills all the way to the high mountains of Sellumeverni, and controls the great waterfall of Firbpanar-Vlshval-Mawg overlooking the southern steppes. It is ruled in name by an orc who claims descent from one of Kuhetzib's generals, but in practice the various clans are almost entirely autonomous. Some clans have settled and live much like their northern neighbours, while others still treasure the semi-nomadic ways they followed before the Imperial Era. The principal language of Brugo is Orcish, but Old Imperial is widely understood here too. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19413382#post19413382]) Brugo generally exists at peace with its neighbours, but the clans are sufficiently autonomous that some of them can and do go to war on their own initiative.

	==Gartihann==		==Gartihann==

	Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.		Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them, along the River Balkavatz. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.

	There is no formalised nobility in Gartihann, although some families and clans claim ancient heritage and influence. The main distinction is that formerly, only citizens could enter the mage guild, and thus attain public office. This distinction of citizenship was a hold-over from the Empire. In general, to assert that you are entitled to a clan name is to assert that you are a citizen. Among the revolutionaries, there are some who believe that all residents should be allowed to participate in formal politics, and that the old idea of citizenship should be abandoned.		There is no formalised nobility in Gartihann, although some families and clans claim ancient heritage and influence. The main distinction is that formerly, only citizens could enter the mage guild, and thus attain public office. This distinction of citizenship was a hold-over from the Empire. In general, to assert that you are entitled to a clan name is to assert that you are a citizen. Among the revolutionaries, there are some who believe that all residents should be allowed to participate in formal politics, and that the old idea of citizenship should be abandoned.
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	=Further Afield=		=Further Afield=

	==~~A Nation~~ of ~~Elves~~ and ~~Humans~~==		==The Great Steppe==

			Below the southern edge of Axalvo stretches the Great Steppe, which reaches from the Sellumeverni mountains eastward almost to the distant ocean. There are no formal nations here, and even Kuhetzib the Conqueror had only a limited hold on parts of the Steppe. Tribes of horse-riders follow the game and the grazing patterns of their herds across a huge, windswept plain. Hills and small mountains dot the landscape, and some of them hold cloisters where dark elves teach monastic traditions. The River Varrsnatr runs the length of the Steppe, and drains most of it eastward. The Balkavatz, the principal river of Gartihann and Brugo, is known as Firbpav between Khamawg Falls and the Varrsnatr.

			==Giel-Tanierolla==

	Between Axalvo and the Desert of Sphinxes lies ~~a nation~~ whose inhabitants are predominantly elves and humans. The people here see themselves as the inheritors of the traditions and culture of the lost elven empire on the far side of the world. These days, they mainly export diplomats to other nations, and trade extensively. One of their principal cities consists mainly of scores of ships bound together in a lagoon at the mouth of a great river flowing into the Inner Sea.		Between Axalvo and the Desert of Sphinxes lies the land of Giel-Tanierolla, whose inhabitants are predominantly elves and humans. The people here see themselves as the inheritors of the traditions and culture of the lost elven empire on the far side of the world. These days, they mainly export diplomats to other nations, and trade extensively. One of their principal cities consists mainly of scores of ships bound together in a lagoon at the mouth of a great river flowing into the Inner Sea.

	==East of the Sea==		==East of the Sea==

Neutrondecay: /* Vikreng */

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Vikreng

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	The city stands on a cap of gritstone overlying a limestone bed. In the pre-imperial era, it was common to 'bury' mortal remains by throwing them into sinkholes exposed by gaps in the gritstone. This practice eventually caused long-term contamination of the aquifers, and early in the Empire the city was furnished with an aqueduct which sources water from a reservoir above the nearest cataract of the river. At the same time, catacombs were begun to store the dead more hygenically, and a sewer system was dug for the expanding city's needs. The aqueduct was in use until the revolution, when it was damaged by a magic battle; it is now under repair. The sewers still function, but are poorly maintained. And the catacombs filled up early in the magocracy, and were closed. A former parade ground, the Field of Glory, was appropriated for use as a cemetery, which continues to this day. The mages also did some digging of their own; in the oldest parts of town, secret passages dug by the wealthy of the Empire run close to vaults which the mages prepared for some unspecified emergency. The mages also dug downward, below the catacombs, in search of a legendary dwarven passage which could be used to escape the chaos of the Turning of the World - no-one knows if they succeeded. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19428404#post19428404])		The city stands on a cap of gritstone overlying a limestone bed. In the pre-imperial era, it was common to 'bury' mortal remains by throwing them into sinkholes exposed by gaps in the gritstone. This practice eventually caused long-term contamination of the aquifers, and early in the Empire the city was furnished with an aqueduct which sources water from a reservoir above the nearest cataract of the river. At the same time, catacombs were begun to store the dead more hygenically, and a sewer system was dug for the expanding city's needs. The aqueduct was in use until the revolution, when it was damaged by a magic battle; it is now under repair. The sewers still function, but are poorly maintained. And the catacombs filled up early in the magocracy, and were closed. A former parade ground, the Field of Glory, was appropriated for use as a cemetery, which continues to this day. The mages also did some digging of their own; in the oldest parts of town, secret passages dug by the wealthy of the Empire run close to vaults which the mages prepared for some unspecified emergency. The mages also dug downward, below the catacombs, in search of a legendary dwarven passage which could be used to escape the chaos of the Turning of the World - no-one knows if they succeeded. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19428404#post19428404])

			Three powerful families dominate civil politics in Vikreng - the Enkbazetz, the Agretzad, and the Rangfolz. All three clans are mostly human or half-orc, with the occasional orc, half-elf, aasimar or tiefling mixed in. (Gnomes are still numerous up here in Gartihann, but they never prospered as well in the face of so many orcs and half-orcs.) All three families are descended from the pre-imperial rulers' top henchmen, which is as close to technical nobility as Gartihann offers. All three own lots of property - and have enough clout that the magocracy preferred not to steal their stuff under cover of law. The Agretzad and the Enkbazetz are notorious rivals; their hostility varies in nature, but is always fierce. They came to blows increasingly often in the run-up to the revolution, thereby unintentionally distracting the mages from the quiet return of the bards. After a bloody battle at a coming-out party, in which the Enkbazetz suffered an unexpected defeat, the rivals have been quiet for somewhat over a year. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19437648#post19437648]) The head of the city government is styled as a Prefect, following Imperial military customs, and is elected for a year at a time. Before the coming of the mages, the post held real power and was contested among the three main families and the trade guilds. Under the magocracy, the post became more ceremonial, and the trade guilds lost their influence over it. Occasionally the orc clans decide to get involved in the bribery and chaos of the elections, and can produce an unexpected winner.

	=Further Afield=		=Further Afield=

Neutrondecay: /* Vikreng */

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Vikreng

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	The city also possesses an open-air market, and inns and taverns in all districts. There is an industrial district, originally home to the imperial armourers, but now much more diversified. Close by stand empty warehouses, intended for the movement of guild raw materials and other bulk goods. Part of the warehouse district has been converted into a walled district by dragonborn for self-defence. Scattered throughout the city is workers' housing, mostly in six-story apartment blocks around small courtyards. Some has been disused or underused for many years, as Vikreng is not the city it was during the empire. Another legacy of the empire is an aqueduct, now badly in need of repair. The mages also provided a scriptorium, with the associated facilities for making ink and parchment, and a warehouse for imported papyri. Supplies are currently running very low after the guild's contract was voided. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19381133#post19381133])		The city also possesses an open-air market, and inns and taverns in all districts. There is an industrial district, originally home to the imperial armourers, but now much more diversified. Close by stand empty warehouses, intended for the movement of guild raw materials and other bulk goods. Part of the warehouse district has been converted into a walled district by dragonborn for self-defence. Scattered throughout the city is workers' housing, mostly in six-story apartment blocks around small courtyards. Some has been disused or underused for many years, as Vikreng is not the city it was during the empire. Another legacy of the empire is an aqueduct, now badly in need of repair. The mages also provided a scriptorium, with the associated facilities for making ink and parchment, and a warehouse for imported papyri. Supplies are currently running very low after the guild's contract was voided. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19381133#post19381133])

			The city stands on a cap of gritstone overlying a limestone bed. In the pre-imperial era, it was common to 'bury' mortal remains by throwing them into sinkholes exposed by gaps in the gritstone. This practice eventually caused long-term contamination of the aquifers, and early in the Empire the city was furnished with an aqueduct which sources water from a reservoir above the nearest cataract of the river. At the same time, catacombs were begun to store the dead more hygenically, and a sewer system was dug for the expanding city's needs. The aqueduct was in use until the revolution, when it was damaged by a magic battle; it is now under repair. The sewers still function, but are poorly maintained. And the catacombs filled up early in the magocracy, and were closed. A former parade ground, the Field of Glory, was appropriated for use as a cemetery, which continues to this day. The mages also did some digging of their own; in the oldest parts of town, secret passages dug by the wealthy of the Empire run close to vaults which the mages prepared for some unspecified emergency. The mages also dug downward, below the catacombs, in search of a legendary dwarven passage which could be used to escape the chaos of the Turning of the World - no-one knows if they succeeded. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19428404#post19428404])

	=Further Afield=		=Further Afield=

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Gartihann

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	Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.		Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.

			There is no formalised nobility in Gartihann, although some families and clans claim ancient heritage and influence. The main distinction is that formerly, only citizens could enter the mage guild, and thus attain public office. This distinction of citizenship was a hold-over from the Empire. In general, to assert that you are entitled to a clan name is to assert that you are a citizen. Among the revolutionaries, there are some who believe that all residents should be allowed to participate in formal politics, and that the old idea of citizenship should be abandoned.

	Brugo and Gartihann haven't formally been at war since the fall of the Empire. However, there have been diplomatic spats over border disputes, and both unruly clan chiefs (on the Brugo side) and rebellious peasants (on the Gartihann side) have clashed from time to time. The generalised state of trade conflict (rather than armed conflict) between the various mage guilds has ensured relative peace since the mage guild took over Gartihann - a situation now open to sudden change.		Brugo and Gartihann haven't formally been at war since the fall of the Empire. However, there have been diplomatic spats over border disputes, and both unruly clan chiefs (on the Brugo side) and rebellious peasants (on the Gartihann side) have clashed from time to time. The generalised state of trade conflict (rather than armed conflict) between the various mage guilds has ensured relative peace since the mage guild took over Gartihann - a situation now open to sudden change.

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Gartihann

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	Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.		Gartihann lies directly north of Brugo, and spans the dividing hills, although most settlements are to the west of them. Gartihann was once the cornerstone of Kuhetzib's empire, but those days are long gone. Until the present year, it was under the direct control of an international mage guild specialising in the schools of Abjuration and Evocation. The popular revolution which drove out the mages has not yet produced a stable government; the country is run mostly by ad hoc citizens' committees and local officials. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19367909#post19367909]) Gartihann's population is highly cosmopolitan, reflecting its imperial past, but is more strongly slanted towards half-orcs than elsewhere, with a corresponding cultural bias to the Old Imperial language and customs.

			Brugo and Gartihann haven't formally been at war since the fall of the Empire. However, there have been diplomatic spats over border disputes, and both unruly clan chiefs (on the Brugo side) and rebellious peasants (on the Gartihann side) have clashed from time to time. The generalised state of trade conflict (rather than armed conflict) between the various mage guilds has ensured relative peace since the mage guild took over Gartihann - a situation now open to sudden change.

	===Vikreng===		===Vikreng===

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Further Afield

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	On the southeastern side of the Inner Sea, far from Axalvo, is a nation where the primary language is Wáyéhì. This is the home of the greatest bardic colleges in the known world, and along with the elves, one of the great seafaring powers. The travelling kenku who sometimes reach Axalvo tell that this is a land where even the monsters are different - asuras, rakshasas and nagas feature prominently.		On the southeastern side of the Inner Sea, far from Axalvo, is a nation where the primary language is Wáyéhì. This is the home of the greatest bardic colleges in the known world, and along with the elves, one of the great seafaring powers. The travelling kenku who sometimes reach Axalvo tell that this is a land where even the monsters are different - asuras, rakshasas and nagas feature prominently.

			==The Encircling Ocean==

			Maritime trade is relatively limited. Many nations employ riverine and inshore shipping, but the only two nations with any kind of blue-water navy are the elves and the Wáyéhì-speakers. Even their capacity is small; they have visited many nations around the Inner Sea, but not further afield. It is believed that the elves have some kind of secret plan to sail right to the edge of the world in an emergency, but it has not been attempted within living memory - even that of elves. (Decision: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?761590-D-amp-D-5e-Let-s-build-a-setting!&p=19413382#post19413382])

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