Vith
Vith is a large port town on the northern ridge of Pharomoor. Along the shoreline there are large docks made from a dense, dark wood. The entire city is built on a slight slant towards the water. The buildings, made of a mixture of stone and pale-gray clay, are densely packed together. Most buildings are comprised of square walls with an inset, slightly slanted, roof. At the lowest corner of each roof, a hole is bored inside the wall, exiting at its base, allowing rainwater to run off into a drainage groove carved into each side of the street. The streets through most of the city are hard-packed dirt and clay, though a mixture of clay and stone is used at the edge of the docks. Closer to the port are many taverns, shops, merchant stalls, and inns. Beyond that, the streets narrow significantly, about 6 feet from wall to wall. Evenly spaced down the walls are slightly raised, inset doors, about 6 inches off the ground and inset about a foot deep into the walls.
Demographics
- 81% of the population are Elves
- 11% of the population are humans and half-elves.
- The remaining 7% of the population is a mix of races, including many of the less common races, such as Tortles, Kenku, and Firbolg.
- Fishing and merchants are the primary employments within the city.
- Sailors, oversea traders, and miners are other major professions.
Government
Vith, being part of Pharomoor, is under the rule of king Roshendur Nafirel. However, appointed by the king to oversee the city itself is a half elf named Mirithayle Norvalen . She has ruled over the city for close to 80 years with a focus on increasing frequency of trade to southern Gothald.
Industry & Trade
Livestock and fishing are the two major food sources in the area. Brick-making has also become a prominent trade within the past 100 years. While smaller than Jhoruun, the city brings close to the same level of trade in.
- Livestock, bricks, and bromus are the major exports of the city.
- Fruits, vegetables, wheats, and rice are the primary imports.
Infrastructure
Due to the frequent rain along the coast, the city developed a drainage system to feed the water back into the ocean. Carving holes to the ground from the already-slanted roofs and digging trenches along the edges of buildings, the frequency of flooding initially encountered when settling the area was drastically reduced.
History
The city is one of the older settlements still standing in Pharomoor. For a long time, the city was a trading port and, while it wasn't desolate, the population was continuing to dwindle. However, much like Jhoruun, Vith experienced a surge in population after the rise of Halda Nura, though nowhere near to the same extent. The sudden influx of people and need to accommodate them provided ample jobs and opportunity for quite some time. With the new populace, the need for trade became significantly greater. Merchant vessels were built and sent out to establish more consistent trade routes.
Architecture
The city is very simple in its design, opting for optimization of space over an elaborate aesthetic. After the rise of Halda Nura, portions of the city were leveled and rebuilt in a much more compact fashion so as to not encroach on the surrounding farmland.
Geography
The city is surrounded by bromus and livestock farms. Along the shoreline to the north, several clay mines have been built up, harvesting the pale gray material to make bricks.
Natural Resources
The pale-gray clay that Pharomoor has in abundance is one of their primary resources. The decrepit soil in the area, while not suitable for most plant life, is able to consistently yield decent crops of bromus to use as feed for the livestock.
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