Nyet Yem (/njet jem/)
Nyet Yem is the last home of the Raxarians, they all moved there in 637 BFB after Valerik's efforts to gather them all. It is a vast cave system in the eastern mountains of the Melveil Ice Plains that was mostly dug out by the Raxarians themselves. It spans the majority of the mountains and has many hidden places to access the outside, including plateaus high in the mountain or simply a ground level cave entrance.
The Raxarians have some basic livestock and utilise their plateaus for growing crops and for some fresh air. They also grow a fruit they call the Srevena that can grow in the stone and darkness of the caves. Over centuries, they bred it to produce higher yields and to grow faster; this was necessary to be able to adhere to the around 5,500 Raxarians living here each needing sufficient food. There are natural springs and aquifers that the Raxarians use for a stable supply of water for themselves, livestock, and crops.
The Raxarians have some basic livestock and utilise their plateaus for growing crops and for some fresh air. They also grow a fruit they call the Srevena that can grow in the stone and darkness of the caves. Over centuries, they bred it to produce higher yields and to grow faster; this was necessary to be able to adhere to the around 5,500 Raxarians living here each needing sufficient food. There are natural springs and aquifers that the Raxarians use for a stable supply of water for themselves, livestock, and crops.
Government
Led by mostly Valerik, though the other four remaining Dragon Speakers give assistance.
Defences
The caves are purposefully confusing to navigate with many criss-crossing tunnels and similar looking walls. There are some markings, but they would mean nothing to any human as they are in Raxarian and coded. All of this is so that anyone that comes into the caves uninvited are almost certain to get lost and will almost certainly die. This is no problem for the Raxarians as their centuries of living there has allowed them to memorise the entire layout. Despite this of course, the Raxarians will defend their home to the last breath themselves.
Infrastructure
The settlement is a incredibly deep cave network that leads to much of the eastern mountains of the Melveil Ice Plains. There are tunnels that lead from one side to the other, from the summit to deep underground and straight through the entire mountain range. Over centuries of developments and expansions, Nyet Yem covers almost the entirety of the mountains. There are many plateaus that the Raxarians use to grow crops and hunt for small creatures.
Natural Resources
Since they are in a deep cave network, they have basically unlimited amounts of stone and metals at their disposal, and thus use it for virtually everything. Almost all of the Raxarians there still have their original weapons and armour so making new sets has been mostly unnecessary. As you would expect, timber has been virtually unavailable for them unless they ventured far out of the caves to the forests of the far side of the island, but they would never do that. The majority of their food comes from a type of fruit they call the Srevena. It's a peculiar plant because it grows in the stone and dark of the caves. It was originally very rare as it's seeds did not spread easily, but with the Raxarians arrival, the fruit was bred to grow faster and with greater yield. They do have other crops, such as some types of grain and vegetables that can grow in the freezing cold of the Ice Plains, and they grow them using the many plateaus (some natural, others were dug out). Meat is far harder to come by, but by utilising some cave-dwelling creatures they do have a meaningful supply of livestock. There are natural springs and aquifers that the Raxarians use for a stable supply of water for themselves, livestock, and crops.
Founding Date
637 BFB
Alternative Name(s)
(Translates from Raxarian into "New Home")
Type
Underground / Vault
Population
~5,400
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