Etarna

In the north of Norell near Stillwater Lake lies the ancient city of Etarna.

Demographics

Racial Distribution

Roughly 11% Dragonborn, 60% Human, 6% Elf, 4% Goliath, 9% Halfling and 3% Aetheril and 7% Dwarf.

Wealth Distribution

The vast majority of the population is middle class with only a small amount of people being poor or wealthy. This is because many of the poor end up joining the Church to be able to provide for themselves and the wealthy are often taxed a good amount more.

Job Distribution

Roughly 28% of the population work for the Church of the Burning Candle (either as a Candle Keeper or a Twilight Sentinel), 22% have jobs with import/export and retail, 16% are miners that work in the mines, 14% deal with livestock, 12% are in the agriculture and food industry, and 8% in manufacturing and crafting

Government

Leadership

The city is led by the leader of the Church of the Burning Candle known as the Grand Keeper. There is also a council that exists to assist the Grand Keeper in their tasks. The Council is comprised of the leader of the Twilight Sentinels, two high keepers choosen by their peers, a leader of the farming community and a leader from the trading community. A secret responsibility of the council is to ensure that the Grand Keeper does not become too powerful or cross any lines. Unbeknownst to the public, the council has unseated Grand Keepers in the past.

Income

One of the ways Etarna makes its money is by taxing trade, quester jobs and having a biyearly income tax on the citizens of the city. All taxes are overseen by a branch of the Church that oversees the city's economy. The city also allows citizens to hire members of the Twilight Sentinels for protection or minor jobs. Etarna also seizes a portion of a person's estate after they die. The majority of this goes to their burial costs and upkeep of the city's catacombs

Laws

Here is the list of illegal acts in the city

• The wrongful murder of another

• Theft of the living and the dead

• Ressurection of a deceased person

• The possession or sale of any items or books pertaining to Necromancy

• The study or pursuit of Necromancy

• Desecration of the catacombs or any other burial site

• Vandalization of the property of another without consent

• Sexual actions with another without consent

• Any creature under maturity out past the 8:00 curfew

Defences

The city is surrounded by a hexagonal wall made of onyx with three large gates for people to enter and exit. Each gate has a portcullis made of Dark Iron. At each corner of the wall sits a large where lookouts, ballistae, and archers sit. Each tower has six ballistae and 20 archers at any given point in time. In the catacombs underneath the city Candle Keepers and Twilight Sentinels patrol regularly. At any given point in time there are at least 4,000 Twilight Sentinels prepared for combat.

Industry & Trade

The city's biggest exports are onyx, Dark Iron, and

Infrastructure

Etarna is an interesting city, to say the least. They are one of the few settlements to allow citizens to build their own windmills within the city walls. Another interesting thing is that the city sits on a massive multilayer catacomb. At the heart of the city lies a massive hexagonal pit. This pit is roughly 100m (or 330 ft) deep, 301m (or 988 ft) wide at the top and is about roughly 175m (roughly 575 ft) wide at the bottom. Much like a strip mine, the walls of the pit are segmented into 12 ft intervals that causes the pit to become more narrow as it goes down. The purpose of the intervals is to provide entrances to the sewers and the massive catacomb network as well as a safe way to go down into the bottom of the pit where the The Dusk Spire sits. The first level of the pit contains the entrance to the sewers. The other 26 levels contain the entrances to the massive multi-level catacomb network that runs throughout the city. The catacombs stretch for as far as 1 mile outside the walls of the city.

Guilds and Factions

There are four different factions within Etarna. The main two are the Twilight Sentinels and the Church of the Burning Candle. The other two is the League of Merchants and the Farmer's Alliance. The League of Merchants ensures that the tax level is equal for all merchants and ensures their protection. The Farmer's Alliance helps secure protection for the farms outside the city and helps them find places to sell their food.

History

The history of Etarna has not been easy. The city has been attacked by hordes of Undead twice and took part in the The War of Faith.

Architecture

Most of the structures are made out of primarily stone since the nearest forest of note is just outside their territory.

Geography

Etarna sits on a plain that is spotted with rolling hills. Even though the city is relatively close to a large lake they do not take water from it. Stillwater Lake is seen as a holy location to the Church of the Burning Candle so no one drinks or fishes there.

Natural Resources

Etarna and the surrounding area is abundant with black onyx and other gemstones. There are several privately owned and city-owned mines in the area controlled by the city. Etarna also uses the surrounding for farming and raising livestock.

Alternative Name(s)

The City That Slumbers, The City of Dead, The Onyx City

Type

Large city

Population

870,000

Location under

Norell

Owning Organization

Church of the Burning Candle