Murkatva: City of Precarious Balance
Murkatva is a city the refuses to be held, honored or kept. She will sell you your hearts desire and a blade to stop it's beating, but she belongs only to herself. A city state that survives by balancing the neighboring nations (Onen, Ama and Jainko) against each other while providing a thriving marketplace for goods, services and secrets.
Ruled by a merchant council, with a city guard that has historically faced down small armies, Murkatva ( mur-caught-vah ) is home to an vibrantly eclectic mix of people, dress and language. Your coin or goods are always welcome here, everything else is up for negotiation.
Government
Merchant council of 13 leading merchant houses. Each house places one representative on the Council.
Defences
20ft walls, 10ft thick, Hardened double gates with well maintained kill zones. The river acts as a natural moat around much of the city.
Assets
River Tolls, Bridge Tolls, Sales Tax and Dock Usage Fee's (all docks in Murkatva are taxed by the council)
Standing army, Siege supplies for 3 years supposedly
Architecture
Grey shale stone walls up to waist height, with Nunma wood structures rising 2 or 3 stories from there. Nunma shingles for roofs. (Nunma is a greenish wood that repels water and mold very effectively)
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Murkatva
The walls are ancient, as are the canals. The gates, the locks, are made of materials that have lasted for thousands of years. But the grime? The stench and noise are fresh every day, if anything that smells of canal water and traders from a half dozen lands can be called fresh. -
Central Helgoaldean
Centered on Murkatva, and the surrounding nations, this map gives basic geography and a few major cities currently
Alternative Name(s)
Murktva, The Murk,
Type
City
Population
35,000
Characters in Location
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