Yenagun

The largest city in Eastern Pfemba.

History

Founding

The original people to settle on what is now Yenagun were vena. It was never a city during this time - the climate was much too warm to attract vena in any large numbers.

They also encountered humans here, in shallow-water fishing boats from the west. When the humans discovered the sparsely-populated land, they quickly began to colonise it, naming the now-developing city Jovham.

Jovham

This human name for the city came from the River Jova (meaning 'vena-water'), which was believed by some to have mystical properties. Both names use the term 'fae' to describe the pale vena, likening them to mysterious, magical elves from their own myths and stories. Now, the term is considered distasteful and even insulting.

New World

Woodrow Lathson famously sailed from the bay of Yenagun on his quest to find new land to the east. When he returned, he brought knowledge of the tilkens and kliasta back with him.

Not long after that, the newly-introduced people that had previously been unaware of others across the oceans fell into conflict, and the Great War broke out.

Changing Hands

During the War, the tilkens invaded Yenagun from the south. In celebration, they renamed the city after the commander who had led the attack, Qutlläk.

Modern Day

After the Blink Treaty was signed, the city was officially given to the humans, though tilkens maintained political control along with their newly-acquired settlements along the eastern coast of Pfemba.

The tilken name, k'änläl qutlläkune, also stuck, and eventually became abbreviated to Yanlal-Kutla, and then Yenagun.

Demographics

Yenagun is mostly inhabited by human miners living in or near the wharf, supervised by the few vena. Tilkens are much rarer and occupy political or economic positions.

There is some trade with cecaelia, though none call Yenagun their home.

Alternative Name(s)

Jovham, K'änläl Qutlläkune, Yanlal-Kutla

Type

City

Inhabitant Demonym

Either 'Wharfers' or 'Uppers', depending on class

Location under

Pfemba

Characters in Location

• Doran

Related Professions

• Nullrock miner
• Stormthrower

Further Reading