Furuin
Furuin is the twin city to the Capital of the Debian Empire, Moru. It has stood for just under a millennia. It was originally founded by the now enslaved Nūnian which translates to "Fire Folk" in Kiesos. The city has been through many hardships, disease, famine, crime, and several rebellions against the local governing authority. It's port is Moru's lifeblood for essentials such as fish, spices, minerals, and of course imported weaponry from the Dwarves of the Warian Mountains. Furuin is widely known for it's College of Sorcery. Every magic user in the world of Eathia has heard of the college even before learning their first spell. Magic, as uncommon as it is in the world of Eathia is prevalent in Furuin. Vendors selling materials for magic casting, street shows of magicians showing off their skills to the public, even friendly competitions are held annually for those who seek fame, and a little bit of fortune. All of this under the watchful eye of the Lord Regent's officials. Over the past few decades Debian influence has lost its grip on the city. What is known as the infamous trio of crime families, The Basali, The Contra, and The Order of Ashes. These families control all illegal activity in the city, and each specialize in one area of crime that gains them large sums of gold, and influence. There is no violence among them, or the citizens. The city is in a peaceful state, with moral being high among the people. Outside the city walls lies a few thousand acres of farmland. Beyond that is the Mistal forest. A dense thicket of pinewood and oak that stretches for hundreds of miles. Separating the Furuin, and Moru from the rest of the continent.
Demographics
The majority of Furuin is human and elven, but has a large and diverse populous of races. This is because of having a key trade position on the Albole continent. The founding race of Furuin are the Nūnian. The biggest trade in Furuin currently are Enchanters of items.
Government
The administration of the city is headed by the Lord Regent himself, and he has final say regarding any legislative or judiciary issues. The city has a Council of Lords made up of appointed magistrates and ranked nobles with interests in the city. They will often devise new legislation or policies and put them up to a vote. Should the Council agree to pass some new law or put a new policy into place, it will then be presented to the Lord Regent for approval. Several past Kings allowed the Council to operate with relative autonomy, but Rewis Mewin has a direct hand on each and every policy that is enacted within the city. When it comes to minor matters of passing judgement on common criminals or arbitrating disagreements between citizens, Mewin relies on his Magistrates to handle things in his stead.
Defences
The city of Furuin is surrounded by stout walls built of stone quarried from the nearby Mistal Mountains. There are five gates leading into the city, and another leading through interior walls to the Cratin keep. All of the walls are thirty feet tall, topped by crenelated battlements, and dotted with guard towers. The gates themselves each consist of a barbican of two small towers, wood gates, and an iron portcullis.
The city guard proper consists of five hundred professional soldiers who act as both a police force and a cadre of professional soldiers. These men might be called upon to defend the city, or in a time of war may be required to answer the call of the King for men-at-arms. In the case of an attack on the city or a call to arms, the city has an armory with enough spears and shields to equip one thousand levy troops. Should every able-bodied man be called to serve in the levy, the city could easily field a force of over five thousand men. There is also the Levy Guard, a supplemental policing force made up of levies from the settlements near the city. While their purpose is more of a peacekeeping one, they represent on average two-hundred and fifty professionally armed and armored fighting men that could aid in the defense of the city.
Infrastructure
The city itself has a well-developed road system of cobbled streets throughout most of the city. Even the marketplace is cobbled, but in some of the poorer parts of town there are still dirt paths between the press of hovels. There is an underground sewer system in the city, but there are systems of gutters alongside most of the roads. Given that the city sits on a slope - rising higher in the north - most refuse dumped into these gutters eventually makes its way out of the city in the south. Because of this, the wealthy of the city mostly live in the northern districts.
Architecture
In addition to its impressive stone walls, stone ducal keep, and cobbled roads; many of the buildings in the city are either entirely made of stone or incorporate it. The ready availability of stone from the quarries of the nearby Mistal Mountains facilitates this. Although there are plentiful forests nearby for harvesting timber, the lasting quality of the stone generally makes it preferable as a building material. The majority of structures are two-story affairs, consisting of a stone ground level and a wooden second story. While there are parts of the city where almost every building is exclusively made of wood, these are the slums and shanty-towns one would expect to crop up in any major settlement.
Geography
The city of Furuin is built on the shores of the Drethel Sea, and itself is built upon a steep cliff as the ground rises the further inland you go. The River Brist runs alongside the city, curving around from the south to flank the city with the coastline on the east. To the west lies a great swath of open forest, and to the south are open plains and farmlands.
Natural Resources
Furuin has ample natural resources nearby. Its industry and infrastructure are almost exclusively reliant upon the Mistal Mountains to the north-west. There are a series of quarries and mines operated by the officials in the name of the Lord Regent that supply the city with a surplus of iron, tin, and coal. The River Brist running near the city also provides a source of fish as a foodstuff, although the city still must import most of its food from the surrounding town and villages within the duchy. Finally, there is an ample supply of timber in the large forests to the west.
Alternative Name(s)
Aynmoor
Type
Large city
Population
12,465
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