Offash'el
"It is a pity that such a powerful bed of chaos sits under such a vile city" - Strector, founder of the wizard school of transmutation
Offash'el is the slave trading hub of the Eshneff'il empire, almost of all the continent. As it is at the frontier to between The Elven Forest, the Western Alliance and the Empire, populations from all three factions historically met in the City, but in recent years, Westerners have been driven out of it because of their home country's invasion. About 45 years ago, the city was ravaged by a plague of unknown origin and brought into quarantine by the empire. 2 Years later, Eshneff'il decided to burn all the city's slums and surrounding villages to the ground, killing about 100 000 citizens in the process. This was known as the Offash'el massacre, but slave trade carried on after that.
Offash'el at its center contains a high city, prosperous through the slave trade, as well as the tower of Power inhabited by the school of transmutation.
Demographics
Offash'el is mostly inhabited by Humans, the commoners, and Elves, the city's nobility, though some humans are mixed into Shellian high society. As the city's trade is mainly slavery, many races are present in involuntary minorities, such as tieflings, giants, dwarves etc. Since the plague, where Eshneff'il burned all the slums to the ground, the cites demographics have strongly decreased, losing almost 100 000 inhabitants.
Government
The city is directly governed by Eshneff'il imperial authority. However, the city's elven nobles control the organization from the shadows.
Defences
Offash'el was well defended before the purge, with an organized militia helping Eshneff'il authorities. However, after the great Purge, the city has fallen into chaos, all soldiers leaving the city to voyage North-West. Since then, the city is defenseless, everyone forced to defend themselves. The only thing protecting the inner city are the walls and private militias, as well as the few wizards of the school of transmutation that remain.
Industry & Trade
Offash'el's only real trade is the slave trade, but the city has many drug cartels dealing across Eshneff'il
Infrastructure
Offash'el has very mixed infrastructure. The city's hub slave port and the high city are perfectly clean and drinking fountains decorate every corner, but the slums in the lower city have fallen into utter chaos since the purge.
Assets
You can buy slaves in full legality, as well as auction them off with no questions asked. After the Purge, many traders and wizards left, leaving many things behind in their shops.
Guilds and Factions
Factions:
-Elven nobles
-Human Nobles
-Commoners
-Slave traders
-Wizard school of transmutation
Guilds:
-Slave traders guild
-Frontier merchant's guild
History
Anduin river has been a slave trade route from all The Continent, and even sometimes others, for at least 1500 years. About 500 years after the creation of Eshneff'il, its emperor decided to expand his slave trade, building a slave port in the swamps. Many thought he was mad, but some exiled elves helped him out, making the slave trade thrive. Offash'el is now the largest slave trading and auction hub on Epliström.
Architecture
Ofash'el's architecture resembles normal Eshneff'ilian buildings, at least in high society, with a small elven touch. However, the slums and slave port have been completely improvised and you can find unique buildings there.
Geography
Being in the middle of swamps, the terrain is flat. The only hill in the area serves as the high city and at its top, a Towers Of Power oversees all activities.
Natural Resources
Offash'el is built on swamps near Anduin river. As such, the only natural resources it has is sweet water fish and water related resources.
Alternative Name(s)
The plague city
Type
Large city
Population
250 000 (post purge)
Inhabitant Demonym
Shellians
Location under
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