Yahn'var
Yahn'var is a trade town, located in central Elderan, and positioned on the eastern banks of the Rhûn River.
Yahn'var is an independent town, with a focus on trade. Due to the Mintaurath Path, a tunnel and road that travels straight through the Mintaurath Range, connecting Yahn'var to the town of Karalkul, Yahn'var serves as an alternative trade route between the Kingdom of Lorth'elon and the Kingdom of Dun'Vol, instead of trade requiring ships to sail the length of the Rhûn River. While it is not the most popular trade route, Yahn'var still sees a fair amount of trade passing through it's walls.
A high number of Yahn'var's population are Goblinoid, descendants of the violent Goblinoid tribes that used to occupy the eastern banks of the Rhûn River, often attacking and looting ships that sailed upon the river. In 1619 AF, a united effort between the Kingdom of Lorth'elon and the Kingdom of Dun'Vol, led an assault on the Goblinoid tribes, driving them out of the area, with the outpost of Annerchion founded to secure the region. But after public outcry, as well as the growing public acceptance of Goblinoids in the following decades, the Annerchion outpost was eventually offered to the surviving Goblinoid tribes in 1759 AF, as part of a diplomatic treaty between the Goblinoid tribes, the Kingdom of Lorth'elon, and the Kingdom of Dun'Vol. The outpost was renamed to Yahn'var, and in the following years the town has evolved from a military outpost to a bustling trade town.
Government
Yahn'var is governed by a diarchy of two leaders, one a Matriarch, the other a Patriarch, who both oversee separate aspects of the town and it's population, with the larger decisions requiring a unified ruling from both leaders. The leaders are elected every three years from the population, with women voting for the Matriarch to represent them, and the men voting for the Patriarch.
Defence
Yahn’var is defended by a garrison of local guard, colloquially known as Wasps due to their vibrant yellow tabards and cloaks.
Commerce
Yahn’var is a trade town, with trade passing through it between the Kingdom of Lorth'elon, and the Kingdom of Dun'Vol, supplying it's markets.
Yahn’var also has a small fishing industry, as well as a small agricultural industry, primarily the raising of livestock due to the local soil not being very fertile for growing crops.
A lucrative black market is also suspected to reside within Yahn’var.
Geography
Yahn’var is located on the eastern banks of the Rhûn River, with a sizable harbour on the riverfront.
The town itself is a tight-knit maze of simple, mostly wooden buildings, connected through winding streets with far too many dead-ends. Located near the riverfront are the stone walls and battlements of a fortress, the remnants of the old Annerchion outpost, in which resides the residence of the town's Matriarch and the Patriarch, as well as the barracks of the local guard and a large market located situated in the former courtyard, with the market expanding outside of the fortress, circling around it's outer walls.
The outskirts of town are dotted with numerous farmstead, watching over herds of grazing livestock.
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