Soksu

Trade and musical hub of the riverlands.

"I still remember my parents telling me the story of how the First River Queen returned from the dead to take back the island. We would sit on the hill by the river, that hill is covered in homes and shops now.
I went back to visit some friends before we set off and the city had changed so much. In my head, I know it is my home but, in my heart, I no longer feel it."

— Captain Davetti to Javen Kolos

The City Where Rivers Meet

Built at the confluence of two of the major rivers of Zinato - at the place where Veisapur starts - Soksu has been a central location for trade within the nation since its founding after the battle of Soksu late in the Time of Darkness. Where the rivers meet, there is an island, atop which sits the most famous building in Soksu, Zayaat Hall. Just beyond where the island, the bend in the river and its shape cause the flow of water to slow down on one side, creating an ideal location for docks and boathouses.

Booming Industry

As the city at Breharan's edge - Darapur - expanded, so did its demand for resources. While some of those goods would come from trade routes to Grara and Burim - and eventually from the colonies - much would come from upriver. Lumber, food, stone, manufactured goods, almost everything that could be found among the rivers of Zinato began to make their way to Darapur and it all had to pass through Soksu.

The Town of Music

In some places, there is a prayer for every task. In Soksu, there's a song.

— Sav Tora, Letter to Takalia

Soksu has long been a city of trade and transport and has recently become a hub for makers of all kinds but it has always been a place of music. From the victory song of the battle to the grand orchestral works performed in Zayaat Hall, the people of the town - and the people who travel up or down the river to visit - have always enjoyed music.
As the Soksu Orchestra has grown, so to has their audience. Flyers of major performances and new works are posted in cities far and wide to attract people to their performances. Most concert-goers are lucky to make it into the standing room, let alone the seats, or - skies forbid - the private boxes.

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Unattended Cargo

In the calm of the river bend there is often an island of unattended goods. These are goods that are waiting for people to transport them, goods that were bound for Soksu but haven't been removed from the river, or goods that will be sent unattended down the river.
Each of these items is stamped with a special hammer, unique to the person or organization that owns it. It is a system that has long run on the honesty of people - and the penalties levied on anyone caught tampering with a stamp - and stills works quite well.
In Zinato, it is considered polite to - and even rude not to - push and items stuck on a riverbank back into the flow of the water to help them reach their final destination, just as the Ceslovas keeps souls moving on the river.

The Second City

There is no doubt - even in the mind of the soks - that the city of Soksu is second-place to Darapur. They can't compete with the first skyport and the excitement around skyships, but they can support it by keeping the goods flowing.

Related Historical Events

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  Birth of Davetti Rasterion
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  Birth of Javen Kolos

Long have the rivers rang with the sound of music.

— Traditional Zinato Saying

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