Yherong

Yherong is an independent city-state centered around the Temple of Yher, where the deity of prophesies resides.

Demographics

Being a center of international attention, Yherong attracts people of all nationalities, though it has more members of ancestries that put more stake in magic, such as elves.

Government

Yherong is ruled by a collective council of the city's wealthy merchants, and gets its income mostly by taxing entrance to the city. The government relies heavily on Yher's prophecies for issues of policy, foreign relations, and trade, which has often been criticized.

Defences

Yherong doesn't maintain a professional guard, despite its size. Instead, most of the citizens are required to perform guard duty occasionally, and the wealthy merchants have small mercenary forces they can call upon should the city need it.

Industry & Trade

Despite its inland position, Yherong has a thriving market, as merchants have realized it's a perfect place to bring goods, allowing them to sell them to people of many nations while staying in one place.

Infrastructure

Having so many pilgrims come into Yherong from around the world, the city has remained largely up-to-date with modern technology. It has running water, magical conveniences, firearms, and even a few plasma weapons like those from Cyrdia.

History

Before Yherong came to be, an ancient civilization settled in its future location, along a river whose course long ago diverted. The most impressive structure they left behind was the Temple of Yher. Whether it was built for Yher or they merely found it, the strange deity started to live in the temple, giving their prophecies to any who came to them. As more people heard of this, they journeyed to the temple, and eventually, enough of them stayed for Yherong to be called a city, built upon the ruins of the past.

Points of interest

Aside from the Temple of Yher, the exuberant Central Hall is Yherong's most impressive building. Handling almost all matters of the city's government, including meetings of the Council of Merchants. Standing across the city center from the Temple of Yher, the Central Hall rises high above most of the city.

Tourism

People come to Yherong from all corners of the world, embarking on pilgrimages to receive prophecies from Yher. By necessity, these pilgrims all place stock in predictive magic, and many are superstitious. The city caters to these pilgrims with a large amount of inns, and many merchants take advantage of them by selling them fake luck charms and the like.

Level
9
Alignment
N

Alternative Name(s)

The City of Pilgrims

Type

City

Population

10,706 (30% humans, 20% half-elves, 15% elves, 12% halflings, 10% goblins, 8% dwarves, 5% other)

Inhabitant Demonym

Yheran

Included Locations

• Temple of Yher

Trade City
Uncommon items up to Yherong's level can be purchased there, and rare items can also be found at the GM's discretion.