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Bolog

Ancient Heteri community at the base of Moniin peask at one end of the Cuvauw Pass. The hills behind the small city are lined caves and tunnels and contain the Grand Temple of Hilinavyu. It is ruled by the Vuhwul (‘king’ or ‘chief’) Solok of the Smoking Thunder, who is descended from the Luggai Heteri tribes. His only daughter was to marry the lord of Akklai Point, but was killed during the goblin invastion. Solok is fiercely independent of both the Ghikarn’gai revolts and the goblins, and has close ties with the Temple of Hilinavyu to this end. Bolog maintains good relations with Argaevaligne, Cuvauw, and other independent communities near Balancont.

The city of Bolog is a sprawling mess, with neighborhoods running up and down the hills, with towers lining the highest peaks. In honour of the city’s patron, Hilinavyu, great coal braziers are lit on hilltops and city walls during every new moon, as well as the feast of their god. It’s ancient inner gates are lined with huge boulders rolled down from the hills, upon which molten iron and chunks of slag were thrown to cool. The populace is predominately Heteri, although there is no extensive clan presence outside that of Smoking Thunder. Even in other ethnic neighborhoods, Heteri style clan markers are used upon gates and entraceways. Despite the predominance of Hilinavyu and worship of the rest of the Heteri pantheon, the city is remarkable tolerant of other faiths, though the small Thedine presence is limited to insular churches.

Bolog Description

• Gatehouses built into the walls themselves, barely distinguishable aside from the gate itself. Portcullis on either end, with heavy wooden doors on the town interior side. Past dusk the portcullis is closed and visitors must seak entry from the guard.
• See towers along city hilltops and fires burning atop huge thickpoles, with larger bonfires in surrounding hills.
• Walls are set with huge chunks of iron slag and glazed with dark runoff from forges
• Skulls and goblin heads on stakes upon city ealls and outside gate. Scraps of armour and wood litter the road. Rotting corpses of great lizard beasts (moose sized) piled just before gate.
• The fortress-monastery of Hilinavyu towers over the north end of the city, set into the city wall and hillside itself.
• “City blocks” and single story wattle & daub structures set into hillside, running up tiers. May of these are walled in (sections are ~50 yards long), with clan markers at gate.
• Square just beyond gate with large statue of (former king) Ushuul I upon his horse, fountain, and gathering place of prostitures (“swarthy looking whores” in one person’s description)
• History: Naggai sided with Mindat and are disliked, but blame Polog for starting the civil war.
• Home of noted physician Doctor Mupheus Thoad.
• Regional power center of the Commerce Guild
• Needed - description of the Hive, distinguishing Polog and Luggai lineage neighborhoods.

Notes

• Heteri Coinage
• Heteri Language
• Hug greating
• Spit and Duel
• Toasts:
  • “A feast to my enemies!”, reply “Hail Utan”
  • “Blessing upon your horse”, reply “And upon yours”

Locations

• Grand statue of Ushuul I in city center
• Holy distict domination by banners with the symbols of Hilinavyu
• Servicehouse of noted Physician and Alchemist, Muphaeus Thoad - a small thatched hut alongside a stone tower on the southern edge of town.
• Underground tavern - relatively common knowledge among criminal and lower class. Not advertised.
• “The Pits”
• Commerce Guild business compound
• Sorcery Lodges

Notable Clans

• Fouled Water - Heteri, clanhouse
• Shattered Hoof - Heteri, clanhouse
• Smoking Thunder - Heteri, clanhouse
• Enfer - Eskla, noble villas
• Guffan - Heteri