Pyriad

Pyriad is a town in Yimmu-Audal. It was founded by GooseVis in October 2020 during the first Empire, next to a desert lake. During the Audalad renaissance, it was refunded by ObsOliD who restored the ancient town from ruins. After a while the city will eventually fall again, until Grumpystan tries also to revive the city. Later and after a third abandonment of the city, MST Agerster Caicuria takes the decision the refund the city again in January 2023, the city is still in reconstruction today.

Location
Pyriad is located in Yimmu-Audal, in the core territory of the Duchy of Audal. It’s in the southwest of the duchy and is the capital city of the reformed Pyriad County. Pyriad is placed between a desert lake to the north and the Atsyllean Sea in the south.

Road network
The town is linked to the neighboring town of Nikhazi, with a road that follows the western coast of the Atsyllean sea, to Lestria, the capital of the Caeronate of Carn, within Galadonn. The city has also a good network of canals which leads to several rivers and places, which are Keu-Ninshu, Dal-Wassusud and Sukrath in the Northeast, Kerdal Eldal in the east, and Urnu Oyori in the northwest. There is also a former ice boat highway called Route 69, which is currently severely damaged, linking Pyriad directly to Market 55. However this highway is likely to be demolished by the Duchy.

First Pyriad or "Pryiad"
The city is founded by GooseVIs in October 2020, who was endorsed by StoryStudio, who was promoting the decongestion of the overpopulated Urnu-Arrak. It was originally there a Red cult temple, which was abandoned. There’s currently not much information about the first town but we can suppose that the Trillium War stopped the development of the town.

First rebirth of the city
During the Audalad Renaissance, the town is refunded by ObsOlid, which was appointed count of Pryiad at that time, in late February 2021 from the ruins of the city. The old original name Pryiad will be changed in Urnu-Pyriad by ObsOlid, and this is the name of the town to this day. The city is the home of a main town and a Palace complex to the north. The building of the new arena goes back to that time, The city became also the capital of its own county, the county of Pyriad. After a decrease of activity, the city will eventually lose its status of county capital and the whole county will be integrated into the county of Eldal-Adadi, in July 2021. The city will end by being uninhabited in Fall of 2021, until an effort from a player named Grumpystan, supported by GrayIsYes, to revive the city again.

Third Pyriad (late November 2021 - mid 2022)
In late November 2021, the town started to regain a bit of population and activity, with Grumpystan being the new Sahrad (Mayor). The city was still a sparsly populated. The city will fall again, for the third time, with a consistent lack of activity. It is declared uninhabited again a few months later.

Forth Pyriad (8 November 2022-9 January 2023)
Macaque would reclaim the city in the beginning of November, abandoned earlier in the summer. He will repair most of the builds of the city and adding some others. The city will be active again, with a regain of population. The activity of the city will drop a bit after a short period of inactivity of the mayor, but didn't really died as the other times, thank to a successful succession taken by Ushar Argester Caicuria

Current Pyriad (since 10 January 2023)
With some intentions from the higher ups from the Duchy to revive the city, the project will eventually become true when MST Argester Caicuria will be appointed new mayor of the city, reclaiming the old town and building a part of the new town from the other side of the dune. On May 7th, 2023, Pyriad will become a county again, under MST, nearly 2 years after the disparition of the old one. The city reconstruction will have some key members such as MST, Silverchu, Macaque and Athalus. The city will see a progressive grow of population ever since. The exceptional increase of population in the month of June 2023, sets Pyriad as the most actively populated city in the whole Empire of Yimmu-Audal, according to the census of July 2023, with 19 citizens.

Mayors
Urnu-Pyriad has been lead by several mayors as:


 * GooseVis
 * ObsOlid (Also count)
 * LegionaryWackus (known today as ARCTVRVS)
 * Grumpystan
 * Macaque
 * MST Argester Caicuria Âudalad (also count)

Current government system
Pyriad has a unique and experimental government system in Yimmu-Audal, being a city council were active citizens can take part to decisions and submit plans, economical suggestions and other things. The council is also taking part to project directly when it comes to build houses or economical infrastructures. However, MST Argester Caicuria remains the mayor and Lazare Higaidi the second in command in the city.

Economy
Pyriad is town welcoming businesses from all of Audal, to setle detachments or new shops. TBD

Culture
Pyriad has always been under Audalad influence, despite being geographically closer to Aldovir than Unru-Arrak. City culture has always been based on the colours, and Pyriad seeked to be one of the most colourful Audalad cities. Today, the city's emblem is a watermelon, and is the central cultural point. The watermelon is very important and symbolizes the Festivals and the events between the citizens. Pyriad is currently living a transformation of it's land with a complete rebuilding.

In the religious aspect, Pyriad has one Hukar Sharud temple, located over the former palace in the northern lake.

Architecture
Pyriad follows the traditional architecture theme of the old Audalad people but with more colour. The residents of Urnu-Pyriad believe in colour and host colour festivals. Colour walls are made with terracotta, glazed or not, and also concrete. Sandstone remains as most principal building block. After the rebuilding of the Third Pyriad, we can see an increase in the use of acacia wood.

Religion
In Pyriad, 100% of the population follows the Hukar Sharud faith, the mandatory religion of the Duchy of Audal. The main building of the town is also a squarish Hukar Sharud Temple, which also is the home of the city council. The temple is originally a palace, that was built in March-April 2021 by ARCTVRVS, the mayor at that time.