Vulthalla

Vulthalla is a coastal mountainside city in the Vulperium within Serrona, overlooking the neighbouring body of water, the Celestial Sea. While it is situated in a relatively secluded area in the mountains it has grown into a large and thriving city. What was once a small settlement has become a formidable bastion of stone in the eastern portion of Vulpinia.

The mountainous region is limited in space, however this single mountain stands out among the forests surrounding it's perimeter. Because of this geographical feature, Vulthalla's solemn solitude and small population has made it a peaceful city of refuge, with a supernatural formation forming the hand of whatever may have cast their limbs upon this world.

History


Originally starting as a squatter settlement, the city of Vulthalla was founded by Jesus Regulus. Elcat built housing upon the floating islands that drift about the west of Vulthalla. Ironjaw parked his ship in the northern bay at Vulthalla where it remains to this day.

Perravul-Inle Conflict
The Perravulite lower class was composed of many newcomers to Vulthalla, and several others that had joined with the recruitment of Jesus Regulus. Because of the general demographic becoming increasingly more ethnically diverse province of Perravul, public opinion of Vulpur enforcement had worsened alongside opinions of Burin (IGN: railmaster90) worsening. Eventually, two individuals Dang and Billy came up with an idea to regress into the traditional prehistorical beliefs of the Eastern mountainous region of the country, proclaiming their long lost god as their "true symbol". With this, they recognized a false god of fable, which belonged to the long forgotten era Dang was from. The religion was called Inle, with the holy texts retaining documentation of the political drama relating to it, all within a piece of scripture called "The Book of Elil".

Many shrines throughout Serrona were raised by the group to this "False God" purely to get a rise out of some nobility, as at this time the nation was called "The Ethno-state of Vulpinia". Dang even ended up writing several different works to record the historical language of the religious and philosophical practices that were done by the people of his time at the same time as well, fledging out the scripture. However as time went on, news of a “Cult of the false god” spread and reached the Vuls in the capital of Tildivul. Burin did not seem to understand there was no real intent behind such actions, and had been given the impression that this was a retaliation to the countries history. However, as the fear of influence with said religion, Burin brought up to the then Emperor, Nuncio Yolcotl, that Vulthalla was suspicious of succession from the state. Soon enough, rumors of talks among the nobles began to flare, and an informant in the court relayed to Dang & the other Vulthalla residents that Burin was starting talks of enforcing martial law on the streets. Despite this, at the same time, rumors about the court circulated with their response through Burins assumptions. Eventually, a whole conspiracy was plotted and thought up by some Vulpinian nobles, nobly trying to respond to the non-existing threat. Using the excuse of accused secession from the then "Ethnostate of Vulpinia", Burin and others were planning on using the province of Perravul as a scapegoat to invade Notos, claiming that Dang and many others were planning to rebel and start a coup with aid from Notos.

Because of growing tensions by both parties, eventually the rumor circled and was eased down and rose back up in concern on occasion. The locals worried, and hid away many books and works done and written around this period, until inevitably, Nuncio became frustrated and tension back in the noble court rose, but was also unsure if the waters were right to excuse a future invasion of Notos. So Billy and Pidgeon (Exposed informant) were both called to Court in the capital on the basis of treason.

To many at this time, the trial was setup to keep Billy hostage and become an active smear campaign against him and Vulthalla as a whole which stemmed from the lack of trust that Burin's influence in the court and status as a noble would lead to any real truth to be allowed to be said. Because of this, Billy ended up leaving the nation in self-exile renouncing all connections to Vulthalla and Vulpinia as a whole.

Of course, this only made him appear more suspicious to the Vulpur nobility. With a key suspect gone, use for a public trial ceased. However, conversations between Jesus Regulus, Burin, Nuncio and Dang occurred without a hitch to ensure the survival of Perravul. In the end, No trial ended up happening due to many of Vulthalla's leadership efforts. No Civil-War nor invasion of Notos to would come to fruition. Luckily, Notos and Vulpinia are on good terms still to this day, as it's been long since this event had happened. And because of this effort, the people of Notos have taken a popularity with the "Cult of the False God" and the shrines are still praised. However, Billy's self-induced exile put a decline in development in the state, and the whole political schism caused a large portion of emigration out of the area to avoid the conflict. The first of many flaws with the state was put into motion, marking the end of the Perravul Golden Period. And with the mining Industry dropping and structural development ceased, the public funding of the city dried up. But Jesus's new ventures to try to revive the productivity of Vulthalla proved that this was the beginning of the end of an era in the city.

Recent and Ongoing History
Around the time Vulpinia declared itself the Vulperium Vulthalla has undergone massive construction work including fortifications, a market port and several new buildings.

Government
Vulthalla is governed by its Duke and Count. Currently Jesus Regulus is its Duke and Dang The Sage is its Count.

Climate
Built on a mountain, Vulthalla experiences high winds, snow and rain. Air in Vulthalla has slightly lower oxygen levels than most other towns and cities in the Vulperium due to its high location above sea level. Auroras have been seen in the sky around these mountains.

Flora and Fauna
The mountains are mostly rocky but have quite of lot of grass and bushes growing up them. Horses and bees have been sighted around Vulthalla.

Hot Springs
There are several waterfalls in Vulthalla, some of which spew hot water. Vuls enjoy bathing in the spring baths that exist on these mountains. Despite the warm and soothing properties of these hot springs, these baths are not actually geothermic-ally heated. In fact, in a time before recorded history of civilization, Vulthalla was covered in glaciers and sheets of ice remained atop the mountain.

The nature of these springs is also a little mystical because the water for these springs come from those glaciers many millennia ago, melted by the ancient crystal source of the cities wildlife and abundance. And the water pockets where these glaciers once colossally covered now are fresh sources of drinking water deep in the crust of the mountain as well as the river south of Vulthalla.

Alcohol and Substances
Vulthalla is home to at least two taverns, one belonging to Jesus and Brock and the Cosy Cavern owned by Aza, as well as the Durn drinking hall of Taarnakgal. It is also the location of the SAMCRO cartel's headquarters.

Architecture
Most buildings around Vulthalla are made from spruce, stone, wooden planks, timber frames and wattle and daub, with slanted, usually steep roofs to keep snow from piling up.

Demographics
Innately, due to the closed off and secluded nature of the the region of Perravul, the mountains of Vulthalla are very diverse and the least Vul-inspired in nature. Because the area historically has always been seperated by land and politics away from the capital of the Vulperium it's always been a hotbed for contention with the direct goals of the Vulpur people in some ways. This inherent struggle really always has come down to politics and power in the region, which luckily has been less waning in the years since the regime change from "The Ethno-state of Vulpinia". Despite this shortcoming regarding Vulthalla's initial relationship with it's mother-state, this has led to the representation of many different peoples in Vulthalla, ranging from Undead to Humans and Dwarves. This diversity among the region has lent it a unique and distinct structural style as well as culture, developed by notable figures such as Dang, Aza and Jesus.

Religions
The main religion here is the Vulpur Nabu faith and there are several Nabu churches including a cathedral. The Durnic Faith, also known as Harnagism, existed in the dwarven halls below though most practitioners of that religion have left.

Races
Vulthalla is a diverse city, with residents of the following species:


 * Vulpur
 * Human
 * Undead
 * Fairy
 * Durn (a type of dwarf)

Languages
The main language of Vulthalla is Vulpin, though Durnic and Common are also spoken there.

Locations
The city of Vulthalla is the location of several places of note:


 * The port and floating islands
 * The Ironjaw mining district
 * The mountains
 * The valley
 * An area with several player plots
 * Sage's Gate, the West Gate and another (as of yet unnamed) gatehouse
 * Taarnakgal, a large Durn beer hall connected to the mineshafts