I've long been fascinated with the city of Nochet. I was rereading
the section in History of the Heortling Peoples about Esrolia and came
upon this little blurb on Nochet that Greg and I wrote:
"The "queen of Esrolian cities" is Nochet, the oldest and most
populated city in Esrolia. During the Middle Sea Empire, Nochet
numbered at least 100,000 people. After the Closing and the
Dragonkill, the population of Nochet dropped to about 5,000. The
arrival of the God-King was a blessing to the city and its population
soon grew to 20,000. However, with the Opening of the Seas, Nochet
has boomed, rapidly growing from 20,000 people to 100,000 in little
more than a generation. Nochet now has a significant Esvularing and
Western Malkioni minority (perhaps as many as 5,000 or more)."
What a wonderful location for adventures and games. A city with
nearly as many people as all of Sartar - booming and bustling with
folk from all over the world. Hectic, disorderly, having grown 500%
in just 30 years, and with great temples to Ernalda, Esrola, and many
other Orlanthi and foreign gods. Foreigners, immigrants, natives,
scribes, sorcerers, mercenaries, you name it. And the Queen (who is
appointed by the Grandmothers Council only after intense behind the
scenes stuggle between the clans) must try to reconcile all these
groups and seek consensus.
Jeff