Soyesi

Soyesi is a town in the Lands of the Eastern Pillar of Exum famous for being the home of the First Palace of Exiles, a rock-cut monolithic structure that sits inside of mountain. The town considers itself a holy city to the Orisha Jidè, the orisha of death.

Government

Being one of the holy cities dedicated to the one of the orishas, the leader of the city is the Hogon, the lead priest of the Cult of Jidè and he is seconded by the Anoited Champion, holy warriors and the champion of the cult and defender of the city.

Industry & Trade

Soyesi's economy is based on cattle husbandry and crop cultivation that usually takes place in the outskirts of the city in the surrounding fields. With the city being so close to the river settlement of Kyo City its also becomes a major exporter of gold.

Guilds and Factions

The town is the home of the Cult of Jidè and is believed to place of the birth of orisha.

Architecture

The architecture of Soyesi is unique in the fact that the town is built on the face of a mountain and all of the houses are tightly packed together making it a maze of sorts. All of the structures are painted in a whitewash possibly to honor Jidè who was said to be an albino. Almost all public structures are marked with Jidè's face above the entrance. The Temple of Jidè that sits at the highest point of the town is carved into the mountain, similar to the First Palace of Exiles but the architecture is starkly different. The face of the temple has six statues, three on each side of the entrance, that are carved as different effigies of the orisha of death.

Type

Town

Population

7,000

Included Locations

• First Palace of Exiles