Southern Spear
Demographics
The Southern Spear is the most diverse when it comes to demographics. This is largely due to it being the furthest from The Endless War. Many nobles and convicts come here to escape the war.
Government
The local government is a council of powerful nobles. The High Councillor is also the representative to the Conclave of Races. When a seat is open on the council, it votes on the next individual who will take it seat. If the vote is undecided then the council will wait two tendays before voting again.
The laws of the Southern spear are relatively relaxed. Any individual that is proven to have run from The Endless War will be captured and sent back. However not much effort is really put into this as many escapees can be blackmailed into working for cheap.
Taxation is done on all imports and exports. Because of the large amount of trade done for the Undalan Fruit, the Southern Spear decided to heavily tax the exportation of the fruit. Being one of the only salt water port cities, the tax on saltwater fish is also high.
Defences
The primary defense of the city is the surrounding regions. While the city sits on fertile land, The Wind Desert make most incoming attacks difficult. Many of the fauna of the desert avoid the area due to the more solid earth that the city sits on. The winds coming off of the sea also make for challenging offenses from the sky. The biggest threat remains from the Yuan-ti that come from The Serpent's Strip. For this the city has erected walls that span the outer edge of the city. Another set of walls surrounds the central part of the city, leaving the East and West farming regions between the first two sets of walls. From here the last line of defenses are located at a central keep with its own walls. This is where the Council of Spears come together.
Industry & Trade
The main industry of the Southern Spear comes from its exports. It exports resources such as saltwater fish, fruits, and cinnomon. The Southern Spear is also known for its ship building. While it is not the main location for the Sand Ship construction, it is widely known for its innovations in it. Unlike Straburg, the Southern Spear does not have access to a large quantity of timber to build the ships, but they have more space for their storage and repairs. With its proximity to The Wind Desert it is also a large exporter of glass.
Because of its location it is one of the largest importers of goods from the rest of Itherion. The climate of the area makes it difficult to grow certain crops. The winds coming off of The Wind Desert increases difficulty of farming making it more cost effective to import some crops.
Infrastructure
Being located on the Tempis River Delta, the city has easy access to fresh water. The city has a massive sewer system that has become almost labyrinthine in nature. Many records of the sewer system are outdated or missing.
With the river also comes a large number of watermills. These are owned by business owners who will sometimes rent them out for private use.
In the farm regions of the city, large windmills are employed to utilize the extrordinary winds that come from The Wind Desert.
Near the mouth of the Bay of Spears sits a large iron chain curtain. This curtain is manned throughout the year and regular maintaince is done on it. This chain is used to keep out large, dangerous sea creatures that frequent the surronding oceans.
Guilds and Factions
Within the city there are a large number of small localized guilds for merchants and craftsman. There are however some larger guilds that regulate very important aspects of the city.
One of the most prominent guilds is the Fisherman Spear Guild. They are largely in control of regulating fishing in the Bay of Spears to help maintain healthy competition and to avoid overfishing the Bay.
The Sand Patrol is a subset of the Conclave Army that is dedicated to the defense of the paths between the Southern Spear, Quine, and Straburg. Their base of operations are in the Sand Dock Ward of the Soutern Spear.
As part of the Conclave City Armament Pact, the Conclave of Races employs soldiers for use in the Southern Spear's guard which are called the Spear Guard. They maintain the defenses of the city, and enforce the laws of the Conclave and Southern Spear.
Also located in the Sand Dock Ward are the Spear Shipwright Guild. They organize, employ, and train shipwrights in the region. They have a partnership with the Straburg Shipwright Alliance in training shipwrights, largley for their expertise in the application of the Undalan Fruit.
History
During an expedition of Vaalyun which was funded by the early Conclave of Races, the fertile land at the end of the Tempis River Delta was discovered. It was there that the Undalan Fruit was discovered paving the way for the construction of Sand Ships. The oasis city of Quine was built in the year 103c(10103L) to pave the way to constructing the Southern Spear. However The Dragon War that broke out in in 137c(10137L) would destroy the city of Quine and delay the construction of the Southern Spear.
Five years after the conclusion of The Dragon War the Southern Spear's outer walls were completed. The city would have been completed sooner, but due to being cut off from the rest of the continent during the war made early construction and survival difficult. The walls were constructed by a group of wizards specialized in the construction of walls. Since then the walls have undergone several iterations of improvements.
While the walls had been constructed the city underwent further hardships. Between battling creatures of the sea, and the Yuan-ti from the north, it seemed like an indefensible location. During the struggle a young exiled dwarf by the name of Baldrik Ironcurtain would earn his clan name after creating the original plans for the Bay of Spears Iron Curtain in the year 1092c(11092L). It is largely his clan that maintains the iron curtain to this day.
With The Endless War stretching on ever longer, more attempts at crossing the ocean were made. In 4837c(14837L) the Spear of Yano started construction and would not be completed until 4839c(14839L). After it left the barrier of the Iron Curtain, the Spear of Yano was never seen again.
The Festival of Holy Water was put into effect around 4359c. Since then a large number of brewers have set up business in the Southern Spear for the wide range of fruits and access to freshwater and ingredients. The growth of cinnamon in the area is also a large attraction point.
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