Arbel
Arbel sits near the southern border of Ifthaaz in the Taanach Hills, at the confluence of the Erto River with its tributary, the Millo. The area is full of vineyards, and Arbel is home to the Wine Consortium, a multi-clan organization focused on exporting wines. The group works to increase the exposure of vineyards of small clans. It also acquires sample wines and vines from other parts of the world and analyzes them to improve local wines. The vine-growers here use advanced methods of crossbreeding and propagation to produce excellent vintages.
Being near the border with Numeda, the area of Clan Tavilan is used as a training headquarters for the troops of the council’s guard. New recruits get some seasoning patrolling the southern border at the Erto River before they are assigned elsewhere. The northern part of Numeda is one of the few food-producing areas of the country and the people there are not normally inclined to cause conflict with the neighbors. However, on occasion some rowdy young people head into the hills looking for trouble. The first line of defense is a variety of traps along the likely routes, so most invaders call it quits before the guard has to get directly involved.
Matriarch Palmolis is a gray-haired, motherly type of woman who likes to have a cup of cabb’e with visitors to put them at ease for her seemingly casual questioning. She was also a trap specialist with the Council’s Guard in the past and is always pleased to hear when one of the types she invented is put to good use around Arbel. People whisper that she upgraded the traps on the clan fortress after she became matriarch, but no one has actually attempted to verify that.
Settlement
Arbel, City of Clan Tavilan
Type
City
Owning Organization
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