Yuhaqbiz
Yuhaqbiz sits at the mouth of the Zarik River on a protected bay on the north coast of Imya in the larger Cinnabar Bay. Once, the city was the capital of the independent kingdom of Yeera until it fell to the kingdom of Imya some four centuries ago, which of course was later conquered by Axuum. Mulya Germa can trace her lineage back to the Yeerian royal family. (She would not be considered the heir, though, as at the time of that kingdom’s demise it still only let males inherit the throne. Her son, should she have one, would qualify.) Yuhaqbiz was once a much-larger city but has diminished with each successive conquest. The section of the city toward the sea has been maintained, but inland the buildings have been allowed to fall to ruin, including temples that predated the conquest by Imya, and the royal palace of Yeera, which was badly damaged when the city first fell over 400 years ago.
The well-watered woodlands of northeastern Imya produce rosewood and cedar as timber for export along with wood products produced by local craftmasters. However, the most valuable industry of Yuhaqbiz is pearl diving for the black oysters along the coast. Black pearls seem to occur more frequently in Cinnabar Bay than anywhere else in the world and provide a great deal of wealth to Axuum. On the other hand, they are easy to smuggle and a good quantity make their way eventually to Shabbis. There, certain Imyans have a standing arrangement to sell the black pearls to a representative of the Huun Imperium, which pays a good price for them.
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