Yym (Yihm)
In-city travel time to popular locations:
City gates to the Plaza (9) — 1 hour Mage tower to Lionhearted — 45 minutes Lionhearted to Owlers — 40 minutes (incl. sewers) Lionhearted to First Inn & Tavern — 25 minutes Plaza to Weckles Wondrous Wares — 20 minutes Plaza to Murlogs — < 1 minute First Inn & Tavern to Mage's Tower — 1 hourDemographics
Mostly human. Some half-elf and tieflings. Elves and dwarves and gnomes can be spotted but aren't as common.
Government
Town Keeper that acts as governor directly under King Manaron. This is person is named Ármin Yym.
Defences
Towers, bastions, soldiers, mages, etc.
Industry & Trade
Inns & Taverns
First Inn & Tavern
The large, brick tavern right behind the west gate stables. Very popular for its good pricing and owner, Brandy. She runs it well and is pretty to boot. Helped by friend and younger brother.
Northgate Inn & Pub
Northernmost inn in Yym and ran by Bern Brattleby, a lightfoot halfling with large, smiling eyes.
Trade Shops
Danol's Chisel
A jewelry shop ran by gnome name Danol. In the Artisan's district.
Temple of Chauntea
Acolyte Tishim, a Lochesian dwarf, and Acolyte Forsithe see to daily duties and some healing. Led by Father Javen.Mac's General Goods
A general goods store owned by MacCullum, a Lochney half-elf.
Mix It Up!
Tenena Murnig, spunky green-haired gnome with deep brown skin and a smirk. She wears red lipstick and her green hair is up in a messy high knot. Lives underneath the shop where she tinkers. The basement is shaped to look like the inside of the large mushrooms that grow in the Feywild.Hammer and Tongs
Um-sami, a strong, shirtless dwarf from Mil Bazon itself, owns and operates the smithy Hammer and Tongs. Lives in the shop itself and always bent over an anvil.
Red Diamond
In the merchant's district, the Red Diamond is run by a snooty elf names Euria Houly from Greccia. She doesn't like others especially those without proper taste. Sister owns Framed Portrait.
Frame Portrait
In the commercial district, this store houses several beautiful paintings, usually of elves or famous nobles or royalty. Run by Emilna Houly from Greccia. Sister owns Red Diamond.
Weckles Wondrous Wares
The mysterious, lispy person who owns Weckles changes their name very now and again when they get bored. Usually responds to Weckles, though prefers other names. Is the best enchanter of the town, and is usually busy with orders.
Brothels
Open Rose
Chauntea's Endowment
Female-friendly brothel that focuses on the male presence. Run by lesbian couple Shorty, ruddy-faced dwarf, and Marn, tan-skinned human. Burned down to the ground by B.O.L.D. Marn had to go to Chaunteau's temple in order to be healed.
Infrastructure
There is a postal service, sewage services, open pantries and charity services for the needy, and several temples and churches to deities, the primary deity being Chauntea. Underneath the city the sewage and storm drains rush through clever magic into a vast hole where dwell families of otyughs to feast on the offal of the citizens above.
Districts
There are two Commercial districts for trading and dining.
The Utility District houses most of the infrastructure such as charity halls, postage, etc.
The Aristro District is home to the largest houses.
Merchant Class district prefer large homes, but not as lavish as the Aristro District. Home to some wealthy shops as well.
Mage Fairway houses the Ylter Tower, the college of Conjuration.
Yym Keep is the home of the Viscount and Viscountess, and serves as the last, formidable keep.
The slums sit in a small depression south of the keep.
The central Plaza District is home to the large fountain at the center of the town and shops on the fringes.
The Utility District houses most of the infrastructure such as charity halls, postage, etc.
The Aristro District is home to the largest houses.
Merchant Class district prefer large homes, but not as lavish as the Aristro District. Home to some wealthy shops as well.
Mage Fairway houses the Ylter Tower, the college of Conjuration.
Yym Keep is the home of the Viscount and Viscountess, and serves as the last, formidable keep.
The slums sit in a small depression south of the keep.
The central Plaza District is home to the large fountain at the center of the town and shops on the fringes.
Guilds and Factions
The Knot (defunct Owlers) are the thieves' guild from Dalth'it that branched south. Influential and cunning.
History
Started by Lorrents Calambry at the end of the Third Era. It was a simple farmstead on a cliff for safety. This safety and fertility caught the eye of others, particularly those out of work from the boom of Breadbasket, just then making its claim as the fertile basin it is today. The influx of people to Breadbasket caused the overspill to head south to "a fertile plain." This was meant to be East Heath, however many people saw the strength of the cliffs and thought it better to settle on the little plateau.
Yym earned its name from the several families that came from Breadbasket with a special recipe for bread called yymer. The recipe has since disappeared but the name stuck on the lips of the citizens. As the city grew the name for its delicious, unique bread became its name.
Yym enjoyed many successes in the following centuries, and with the fertile fields and swelling population came rivalry and war. Never once was Yym conquered. Through the guile of its defenders and the architecture of their walls and the grace of their patron deity Chauntea.
Points of interest
The Ylter Tower rises starkly against the sky, almost taller than Yym Keep. The Keep itself stretches an impressive 200 feet high, solid and brutal in design, a veritable fortress.
The Spire of Chauntea is the pinnacle of the church to Chauntea in the Utilities District.
Both Yym and Ridgegate have their slums sitting in a depression.
The plaza district is very interesting as a traveler there may catch glimpses of these notable structures on a clear day.
The Spire of Chauntea is the pinnacle of the church to Chauntea in the Utilities District.
Both Yym and Ridgegate have their slums sitting in a depression.
The plaza district is very interesting as a traveler there may catch glimpses of these notable structures on a clear day.
Tourism
There are not many tourists to Yym. It does provide many pleasures, but not
Geography
Sits on cliffs to the east going to the lowlands and Weirland. Rocky causeways rise to the north and west gates.
Natural Resources
Timber to the west and north, farms of grain and corn to the north and south.
Founding Date
3E 7288
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Type
Large town
Population
6,000 in city, 9,000 with surrounding areas
Inhabitant Demonym
Yymites
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