Neolla

Neolla, situated on the western sarnian shore in the contested Thelucca region formerly belonging to the princedom of Lotheraine, is a port town experiencing a period of rapid economic, territorial and population explosion due to the increasing popularity of its signature meal - the fish iricenca.
Although always considered a delicacy, iricenca used to be popular mostly by the Lotheraines and Sarnians in the surrounding regions, whilst the rest of the continent seemed oblivious to this particular breed of fish, which can only be found in the Brilliant Sea, with Neolla being one of the few ports reaching far enough to be actually able to fish it in larger numbers.
The town's fortunes changed when the Moranthine emperor Uldus III tasted the rare fish at a banquet prepared by a Corrandine lord and fell head over heel for the dish, introducing it to Moranthine nobility, and through them, to the entirety of central Impera. Rushing to meet the demand for the new fashionable dish by the vast populations of the central Continent, Neolla would experience a large influx of people looking to make as much money as they can on this new fad, and the town's coffers would swell with the money of indulgent nobility always looking to copy whatever the ones in power seemed to approve of at the moment.
Realizing that overfishing might become an issue, the town council invested much of their newfound wealth into other pursuits, such as exotic fruit cultivation and shipbuilding, in order to not lose their money once the fish are gone, further increasing the amount of people coming to the town for work and a better living. Neolla would thus become a rich seaside paradise for the rich and a place of hard toil and work in hopes of a better than average reward for the poor.

Demographics

While in the past, when Neolla was merely a small fishing village, the population would consider themselves simply neollan and rarely care who ruled over them, with the wealth and prestige that elevated it to the status of an important settlement, many well-to-do Neollans would pick sides in the ever-going contention over who the town belongs to between the Kingdom of Sarnios and the Princedom of Lotheraine. In light of this, some local conflicts, mostly non-violent, have strung up between the two camps, however, most citizens realize that the current status-quo is beneficial to them and even the Lotheraine camp doesn't seem to wish to secede from the Sarnians in fear of unrest and disruption of trade.
Noella was founded by noellan Lotherianes who make up most of its population to this day, seconded by the newer Sarnian population. The third major demographic is a small number of native Zabathines, who colonized the shore in times reaching far before recorded history.

Government

The town is governed by a town council made up of wealthy and influential citizens, among them merchants, the local patros and lesser aristocracy and headed by a mayor elected for five years.

Infrastructure

Noella has advanced fishing infrastructure, including all manners of fishing equipment and vessels, as well as numerous warehouses dotting the impressive port district. The town also has cobbled streets and many stone structures, denoting its wealth and affluence. By belonging to the sarnian road network, the roads in its region feature posts and stations for resting, changing horses and surveillance in fixed distances from each other. There are several strategically placed wells throughout the city, not only for easy access to drinking water but also in the case of fires in the hot summer months.

Type

Large town

Population

8000

Inhabitant Demonym

Neollan