Rawili

The people chose, and they chose wisely
== Brief History ==
Originally named Ezi Nka, in Loxodon meaning True Art, the clan Omenkà built the city as a safe artist haven on Uma Ear. The port changed hands many times each group altering and adding their own flair. A temple to Mol'Sylk sits among the old art district. Currently the city is run by "The Council" and is considered the capital of Alshifa by those unwilling to go North.
== History ==
=== Ezi Nka ===
 (145 PHE - 45 PHE)
A crafters haven on the coast. Clan Omenkà were some of the great craftslox in the region, but due to a disagreement on what should be housed in the Grand Temple they took willing exile to the outer regions, building themselves a city far off of the treaded path of the old trade routes. Their buildings were reminicent of the marble found along the collective trade routes, but using a mixture of sandstone and limestone to create large stone structures that would be able to stand the test of time. Large works of art were depicted in a mix of stone and paint against a swathe of buildings made them an easy target for raiders on the waves. The matron of Omenkà clan worked with a small group of teiflings, water elves, tortle, tabaxi, lizardfolk, and orcs to create the first council of Ezi Nka. They were able to stand strong against a few skirmishes with raiding bands, but eventually the council fell to the the interconflict, Dwalia Fork-Tounge, of the lizardfolk, took power from the counil and lead to the renaming of the city to Ezka.
=== Ezka ===
 (45 PHE - 31 HE)
A open pirate port to raiders located amongst Urma Ear, they ran under the watchful eye of Dwalia, as she lead the construction of the second port and the beginning of the higher reaches, a second set of homes set farther away from the water and on a higher cliff. When she decided to retire from being the ruler of their small city state she left it in hands of her advisor, Claudio Omenkà, to find a new ruler. Claudio seeing no one but themselves capable of ruling, she decided that it will be her who will rule in the stead. Taking Jek Dokul as her advisor, she gained the following of the local tortle families. Ezka stayed a jewel of the sea until the attempted raid by the late Captain J'maital Dahoole lead to the destruction of the upper wards. Omenkà fought hard against them but in the end she took the battle to Dahoole's ship and the two sun into the harbor. The port changed their name once again in memory of Claudio, and the upper wards were rebuilt. It was dubbed Claumen, and Dokul was the newest leader, though the slow phasing of Yaun-Ti in to the territory brought worries to the port.
=== Claumen ===
 (31 HE - 92 HE)
The port stays open as the Yaun-Ti move into the area, allowing trade to function through it's doors and it to gain a following of them within. When Almaealij Zihu ushers his people into The Great Silence, a portion of the resources going into the town cease suddenly. Jek Dokul decides to being the secondary council, seeing how the previous leaders all had fallen and the town had altered with them. They continue building the Far Ward, a new section nearest to the the desert and towards the top of the ravine. Claumen starts to dwindle in size as an army from Castilla marches across the desert, taking what they wanted from the areas around. Following the almost ruin of Claumen, the council disbands and the city is split into three diffrent sections. The new remenants reconstitute into the city of Sala Rota, each section lead by remenants of the previous groups.
=== Sala Rota ===
 (92 HE - 405 HE)
The city continues to dwindle in population, until eventually only the ward of Old Town at the harbor is still an active community, pirates continue to bring trade into to port. Though most of the original buildings are kept in working order by a small order of craftsmen led by remnants of the original loxodon tribe. As the port is on the edge of being taken by the desert, a group of Yaun-Ti led by Rawili Zihu decend down the region towards the ocean. What they found when they reached Sala Rota was a failing city that had some good bones in it, but due to infighting had become unstable. Rawili takes over the harbor and placed Ruthien Omenka, Kaw Dokul, Oswen K'ile, and Erdna Shallows as the cities head council. He names the city after himself, and gives its few treasures back to the capital in Sisavah.
=== Rawili ===
 (405 HE - Current)
The port begins to grow again as the intermixed groups start to try and work with each other, first to get Rawili Zihu out of their city. When those attempts fail they realized the best way to function was to try and unite under the common cause of not seeing the city return to ruin of the waste. They begin to recruit artisans from the nearby regions and open themselves to the trade of the area. The state of Alishifa does not approve of the trading done at the port in response they begin to withhold funding and support.
Seeking help outside of the state, Rawili began recruiting pirates and traders to use the port for their own desires. The city's income triples in agreement with a group of pirates under the flagship the Lorraine. The city was used as a safe haven for the pirates, much like how it was an art colony long ago. After a few generations of this agreement the city began to grow once again and the family Lorraine were made Dukes, in a sense. The Dukedom would only go to the Lorraines who proved themself worthy to the empire. The full title was Duke of the Lorraine, and not Duke of Alshifa. They were never promised lands but were given a type of immunity from the state. Khalifa Zihu Solkash does not approve of this deal, but the mayor of Rawili, Seviya Mestili, is elected to lead the city away from these monsters. Mestili, keeps the deal the same.
Erdna Shallow's offspring, Ima Shallows attempts to lay claim to the southern region but is squashed after multiple years of conflict. Erdna steps down from the council in shame, and is replaced by a member of the Lorraine family.
When the Alshifa is finally opened to the region as it joins the Confederacy, the city is "rebuilt". The port is put under the authority of Marin Samoh, a yaun-ti religious fanatic, who never ventured to the town itself. Toria Zihu continues to run the city as the de-facto mayor, the Council of Rawili still stands as the actual leader of the port, yet the Board of Rawili works in the shadows.
== Points of Interest ==
=== Otleh University (Jamieat Otleh) ===
A independently funded college that runs in conjunction with the Otleh House of Wisdom.