Bimil

Isolated City

**Bimil Gwanlin**, (pronounced /bɪmɪl ɡwɑːnliːn/) is a city-state independent of any other. The whole sovereign city is made up of the city of Bimil Gwanlin. It separated from the country of Zemlya in the year 280 - Strife Era, becoming its own country. It did this through legislation and a democratic process from the residents of the city. The disagreements were over Zemlya's treatment of refugees after a rather devastating earthquake left many homeless. The parliament sitting in Razum held a policy of turning away a majority of the refugees, only taking those who were determined to be able to provide valuable assets to the country. At the time, the Oettan family and their Lady Sonu Oettan was very outspoken about this being unfair and that they should welcome any in need, eventually there was a decision made with the support of the people of Bimil, Lady Oettan led the country to independence in order to help these refugees.

## Description

### Geography

The city-state sits at the end of the eastern peninsula of the continent. It sprawls across a flat landmass that eventually drops off at the coast.

### Architecture

The Changjo and Daeyang districts have much the same in terms of architecture, lines of Victorian homes, line cobbled streets, all attached, with dark brick and faded green tile rooftops. The docks in the Daeyang District are made of these same dark bricks, with wooden extensions when needed. That are slowly being broken down by the waves. The craftsmen buildings from the Changjo District usually have tall chimneys with plumes of smoke trailing from them, and large dirty glass windows allowing light to stream on a large workforce busy throughout the day.

The Wihan District is made up of lighter stone, and marble in some places adorned with veins of jade. The rooftops are made in the amkiwa style, with a finer green tile than the other districts. The cobbled street are usually immaculate light grey stone, cleaned rigorously. The Oettan Palace is made up of a perfect white marble, laced with exquisite jet and jade veins. The tiles are green, but lined with accents of fine gold. The palace has stood in the city for millennia and is a fiercely defended site that has historically taken in refugees, both from outside the country of Zemlya, but also in times of war sheltered its own people.

## History

### The Oettan Families' Arrival

When the area was settled, to later become Bimil, the town was originally led by a group called the Zaliv, on request from the leaders in Razum they led the people settling in this bustling trade town by the waves. After some time a group of refugees from afar settled in this town. New arrivals to the town these people, eventually made it to become retainers to the Zaliv group, serving them as humble servants and attending to the Lords faithfully. However one-year tragedy struck and the Lord's family all became dreadfully ill, with some infection of the blood that was turning their veins black, now known as *"The Ebon Humor"* The Zaliv with no one to trust except these lowly servants, asked their eldest servant of the staff, one that had served him personally for 80 years, to please save his people and take care of them, and placed him in charge upon his death. This servant was Dog-aeg Oettan, the first lord of the Oettan line.

Without a doubt, there was much contention over this position as others closer to the Zaliv family, from across Zemlya laid claim to the title. But somehow winning the hearts of the people of what would become Bimil, the Oettan family still stands in their position serving their people faithfully. And so with the construction of Oettan Palace, they lined the stone with jet, to remember the blood of the Zaliv still sits in power in Bimil.

### Introduction of Red Deus

The elixir arrived in Bimil in the year 320 - Red Era, it has become a part of daily life in a lot of ways, being used to heal the sick within temples of the Sanatio Church. Becoming an integral part of the noble faction who use it more like a fine wine than any miracle elixir, it has become a status symbol to have bottles of *Red Deus* within your home in the Wihan district.

### The Beast Scourge

Noteworthily there are many people from Bimil who decided to become part of the Hunters of Conamar bringing their own style of combat to the organization that has proved quite formidable in disposing of "*Beasts"*. A lot even return to Bimil to protect it from this threat routing out the beasts where they can be found. But no abnormalities in the form of beast have ever been reported