Vistobrille

Vistobrille is the regional capital of Tierra Creagín, Tandeli.

There aren’t many large settlements in Creagín, so it was of little surprise when Advisor Roman chose Vistobrille as his seat, being local also helped. He was not the most popular choice, people expecting him to be arrogant and lazy, the exact opposite happened. Work was quickly underway to paint over the Waldren buildings and money went into the arts. In Vistobrille there’s usually an official festival about once a month, with unofficial ones breaking out sporadically.

Vistobrille is bright and obnoxious, and that’s not just the buildings and celebrations. The people enjoy dying their hair bright colours, painting their bodies, wearing makeup and wearing eye-watering colours.

The general brightness and the fact there’s nearly always something going on it one reason to come to Vistobrille. Another is the gardens. Near the centre of the city, there is a large flower garden, designed by and commissioned by Advisor Roman. It’s an area of complete calm within the city, making you feel relaxed and rested, a useful break if the city gets overwhelming.

Vistobrille also has a large collection of theatres and music halls, as well as outdoor stages. If you are interested in the arts, it is an excellent place to hone your craft.

The final thing to mention about Vistobrille is the Armed Forces. The Armed Force’s primary administrative office is in Vistobrille and they have practice areas for people to show off what they already know, or just have a go if they’re exploring the city. The city’s Force is busy however, often from people drinking just a bit too much alcohol during a festival.

Locals sometimes don’t bother calling Vistobrille by its full name, opting to call it ‘Visto’ instead.

## Location and History

Vistobrille is another city that had to deal with the lack of a river. Thankfully, Vistobrille’s location right by the Ayuda Forest offers several solutions to the water problem.

One, the river Mente is not too far south, so there is the possibility of tributaries, ponds and small lakes to be in the area, aided by:

Two, the Ayuda Forest gets the brunt of the rainstorms every year, flooding some parts. So there can be smaller, similar versions of Estalta’s Mirror Lake around the area. These would most likely be completely seasonal except for the largest of them, and even then it would dry up.

Given the position of Vistobrille, the seasonal rainstorms were more beneficial than the tributaries, as those could be several miles away and could be dry during the winter.

While the entire area would collect and store rainwater throughout the year, it wasn’t really enough for anything larger than a small village to survive.

To Waldren, having Vistobrille be so close to Triti and the Ayuda Forest was great because it is an excellent launching point into the Forest. They admittedly would have preferred to be further into the forest, but couldn’t really build how they wanted to any further in because it’s so dense, so Vistobrille was what they had.

Therefore, in order for Vistobrille to survive as a city, its water storage system is entirely manmade.

As part of one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by the Builder’s Guild, Waldren created an underground artificial lake (a cistern basically) with tunnels and staircases to it at various points across the city to maintain and test for cleanliness.

The cistern is split into one large pool under the city, which connects to smaller pools where people can draw water from. To keep it filled there are grates at various points in the city to collect rainwater, and most households would donate some of the water they collected during the rainy season.

As such, Vistobrille could survive as a city and launching off point for Waldren until the original Ayuda bridge was destroyed. And as long as no one was a dick.

## Gardens

The gardens are a section of Vistobrille that exist just off the main centre of the city. They are large and while not founded by Advisor Roman, they were expanded and spruced up under him. They exist as a place of calm in an otherwise very loud city.

Sculptors from Tandeli and potentially beyond would have commissioned, with pieces showing personifications of the seasons (spring summer autumn winter wet dry), and various legendary figures from stories around Tandeli and Grancinco. Fountains also dot the gardens, as well as sundials and hedge sculptures. Some depict natural animals, some mythological (although given that many of these mythical creatures exist you can argue that they are natural as opposed to mythical).

A massive hedge and flower sculpture of a unicorn dominates the centre of the gardens, and small statues of Nomes (and a perhaps a few real ones) are dotted around, ‘hiding’ under the hedges or in the flower beds. It’s a bit of a treasure hunt for the younger visitors.

In the warm and dry months plays are put in a pavilion in the gardens, which during the day is where stalls sell freshly baked pastries. Around the edge of the pavilion are a handful of drinking fountains as well.

Another section has grassy areas with benches surrounded by roses, sweet smelling herbs and other bright flowers, interspersed with sundials and a small fountain. On the walls would be climber plants, some flowers, some fruits such as apples, peaches and figs.

One section is a herb garden, another that essentially a rainbow made of flowers (both a hedge and a flower bed). And while flamingos can’t be found in Vistobrille (they tend to be a little further south) there are stone, metal, and hedge flamingos dotted around.

## Guilds:

* Teatro
* Armed Forces

* The House of Crystal (secondary)