Ourfapol

Location of Ourfapol in the League of the Eight Cities

Ourfapol (in Zedion *Ürhapol*), pronounced /ʉrfɑpol/, is a city located in Ourfapol Republic, League of the Eight Cities. It has a population of 320,670 inhabitants, being the 3rd largest city in the country. It's built on top of the capital of the ancient Nuoo civilization. It is an important economic center, as it is the westernmost major city in the country and thus connects it to the Kefegos Sea important trade routes.

## Geography

Ourfapol is located in the wetlands of the peninsula, in the mouth of the Ourfayebo River (*Ürhayebu* in Zedion, which means "Western River"), the river itself is not very important but it connects to Fispaloun River (*Hispalün* in Zedion), the main river of the country, an important route for products from all over the country.

The lands around the city are flat and many flood during the Rainy Season.

## History

### Pre-Imperial

Before being part of the Zedion Empire what is now the coastal historic centre of the city was the seat of the ancient Nuoo civilization, one of the oldest civilizations of the world, the Nuoo civilization went about conquering the neigboring peoples, creating the Nuoo Empire that reached at least to modern-day Tarfapol. The Nuoo Empire collapsed around 450 s.p. due to the invasion of the Erian peoples who pillaged and reduced the city to ruins. Many inhabitants of the city dispered around the land surrounding the city, although the city continued to be a historic centre admired by many ancient scholars and historians.

### Imperial

Around the year 450 f.p. the land around the city was conquered from Selic Tribes by the Zedion Empire and became part of the province of the *Hazux Politux* (the Old Cities), zedion intellectuals were intrigued by the ancient civilizations of the Aute Peninsula, and they carried out a reconstruction of the historical centre of the city, taking many peasants from the vecinities to work and built a residential area around the historical centre, they re-called the city Ürhapol, which means "City of the West" as they usually called the Nuoo "the Western Empire". The people living in the city who previously spoke a Selic language with influence from old Nuoo language swicthed to Zedion language although they kept many influence from they previous language in their dialect.

### Post-Imperial

In the Imperial Council of 834 it was decided that due to the increasing threat of the Befrians in the border with the Hazux Politux the province was to be abandoned by all imperial forces and left the cities to their fate. The governors of the Eight Districts that conformed the province met in Alazu to discuss what to do. In the middle of the meeting news arrived about the Befrians crossing the border in two armies towards Ürhapol and Hazuspol (Fazuspol), it was decided to unite all the cities into a federation to defend them from the Befrians, thus the League of the Eight Cities was born. The Befrian army arrived first at Hazuspol and sacked the city without much resistance due to the absence of walls protecting the city. The army comanded by the Befrian king Jargaen the Great of 140,000 arrived at Ürhapol and besieged the city for 3 months until the allied army of 85,000 arrived and the Battle of Ürhapol took place. It ended with victory for the Eight Cities, and the killing of Jargaen the Great collapsing his empire. It is said that the reason the allies won was because the inhabitants of Ürhapol went out at night and filled the river from where the befrian army took their water with pear wine, making the enemy army drunk and thus incapable to fight, since then every year the Pear Wine Festival takes place in the city.

After the war with the Befrians finished, the Ourfapol Republic was formed as a federal subject of the League, the first censitarian elections were celebrated in 841. The Ourfapolish language was recorded for the first time and dictionary and grammar were formalized, the official denomination of the city was changed from zedion "Ürhapol" to Ourfapolian "Ourfapol".

## Economy

The main economic activity is trade, the city is a very important trade port that connects the Kefegos Sea trade routes with the rest of the country. There's also an important orchard industry, Ourfapol wine is regarded as some of the best liquor in the entire world.

Tourism is also midly present in the historic center of the city.

## Culture

Ourfapol has a very rich historical architecture, the historical center includes recreations of the ancient palace that served as the residence for the Nuoo kings and of the old wall that protected the Nuoo capital, near this recreations there's also the Historical Nuoo Center, a museum dedicated to investigate about the Nuoo and other civilizations that contacted with them.

The inhabitants of the city also celebrete various festivals, among the most important are the Pear Wine Festival and the Adonou Festival (The Ourfapolian version of the Zedion Adianu Festival).

## Politics

The city is governed directly by the goverment of the Ourfapol Republic, that is elected by censitarian elections each 3 years, the seat of the goverment is located in the outer historical centre, outside of the Nuoo wall.