Adywiin

**Adywiin is the Capital city of Raltharan**

## **City Description**

Adywiin is the expansive Elven Capitalas unlike the Filathasian Elves they accept other races into their lands, thus the city has folk from all walks of life.

Within the city, the districts are further divided by smaller walls. Winding their way across the city are a series of canals each named after one of the Waterfalls that flows in the city that allow for faster travel and transportation of goods throughout the city.

### **Points of Interest**

* **Palace of Airee:** Located at the top of the City on a standalone peak connected by a single bridge, made with beautiful moonstone and other rich materials.
* **The Fall Tower:** A tower that stands as a crystal spire against the largest waterfall in the city, it is a spire of knowledge and learning, freely accessible to the public but special access is given to those of the Arcanis Academy.
* **The Arcanis Academy:** The Elven Academy of magic, for Elves it's a mandatory education, for outsiders it is one of several available schools of the Arcane Arts, except the Alaris Academy in Filathas.
* **The Pre'cariil:** The Tower of the Crystal Guards, acting as a barracks and training facility.

### **Veyulen's Plaza**

**Veyulen's Plaza** is the large open-air market district that dominates the eastern side of Adywiin. The district is named for the Elv'hen creator of their economy who helped fund the city's original construction. With carts, stands, and shops stretching for miles along winding interconnected roads, nearly anything can be bought and sold here.

* **Ethulen's Easy Exports:** A general store that deals in personal and commercial trade.
* **Dail's Tower of Mirrors:** While not a tower on the outside, the owner has created a pocket dimesnion within the building to create a tower, which holds his shop of magical curiosities from magic weapons and armour, to spell tomes and other rare items.
* **The Alchemist:** A well known alchemy shop owned by Ferys and Gelaoiin, Ferys is a human brewer and her husband is an Elven Alchemist, he runs the alchemy shop and she runs a bar and restraunt.

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

The **Dis'ey Uiroia** is the largest residential region in Adywiin. Most of the cities merchants lives within this district. Peppered throughout the tightly packed neighborhoods are guildhalls, grassy parks, and many taverns, inns, and restaurants.

* **Silver Fall Park:** This peaceful park within one of Emon's oldest neighborhoods overlooks the Wey'tuse Waterways. A dual statue of Nomis and Tileri dancing stands in a fountain in the center of the park. Adventurers often come to the park to relax and swap stories.

### **Dis'ey Dominairen (District of the Dominion)**

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Crowning the hill at the rear of Adywiin is the **Dis'ey Dominairen**, despite it's name it is no longer lived in by the members of the Elv'hen Dominion and instead is lived in by many of the cities most influential families; Archmages both present and former, Councillors, Politicians, Diplomats and Ambassadors and of course the Airee Family in the Palace.

* **Palace of the Airee:** The palace where the Tal'Dorei's sovereign lived and held court. The building was destroyed during the Chroma Crisis and is still under reconstruction as of 812 PD.
* **Citrine Garrison:** The hub of military planning within Emon. The Tal'Dorei Council met here until the Palace was rebuilt.
* **Ivory Tower:** A tall white tower, home to Arcanist Allura Vysoren.
* **Skyship Port:** A tall tower built to receive skyships, buttressed against the walls of the district.
* **Thordak's Crater:** Despite reconstruction efforts, the center of the district remains a smoldering ruin, even thirty years after Thordak's attack, in 842 PD.Template:Guide ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

The **Temple District** is located on the northern side of Emon and acts as its religious center, with many temples dedicated to the Prime Deities. The largest cathedrals in the district are those of Erathis and Bahamut, though there are smaller temples to The Raven Queen, Pelor, Kord, and Melora, and places to worship Ioun, Avandra, Corellon, and Sarenrae.Template:Guide ref

* **Godsbrawl Ring:** A fighting arena located with the Temple of the Stormlord. Every year on the Day of Challenging, a tournament is held here known as the Godsbrawl.Template:Guide ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

The **Erudite Quarter**, located at the southeastern side of Emon, is the center for higher education not just in Emon, but all of Tal'Dorei. The district is home to many towers, centuries-old colleges and student housing.

* **Alabaster Lyceum:** The largest and most accomplished institute of arcane study on the continent.
* **Traverse Junction:** Connected to the Lyceum is a looming sapphire pyramid. The Traverse Junction is a nexus of travel, home to many teleportation circles that lead to cities across the continent and the world.Template:Guide ref
* **The Black Swan**: An entertainment venue where Eduard books talent.Template:Ep ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

One of the city's smaller quarters, the **Military District** is located on the north side of Emon. The district contains many barracks and training grounds for both the city's guard, the Arms of Emon, and the Tal'Dorei military.

* **Walls of Tribute:** The training facility for the Arms of Emon, known among recruits as the Quarry.
* **House of Discipline:** The training facility for the Tal'Dorei military.
* **Black Bastille:** The largest prison in the city, the Bastille was destroyed during the Chroma Crisis, setting loose some of Emon's most dangerous criminals. The prison was rebuilt, but many of its inmates are still free.Template:Guide ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

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A small district on Emon's west side, the **Cemetery District** is dedicated to interring the deceased of the city. Rows of gravestones set on hills are sectioned off by iron fences, and mausoleums dot grassy hillsides. Catacombs are dug beneath the district as surface space grew limited. Upkeep of the graves is overseen by a guild called the Gravewatchers.Template:Guide ref

* **Undervaults:** A sprawling network of catacombs beneath the district.
* **Diamond Nest Tavern:** A tavern that caters to the working class of the district, and a front for an entrance to the Clasp's tunnel network.Template:Ep ref
* **Tomb of the Last Sovereign:** The final resting place of Uriel Tal'Dorei III, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tal'Dorei. Built at the request of his wife Salda, the monumental tomb holds not just Uriel's ashes, but also tribute from those who loved him.Template:Guide ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

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The **Port of Emon** encompasses the massive inlet on the southwest shore of the city. The canals of the Ozmit Waterway begin here. Hundreds of ships fill the port at any given time, carrying goods to and from the other districts of the city, primarily the markets of Abdar's Promenade.

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

The **Upper Slums** are built outside the walls to the north of the city. Originally a tent city of those too poor to pay taxes during the reign of the Kingdom of Drassig, the Upper Slums have become a microcosm of a city all its own. Though the name was once an insult from the Cloudtop elite, the people of the Upper Slums have reclaimed the name as a symbol of pride and community. In the years leading up to 812 PD, wealthy Emonians had already begun to gentrify the district, diluting its unique culture.Template:Guide ref The gentrification intensified in the decades after the Cloudtop District was ruined by Thordak; with more money came more guards patrolling the streets.Template:Ep ref

* **The Third Wing:** An inn run by a married goliath couple.Template:Ep ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

The **Lower Slums** located outside the southern walls of the city are a fraction of the size of its northern counterpart. Originally an Othanzian refugee camp built during the reign of Trist Drassig, the Lower Slums is now home to one of the largest farming communities in the city. Despite the name, the Lower Slums are rather safe from crime and poverty.Template:Guide ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

The **Shoreline Farms** are a stretch of farmland to the north of the city, connected to the Upper Slums. Farmers here specialize in produce that grows in the saltwater-rich soil, including quattet fruit and the hard-to-grow brineroot.Template:Guide ref

* **Catyurit Farm:** A farm run by the Catyurit family that has grown chellerum gourds for generations.Template:Guide ref

### **Dis'ey Uiroia (District of Residence)**

Winding along the sewers of Emon is **The Grotto**, a labyrinthine series of tunnels and chambers home to the Clasp.Template:Guide ref

## **Society**

### **Demographics**

As the capital city of Tal'Dorei, Emon is also the most populous at 287,550 citizens as of 812 PD. The population is mostly human (68%) with a significant minority of dwarves (7%) and elves (6%). Other races make up the remainder (19%) so that nearly every race is represented in the city in some way.Template:Guide ref

## **History**

### **Before the Stream**

At some point, the party fell through an ancient cistern that led to an intricate cavern system. They traveled through it trying to find a way out when they uncovered the ruins of an old civilization. There they encountered a hag who made a deal with the group: in exchange for showing them the way out and giving Tiberius the Mending Wheel, she would take a part of Tiberius's luck.Template:Ep ref

Later on, Vox Machina freed Sovereign Uriel and his family from demonic possession and halted an uprising of demons. For their deeds, they were given a hero's celebration, and over the course of six months Greyskull Keep was built in their honor.Template:Ep ref

### **Occupation of Emon**

→ *Main article: Chroma Crisis*

During the gathering Sovereign Uriel Tal'Dorei III held when he announced his abdication, four ancient dragons calling themselves the Chroma Conclave attacked the city of Emon. After a brief search for Gilmore, Vox Machina fled to Greyskull Keep and sheltered the refugees outside their gates. Lady Allura was alerted of trouble when her connection to the teleportation sigils in her tower and in the Lyceum was suddenly severed, and joined the party in Greyskull.

When Vox Machina emerged from their keep to search the city for survivors, they found the buildings charred and smoldering and people who had been running for the city gates were literally frozen in their tracks. Many who had survived were looting the city for tribute to Thordak.

They found a hidden door to the cellar of Gilmore's Glorious Goods, where they found Gilmore at death's door, several of his employees, and the Empress Salda Tal'Dorei and her children. Gilmore had heroically rescued the empress and her children but when he went back to get Uriel, found him dead. Arbiter Brom Goldhand also did not survive, but Seeker Assum Emring and Guardian Tofor Brotoras were alive and helping the survivors.

#### **Thordak's Lair**

As Thordak sat in the center of Emon, it began to change due to his presence. Volcanic activity began occurring below the city, causing lava to seep out of the groundTemplate:Ep refTemplate:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref and the skies to fill with smoke.Template:Ep refTemplate:Ep refTemplate:Ep ref

### **Between Campaign One and Exandria Unlimited**

 File:Flamereach Outpost by Bryan Syme.jpg  A vast stretch of land, extending from the eastern outskirts of Emon through the outer farmland and a small forest that was once called Shivergreen Grove, continued to suffer from Thordak's elemental corruption for decades after his fall: trees continued to burn endlessly, and elemental monsters spawned from the ash. This area was called the Scar of the Cinder King, and thousands of families were displaced from it. A contingent of the Fire Ashari, operating out of the makeshift Flamereach Outpost since shortly after Thordak's fall in 811 PD,Template:Guide ref had only been *mostly* successful at healing the land as of 842 PD.

1. ↑ "nearly 30 years after the attack of the Chroma Conclave" ... "The city has mostly recovered in the intervening years, but two areas still bear the brunt of his wrath" ... "the Cloudtop District, where Thordak’s Crater contains a smoldering entrance to fiery caverns below."What You Need to Know Before Watching Exandria Unlimited.
2. ↑ Matthew Mercer clarified that Allura's race was human on Twitter.
3. ↑ Matthew Mercer clarified on Twitter that Allura was a wizard (not a sorcerer), and her arcane tradition was the School of Abjuration.
4. ↑ *"What You Need to Know Before Watching Exandria Unlimited"* at CritRole.com

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