Oskvol

The capital of the Greylands named after Saint Oskar daer Gryn, Oskvol is the hub of the Hundred Families and the singular crown jewel of the hinterlands of Aerrune.

A marvel of engineering and Birian ingenuity, Oskvol is the home of the Frozen Court and serves as a port for trade across the Abyssal Rift.

## Geography

Built into the face of a cliff, Oskvol is a feat of engineering and a key link in feeding the Bleak. First founded as a mine and hunting spot, it has spread out and deeper into the rock and rubble of Aerrune itself.

Within the city, most of Oskvol's interior is bridges and canals connecting roads to the interior suburbs and hills.

## Government

Oskvol serves as the capital of Aerrune and the major port of the Greylands. It is the largest hub in Aerrune and the standing place of congress for the Frozen Court.

It is ruled by Tzarina Hylea eir Gryrikker.

## History

Oskvol, said to be a translation of Oskar's Wall, is the result of the mass escape of Birians from Dawnforge during the Mad King's Wrath.

## Trade

Trade with Aerrune is limited due to the Abyssal Rift and its maelstroms, but Aerrune's unique resources will find their way from across the realm and into the port-capital for trade with the rest of Starsong.

Exports include such things as; dragonbone, blue-ice, whitesteel, wyrmwul, glanglas, hides, timbers, and several generic metals like iron, tin and copper.

## Locations

* Bellweather - The upper-class ring of Oskvol, surrounding Heritage Hill. A vast series of canals and manors spread out from the hill above.
* Brightstone - The gardens underneath Heritage Hill, using magic to grow false-farms.
* Callous Row - The slum of Oskvol, rife with crime and gangs.
* The Darklit Sister - Leviathan-blood fueled engine on the outside of Mistport, used as a lighthouse and port for airships.
* Heritage Hill - Memorial within Bellweather.
* Mistport - The lowest area of the city, bustling with hunters, traders and fishermen.
* Nightmarket - Vast marketplace covering areas from Mistport to parts of Callous Row and below Bellweather.
* The Oedriemmen Institute - University dedicated to the search for answers and miracles alike.
* Oskar's Gift - Created by Psobakka of House Xvabi, Oskar's Gift is a tower designed to defend against dragons from above.

## Inhabitants

### Aerruneans

Aerruneans are descended from the Birians of Daenibir escaping the Mad King's Wrath, though there has been tales of intermarrying with the true natives of Aerrune, those born of the rivers and hills beyond the Bleak.

More modern and less adaptable than their Bleakborn cousins, Aerruneans born in Oskvol are still large in stature but carry themselves with a more noble air. Aerruneans from Oskvol are more lithe and slender than the herculean outlanders. They are fair-skinned with dark hair.

Aerruneans in Oskvol were most commonly humans, dwarves, elves, goliaths, halflings, dragonmen or triton.

### Factions

* Ravenites
* Redeemers of Saint Daelvor
* Stolen Garrote
* Spear-Priests of Freyth
* Shieldbearers of Saint Ezrebet

### Notable Inhabitants

* Tzarina Hylea eir Gryrikker - Ruler of the Frozen Court
* Doryin eir Hravtmir Ottan Rymrgand - Head of the Oedriemmen Institute
* Aernias vardr Kaneryv eir Hravtmir - Lord Pridehunter of the Stolen Garrote
* Boht Engmahl the Silver - Eternal Spear-Priest of the Freythchurch in Oskvol