City of Nouvelle Vhaston

    The map above shows the city of Nouvelle Vhaston and it's various districts.  Each of the labeled brown areas are given a general description below, note that numerous small streets and alleyways are within these areas and not shown on the map.  The city is surrounded by a 50' wall with 75' towers.  

A : The Citadel
    This wall enclosed area is home to the Seigneur and his family. 

B : Noble Ward
    This area is composed mostly of estates belonging to nobles of Nouvelle Vhaston and seasonal homes of nobles of the old empire.  Ambassadorial residences are among the estates in B2 & B4.

C : Merchant Ward
    The name of this area is something as a misnomer, but is called this as at the foundation of the city this area (C1) was the first to be built up by businesses (mostly catering to traders and travelers coming down the roadway from Cavais and beyond.  C3 also contains a large number of businesses (including many of the higher quality artisans).  C2 and C3 contains a larger proportion of residential buildings, home to those mostly in the middle class.

D : The Royal Park
    This is a pleasant area full of gardens, statues, fountains and small woodlands.  It is open to the public, and a popular place to go and relax.

E : Government Ward
    These areas are home to various governmental officials as well as their offices.  E1 has the tax office as well as others, and among the offices in E2 are those of the Grand Seneschal.

F : Harbor Front
    This area is extremely busy during the day as the inhabitants work at the docks.  At anytime there is usually at least one ship or barge being loaded or unloaded as the Voire River sees a large amount of trade.  In the evening the fishermen return to port and start their unloading (if they were lucky).  Also found here is the ferry that crosses the river to Pelitville, this ferry ceases operation between dusk and dawn.

G : State Farms
    Louis, 1st Seigneur de Nouvelle Vhaston planned ahead when he designed the city, laying aside certain lands that were to remain farmland (in the beginning much of the land within the walls was farmland, though that dwindled as the population grew).  These farms are owned by the state and their primary purpose is to maintain emergency stocks of food, they are not meant to compete with independent farms.  G1 & G2 are planted with mostly grains, while G3 raises some swine, goats and chickens besides grains.

H : High Ward
  This area contains homes and businesses of middle to upper class inhabitants.

I : Foreign Ward
    As the name implies these areas are home to a larger number of foreigners.

J : Low Ward
    Generally home to middle to lower class people, going from the more well off in the north areas to the least well off in the south.

K : Warehouse Ward
    As the name implies this area is full of warehouses, some owned by merchants/companies others independently owned and rented to whoever needs them.

Pelitville :
    This small town began as nothing more than a ferry landing and Pelit's General Store.  Next to move in were a couple of inns that catered to travelers who arrived too late in the day to catch the last ferry to the city.  The town now has about 500 inhabitants.

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