Ettin City
| Ettin City | |
| Leader | DurgJibal, the Ettin Chieftain |
| Religion | Gaia |
| Discoverer | unknown |
The subterranean city of the ettin race.
Geography
The municipality known only as the Ettin City is located in the root system of Yggdrasil. It is a crude city, hewn from the red-tinted earth below the World Tree. Its subterranean tunnels cross this way and that, some intersected with roots, some stanchioned with elegantly-carved pillars.
History
The Ettin City was discovered by Achaean adventurers in 758 AF, when interplanar pathways through Yggdrasil became open after the escape of Pazuzu from the Prime Material Plane.
Inhabitants
- DurgJibal, the Ettin Chieftain
- LauraethaVerrun, the Chieftain's daughter
- FibioJorg the Forlorn
- Others include an array of flail-wielding ettin guards.
Culture
The tunnel city is a study in opposites, beauty and uncleanliness cohabitate in every aspect. Bare, trash-laden dirt floors contrast with impressively-carved wooden panels and highly-decorated ceilings. The World Tree provides nourishment and occupation to the mighty creatures, who worship the goddess Gaia as an extension of their gratitude to Yggdrasil's bounty. Motifs of the natural world such as dryad statues, sparrows, flowers, and the Gaian lemniscate are found everywhere. The ettin craft defines them but so do their hoarding impulses: towering piles of refuse, the detritus of woodworking, can be found throughout the city whilst the stench of litter and unwashed bodies seems to permeate everything. Though the ettin are a simple people, the motto "two heads are better than one" pervades here: the two-headed giants look upon outsiders with disdain and disbelief, most considering themselves more intelligent and in better company than single-headed humanoids. On occasion the inhabitants of the subterranean city are known to sell their wares to outsiders, provided intrepid visitors can navigate the tunnels and the loamy soil trails.
Flora and Fauna
The city and its surrounding root system are home to a sparse assortment of flora and fauna. Hairless moles scamper here and there along a channel lit by bioluminescent insects. Cave crickets and aggressive thopterans are occasionally sighted in the reaches outside of the city.