#tyvia

Guick sketch. My OC - Aedan the master whaler. Here he has returned to Tyvia after the rat plague, he's grown out and walks looking all gloomy.

saw this tweet and els and I both immediately had the same idea for this little dumb comic so of course I had to draw it

Thinking more about it, the production of this wine is also morally questionable and might be the source of conflict in a future. While Tyvians have to rely on imports of agricultural goods, the rare fertile soil is wasted on alcohol for riches. So far Morley was important food source for the rest of the Empire, but a prophecy of Blind Sisters in D2 and DOTO mentioned a famine caused by a blight, starting from the fields east of Potterstead in Gristol. With growing demand for imported food in the southern part of the Empire, prices in Tyvia might skyrocket.

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            “Yesterday an Overseer passed in the street near me, playing the strange music from the Abbey. Beneath his mask, I could not see his face as he turned the crank on his music box, but I could hear his voice muttering verses from the sacred texts.” 

I headcannon Tyvia’s climate to be too harsh. I think the constant upkeep of a major city’s carriage rails after getting several inches of snow every other day is too much effort. I’m sure there are at least a few central carriage rails in the city but they’re likely always down due to inclimate weather and by the time they’re safe for travel again, another snow hits. Also, traditional carriages work better for their purposes. There’s a native species of horse in Tyvia that is also perfect for this sort of transportation and has been bred for it for centuries. Wealthier families are proud of their stables of pure bred horses whereas the common folk (and secretive folk) typically just hire a carriage driver. This is also wise for those who life on the outskirts of town (like Amelia) who can’t just take a carriage 20 miles into the wilderness.