Xilzvivults

Overview
Xilzvivults is one of the city states of the ishak people. Located quite near the border of Argan, Xilzvivults is thus constantly exposed to the surrounding Argan culture.

Inhabitants
100% ishak population. Roughly 9000 inhabitants. The city state does not allow entrance to any other races. In the immediate past a group of human bandits sought refuge in the city state and were promptly denied of shelter, entrance and aid in survival. The bandits had but two options: die in the freezing coldness of night or try to sneak into the city. They chose to sneak into the city but were caught trying. Their frozen and crow pecked heads are still stuck on poles but few hundred meters outside of the city state.

Architecture
The city state is built in a vast crevasse of about 1000 meters wide between two 800 meter high glaciers. The view from the bottom of the crevasse is dizzying to say the least and breathtaking to any who see it for the first time. Majority of the buildings are built on solid land; some are made of wood and some of stone. A minority of structures are built within the ice and some are merely utilitarian such as structures to guide the flow of water to a natural underground reservoir of epic proportions housed underneath the city state land. The city state block the entire crevasse and passing through is impossible.

Trade
No trade routes exists. The city state does not trade even with other ishak city states. They remain completely independent but this comes at a prize: they have only a handful of skilled masons and smiths and due to this weapons and armor made of metal and housing with masonry are extremely valuable. Xilzvivults suffers badly from it's introverted nature.

Cultural influence
While the people of Xilzvivults try to shun the people of Argan as much as possible, some contacts are unavoidable and a few individuals with inquisitive minds have even tried to "make friends" with non-ishaks - a practice actively discouraged by the rulers. This has resulted in small scale bartering of items and exchange of ideas - even music and poetry. The rulers of the city state have outlawed bartered items but so far getting caught with such items results in merely forfeiting the items to the city state and no other punishment is implemented.

Notable individuals

 * Xseria, an accomplished hunting owl trainer