Post by Khaarus on Jun 8, 2010 20:52:28 GMT -5
Zi'yeh Kla, from ancient Cthulhian and Tcho Tcho meaning "Great City of the Mountain", is abnormally large given the small population it possesses, lending many to believe that the city has other denizens, many not human. The city is very old, having been built into the granite rock that rises from the shores of Leng. An inhospitable and foreboding place of long dark shadows, the architecture is noted for embracing non-euclidean geometry. The Tcho Tcho are very secretive about Zi'yeh Kla, but nonetheless conduct a vibrant fishing industry here, collecting a large amount from the nearby unfrozen waters and selling them at a hefty profit. This amounts to almost all the business dealings the city has with the outside world, and no tourism exists except for rare excursions from eccentrics. This is exacerbated by the fact that the Tcho Tcho hate outsiders and detest their interference in their affairs, so that any tourist is generally frowned upon and treated poorly. Given the dark and gloomy atmosphere that overhangs the city, this has further deterred any remaining interest in the city from the outside. And this is considered to be perfectly suitable by the city's inhabitants - human and non.