Nir Vasta

Nir Vasta is the largest and richest city in Yzypt. The third city founded by the Yuan-Ti, Nir Vasta serves as the center of government in Yzypt, as well as it's mining and merchant capitol. Nir Vasta is said to be the most beautiful city in Yzypt if not in Conscious.

History
The Yuan-Ti city of Nir Vasta was founded in the year 321. Nir Vasta originally started out as a poor, disheveled city and remained in such state until it was discovered that gold lied beneath the city. Then when the dwarves came over from the continents of Ego and Superego, they had discovered a bountiful, ever flowing market of gold, and capitalized on the market. As the mining industry boomed, so did the city. So much gold lied beneath the city in fact, that the Yuan-Ti demolished the sandstone and clay structures of old to construct magnificent, gleaming, pyramids, temples, and structures out of pure gold and marble until the entire city shined as much as the shining desert sun. Even the sand in Nir Vasta upon which the Yuan-Ti slither is made of fine gold dust. It is said that the Yuan-Ti have reimbursed themselves a hundred times the original cost of what it took to build and liven up the city to it's unparalleled beauty.

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Far below the surface of Nir Vasta lies a massive subterranean network of caverns overflowing with gold ore. In theses caverns, every other step is a rich vein of gold, and the stalagmites that hang from the ceilings are pure gold. These gold mines are what made Nir Vasta the treasure jewel of Yzypt. Having been operational for 600 years and still pumping out treasure hoards of gold, The Shining Crypts of Nir Vasta seem bottomless. However, some believe that The Shining Crypts are too deep already, that if the mines should go deeper, it may uncover ancient secrets that were never meant to be uncovered. ===== The Council of Cobras

Located in the Highsand district, The merchant guild of Nir Vasta, The Council of Cobras serves as the market overseers and master merchants of Nir Vasta and it's supply and sale of gold as well as other luxury resources. Slick and cunning in their business deals, the honorary High Cobras know how to strike a deal and prevent prices from being driven up. The Council has many dealings with any civilization that treasures gold, spice, and sugar. Where an ordinary person may be able to find 10 pieces of silver in a trade, deal, or investment, the High Cobras seem to be able to find 10 more. High Cobras tend to be masters of coin, merchants, and sometimes, even thieves guild leaders.