Valdrek Jusk

Category	Cities
Continent	Brucrumus
Region	Aerie of Dragons
Alias	Wretch Talon
Owner	Lum Trumgol Mir
Population	45,000+
Founded	30 Warper 279
Map	Krein Jusk

Valdrek Jusk is the capital of Lum Trumgol Mir. The city's southern ramparts are fortified by a towering spire of Kesk Lein. The majority of the urban area is constructed atop the encompassing wetlands, elevated on stilts, over boulders, soil, and floating mats of vegetation known as shambog.

Sewage and refuse are discarded through the labyrinth of vines and greenery that serve as the streets and foundations of the city. No stone structures exist within Valdrek Jusk. All buildings are constructed from blackened petrified wood. The druids of the community have fortified the structures to withstand deterioration, rendering them equally as durable as natural stone.

Valdrek Jusk is an unpleasant, ill-scented locale. The foul stench stems from the stagnant waters surrounding it, inadequate sanitation, decomposing vegetation, and swamp gases. One of the natural defenses of the city are methane pods. These pockets of toxic gas proliferate across the landscape like weeds and are a frequent cause of "accidental" fatalities.