The human capital on Mt. Arn. A city of commerce, craft, and comfortable excess.
Vastilin is everything Eynmore isn't: loud, crowded, messy, alive. Markets compete for attention. Foundries pour smoke. Taverns overflow. It's a proper city, even if it's built on a mountainside in the middle of nowhere.
Architecture: Practical construction in local stone, expanded piecemeal over centuries. The city has no plan: buildings were added where needed, creating a maze of streets that locals navigate by instinct.
Government: The Merchant Council of seven major families controls city affairs. The First Merchant, currently Aldous Brennan, mediates between them and represents Vastilin in joint decisions with Eynmore.
Character: Busy. Pragmatic. Focused on the next deal, the next shipment, the next opportunity. Visitors find it refreshingly normal after the strangeness of Rhea culture.