DorelithThe region of Dorelith is where the majority of humans reside, though other races certainly make it their home and do business there. Much of Dorelith is grand cities and civilized territories, only about a third of the region, the southernmost parts, is there wide open greenery and scattered villages. In the northern isles of Dorelith is where pirates make their home. They stay in structures they build themselves or in the ruins of old kingdoms past. Not much is known about their territories to outsiders other than that. Dorelith is constructed visually with a mixture of Roman and European architecture in mind. Irrigation and bath houses are present.
Dorelithian Cities
[A]Citha is where the Messiah Queen resides, where fell the D'ivore royal family and where began the the conquering of Dorelith. Citha's city has grown since that time and is now the largest city in Dorelith. The castle itself sits elevated in the middle of it all, tall enough to be seen for miles and miles, gargantuan and grand. There are countless rooms inside the castle and it is easy for one to get lost if you do not know where you are going. It houses visiting nobles and entertains many guests, but the north wing is of course reserved for the Messiah Queen and her close adviser.
Citha is a place where you are either filthy rich or dirt poor, with the majority being dirt poor of course. Constant political battles are fought day in and day out, silent wars masked with smiles and curtsies, bows and polite words. Citha is not often where one lives but where one does business. For the commoner is is where thousands come to pray and meet their Messiah, where they beg for her miracles and blessing. Citha is as a holy place.
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Nydoecia, or the city of pleasure, as it is better known. This great city is the Dorelith equivalent of Las Vegas. Parties held every night, drinking, gambling, whores, you name it this city has it. You can watch slaves fight each other and all manner of beasts, bet on the outcome, and then afterwards even purchase time with the slave for a different kind of pleasure. Nydoecia isn't the only place this is allowed in the south but it is the only place where you can do it with such style. There arenas are not made of wood, a simple put, but embellished and polished, glorified and treated like a theater stage. Only in Taomar is there a greater arena than the ones in Nydoecia. Nobles come to this city when they require a vacation.
[1]Red Harbor. It might not be Dorelith's most culturally important city, but Red Harbor is a vital political and economical hub in the Queen's lands. Surpassed only by Citha in size, its access to the sea has made it the center of trade for the humans, a link to lands far away and difficult to reach by road. Naturally, Red Harbor swelled in size and importance over the years, its towering central castle surrounded by a dense urban landscape. Historically, the city held out against the Queen for quite some time after the coup in Citha, but the Queen's supporters eventually overwhelmed the loyalists, resulting in a day of chaos known as the Riot of Red Harbor.
[2]Dorchaidhe. A location just barely south of the Darkwood is not what anyone would call ideal real estate, and though in times long past, Dorchaidhe was actually the capital of of Idris, one of the many fragmented countries that became Dorelith, its glory days are far behind it. It exists now as an impressive fortress-city, reduced in size compared to many of the others the region boasts, but notable for being surrounded on two sides by sheer, seemingly insurmountable cliff faces. The third side includes a harbor, if a small one, and confronts the wrath of an often-tumultuous Kraken Ocean. The last side, of course, faces the Darkwood, and the walls on that side are especially heavily-patrolled at night.
While not known for anything in particular, the city has an impressive array of siege weaponry which, combined with the tiered wall structure protecting the local lord’s Keep, makes the place well-nigh impenetrable. The woman currently in charge, Mirka Landry, is an ally of the Messiah-Queen and a worshipper of Aule. Perhaps, had she not been, the Queen’s forces would have found it very hard to take the city. Lady Landry rules the place with a temperate hand, generally valuing good sense and practicality over lofty idealism, even in her religious practice.
Darkwood, the biggest forest in Dorelith, is a place where few can venture. They say it is a cursed place. The trees are black and block out the light, you can not tell if it is night or day in there, a place where time means nothing. The creatures in Darkwood are vicious, spiders as big as a man, rabbits with fangs, not even the deer there are friendly. Attempts have been made to cut down its trees or burn it to the ground but some sort of enchantment must be placed on the wood, for it will not yield. Nearer the coast the forest turns from forest to marsh, housing giant crocodiles and snakes that can eat a horse. There is no trail through this forest that is man made, you would have to rely on luck to get through it.
Silibard Forest, the smaller forest of Dorelith, is entirely as harmless as a forest can be. In contrast to Darkwood its trees are mostly tall and thin, and sadly this forest used to be bigger, but its wood is so good for construction that it has been cut down to size. Instead of decimating this forest however officials are actively looking for other resources. Near the forest is a village named Silibard.