City of Victoria

Victoria is the largest city in the island continent of Cullania, home to 80000 humans. It's history is long and rich, the city was built in Y1148 as military camp, by a colonization unit of the Imperium.

The western part of the city is clean, ordered and lawful. The eastern part of the city is home to the Life River's docks, the slums, and houses for both the lower and the middle class citizens.

The city is dominated by the Royal Palace. A magnificent structure visible far away from Victoria and home to the Royal Family of the Kingdom.

Citadel and Royal Palace

The Citadel is home to the richest and wealthiest inhabitants of the city. Another set of walls separate the Citadel from the rest of the city.

The Royal family rules over the Kingdom and about half of Cullania from the Royal Palace. An impressive Castle with tall towers and white walls.

The highest point of the castle reaches two hundred meters in heights above the plains. Royal Magi sustain a strong magical orb of light that is visible for tens of kilometres in every direction. The pride of the Kingdom.

Gloria's Temple Complex

The Temple of Gloria is the only other region in the city, beside the Citadel, that has it's own set of walls. Inside those walls, the Children of Gloria lives and worship the goddess Gloria.

Magi of the Church of Gloria are renown for their skills in healing magic. Many comes from all corners of the kingdom to the temple, for healing.

Citizen of the kingdom, both Fair Skins and Dark Skins, of all classes, gift their children to the temple, sometime hoping to give them a better future, other times to get rid of problem child, other times for the prestige of their families.

Green Sanctuary

In stark contrast with the rest of the city, the Temple of Fertility is a collection of bodies of water, green patches and small sanctuaries and shrines, made from dirt and covered in grass.

The Cult of Fertility is the other major religious power inside Victoria. This cult glorify fertility in all it's form and members of it usually demonize both magic and war.

The Cult of Fertility gained in popularity after great spells during the war in Y1484 killed off most male soldiers, resulting in many widows and causing a large gender imbalance.

Memorial Square

The Memorial Square is a large plaza, paved in stones and barren, except for a large monument in it's centre.

During the war in Y1484 a sect weaved a great spell, destroying what was once the Upper Class district and the Old Market. The district was never rebuilt, and instead a memorial plaza was built in it's place. The Memorial Square is used only during large celebrations.

Victoria's Market

The busiest and liveliest part of the city, near the western gate.

The market is a very diverse place, with people selling cheap goods in open stalls in small squares and shops selling goods in all price ranges.

One can find all kind of persons in the market. From low class citizens, to noble escorted by guards. From Fair Skins to Dark Skins. Commerce brings everyone together.

Craftsmen's District

Craftsmen, Workshops, and Guilds can be found in this section of the city. The walls of buildings here are painted black by sooth and smoke coming from the furnaces of workshops. The most skilled craftsmen in the continent can be found here.

Those who make general goods usually have a stall in the Market. For custom orders, one usually go to a workshop.

Housing

Homes for middle and lower class citizens are in the eastern part of the city. As a rule of thumb, the more to the east an house is, the lower the class of the citizen will be.

In the easternmost part of the city, beyond the river, there are the slums. A lawless district where those who have nothing, gathers.

Public Baths

Middle and Lower class citizens regularly wash themselves in this structure, where water is purified and heated by magic. The baths were built after the war in Y1484 by the Church of Gloria, and public health vastly improved since then.

Walls

Victoria is protected by thick walls enchanted by magic and tall watch towers. The walls of Victoria have never been breached.

Life River

The Life River provide clean water to the city and is a buys way used by merchants and for transport. During the night, criminals use the river to smuggle goods and people in and out of the city. Many docks and werehouses fill the river banks. Two bridges unite the western and eastern parts of the city. The northern bridge is large and made of stone. The southern bridge is smaller and made of wood from this comes their nicknames used by the locals: "The Rock" and "The Stick".