Cities of Asgartha – 2nd Part

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  • May 29th, 2024

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Caer Esvander

Hadera

Chief town of Caer Esvander, Hadera is a city built on the side of a floating islet. Its economic strength comes from its open-pit Aerolithe quarries. It is because of this ore that the entire Province, along with Caer Alcada, have risen into the sky. Due to these mining activities, some islets sink and eventually fall to the level of the Undersea. Like everywhere else in Caer Esvander, the inhabitants of Hadera have a way of life connected to their aerial habitat. Hadera hosts a fleet of levitating barges that dredge Aerolithe cargo to the rest of the Peninsula.

Svarograd

Svarograd is the gateway to the elevated island of Enosha. Still at ground level, it serves as the interface between the Enosha isle and the outside world. It hosts numerous porters, seasoned climbers who transport supplies and equipment to the fragmented islets of the Province that are not served by the Transasgarthan. Svarograd is still considered a transit point today, far less developed than Sojourn on the other side of the lowlands. It was supposed to regulate traffic along the fjord between Enosha and Silg, but the Sundström Route has put an end to the use of this channel.

Dusk

Built beneath the floating buttresses of Caer Esvander, the city of Dusk is a high-altitude town, perpetually shrouded in the mists of the Undersea. Troglodyte dwellings coexist with pontoons and Aerolithe buildings. Living there means getting used to the constant creaking of ropes, the gentle swaying of the rocks that form a ceiling obscuring the sky, and, above all, enduring the vertigo of a high-altitude existence, almost never seeing the maritime floor far below. Dusk is primarily a small fishing port, but it has also become a maintenance hub for mist-breakers when they travel along the Sundström Route that connects Utval to the capital. It is also where the Ouroboros docks once a year to resupply and undergo repairs.

Caer Alcada

Sadracca

Chief town of Caer Alcada, Sadracca is located in the Makonis Heights, a territory made up of terrestrial coral reefs and desolate moors. Sadracca was founded in the middle of a canyon formed by hundreds of vertical rocky outcrops. These stone structures have been inhabited by humans, and now resemble a city of bell towers and colorful skyscrapers. The coral and mother-of-pearl harvested here supply numerous artists and artisans in the capital as well as other Provinces. However, in recent decades, Sadracca has become a hub for the Rediscovery Endeavor. Indeed, its shipyards are working on the restoration of Mandjet, a heavy intervention vessel for the Ordis.

Suspira

Utval

This mining city, located on the rugged coast of Suspira, is administered by the Axiom for the purpose of extracting and refining the abundant Kelon found in the region. It is a metal citadel (resembling an oil platform), made of walkways and tanks battered by winds and black sandstorms. Life here is harsh and difficult, but many Asgarthans brave the elements to harvest the precious mineral. Each day, Axiom transports head to the Kelon quarries and return with the valuable energy crystal. The Kelon is then loaded onto armored ships, the mist-breakers, which navigate the Undersea and the Cierna to the capital.