Farou (city)

The city of Farou (not to be confused with the civilization of the same name) was the historical capital of the eponymous state, and one of the largest and most beautiful cities in the ancient world. As the center of Faronun civilization for centuries, it had a thriving collection of theaters, housed numerous poets and philosophers, contained dozens of temples to Haiao and of course the ancient meeting hall for the Faeoria councils. All this was destroyed by the Satar under Xetares, who burned the city to the ground in the War of the Crimson Elephant, deeply traumatizing Helsian society for centuries afterwards.
After the sack of the city, Farou declined to almost nothing: the city's harbor silted up, trade was diverted elsewhere, and the Faeoria began to meet in nearby Aramaia. Nowadays, the site is near several small farming and fishing villages, but only ruins remain to remind travelers of its long-lost glory.
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