Zonell City

Zonell City (also known as The Dagger Capital) is a city-state that is part of the Lanista League.
== Founding ==
Refugees from the Southern Diaspora made homes in Féarthailte and Zonell almost immediately. Zonell itself comprised most of the common and poor – as well as those who were outcast from Féarthailte. At it's founding, Zonell was a city of no leaders, and large amounts of crime. Potent drugs such as Nosedive find their origin here.
Zonell, despite the best efforts of what priests and citizens abided the law, was a haven for crime. Criminal lords haunted the towns like ghosts, and their presence became known eventually by Féarthailte and Sliabh. Duchess Salem, in her anger, sent soldiers to restore order, but this caused a skirmish with Féarthailte. After a fierce battle, and a standstill, the two states came to a compromise on how to handle the Zonell situation.
The two great military powers managed to overthrow the crime lords and instate a pair of holy leaders – Cardinal Aska and Cardinal Klarth. Each one represented Thenism and Vvarnism, and they began to develop the fledgling nation. After fifteen years of work, the former crime lord Dirk Béil stepped forward to rally the underbelly under his flag, and turn them into 'dogs of Thena' as purported by Cardinal Klarth. Using his charisma and devotion to Thenism, he turned the petty thieves and dealers into rangers and alchemists, and turned all their criminal business into legitimate business with the other city states. Although Sliabh was not happy about it, the League welcomed Zonell after their reform.
== Economy ==
Originally, drug trafficking, extortion, blackmail, and heists were the only source of income for the hive of a city. However, after the Cardinals took over – and after Dirk Béil rose to power – the economy began to jump start. Trade with Féarthailte picked up, as did trade with Wilmington. Eventually, when the construction of the Grand Catacombs were finished, it become both a tourist site, as well as an ideal location to be buried.
== Religion ==
Citizens of Zonell are followers of the Míshásta Pantheon, specifically the Thenism
 denomination. Zonell is shown to have the largest catacombs of all the cities, and many dead are buried here. Many tributes are especially paid to Shumisen, giving the god a somewhat higher standing in the city than Thena herself.
Category:City
Category:Western Continent
Category:Lanista League