Karthage (NH)

Karthage, The City of The Heartless, is a massive cityscape spanning hundreds of miles.
==Origin==
When The Stranger left the rocky expanse of his birth, he felt a compulsion to fly far into the Sea of Light. After an age of travelling through the blindingly radient domain, The enthralling call reached its peak like a siren's song. The Stranger tore out his own crystaline heart and crushed it to scatter the dust. And from the rolling dunes The city of Karthage rose up to welcome the Stranger. And The Stranger found what he had been looking for, what he could never have found back on the expanse... a home.
==Theme and Notable Features==
Karthage is a massive city of marble, alabaster, granite, and onyx. The streets are broad, the palaces grand, the bazaars open and marked with fountains, and the spires towering over the thousands of houses below. Canals run like pumping veins in the city and divide the districts. It is always either day or twilight in the city, and the stones are warm to the touch. Among the hundreds of buildings, a few monuments stand head and shoulder above the rest.
The Argent Tower: A truely massive tower that can be seen almost anywhere in the city, this is the resting place of the Stranger, now called Valdus. The base of the tower is open and contains a braizer that roars with the fire of the Hearth. And near the top of the tower on the inside lies a cavernous hall filled with churning water, the Wellspring.  Water flows out from four faucet-fountains in the hall to create awe-inspiring waterfalls. It is these waterfalls that feed the moat around the Tower and the canals before dropping off outside the city. Thick clouds obscure the top of this tower, hiding Valdus and The Temple from sight. The Hearth and the Wellspring were made from Valdus's eyes.
Temple of the Promised One: A large cathedral that floats on an earthmote above The Argent Tower. The temple is actually rather plain and simple on the inside, consisting only of a singular alter at the top of a flight of stairs. On top of this alter lies the Archon Codex. A prophesy says that one day this will be the throne room of the Archon when he comes to rule over Karthage.
==Special Rules==
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==History==
Karthage was the first intentional creation by Valdus. In its construction and the details of thousands of houses and sculptures and calculations, the city ascended Draxil and welcomed him.
After creating the city, Valdus slept and dreamed of his home and of his solitude within it. After awkening, he created a race of immortal demi-gods to keep him company and await the day of the Archon. These immortals were the first humans, the First Thousand, and made their home in Karthage.
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