N'xur

Long considered among the most legendary of the Sabo Jungles' lost cities, N'xur is spoken of by native shamans with a deep and fervent reverence mixed with regret. Situated deep within the Voko Forest, south of Lake Mirzwe, N'xur was the largest city within the central jungles upon its founding a thousand years ago. Its kings and queens ruled for centuries before falling to onslaughts from rival cities (possibly including Xewe Hallom and Megob) to the south. The rival kings never ruled N'xur, however, as their armies shook free of their control and took the city as their own, turning it into a living nightmare and forcing the war's survivors to flee the region to the north.
As originally conceived, N'xur served not only as a secular seat of power, but also as a mecca for a syncretic religion unique to the Voko Forest. Its loss was a major blow to the locals, as it represented the downfall of a major locally developed theology, rather than of a faith imposed by foreigners. Countless relics and artifacts were lost, with every attempt at reclamation ending in bloody failure for centuries, as the jungle slowly consumed the city, every bit as ravenous as the armies who destroyed its original defenders.
The military rule was likewise transient, and unbeknownst to outsiders, the holy city now serves as the domain of the Dragon Queen Inxeela. Possessed by her own greed, she brutally defends the ruined city's borders, maintaining its 
mystique even after firmly establishing her claim. Inxeela rules from the former royal palace of N'xur's ancient rulers, where her hoard of gold taken from across the region lies under heavy guard. Yet her hoard remains less guarded than the city's temple district, a hybrid complex of dozens of cenotaphs to the dead of the city's original tribes and multiple shrines to its obscure gods. Here, N'xur's dead remain restless, and ghosts fill the rubble-strewn avenues. More than the jungle keeps N'xur lost to the world.
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