Goldspire City

Goldspire city is the capital of the Goldsoul Empire. The city is built around the site of the actual Goldspire itself, which is the location from where The Goldsoul Humans originally came into the material plane. It is the largest city in the Empire, if not all of Sar'Ennar, having a population of almost 400 thousand. This is why the city is also one of the most vertical, with countless towers filling up the skyline. It is located at the mouth of The Daggerrush, where it flows into Salveran's Bay.

## City Description

Goldspire is a massive city in size; its population increased rapidly with the Empire's conquests. Because of this, the city has four rings of walls.

### The Inner Ring

The Inner ring is the political and aristocratic part of the city. It is where The Emperor's Palaces are, as well as the city hall. The Brass Harbor, the old main port of the city, is also located in this ring. But nowadays, it is only used by the elite and diplomats, as it grew too small, and trade shifted to The Commerce ring.

### The Commerce Ring

The Commerce Ring is the trade centre, of both goods and ideas, of the city. It is also the Religious centre, as it houses The Goldspire, and many temples. Port Harrym is located in this rings, which is one of the largest ports of the empire. It is considered the trade centre of ideas because The Starward University and the famous Goldsoul Debate Halls are also withing the ring. Other than that, the ring is mostly packed with housing for much of the middle class. While not as tall as the inner ring, most buildings in this ring are still several stories tall.

### The Triumph Ring

The Triumph Ring Is the third ring of the city, counting outwards. Despite what the name suggests, it actually contains the poorest area's of the city. The Mudwalk Quarter, the centre of both crime and poverty, is located within this ring. The Triumph ring is also the biggest ring in total area. Not everything about the ring is bad, however, as it is also famous for its diversity and bustling nightlife. Many of the most bustling taverns can be found here, and the people pride themselves on their willingness to share.

#### The Mudwalk Quarter

The Mudwalk Quarter is the poorest neighborhood of Goldspire City. It is also one of the most densely populated area's, with buildings several stories tall crammed up against eachother. The Neighborhood gets its name from the fact that for most of its history, the streets here weren't actually paved, and would get extremely muddy after rainfall. The streets here were actually paved by former Master of Infrastructure of the city, Emmy of the Mudwalks. Despite this, the name stuck around, as the neighborhood was still seen as dirty, and muddy.

### The Pillar Ring

The area's of the city outside of The Triumph Ring are collectively called The Pillar Ring. This area isn't an actual continuous ring like the others, but instead a collection of several seperate walled off parts of the city, and the part of the city outside the walls. This area houses most of the Barracks and the military offices. The For Soul Military Academy is also located here, which is where the Capital Guard is trained. The only way to get in and out of the city via land, is through The Pillar Ring. That's why its walls are currently the strongest and best maintained in the city. Outisde the city walls is where many farmers live. These area's are way less dense than the area's inside the wall, which is why poverty here isn't as noticable as in the crammed Mudwalk Quarter. Recently, many of the rich elite of the city have also built villa's in this area. This is because the Pillar Ring is very green and spacious compared to the Inner Ring. The Royal Forest, which grounds have long been deforested, has recently turned into a new neighborhood for rich citizens.

#### The Royal Forest

The Royal Forest, while still bearing its historical name, is not actually a forest anymore in modern times. These fields were deforested a long time ago, and they have been turned into a spacious neighborhood, where many of Goldspire City's own mansions. 'The Royal Forest' was kept as name for the neighborhood, to notify its status as the most rural part of the city. The most notable of the buildings in the Royal Forest is the Goldcorn Inn, an elitist inn with magnificent views of the area. Only the richest of merchants and adventures can afford to live here, and people order rooms here just for the bragging rights alone.

## Society

Goldspire City is a City where different groups and classes live very much seperated from one another. Often, a neighborhood or a ring is defined broadly by the economic class that lives in it. It used to be that the further from the inner ring you go, the more poverty you would encounter. This is not true anymore, with development in the Pillar ring, and growing poverty and population density in the Commerce and Triumph rings.

### Governance

While Emperor Arwin III Rorhan is seated in the city and he of course has absolute final rule, most of the dealings in the city are actually ran by the Governor and her council. Like other major cities within the empire, Goldspire city is also ruled by the council. And like in other cities, the governor is appointed by Emperor Arwin III himself, and the Governor in turn appoints the council members. The Royal Council is also located in the city; these are the people that help the Emperor rule the nation.

#### City Council

The current governor of Goldspire City is lady Elys Appelar, who was appointed when Emperor Arwin III inherited his seat 7 years ago. She is often criticized for the fact that she didn't get the post on merit, but instead because of her personal relation with the Emperor. Currently, the members of the city council are:

* Master of **Infrastructure**: Orrym Hammerheart
* **Head of the Capital Guard** / Master of **Security**: Nala Gyderoth
* Master of **Commerce**: Prince Kras Rorhan
* Master of **Education** / Master of **Arcane Dealings**: Vildrin Viseroi