Avaritia

**Aliases**: The City of Greed, The Melting Cauldron, ect

Avaritia is the capital of the Avaritian Kingdom and is located near the Southwest corner of the continent. It is among the largest and oldest human civilizations in the world, founded about 700 A.H- Over 1000 years before Modern 1772. It is a labyrinth of buildings, streets and markets, and is well-known for it's strong military built by it's king, King Alexander Ulrich. It is populated by most intelligent species, notably Humans, though it contains a lot of diversity.

## Sub-Locations

The Main City can be divided into three "districts". This does not include The Avaritian Farmland or Sewers.

-The Housing District is where most of the population lives. It consists of slums, streets of curb-side stalls and rickety old family businesses. Among it's dark and dirty alleyways you may find a fight club, a small bar, or the hideout of a small-time gang. The District itself can be split- much of the district is quite pleasant and fair, but search and you will find the many slums, of which are populated by the poorest of the peasants and thugs.

-The Upper District is the oldest district and where the city began, although almost all of the original Avaritia is gone by 1772. The Upper-District is where the upper-middle and upper class of Avaritia reside. In the heart of the District is the cities Market, rivaled only by the great markets of Mirbiliah. The Market consists of a small maze of stalls and merchants surrounded by a circular row of shops and businesses, many of which are quite recent, having only been built after the Second Battle of The Bloody Bay in 1762- during which many of the upperclass homes that once dominated the Market were burnt to the ground by Northmen forces.

-The Royal District is a crescent strip of Avaritia that includes much of the Cities military and governmental buildings, as well as the richest of Avaritian neighborhoods. To the top-most part of the district, and the city as a whole, is Fort Silverstone. Surrounding this is similarly military-related structures and shops relating to the military, notably many blacksmiths, taverns and other buildings. Along the crescents edge is other streets, mostly filled with the largest and nicest homes Avaritia has to offer, with some infamous ones such as the homes of past nobles like that of Crowell Manor. At the tip of the crescent opposite Fort Silverstone lies the most important of buildings- such as the hospital and at the very tip, sitting atop a small plateau along the side of the Avaritian Coast lies Castle Avaritia.

## History

Though the date of the exact founding of Avaritia is unknown, it's widely though to have been roughly 1000 years after Humans first appeared- making the city nearly 800 years old. It was founded by Benedict Avarice, marking the beginning of both the city and the cruel reign of the Avarice bloodline.

(Some more History, still W.I.P)

In 1742, Edmund John Avarice was crowned king with the death of his father, John Avarice. Edmund ruled with as much cruelty and laziness as any Avarice, and neglected many duties just as his predecessors had. This resulted in the continued racism against races, especially Jotuns, Orcs, Dwarves, and sometimes even Croc-Men. This ended in 1762 with Alexanders Uprising, an event in which Alexander Ulrich, whom at the time was nothing more than a nobody from a small farming island, sieged the Avaritian throne with the aid of mobs formed primarily of many who Edmund has expressed racism towards as well as Avarice's Court-Wizard, Magus Creed. On May 21st. 1762, Ulrich battled through the Avaritia with the help of Mirbilian reinforcements and stormed Castle Avaritia. There he famously executed Edmund Avarice in front of all forces involved, marking the end of the Avarice bloodline and the start of Alexander Ulrich's rule.

Alexander would go on to prove an incredibly capable king with the help of Magus Creed, who would remain Avaritia's Court Wizard. Alexander would fix many problems that had gone untended for decades or even centuries, revoking laws that promoted racism and supporting the poor and lower-class of the city. He drastically improved the cities living conditions, hiring architect Archimedes Von Helios to build The Avaritian Sewer system- which despite it's madness, removed much of the then-growing risk of catching plagues from the cities terrible hygiene. Alexander would also fix the military of Avaritia, building it's infamously strong army and building a quite capable navy, as well as building the Avaritian docks and turning Avaritia into a port city.

Alexander would soon be able to prove his tactical prowess and valor with the growing threat of Northmen sieging towns along the coasts, even sieging part of Mirbiliah. In late-November 1662, the Northmen sieged the Avaritian town of Beachside. Alexander marched into Beachside upon hearing the news and fought back the Northmen attackers, and was able to rescue the town from destruction. Only a month later, in the Winter of 1662, did the Northmen attack again, this time attacking Avaritia itself. This resulted in the previously mentioned Second Battle of The Bloody Bay. The Northmen and their king, Ivar The Withering, attacked the Bay of Blood and the docks of Avaritia. This climaxed with Alexander's famous duel with Ivar the Withering in the Market Square, wherein in desperation, Ivar overdosed on Beserk and became a Demiwolf. Ivar was slain by Alexander and the battle was an Avaritian victory with casualties on both sides.

## Trivia

* Avaritia is the first fictional city in the SIMS, and the first to be created when the fantasy world was first imagined.
* Avaritia was heavily inspired by Novigrad from The Witcher and prior ideas of a fantasy city.