Polis

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Approx. 1,200 (former)
(Second Dawn Bunker)

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813 (former)
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**Polis** was the capitol city of the Coalition and where the Commander resides.

In February 2150, Polis, along with Arkadia and the Floukru Rig, was under the occupation of A.L.I.E. and her followers during the uprising against her, with the Commander's throne at the highest level of the main tower being A.L.I.E.'s seat of power and base of operations during the short conflict. However, A.L.I.E. was defeated at the end of the Season Three finale.

Polis became a war zone, before it was destroyed by the second Praimfaya.

## Throughout the Series

Lexa tells Clarke Griffin that Polis might change the way Clarke thinks about the Grounders.

Roan delivers Clarke to Polis for the bounty offered on Clarke. Lexa receives Clarke in the throne room at the top of the tower and tells Clarke she needs her help.

Polis is forcefully taken by *Azgeda*. Echo takes charge of the Ice Nation army occupying Polis and declares the city to be under *Azgeda* rule. When King Roan regains consciousness, he adopts the Coalition as formed by Lexa, including *Skaikru* as the 13th clan. Kane, as *Skaikru's* ambassador becomes a resident of Polis.

Kane, Monty and Jaha go to Polis to meet Gaia. They find the bunker under the temple in Polis controlled by Azgeda. Indra moves her guards to guard the temple.

Polis is destroyed by the second *Praimfaya*, and six years later, Clarke mentions that the city is in ruins.

Clarke returns to Polis around two months after *Praimfaya* to find the city in ruins and the tower collapsed. Clarke desperately tries to dig out the entrance to the bunker, but fails and instead causes even more debris to fall over the entrance.

Polis is abandoned by the survivors of the second nuclear apocalypse due to Octavia burning down the hydrofarm.

Polis is one of the things drawn by Madi in her sketchbook. Though Gaia questions the origin of her drawings, Madi states that she doesn't know why she did aside from being bored in school. Gaia later shows Clarke the drawings and states that Madi is drawing memories that are not her own. Though Clarke asks if its *Sheidheda*, Gaia suggests it could be any of the Commanders or all of them.

After finding a cloth with the symbol for the Second Dawn doomsday cult, Niylah Kom Trikru questions how there could be people from the bunker in Polis on Nakara.

In a flashback, Polis is destroyed by at least one nuclear missile during the Nuclear Apocalypse, forcing the Second Dawn to quickly close the bunker door.

Two years later, Second Dawn ground teams scour the ruins of the city when Becca Franco arrives from Polaris. Becca is later burned to death by the cult outside of the bunker, presumably somewhere within the ruined city, but Callie Cadogan spreads Becca's Nightblood amongst some of the cultists, allowing them to leave the bunker to save the human race on Earth. Protected by their Nightblood, Callie's group is able to walk out of the bunker and into the city ruins without wearing hazmat protection.

## Location

The settlement looks to be located on the top of some rolling hills, lush with vegetation. The tallest building is the high tower where the Commander resides. It is unknown where the capitol is located exactly, but based on travelling distance from and to Arkadia and the map Clarke uses in season 5 episode 1, it is located near what was Baltimore. And also, Raven's computer map shows that Polis was located in Baltimore.

## Significant Sites

### Temple

The temple is used by the Flamekeepers. Becca's escape pod is stored within the temple.

### Becca's Crypt

Becca's Crypt is a bunker located underneath the temple. The bunker was originally used by the Second Dawn cult.

## Notes and Trivia

* The name is *not* the shortened name of an American location, unlike Tondc.
	+ It is the shortened name of the thirteenth space station, Polaris.
* Polis has been added to the opening credits of Season Three.
	+ In Season Five's opening credits, the city is shown in ruins with the tower still standing and then vanishing, signifying its destruction.
* The location of Polis was out of the range of any direct missile blasts during the Nuclear Apocalypse.
	+ This is contradicted by "Anaconda" when Polis is shown taking a direct nuclear missile strike that engulfs the entire city.
* The tower of Polis, a relic from before the apocalypse, is the tallest structure shown on the show as of Season Three.
* On a population list, Polis is listed having 4,000 people including 400 children.
* As seen on the screen at the end "The Chosen," there is precisely an hour and a half between the death wave hitting Polis and the death wave hitting Becca's Island.
* Raven states that Polis and Becca's Island are 210 miles apart which Abby states is a 10 hour trip one way on a good day.
* Polis is in ruins and the tower has collapsed.
	+ The Second Dawn Bunker is covered by rubble, locking the occupants inside. However, they manage to come out of the bunker with the assistance of the Eligius Prisoners.
* It is unknown what the skyscraper was before the First Nuclear Apocalypse.