Kridos

## **Description of the Locale:**

### What is this place like?

The city is one of the wealthiest among all due to its purpose of being focused on the mining of the precious minerals in the area near the volcano. This city serves as one of the strong pillars of Noblesse in terms of income.

This city was made before the strife of the Elemental’s Lords and its purpose has been the same as before. Due to the technologies that have been discovered over time by a group and its applications before the Elemental Lord’s strife they’ve managed to dig overtime towards Vulcan, these operations never ceased even after the great war. These minerals not only serve as valuable resources for income but also for the technology they are constantly developing.

The tunnels are vast and deep, they stretch miles and miles into the ground yet, it doesn’t reach Vulcan but it does stretch around it, reaching deep into rich veins where they can find these minerals that they use for themselves.

Nowadays the the group mines these minerals not just for their use but to sell to other countries as they prove to be quite invaluable. The tunnels inside Kridos that stretch many miles are quite safe and technological to the point people don’t suffer from lung problems similar to how coal miners today suffer from said issues due to the fact they are protected by the natural environment they are mining in which is fixed by the tunnels, there is a natural ventilation system planted by the government of Noblesse where their miners live a healthy life.

Mostly, the people are there to mine the resources near the volcano. The people here have a quite interesting cultural life as the miners need to also unstress themselves from a long day of work the city offers quite a different few things. They offer a large variety of food that is quite tasty for every taste bud out there, making it so that many cooks come and visit this city once to learn about its history regarding its food culture. They are mostly friendly and humble, vastly different than Jaux.

### The main group of people who reside in Kridos:

Pyres--These men have red eyes. They’ve been living under the volcano for a long time and have developed a natural resistance to the heat. This does imply they are perfect miners for Noblesse as they can naturally deal with heat under the ground. Even though the tunnels are well ventilated and cool from the technology they have it still is quite hot but the Pyres can manage it with ease. Most people in the city are cheerful and always willing to help others.

### The flora and fauna are similar to the rest of Navarre.

The other aspect to consider about Kridos is the natural fauna that is grown around it thanks to Vulcan and the caretaking of the denizens that live here, mostly a special flower. It’s named the Kridos flower which is named after their city. These flowers come in seven main colors which are:

* Red
* Orange
* Yellow
* Green
* Blue
* Violet
* White
* Pink

These flowers not only bring some sort of color into the city making it livelier as it tends to be darker at night here and sometimes at day due to how close they are to the mountains but these flowers also naturally cool down the city to a degree, which is a way they keep themselves alive in the heat.

The flowers are harvested for their poisonous nature. When it rains, which rarely does rain, guards are posted at the fields of these flowers while people who are trained take the poison out of the flowers. The flowers when wet are black full of poison. Once the poison is harvested, they turn back to the initial color. Regular water is not applicable to make the poison to come out; the “magical rain” that happens in Kridos causes them to turn black and have poison. The poison is used for weapons, colorful dyes (non poisonous), beauty products, and other household products

The city similar to other ones in Noblesse is quite technologically advanced although it doesn’t have many tall buildings it does offer a lot to new people to visit and enjoy, following the tradition of Noblesse of making things interesting for every newcomer.

The town is near the Vulcan Volcano. There’s a small lake.

## **Areas of note:**

* Vulcan Volcano
* Residential District: Where everyone lives or stays at night, this includes inns and taverns.
* Trade District: Here is where the day-to-day trading is done.
* Mining District: Here is where the mines are located at. They are vast and massive but also safe as they delve deep into the mountains, not entirely under Vulcan but around it.