Whiteholde

### Description:

Whiteholde is the capital city of Blueridge, the city is covered in snow yet it holds a majestic sight onto it as not only it is covered in white fluff but the buildings in the city are well kept and maintained. The snowy city is kept ice free thanks to magitech to keep the roads from freezing over. There are quite a lot of sights to see in this city, but mainly the important fact to consider in this city is the fact that this is where the King lives and rules. Although the king rules here and dictates orders he tends to travel around the land from time to time to see how everything is faring in his country.

Inside the city there are multiple things to consider, one being the giant ice palace in the middle of the city. It represents where the royal family lives in, but the interesting part is not that it’s just a palace made of stone and marble but of perma ice. It is kept warm through magic inside and other materials but on the outside it’s a building that has been built with perma ice. Mainly after the events of a near civil war where there was a lot of discontent towards the current king of its time due to the fact that Blueridge became a never ending winter. This palace represents a symbol of solidarity where the people of Blueridge stand together to live together and work together so they can help each other survive these harsh times, although it has been many years now, to other mortal races the legends of the Elemental Wars seems fresh but to the Elves it is only recent due to their life span. Bits and pieces of the war have come and go but the information stays true, regardless of this the Royal Palace is a marvel to see and open to a degree to outsiders to visit but most of it is restricted and only reserved for the people that work inside the palace.

Besides the Royal Palace you have one of the oldest Bard’s College in all of Andora if not to say the first. Although there are smaller versions of this college around Blueridge and Andora the biggest and main one is located here in Whiteholde. It has several statues of the former leaders of the Bard’s College and those of who helped create impact onto the world through the art of music.

Touching another point, since in Blueridge food is scarce and it is quite sacred one big thing to value is that thanks to the effort of the King and it’s allies the Capital has a large greenhouse called the Ice Gardens. Inside these gardens lies the largest farming part of Blueridge as most of the food that is harvested in Blueridge lies here inside this controlled environment where the cold weather doesn’t affect the crops inside. This is a large area that goes to at least 20 hectares. It is quite large and only the people that work are allowed inside but outside it is quite memorizing on how the need to survive can create spectacular technology like this.

### Areas of Note:

- The Noble District: This is where all the nobles stay while they’re in the capital, it includes where the Palace of the King is.

- Castle Ward: Here is the fancy part of the city that surrounds the Noble District, here you can find high end shops and so forth. Nobles and commoners are allowed in here and the major trade companies are found in here and as well the guilds.

- The Old Town: Here is where what the city was before the Elemental War, not every building has the proper heating but the city is constantly trying to improve this day by day.

- Temple District: Here you can find the temples to each god. There is a large tree in the middle of the district that never loses any leaves.