Solarius

### Inhabitants

23% Human, 22% Elven, 7% Animal Races, 3% Dwarvern, 0.7% Tiefling, 0.4% Aasimar, 43.9% Other

Solarius is a megacity on the Cerulean Coast, in Krysol. It’s built within giant crystal walls in an almost crater-like space, circling around the peculiar Crystal Pyramid sitting in its centre.It’s the current capital city in Krysol, and is the most populated city within the Arkadian Republic.

## City Description

The crystalline outer walls of Solarius are hundreds of feet high, and dozens of feet thick, humming with a faint celestial energy as runes glow and fade beneath their surface. They form a circular boundary around its border, sloping down and crumbling off as they reach the edge where the ocean meets the coast. The northern entrance has a 40-foot-tall, 30-foot-wide gate that opens and closes with the use of bright, blue runes carved on either side of it. Eight royal guardsmen stand on each side of the city’s entrance, and will check through any carriages, carts or caravans that pass through into the city. The southern end of the city is open to the water, leaving the city port wide open for trade. A few hundred meters out from the port, giant marble pillars can be seen sticking out of the water, crumbling from age and ruin.

Within the walls, the city has a number of interior rings that separate the citizens within, based on trade and work, as well as lifestyle. Those within are free to travel through at their own leisure, and most of the shopping and trade is done within the Middle and Inner Ring.

The architecture within the city changes depending on what ring you’re in, based on those who often live there. The Outer Ring is full of the more simple, humble homes of farmers and druidic folk, who prefer the smaller homes in more open natural space to be closer to their work. The Middle Ring is the more closely built, townhouse-style homes and storefronts of those who prefer to work more in trade and labour, such as blacksmiths, butchers, leatherworkers and similar professions. This is also where most of the Solarian population lives. The Inner Ring is the epicentre of Solarius’s aristocracy, as well as where more of the magical and extravagant business happens within the city. It has a much cleaner, decorative style of architecture, with more expensive materials seen being used in the buildings construction.

### **The Inner Ring**

The Inner Ring is where most of the magical, political, and high-end trade and guildwork happens within Solarius. It holds many locations of magical interests to arcanists in the city, as well as a bustling market and several important governmental buildings.

#### The Crystal Plaza

The Crystal Plaza is the immediate area surrounding the Pyramid, and is widely considered the heart of the city. Hundreds and thousands of people gather there every day to conduct business, socialise with friends and family, and seek an education in matters both mundane and arcane.

* **The Crystal Pyramid**
* **The Solarius Library of the Sun**
* **The Solarius Academy**
* **Solstice Hall**

#### Stormy Corner

* **The Dreaming Seal**
* **The Hungry Incubus**
* **The Invincible Skull**
* **Arcane Infinity**
* **The Storm Naga**

#### Avericto Park

Avericto Park is where a majority of the aristocracy within Solarius lives, including a substantial Aasimar community, as well as the royal palace of King Ayre himself. It's the most heavily patrolled area of the city by guardsmen, and is one of the only places with an after-dark curfew. The buildings there are commonly decorated with gold and glowing stone.

* **The Royal Palace:** The home of King Ayre, and the rest of the royal family.
* **Ardenorth Manor:** The family home of the Ardenorth family, a prestigious family who have lived within Solarius for centuries.
* **Nabari's Tower:** An old wizards tower, now used for socialisation and study for young wizards.
* **Illuminations:** A magic shop specialising in items that reveal hidden things
* **The Paw-ladin's Rest Stop:** An adventurer's store, run by a friendly golden retriever capable of casting mage hand.

#### Northing Gate

* **The Decoy**
* **The Fair Grim Reaper:** A magic weaponry store, specialising in selling already enchanted weapons, and enchanting new ones.
* **The Dragon Dungeon:** Essentially a magical pawn shop, filled with the magical items acquired by adventurers and warriors that they didn't want to hold onto any more.
* **Portable Potents:** A spell-scroll store filled with an entire library of spells to be used, run by a Fire Genasi named Gem Flint
* **Solutions:** A potion store, selling a variety of concoctions both standard and peculiar.

#### Iter Park

* **The Banshees Scream:** A magic shop catering to bards and performers, selling magical instruments and charisma-enhancing items.
* **The Cheating Hourglass**
* **Taboos and Voodoos**
* **Orbs and Talismans:** A store specialising in smaller magical trinkets and talismans, rather than larger-ticket magic items.

#### Sunset District

* **Botanica Magica**
* **The Jolly Elemental**
* **Faerie Fire**

### **The Middle Ring**

The Middle Ring is where almost all of the normal, common trades and business is conducted in Solarius, made more for the common folk than the magical. It houses several of the more average-quality guildhalls, plenty of taverns, and large swaths of residential areas for the enormous population the city needs to house.

### **The Outer Ring**

The Outer Ring is largely dedicated to farmland and livestock raising, working hard to produce enough food for the city’s population. It’s a humble place, mainly populated by farmers and those who want to keep themselves close to nature and away from the metropolis while still keeping the safety of the city’s walls. It houses a small druidic conclave who help with the raising of the fields, and is full of green, healthy fields and well-kept farmland.

## **History**

### Background

The City's Construction

The Development of Magic and Trade

The Arkadian Accords

King Ayre's Reign

### Lore and Legend

Azthar and His Religion

The Ancient Guardian

Nabari Ardenorth and Odelis Rosewood