Cronus

**Cronus** Is a the capital city of Lazuli. A majority of the countries military and agricultural advancements originate from the many collages and workshops located around the city, funded by the kingdom for the advancement of the people. A majority of the country’s noble family’s make their home here as well, largely because of the city’s enormous economy and the opportunity to curry favor with the king. Not only this, but it is also the country’s largest military base. Each of the king’s four generals hold their own military force based out of the capital, and are allowed to act with impunity within the kingdom.

## Layout

Cronus is a large city built on the corner of a large bay that leads out ot the ocean, and a river that leads inland. This makes the city’s outer districts on the south to east side a key trading hub and port of call for any merchet worth their salt. He north west side is largly owned by farmers, many of whom make a living tilling the land immediately around the capital. To the South is a large bridge that crosses the river, capped off with large tower that acts as both a military checkpoint and merchant guild for all coming in from the South by land.

The City’s largest landmark is the royal palace, a massive structure that houses the king, his family, and a small army of advisers, generals, and housekeepers. Not only this, but the palace also acts as both a military training ground, collage, and cultural center spread across multiple facilities. The noble district is located immediately around the palace, home to the rich and powerful members of Lazuli society. Not only this, it is also home to a number of private villas for nobles who do not reside in the capital.

A series of four large roads divide the city into quarters. One coming from the bridge to the south, one from the main port hub on the east coast, and two from the west and north roads. While assessable from within the city via a series of guarded stairways, these roads raise above the city’s residential and noble district, and act as an entrance to the palace directly. These are mostly used by the King’s offspring, or those under their employ.

## History

Being founded almost eight-hundred years ago, a majority of Cronus records have been lost to time. What is known is that the king himself chose the location, building up what was a small fishing village. Under the king’s leadership, the small village began to prosper. First becoming a trading hub, then a port of call, then a full-on city where people came from all over. It took time, century’s worth of work building and expanding.

Laying down foundations, tearing down old structures to build new ones, setting up infostructure. It took time, but after almost three centuries, the king had built a royal capital for his expansion. As such, Cronus become the military capital of Lazuli, from which the king would launch his expansions with the aid of his children. It was at this time that a majority of the nobility consolidated in the city, inadvertently creating a nobility district around the royal palace in an attempt to be as close with the royal family as they could. Either for convenience or loyalty varied from family to family, but the idea was the same, be ready to answer the king’s call.

Over time, the king began to grow to appreciate the need for less conventional means of waging war, and as such elected a number of families to start of a collage within the city. To the public, it was a way to educate the wealthier citizens to better the workforce. In reality, the collage acted as a hub for development, searching for new innovations, weapons, or magic that the king could use to continue his expansion.

However, a number of the later expansions began to run into trouble. The lands of Norn to the west proved to hostile to bring into the fold, and the Circe Forest to the south-east proved little to no resources that made clamming it worth the effort. As such, beginning to but up against the boarders to other, larger kingdoms, the King decided to retire his expansions and return to the capital. Over time the city would continue to expand, and the king would continue shoring up his kingdom.