Metropolitan City of Elysia

Banner of Elysia.

* September 2020 *(rebranded as the Metropolitan City of Elysia; Metropolitan Economic Diversification Code comes into effect)*

The **Metropolitan City of Elysia**, formerly the **Elysia Metropolitan Area**, is a metropolitan region covering the city of Elysia and it neighbouring settlements. The metropolis serves as the capital of Goruid and is one of the richest regions of Great Thornia. In terms of surface area (and if it were counted as one settlement), it would be the largest settlement in the world with Shanjing following behind it (Greater Shanjing is about two-thirds of the size of the metropolis).

The metropolis currently contains all local government areas surrounding the eastern side of the Bay of Thornia, all the way eastward in-land to the Central Elysian Forest and north of Carcea. Most of this area is undeveloped but infrastructure such as highways and rail lines have already been built through these areas in anticipation of new settlements.

## Economy

The metropolitan area has numerous major industries, such as mining, timber, and wool. Elysia supplanted Palus Urbem as the mining settlement with the highest revenue in early 2020. Elysia dominated the global timber and wool markets by the middle of 2020.

The reforms that created the current form of the metropolitan area have required each jurisdiction to specialise on one or two major industries. The economic aspects of these reforms are known as the Metropolitan Economic Diversification Code (MEDC).

### Timber

The early timber industry in the area focused primarily on oak and birch wood. The introduction of spruce saplings from Altium led to the replacement of oak with spruce, and the creation of spruce plantations. Jungle wood from Aphthonis subsequently supplanted birch. Both spruce and jungle wood trees could be grown as large trees (4x4 trunks rather than 1x1, and also grow about 4-5 times taller), which provides drastically more wood per tree.

The MEDC has led to Mesapedia becoming the metropolis' main source of spruce wood. It is yet to be decided whether more tree plantations will be created within its vicinity.

### Agriculture

Agricultural output has decreased over time as other cities and towns outside of the metropolitan area (e.g. Volovna and Adanon) have increased their agricultural capacity. Elysia and Mesapedia produce enough for sustenance (with most stockpiled for the use of the Thornian Army).

Farming directly on the land has been the traditional method of farming around the world, and had persisted in Elysia until September 2020. Mesapedia was the first town in the metropolis to adopt vertical farming as much of its surrounding land had been allocated to timber plantations. The City of Elysia adopted vertical farming after the farms in what is now East Elysia were cleared. Vertical farms also allow crops to be easily accessible and to be defended by iron golems guarding the city or town.

Jurisdictions with permanent player presence or with large villager-trader populations grow a mixture of wheat, carrots, and potatoes. Jursidictions with a focus on meat production tend to only grow wheat and carrots for cattle and pig feed.

The City of Elysia specialises in wool products thanks to its sheep pens on the peninsula portion of the city. Its existing cattle (present before the MEDC) will be moved to New Ume once facilities there are ready. New Ume specialises in meats, mostly beef and pork.

### Mining

Mining in the metropolis is controlled by the provincial government and generally does not differ in focus as almost all cave systems on the coast of the metropolis are connected. The high output of iron from the mines have allowed the metropolis to heavily fund the nation's iron golem armies.

## Jurisdictions

The metropolitan city is divided into jursidictions. These jurisdictions are grouped into the Central area, North area, and South area.

Planned settlements are in *italics*. Those currently under construction are underlined.

### Central

* Elysia
* East Elysia
* Thuron
* Mesapedia
* Arbusta *(plantation district between Mesapedia, Thuron, and Carcea)*

### North

* *New Ume*
* *Voreikolpos*
* *Synoria*

### South

* *South Thuron*
* *Nolimania*