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Bel Aman'dur

 * City of the Veils**

Once the most beautiful city in all of Sylvernas, Bel Aman'dur was captured by the invading forces of Kadmus. A prize to be sure, the capitol of Sylvernas was not easily won, nor abandoned. It is one of the only cities where all races can be found, mingling and working together.

It was during the hundredth year of the Colonization, during the Sundering of the Vales, after Kadmian soldiers had already taken the coastal cities, when the Fey and the Elves lost their beloved City of the Veils. Though the city had been built for splendor, and not for war, the defenders were not without protection. The walls of many of the homes had been made of the rock from the surrounding mountains, and when those fell, they still had the Palace of the Moon. High steepled, crested with colored glass, and put together by dwarven and draconic hands, the palace had to be surrrendered, for the inhabitants would rather see it intact than destroyed. Now called the **Moon Palace**, it is the capitol of the new Kadmian Empire.

Though still very beautiful, it is only a ghost of what splendor it once had. Nestled in the central vales of Havenland, its streets are now laid with stone, and the span of it is surrounded by a mountainous wall nearly thirty feet high. Filled to the brim with "colonists", few of the original inhabitants still remained. Most of the city's trees are gone, replaced by apartments and shops, most of which sell goods from the "Faery Lands" to Kadmians. The homes that are built there now have a "manor house" style, with three stories, wrap around porches, and slaves to work.

The original buildings are small, stone or wood, with high rooftops and lean, colored-glass windows. On many of them, if one looked closely enough, ancient writings can still be seen along the doorways, reading: "This is the beautiful valley where the Maiden of Veils grants us her glory each and every day." A charm saying that has passed on into a legend. Some say that the Veil Maiden is much like a Goddess in her own right, while others claim she is nothing more than a fantastical myth.

While the Cor'Elestris family was originally in charge of keeping safe the valley, they all but vanished during the Sundering of the Vales.

Realm Location: Bel Aman'dur is located in the north-central part of Havenland, of which it is the capitol.

Area: (Comparative here)

Terrain: Forests and gentle hills make up the countryside of this Capitol city.

Land Marks: Moon Palace, Colored Fields, Her Ladyship of the Free Lands (statue)

Climate: Bel Aman'dur is host to a moderate climate. The cold seasons are never too cold, and it usually does not frost, while the hot seasons generally remain mild.

Natural Resources: Timber, herbs, cloth

Natural Hazards: Battle and disease


 * People:**

Population: This large city was once home to a mixture of races. Now, while many of the original inhabitants remained, the city is home to significantly more humans than other races.

Languages: Common, Elven, Fey, Draconic, Dwarven, etc.

Religions: With such a diverse population, most any religion can be found here

Politics/Government: The city was once in the care of the Cor'Elestris family, but is now under control of the Kadmians who took her.

Alignments: LG, NG, N


 * Economy -**

Employment:

Exports: Cloth, herbs, fruits and vegetables, meats

Imports: Gemstones, metals

Taxes: 30%

Earnings: Poor-25gp, Average-500gp, Wealthy-8,000gp

Holidays: Peach Carnivale, Midsummer Night's Eve, Apple Festival (also called the Festival of Veils), Winter Greetings


 * Background -**

History: This city, once hosting a wide variety of races, and posing as the capitol of Havenland was taken over by the Kadmian empire about 100 years into their colonization campaign.

Allies: Orisce, Nys, Athal, Erahram, Hembria, Arum, Vihera

Enemies: none to note

Philosophy/Quote: “Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”

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