Covered City of Ghara
The covered city of Ghara is recorded as one of the largest cities by population in the dark. Immensely crowded fro the size that it is, the city itself contains different levels of functioning - originally going upwards instead of outwards.
The city itself has reached a stagnant growth rate, old buildings being recycled and refurbished instead of new constructions making the city limits grow. This has allowed the city to stay under its original "ceiling".
Ghara is inspired by a real world setting - the Kowloon Walled City.
Demographics
Ghara is a large mix of many different species, and most origin species have a similar population rate. Nailux Ghouls consist of about a sixth of the population.
Government
Ghara is largely run by a small council. However, due to the density of the city, a lot of areas don't follows laws and regulations that the council tries to set.
Defences
Most of the defences Ghara has is made up of the incredibly strong buildings that act as makeshift walls for the city. These buildings on the edge have extra thick walls, and are largely officially uninhabited for civilian safety.
Industry & Trade
Ghara makes most of its income out of trade, indoor farming, and daylight. Most working class will own shops, work in taverns, as farmers, or in construction and repair.
Infrastructure
Most of the city is buildings, and any new infrastructure that the city requires gets an old buildings refurbished for it. Therefore, the city itself doesn't have many ground built infrastructure - bridges cross between buildings instead of rivers, and most "courtyards" are found on rooftops.
Guilds and Factions
The Hunters of the Dark have a large presence in Ghara, and are typically those who patrol the city to keep an eye on where the dark gets in.
Architecture
Very crowded, many levels to the city. Rooftop courtyards that lead into other buildings. Almost entirely made of stone, wood, and metal alloys. The architecture of the buildings includes lots of tunnel like verandas amongst the buildings. One block of buildings could have several hundred meters worth of walking space amongst it.
Geography
The surrounding terrain of Ghara is mostly slightly rocky plains, with rocky cliff faces nearing the back edge of the city. The plains are mostly used as Voluxi Beetles ranches.
Natural Resources
Ghara is situated on two daylight wellsprings. Not only is it rare that there are two in close proximity, one of the wellsprings is one of the larger known wellsprings in the dark. This allows Ghara to have a booming daylight trade, supplying for smaller settlements who either don't have a wellspring and rely on trade, or those with a fading one.
Alternative Name(s)
Ghara
Type
Large city
Population
Roughly 30,000 people
Inhabitant Demonym
Gharan
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