Kriata

Approaching the City you see peeking out from behind the large city walls the roofs of the cities famous landmarks including The Golden Dome , The royal palace and The Tower of Gates. It is noisy, with the sound of traders and craftsmen all around.
The capital of the kingdom Karat. A prosperous city, positioned in the furtile planes surrounding the mouth of the Argum. The city is known for its trade as it has the largest harbor on the blue coast. It houses the Karatenian Navy, as well as the royal palace. It is the seat from which the Veari rule the kingdom.

Demographics

Although the most of the city consists of Humans it is far from uncommon to see other races walking about anything from gnomes and halflings to dragonborn en elves wander the streets freely.

Government

The city is under the rule of the royal house of Veari

Infrastructure

The City has three bridges connecting the different banks of the Argum with each other as well as Argusima in the mouth of the river.

History

Founded in the Year -1115 OV by a group of tradesman and clerics setting down permanent structures at the mouth of the Argum . The settlement was located uniquely well to trade with the inland of Thyr with easy acces via the Argum to the city of Grifton and further up to the dwarven cities in the White Peaks.
As trade grew so did Kriata what started out as just a few simple shops, temples, taverns, warehouses around a central dock grew quickly in to a large trading city-state . Under the leadership of the Woorku familly they started expanding westward along the river forming an small federation with Grifton known as the Argum-alliance . This federation stood until the fall of the Woorku dynasty and the rise of the Veari as the seat of power in Kriata. Under the Veari the alliance was broken and the territory encompassed by its influence united in to the kingdom of Karat. Furthering the expansion policies set in motion by the Woorku the periode of unification started where the Kriatian armies conquered the entirety of what is the modern day Kingdom of Karat. This periode is sometimes referred to as the Time of unification . This culminated with the crowning of the first high king of Karat which marks the start of the Veari-reckoning.

Recently the city has fallen to a rapidly spreading disease known as the Devil's Sweat, causing the southern half of the city to be quarantined.

Architecture

The buildings are mostly made from white or yellowish stones with blue and black roofing. Pressed into a lot of walls are seashells as decoration, creating mosaics of varying sizes and complexity.

Geography

The city is located on the West coast of Karat at the mouth of the Argum. Amidst the fields an planes surrounding the city. To the west, there is the small Kingswood.

Maps

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  Kriata map

  Layout of Kriata

Alternative Name(s)

Captal of Karat(Country)

Type

Capital

Population

20000

Inhabitant Demonym

Kriatan

Location under

Karat

Included Locations

• The Golden Dome

Owning Organization

Veari

Characters in Location

• Fujima Erena
• Kazan
• Sylva

Related Reports (Primary)

• Fall of Kazan

Related Reports (Secondary)

• Travel southward

Related Historical Events

• -1115 OV
  First permanent structures build in Kriata