Brida
"I'd never seen so many people so crowded all trying to fit into the same city, how do people deal with this."
Ryan's journal
Demographics
Very diverse and sprawling city, this metropolis is mostly home to the Annies who enjoy the tropical weather that the warm air brings, with it's warm winters and blistering hot summers. The city is divided into seven different sections, each associated with the seven hills that come from the feet of the highlands to the west.
Annie peasant harvesting goods to sell
From the lowest level, nearest to the water and surrounded by the rocks that make up the coastline, having no beaches but plenty of ports, being home to the poorest people of the city and is nothing more than densely placed housing.
High Brida nobility adorning the city's colors (Blue, White, Gold)
The richest section of the city home to the nobility and rulers over the city which is located at the sixth and seventh hills. The houses of this section are built using aspects of the hills in their architecture due to the easy cooling it gives.
Percentages
- 60% - Ethnic Annie
- 10% - Ethnic Primi
- 10% - Ethnic Atlan
- 7% - Ethnic Rheyan
- 5% - Ethnic Viansan
- 5% - Ethnic Korrlu
- 3% - Ethnic Dayne
- Less than 1% - Raider/Pirate/Nomadic/Other
City Levels
by AnthonyAvon
by Jingyu Wen
Government
Before Atla
by Yesh10x
Modern Era
by Reliah A.
Defences
The city gets plenty of protection from the Kymba military as well as special Atlan night guards that work within the city. With this the city's many natural barriers as well, the city is one of the best protected in Rhydar.
A Regular and her hidden Swyn
THE REGULARS
The city also has its own special police force, known only as "The Regulars". Dressed in normal attire and usually hiding special military grade Swyns and weapons under their clothing, these special soldiers are specially trained to deal with the hectic and densely packed streets of the city. by Jess Reinhardt
Industry & Trade
Trading is the city's main source of income, with its many ports building a reputation. Being in a very prime location as well, the first city when entering through the Anniy River, gives the city control over much of the commerce and product that makes it into Rhydar.
Infrastructure
A modern Rhydan marvel, this city is filled with the latest in technological advancements as well as plenty of riches. Accepting goods of all kinds to one of its seven ports running along the Anniy River. Each of the ports are specifically designed for certain merchant, trading, and cargo ships. With the ports highest up the river being for goods going to the capital section of the city. The lowest ports, closest to the ocean, are for the unknown, low reputation merchants who typically trade within the crowded lower sections of the city.
Assets
The city is filled with many merchant shops and stands, as well as many permanent shops from people who live and work within the city's borders.
History
Humble Beginnings
Brida wasn't the first city in Rhydar, nor the fastest growing, with the small fishing village being more so a rural area with the much larger city of Koxa at the time being the center, which sits across to Brida on the Anniy strait. With the fall of the then ancient city of Lau, many residents fled up north to Koxa, and subsequently Brida as well. As more Rhydans fled into the region, the once small town began to grow into a large suburb outside of Koxa, and eventually a city of rival size to its neighbor.Industrial
With the discovery of Remnant, and the explosion of new technologies that came with it, cities became of larger importance in Rhydan culture, being the centers for the creation of Remnant technologies and innovations. One of the biggest ones was Brida. With its rival city to the south, Koxa, not adopting this new industrial lifestyle that the Rhydans had becoming more accustom to Brida opened its doors wide open for this industrialization and, with it, the second explosion in its population. The city grew massively over the years, with the abundance of resources that surround the city being a major key to its success in this new age. "The White City" soon grew into the largest in Rhydar and has let go of that title since, even if it's slowed down some of its industrial activities in the past years, getting more so into control the Rhydan market with its many ports and its proximity to the capital.Architecture
When looking from above you can clearly see the city is split into two main sections, the red roofs and blue roofs. With most of the city blanketed by red roofed buildings, although as you make your way to those last two hills you'll find the roofs shift to the blue end of the spectrum, symbolizing the nobility and wealth of this section of the city. Even though this is the case both of these sections use the same whitewashed stone walls and ceilings, giving the city its synonymous name "The White City".
Geography
The city is located at the eastern edge of the highlands (which is what gives the city its hilly features) where the Anniy River empties into the East Sea. With the city of Koxa being its neighbor to south, being isolated on the island of the same name, it's a prime place when it comes to protection from invaders, which has helped the city prosper so well.
Peaks of the Atlan Plateau west of Brida.
Natural Resources
Though the jungles have dwindles in the centuries since the settlement of Brida, the jungles don't seem to be short of any resources yet for the people who use them for materials.
Alternative Name(s)
The White City
Type
Metropolis
Population
7,700,000
Inhabitant Demonym
Annie
Location under
Owner/Ruler
Owning Organization
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