Varindra
Although nearly all towns and cities of Bhanakhiri are walled, the Faction City of Gold is exceptionally well-protected. Its wall is unusually thick and high, and many faction troops patrol inside and outside. It has been more than three centuries since one faction attacked another’s faction city, but the historians of Gold are not going to let their leaders forget.
Inside, the city is as beautiful as mere money can make it and lavishly adorned with the faction colors of gold and green. The temples here are covered with even more gold than in other cities, if that is possible, and the temple of Sifkra, Who Loves Coins, is especially elaborate. The faction headquarters itself has gilded “gates of welcome” at its complex, and the arena is built of white marble. Varindra is generally rather clean, with the daily rains washing street trash into the well-built sewers and carrying it to the sea. The city and its wall are large enough that the estate of Ottiark Prasert Yok Khla is entirely enclosed.
Not only does Gold work precious metals, it mines them in the hills and distant mountains. The faction has a transportation network to support the mines, and others traveling to the interior can use the roads and waystations for a fee — one that gets higher the farther from the coast one travels.
Settlement
Varindra, City of
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