Azurei
The underwater city of the Naga off situated between the Mire of lost souls and the Emerald Isles. Though little is known about the city's history, it is known to have been founded at some point during the Phervian empire by the Naga who raided local shipping lanes.
These attacks form the basis of Azurei's economy and thus increased during the slave revolts at first, mercilessly attacking any ship in the south Gem sea until Wralin and Veil used their magic to walk across the water. The Skirmish above the city ended in several prominent Nage dying and a threat from Veil on how the 2nd sacking of Voiddoll happened. With the Naga, even if temporarily, restricted to the area around Azurei, the city was said started to collapse. This was changed in the final centuries of the rebel age when raids started up again. Not willing to draw the attention of others, the city normally targets pirates.
While Azurei does trade with others, this is primarily the city-states around the emerald sea.
Enviorment
Built in a patch of open water, Azurei's position is far from calm. Several hypothermal vents dot the city, providing warmth to the area as well as some nutrients. However, the water is turbulent with a few strong currents passing through the area.Layout and arcitecture
The city is built as rings around the central palace. unlike other underwater cities, Azurei was built wide instead of tall with all buildings on the sea bed. This is a direct result of the sea monsters in the area, and the fact dragons can swim. This fact with the difficult environment has also influenced the architecture with most buildings being built down into the seabed instead of in the water. The typical house has a doored tunnel entrance above ground with a marked-off area, showing the area of the building below ground. The royal palace has a network of fortified rooms covering the area it sits, to help protect it from attack, a feature shared by other defensible buildings around the city.Goverment
Ruled by a queen, Azurei is an absolute monarchy with the queen holding all the power. The remaining population is split into casts, below the queen, and the smallest caste is the Barrons who own various lands around the city in her name. The Priest is the second smallest caste, not much bigger than the Barrons, and advises the queen and looks to the spiritual well-being of the city. The warrior caste is in the middle of the caste system and provides the backbone of the raiding parties and communication with the outside world. The lowest is the peasants who are treated like slaves by whoever is above them, though they are the backbone of the city and the most populous in the city.
Type
Large town
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