Hiroholm
Built near Wrathful Seas in the in the the year 900 of the Post Godfall Calendar , it has grown from being a small fishing village to that of a bustling seaport city. Several frigates and caravels leave the many ports on a daily basis to fulfill the dreams of the both the captains and Kratocracy Empire. The city is one of the most vital arteries of trade and stands as a testament to what can be accomplished when they work harmoniously with their neighbors.
Infrastructure
A large harbor has been constructed with several ports allowing for twelve large ships to be loaded and unloaded all at the same time. The streets are also lined with canals deep enough for both Tritons & Sahuagins to swim and reach the inner most land portions of the city to conduct business. Additionally, many structure include pools of water in the lower levels so that business and interactions may occur on equal footing.
History
Established late in the 900th year of Kratocracy Empire, the original settlement was started by a group of Tritons that were seeking to uncover what had happened on the surface to find out how it had fared since the GodFall. The first shelters they had designed were quickly noticed, as they were made of coral, by the scouts of the Empire and a formal diplomatic party was sent to engage them. The negotiations were very fruitful and a permanent accord to establish a settlement on the location of such a fruitful interaction.
The first 200 years of the settlement's existence, it was mostly inhabited by Tritons and Sahuagin on the coast as it took decades to gather all the necessary settlers & materials to send to the farthest reaches of the known continent near the ocean. At this time it was far from most of the known lands and existed on what was barely seen as Kratocracy Empire lands. When the settlers arrived, they found many large coral structures had been built on the beaches for housing along with several woods structures as well. The Tritons built these structures to reduce the hardships the new settlers would experience upon arrival. It was these acts of kindness that endeared the hundreds who arrived to the Tritons and Sahuagin and they redoubled the efforts to work in unison for the common good.
A short time of tensions did arise when the ideals of the Kratocracy Empire of supremacy and the rule of might came into conflict with the ideals of communal hope & prosperity; on the otherhand the Sahuagin did not shy away from the ideals that the empire brought with it. The leaders of the city wanting to continue the accord quickly worked to adjust how the policies of the empire interacted in the city. A new agreement was struck in which the those who held to the ideals of the empire would still work hard to ensure that city's needs while being able to advance like they normally would within the Kratocracy Empire as hold.
Architecture
Large portions of the city incorporate coral and other types of floral sea life into the facade of the city. Water is allowed to collect into pools so that it can help absorb the heat of the area and to mitigate any potential disasters that could arise from being a port city.
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