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*'''The City of Regalia''': The grand capital of the [[Regalian Empire]], the City of Regalia is an ancient place. Located on the [[Regalian Archipelago|Crown Isle]] and only the latest construction atop a series of other civilization’s settlements in the same location, the city was formerly the capital of the [[Regalian Kingdom]]. The [[Five Family Rebellion]] toppled this state and thus helped birth the Regalian Empire. Featuring many Races and [[Cultures]] within its walls, while also being the birthplace of the [[Narim]] beneath the city’s surface, Regalia is an extensive urban sprawl separated from the active countryside of the Crown Isle by walls ancient and built anew. Its harbor is perhaps the greatest mix of people imaginable and is an epicenter of travel across Corontium and the wider world.

*'''Axenfoord''': A settlement perhaps as old as, if not older than, the City of Regalia, Axenfoord sits at the heartland of [[Anglian]] territory and serves as a seat of prestige for [[House Kade]]. It straddles both sides of the Axen River and is crossed by grand bridges built by Kades, protected by large walls and gatehouses built by Kades, and dotted with monuments and centers of faith and society built by Kades. While formerly Anglian alone, the grand city has become an epicenter of [[Regal Culture]] which seeks to spread this influence out to the vast rural terrain beyond the city’s walls.

*'''The City of Calemberg''': A similarly old city to the prior two entries, but of an entirely different origin, the ~~western~~ Corontium City of Calemberg was once a minor settlement and fortress of the [[Wirtemcaller Kingdom]]. Over decades and centuries, it expanded and was one of the first cities to join the Regalian Empire when the Wirtemcaller Kingdom fell. It remains a beacon of militarism, its leaders coming from or having close association with House Typhonus, though it is more a site of culture and faith than direct military power as it was in the old days. The walls are surrounded by dense forests, with the well-traveled roads cut harsh swathes through this arboreal greenery.

*'''The City of Calemberg''': A similarly old city to the prior two entries, but of an entirely different origin, the eastern Corontium City of Calemberg was once a minor settlement and fortress of the [[Wirtemcaller Kingdom]]. Over decades and centuries, it expanded and was one of the first cities to join the Regalian Empire when the Wirtemcaller Kingdom fell. It remains a beacon of militarism, its leaders coming from or having close association with House Typhonus, though it is more a site of culture and faith than direct military power as it was in the old days. The walls are surrounded by dense forests, with the well-traveled roads cut harsh swathes through this arboreal greenery.

*'''Alberte''': A truly modern city built from the profits of the [[Ithanian Gem Boom]], Alberte sits in central-south Corontium and is a firmly [[Ithanian]] construction. Beautiful pale stonework is used to create many of the buildings, and the expansive harbor gives room to just as many merchant ships as it does Ithanian riviera yachts. Further inside the city, expensive shops, eateries, and the like dot wide avenues, with multiple fountains and statues in the Ithanian style, while just outside the wall-less expanse, the fields of plantation agriculture are loomed over by distant picturesque mountains. It is a city built for beauty and relaxation, which many find in its shimmering streets.

*'''Vieux-Provence''': Found in the heartland of [[Leutz-Vixe]] cultural lands, Vieux-Provence is a more recent construction that spawned out of a fishing village with the arrival of House Ravenstad to the area around 230 AC. They helped fundamentally transform the village to the point its original name and settlement footprint are now lost, and today, the great towering structures of gray stone–be it the city walls or the homes behind them–withstand the rains that commonly wash through the area. This rainwater is then directed through ingenious methods out into the nearby sea.

==The North’s Major Cities==

*'''Kongehaug''': The capital of the [[Kingdom of Nordskag]], Kongehaug is a more recent city built up and developed as the nation has risen to prominence across the northern realms. The city lies in the shadow of the great castle of the royal family and a defensive fortress. From these strong points, built atop natural rock formations on either side of the city, the coastal land between them has been densely populated, a rarity for the Alorian north. Marked by stark wilds around its urban sprawl, transport in and out by boat is preferable to any overland routes.

*'''Kongehaug''': The capital of the [[Northbelt|Kingdom of Nordskag]], Kongehaug is a more recent city built up and developed as the nation has risen to prominence across the northern realms. The city lies in the shadow of the great castle of the royal family and a defensive fortress. From these strong points, built atop natural rock formations on either side of the city, the coastal land between them has been densely populated, a rarity for the Alorian north. Marked by stark wilds around its urban sprawl, transport in and out by boat is preferable to any overland routes.

*'''Fortsattfjord''': Fortsattfjord stands in slight opposition to Kongehaug, as the capital city of the cousin-realm of [[Northbelt|Middeskag]], but also strangely in a mirrored construction. Positioned at the end of a fjord, with the mouth guarded by a string of fortifications that can also pull up a harbor chain, it is a quaint and quiet place, well-sheltered from the wider world. It is also a center of pro-Regalian sentiment, with a Unionist presence that has only grown recently as Nordskag and Regalia seek to increase their relational influence.

*'''Xaster Xan-Xavacellon''': The most accessible of the great bastions of [[Sihndar]] civilization, Xaster Xan-Xavacellon hugs the sea and is home to the largest port in [[Drowda]]. Surrounded by quiet plains that carry the whispers of the Greater Demon Altai, the city’s walls no longer serve as a border on urban expansion, as the chances of a direct attack have wilted over the decades. The city is home to the greatest diversity of Races in the region, as well as the political elite of Sihndar society.

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 *'''The City of Regalia''': The grand capital of the [[Regalian Empire]], the City of Regalia is an ancient place. Located on the [[Regalian Archipelago|Crown Isle]] and only the latest construction atop a series of other civilization’s settlements in the same location, the city was formerly the capital of the [[Regalian Kingdom]]. The [[Five Family Rebellion]] toppled this state and thus helped birth the Regalian Empire. Featuring many Races and [[Cultures]] within its walls, while also being the birthplace of the [[Narim]] beneath the city’s surface, Regalia is an extensive urban sprawl separated from the active countryside of the Crown Isle by walls ancient and built anew. Its harbor is perhaps the greatest mix of people imaginable and is an epicenter of travel across Corontium and the wider world.
 *'''Axenfoord''': A settlement perhaps as old as, if not older than, the City of Regalia, Axenfoord sits at the heartland of [[Anglian]] territory and serves as a seat of prestige for [[House Kade]]. It straddles both sides of the Axen River and is crossed by grand bridges built by Kades, protected by large walls and gatehouses built by Kades, and dotted with monuments and centers of faith and society built by Kades. While formerly Anglian alone, the grand city has become an epicenter of [[Regal Culture]] which seeks to spread this influence out to the vast rural terrain beyond the city’s walls.
-*'''The City of Calemberg''': A similarly old city to the prior two entries, but of an entirely different origin, the western Corontium City of Calemberg was once a minor settlement and fortress of the [[Wirtemcaller Kingdom]]. Over decades and centuries, it expanded and was one of the first cities to join the Regalian Empire when the Wirtemcaller Kingdom fell. It remains a beacon of militarism, its leaders coming from or having close association with House Typhonus, though it is more a site of culture and faith than direct military power as it was in the old days. The walls are surrounded by dense forests, with the well-traveled roads cut harsh swathes through this arboreal greenery.
+*'''The City of Calemberg''': A similarly old city to the prior two entries, but of an entirely different origin, the eastern Corontium City of Calemberg was once a minor settlement and fortress of the [[Wirtemcaller Kingdom]]. Over decades and centuries, it expanded and was one of the first cities to join the Regalian Empire when the Wirtemcaller Kingdom fell. It remains a beacon of militarism, its leaders coming from or having close association with House Typhonus, though it is more a site of culture and faith than direct military power as it was in the old days. The walls are surrounded by dense forests, with the well-traveled roads cut harsh swathes through this arboreal greenery.
 *'''Alberte''': A truly modern city built from the profits of the [[Ithanian Gem Boom]], Alberte sits in central-south Corontium and is a firmly [[Ithanian]] construction. Beautiful pale stonework is used to create many of the buildings, and the expansive harbor gives room to just as many merchant ships as it does Ithanian riviera yachts. Further inside the city, expensive shops, eateries, and the like dot wide avenues, with multiple fountains and statues in the Ithanian style, while just outside the wall-less expanse, the fields of plantation agriculture are loomed over by distant picturesque mountains. It is a city built for beauty and relaxation, which many find in its shimmering streets.
 *'''Vieux-Provence''': Found in the heartland of [[Leutz-Vixe]] cultural lands, Vieux-Provence is a more recent construction that spawned out of a fishing village with the arrival of House Ravenstad to the area around 230 AC. They helped fundamentally transform the village to the point its original name and settlement footprint are now lost, and today, the great towering structures of gray stone–be it the city walls or the homes behind them–withstand the rains that commonly wash through the area. This rainwater is then directed through ingenious methods out into the nearby sea.
 ==The North’s Major Cities==
-*'''Kongehaug''': The capital of the [[Kingdom of Nordskag]], Kongehaug is a more recent city built up and developed as the nation has risen to prominence across the northern realms. The city lies in the shadow of the great castle of the royal family and a defensive fortress. From these strong points, built atop natural rock formations on either side of the city, the coastal land between them has been densely populated, a rarity for the Alorian north. Marked by stark wilds around its urban sprawl, transport in and out by boat is preferable to any overland routes.
+*'''Kongehaug''': The capital of the [[Northbelt|Kingdom of Nordskag]], Kongehaug is a more recent city built up and developed as the nation has risen to prominence across the northern realms. The city lies in the shadow of the great castle of the royal family and a defensive fortress. From these strong points, built atop natural rock formations on either side of the city, the coastal land between them has been densely populated, a rarity for the Alorian north. Marked by stark wilds around its urban sprawl, transport in and out by boat is preferable to any overland routes.
 *'''Fortsattfjord''': Fortsattfjord stands in slight opposition to Kongehaug, as the capital city of the cousin-realm of [[Northbelt|Middeskag]], but also strangely in a mirrored construction. Positioned at the end of a fjord, with the mouth guarded by a string of fortifications that can also pull up a harbor chain, it is a quaint and quiet place, well-sheltered from the wider world. It is also a center of pro-Regalian sentiment, with a Unionist presence that has only grown recently as Nordskag and Regalia seek to increase their relational influence.
 *'''Xaster Xan-Xavacellon''': The most accessible of the great bastions of [[Sihndar]] civilization, Xaster Xan-Xavacellon hugs the sea and is home to the largest port in [[Drowda]]. Surrounded by quiet plains that carry the whispers of the Greater Demon Altai, the city’s walls no longer serve as a border on urban expansion, as the chances of a direct attack have wilted over the decades. The city is home to the greatest diversity of Races in the region, as well as the political elite of Sihndar society.