The Fallen Empire of
Collora
Colloran Empire once claimed to span across the entire plane. it’s Crown jewel the Capital City, now rubble and ash. Collora was the most wealthy and powerful nation of crudilex enforcing it’s conquest with it’s advances in firearms and engineering beyond anything seen outside its borders. at the height of it’s power much of it’s its energy and resorces was spent policing its territories. Most small towns guards and constibals on loan from the city and as such many provinces were eager to please the crown. The true darkenss of Collora lied somewhat more beneith it’s serface. this great nation was not in control of the entire plane as those who live in its borders were led to belive. their claims that kings and empires beyond are nothing more than rebels. the nation controled the hearts and minds of it’s people with controled censorship and selective use of wording and false narritve.
This govermental censorship and control of information was a powerful and opressive force on the people of this nation. One which Ultimately lead to it’s undoing. The rise of the Federalist Revolution. Led by collora’s Abdocated king and opposed by it’s royalist Queen, ultimately both died, leaving the country in shambles.
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Culture
Food.
The food of Collora varies widely. But they favor rice and seafood. Olive oil, cheese, and bread are among all dishes prepared in Collora. The ingredients are cultivated in specialy kept areas in the lakes surrounding the city that replicate sea environments. though not perfect seafood is so in demand in collora that many will pay hundreds for food that has been preserved for weeks from the last sea to the west.
Calms, Octopus, Shrimp are considered delicacy in collora and are prepared with garlic on special occasions. Like anniversary and birthdays.
TRIVIA
House loyalty: there are two noble houses. each house acts as an umbrella for the noble families who swear loyalty to that house. the houses are led by a family whom shares the name of the house. both of the major houses are loyal to the colloran family and crown.
mIDDAY feast: aN AFTERNOON affair in Collora. Many a family insist upon a gathering in there dining halls to eat a full meal. This is a very important tradition to the people of collora and is considered bad luck by some to miss.
Governing the world: The praetors of collora are like kings unto themselves. second only to the king the praetors each rule over a cardinal direction. north, south, east(moon) and west(sun). Wail they in theory are equal and allies the praetors in practice are always out to get each other and undermine the others authority.
The house of Preators
Charles
the house of honor, history, and reputation.
La Larona
the house of Politics, Romance And Wealth
Every colloran family swears loyalty to one of the above houses. The territory of each house within collora is clearly defined but beyond the walls becomes more vauge. THE HOUSES ARE MADE UP OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES BOTH NOBLE AND OTHERWISE AND LED BY THE FAMILY FROM WHICH THE HOUSE DERIVES ITS NAME.
tHE STRENGTH OF THE HOUSE IS MADE UP OF THE FAMILYS THEREIN AND AS SUCH THEY ARE CONSTANTLY VYING TO GAIN THE LOYALTY OF THE MORE PROMINANT CLANS TO JOIN THERE HOUSE.
Hillcastle
The castle on the hill shining before the twin golden suns. It’s magasty and command speaks to the absolute power of the empire. Only an act of all the gods could effectively besige the monolithic castle collora. It’s vast halls stretch for miles, it’s tapestries historical masterworks, it’s battlements teaching the clouds.
The white marble of the castle speaks to the limitless wealth of this the seat of population in crudilex.
His Majesty's University of Applied Arcana
Magic and Collora have a complicated history. In the empires early days it was besieged from within my a covenant of arcane elves. Working to undermine the strength of the humans in the realm when the conspiracy was unveiled the fleshire elves attacked and killed the 3rd colloran king.
After this historic assassination the people of collora have looked at magic as a tool of cruelty and subterfuge.As such His Majesty’s university of applied arcana was created. To teach responsible, practical uses for magic to the benefit and Security of the empire. and keeping it out of the wrong hands
Magic users born in collora must undergo 3 years of training within the school and foreigners must take a licensing exam to demonstrate proficiency to the schools administrators.
The sentence for using magic unlicensed is swift and sevar. One caught my any colloran official in the imperial state without there University locket must submit immediately into the service of the colloran military, if they refuse the sentence is commuted to death by blade.
The Church of Dioten
the church of dioten exists only in collora, it's rules and doctrine are written into there lives in ways both great and small. the entire capital city is constructed such that it operates as a single massive congregation. it's people have state sectioned prayer and listed subjects to pray about, twice daily Declarations of intent and faith, and yearly proselytization journeys for all children after the age of 17.
None of these extremes are questioned as doubt of faith is considered tantamount to heresy, which is punishable by 10 years military service, or life in prision.
Ebonvault
The Ebonvault bank also calls collora its home. A seat of immesureable wealth that treats nations and provinces as businesses which is can invest in. It is said of the ebonvault that a man with nothing can crush an army with there support.
the internatl workings of the bank are mysterious and many rumors spread about where exactly they coin they have came from. Most prominant is that the dragon Dorvimal stole the coin of the gnomish god of wealth gillttergold when the gods fell during the sundering and now keeps it as it's horde letting only small ammount out at a time. But nothing is truely known for sure.
Foomil's Orphanage
Wayward childern of the Capital inveribly find themselves living at or visiting Foomil's Orphanage at some point. The old man who ins it has a gentle soul and spent every coin he could creating a place for the lost children of collora. He himself is a somewhat mysterious figure keeping to himself. His greatest secret is his illegal use of magic, outside of the university magic in collora is strictly monitored but foomil uses his simple spells for the betterment of his ward’s lives.
The Market Canals
The bustling canals of the Capital city are alive with gondolas selling wears to passing boats, bank side market stalls hack there wears to the rowing commuters. The building flankin on either side are built very close to the water with private docks below.
The Market Canal is perhasp the busiest market in all of the world, its prosperity directly relates to the strength of the colloran empire and the trade entering and exiting the capital is like life blood for the massive population of Collora City. Because of the colloran customs of spacing rests over time the market is alive under the glowing orange lantern light at all hours.
Le Lora Manor
Looming over the canals, behind a wrought iron gate and a vast wooded garden is the La Lora Manor. The homestead of the entire Noble house, home to 4 of its most influential families namely the La Loras themselves. The manor is a 4 story fortified bunker with massive windows and patrols of guards.
The lower ring of the Capital, the mercantile folk and the canals are all property of House La Lora and are protected by its private guards.
Sobonani’s Noodle Shop
A small quiet noodle shop easily missed along the main thoroughfare leading from the gates to the second ring. However Sobo-Nani is far more than she appears. The old woman who runs the shop is in fact a black market weapons dealer, arming the revolutionaries, smugglers, and criminals who have there arms confiscated at the cities gate.
Her exorbitant noodle prices are actually code, purchasing a 200 gold bowl of tonkotsu ramen will get you back entry into the Undercroft entrance along the canal behind her shop. It is here in this smugglers den you can purchase her most valuable asset, false Arcana Licenses.
The Ruby Rugs cantina
Beset upon the scenic high rise districts of the upper ring lies the popular entertainment hall of the Ruby Rugs. It’s doors open only to select clientele and only when the two suns dim. It’s beautiful crowded garden restaurant is a haunt of politicians and noble houses making it an excellent place for back door deal making. It also doubles as an escort service as its staff are professionally trained Corazones hired for inflated costs to elevate social status of those who hire them.
High docks
Hanging high out over the cliff side faces of the second ring, abandoned wearhouses and dangling wooden docks sit where once 30 years ago was sea level. Since the receding of the tide these old docks that once were the heart of the capital are now mearly a forgotten reminder of what the world once was.
The city and its people continued on, and stretched out to fill what once was seafloor, extending the city miles outward below. These old docks however are not as abandoned as they might appier, for many a skiff will dock and unload its mysterious cargo in the quiet eves. And watching eyes can be seen from the beggars who squat in the old storage. In a city as dencely populated as collora there are many who value the isolation provided by this shadowy corner of the capital.
Chains keep
The chains of Elxiem are found in every corner of the world, declaring themselves beyond the law of mortals as there cause in the protection of all regardless of banner. Their organization has many keeps across the world but one is most publicly known in the heart of the Colloran Capital
Blithetowers Loft
Home to Morgan Blithtower and frequented by her band of noble outcasts the blithtower loft is something of a crash pad for colloran nobles who don’t fit in with polite society. Morgan herself is a binge drinking war veteran who’s magic has been pushed to its breaking point at war permanently changing her. Her skin is like marble with dark colored veins and her eyes gleam a frightening shade of purple.
Her service to the crown was extensive and beyond reproach but her current state dose. It befit one of the sorts of rank she should have by rights been appointed. So she lives in a limbo, perhasp the only person to retire from collora. Military service.