Ar'Kir

"As i approached Ar'kir the glittering golden spires stretched towards the sun rising from the harsh sands of the Runian desert the large walls encircled the city maned by vigilant sunblades scanning the horizon for intruders their bright armor twinkled atop the thick walls."
-from “travels through the runian desert” by the Wizard Luneeh Vuz

Ar’kir also known as the city of dawn and is predominantly inhabited by Sun Elves . Ar'kir is ruled by the sun elven Asolar clergy which is jointly led by the leader of The Asolar Templar and the Sun forge.

History

Pre twilight war
Ar'kir was a smaller city at the edge of the Solaris empire founded in the age of Divinity as a trade settlement on the age of the Solaris Empire to provide an entrance to the empire for goods and people and to provide a stop for traveling merchants before they resumed their travels through the Runian desert
During twilight war
During the Twilight war Ar'kir was largely untouched by the fighting due to its location at the edge of the empire
After twilight war
Ar'kir having avoided the carnage that befell the other cities of the Solaris Empire took in the sun elven refugees from the ruins of the rest of the Solaris empire and the war the Midnight ward and the night gate were renamed to the daylight ward and the day gate to distance them from the night and dark elves and the Grand cathedral was renovated and expanded to remove all imagery of Eterus and religious texts were changed to focus on Asolars glory

Population

Ar'kir is mainly populated by Sun Elves and is the largest concentrated sun elven population center but also contains some half-elves and a small amount other races who are mostly merchants or religious pilgrims.

Culture

The sun elves traditionally organizes their society in rigid and firm hierarchies based on family and noble bloodlines. some noble houses can trace their ancestry back to the the Solaris Empire. the sun elves value Family and tradition and most citizens can trace back their family for multiple generations. through the rigid hierarchies lower born citizens can try to ascend through society by rising through the ranks of the church though highborn still look down on the lowborn even if they have risen above them. Arcane magic is frowned upon by the Sun elves as it is seen as a way to circumvent divinity and the light of Asolar.
Government
Geography Ar'kir lies in
Laws the

Layout

Ar'kir is built in 7 circular rings called districts which have all been split into quarters called wards that are governed by the corresponding ecclesiastic: the east ward also known as the sunrise ward governed by East Ecclesiastic Luthias Fenmys, the north ward also known as the midday ward, governed by ___, the west ward also known as the sunset ward, governed by ____ and the south ward previously known as the midnight ward was renamed the daylight ward, governed by _____.


Ar'kir districts (from the outside)

• the Coronas
  the coronas are the slums of the city outside of the city walls
• the Chromo district
  the Chromo district is mainly home to barracks for the Sunblades guarding the outer wall and includes the the four gatehouses the the western dusk-gate, the northern noon-gate, the southern day-gate and the eastern dawn-gate which serves as the primary citadel in the case of a siege. the chromo district also has modest housing for the lower class
• the Photto district
  is the main industrial sector of the city and houses the workshops and warehouses of artisans and other workers
• the Flows
  the Flows is the largest ring and houses most of the middle class as well as the main markets and mercantile flow in the city. the flows are known for the many shops, markets and inns that line the flowing road that goes through the district
• the Convex District
  the convex district is home to the larger houses of the wealthier citizens.
• the Radia district
  the Radia district houses the homes of the mayor sun elven houses as well as the daylight academy campus, the main garrison of the Sunblades called the ____ garrison and the grand archive. the Radia district is known for the golden glass towers and the manicured gardens of the wealthy estates.
• the Core district
  the Core district houses most mayor political and religious sites including the Grand cathedral as well as the grand cathedral square, the Sun court, the sun forge and housing for the top priests and the stewards of the religious sites.

Ar'kir

Type

Metropolis

Population
82.000 (89% elves, 6% half-elves, 2% humans, 3% other races)
Government
Ar'kir is a theocracy jointly led by the Hight templar and the High forge Master who govern over the entire city while other religious figures govern smaller areas within the city.
Defenses
the city is surrounded by a large circular wall with four gates guarded by gate houses and maned by the sunblades who also patrol the city and protect key religious figures. nobles also employ personal guards
Commerce
all regular trade goods are available for purchase as well as rarer luxury items are sold in the richer parts of the city
orginizations
law enforcement
the city is policed by the the Sunblades who keep order as well as defending the city