Heart of Gaea
Heart of Gaea centers around the Tree of Creation as this is where the seed gifted by the Goddess Gaea sprung to life and created all life. The crown of this enormous oak tree, larger and more ancient than any other tree in the world, covers half of the town in its shadow and the trunk is wider than any building in the town that stands beneath it. Circling the tree like annual rings is the streets and buildings of the city.
The city is divided into the inner circle and outer circle. Both circles are made up of houses build in various building styles and materials, but the outer circle is generally made up of grander and more pompous houses as well as having several smaller squares decorated with fountains and statues of various benefactors, the biggest of these being the New Town Square. The streets of the outer circle is paved with decorated tiles. The inner circle doesn't have any squares, it's less decorated except for with flowers and trees. The streets are made up of simple cobblestones. What was formerly used as a town square (therefore having a new town square) was the area beneath the Heart Tree.
The area directly beneath the Heart Tree has 12 large obelisks of dark basalt pointing towards the Heart Tree. They have light veins containing gold, that shimmers in the light, though some of the gold has been carved out by greedy individuals. On the other side of the obelisks the first circle of houses starts, Oakenheart in being the most granduous of them all. The area is sacred and no permanent buildings can be raised beneath it. Instead there are several small stalls with coloured canvas "roofs" to keep out the sun. During the Festival of Gifts a large platform stand near the roots where gifts can be placed. In front of the platform hundreds of tables and benches are placed, so that there's an aisle so that people can walk up to the platform with their offerings.
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Heart of Gaea
Founding Date
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Alternative Name(s)
Hearttree
Type
City
Population
7298
Inhabitant Demonym
Children (The city used to only include acolytes of Gaea, known as the Children of Gaea, therefore the citizens were called "Children")
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