Silvanost
Silvanost, also known as the City of a Thousand White Towers and Place of Spires by the Kagonesti, was the capital of the elven nation of Silvanesti, and regarded by many to have been one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The city was named in honor of the great elven leader Silvanos Goldeneye. There was not a tree, rock, bush, or flower that wasn’t sculpted as the city grew. Where Qualinost allowed for plants to grow wild, Silvanost did not. When taken over by the minotaur empire, it was originally renamed Hotakanti, then Ardnoranti, but was finally named Sargasanti.
Silvanost was located on Fallon Island, and surrounded by the Thon-Thalas. At one time, giant turtles were used to ferry elves from the main side of the river, to the island where the city was located. When approaching the city, silver gates led into the city through the walls. These gates were bound with magics that made them so powerful that no force on Krynn could break them. A highway led up to the island from the west, called the Old King’s Road. At one time, a bridge crossed the Thon-Thalas, and the highway went right to the city gates, but this bridge no longer exists.
Once one entered the city, there were one thousand gleaming white towers, and all homes were built with the use of magic and made of wood, crystal, or white marble. They start as one or two story homes near the wall, gradually increasing in size, up to ten to twelve stories, closer the center of the city. The only straight streets in the city were in the cardinal directions of a compass. The city itself looked like a well tended garden, with all trees equally spaced, blooming flowers that were arranged in complex patterns, crystalline fountains, and all paths were made of cobblestone. At the heart of the city is the Tower of the Stars, along with all the major municipal towers and temples.
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