Carenthal
Description
Carenthal is a city that is exclusively dependant upon industry for their survival, and it can be seen in the way it looks. The buildings are dirty, covered in pollution, and quite run down. Its people are very blue collar, and many of them carry themselves with the air of wage-slave lower classes, overworked and overstressed. Like everywhere else in the area, Carenthal is surrounded by a massive wall, separating it from the wastes beyond. The devastation around it, however, is especially prevalent. Generations of mining and processing of materials, as well as the manufacturing of heavy equipment has left the lands surrounding the city especially desolate.
Located in the center of the continent of Issylra, any one in a position to have a view over the wall would be greeted with the view of the wastes, as well as the massive vehicle manufacturing facility that takes up a large chunk of land beyond the walls. On the horizon, the black and deadly looking peaks of the Onyx Shield curve around half of the horizon.
Affiliation
The Saikar Coalition - S.A.C
A loyal member of the Saikar Coalition, and previously a powerful faction within the Empire, Carenthal is a haven for the The Greater and The Lesser Guilds, as well as The Way of the Weavers. Practice of banned religious faiths is heavily punished, and as such they are not common to see.
Locations
- Gifts of the Crafted
History
Carenthal during the time of the Saikar Empire and before, was a primarily mining and processing city. In the feudal days, they were well known for their masterfully crafted weapons, armour, and alloys. After the The Unification Wars, the Saikar Empire brought their technological findings to the rest of humanity, and Carenthal was chosen to be the Empire's manufacturing core. Huge factories, smelters, and other such facilities were funded, and the entire city became connected to that element, while the rest fell away.
It was here that the majority of the empire's minerals, weapons, and ground vehicles were constructed, and it was here that the miners who delved deep in the Onyx Shield were housed on their time off.
In the modern era, resource extraction is slowed to a near halt, as the earth around the city has been stripped of its supplies. However, mining materials from Yridos and the asteroids and moons near Bastion are often brought here for processing and construction, as the facilities already exist to do it, eliminating the need to pay for costly construction of the same facilities on Yridos, and then devoting resources to defending them.
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