Ballarad
The isolated city of Ballarad, already prosperous and large, has increased in population as a direct result of the Colossus’s appearance. Sections of the city were destroyed when the prior-world structure emerged from the earth, but the damaged section that remained have been mostly rebuilt since then, except for an area simply referred to as the Wreckage.
In the immediate aftermath of the Jade Colossus’s emergence, many fled. But as hours and then days passed without any obvious additional movement or overt threat, most returned. The city began the process of rebuilding and investigating the massive structure that now partly shadowed Ballarad.
After a few months, curious residents managed to open one of the many sealed entrances visible on the Colossus’s face... turning the city into a nexus of exploration for the massive prior world installation.
The city is divided into two sections: the Old Town, which contains most of the structures not destroyed during the emergence, and the Boomtown, which is comprised mostly of the new neighborhoods that have been rebuilt or, often enough, repaired and repurposed in the lat five years. THe two sections mostly fall along the natural divide of the Tithe River, which runs through Ballarad’s center.
There are two organizations associated with the Jade Colossus: The Heritors of the Colossus and the Jade Protectors. The Heritors believe in the discovery, exploration, and usage of the prior world items found in the Jade Colossus. They’re sometimes viewed as brigands and thieves. The Jade Protectors safeguard the artifacts of the Jade Colossus and study them while preserving the structure.
Information taken and summarized from “Jade Colossus: Ruins of the Prior Worlds” by Bruce R. Cordell
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