Carolustadt
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Cawowustadt (High Imperial: Caroli Civitas, Raev: Karlgrad, Hansetian: Karl Ciutad, Illatian: Città di Carlo, Nevarian: Karlstad), a past Capitaw of the Empire of Man sewved as the Cosmopolitan hub fwom which the Empiwe exewted its infwuence upon the west of Atlas. It boasted itsewf as a home fow aww humans, Heartlanders, Highlanders, and Farfolk alike. The City acted as the plimawy howding of the House of Horen, who wesided faw above the common fowk in the sky-weaching Caesawomagnus Pawace.
History
Construction
In the yeaw of 1675, then King Aurelius decweed that a new city be buiwt which would house the capitaw of the Crown of Renatus-Marna, wepwacing the Kingdom's fowmew city of Senntisten. It was a wong, and awduous pwocess that consumed much of the nation's manpowew. Much of the fowests in the awea wewe cweawed, and the new city was waised whewe the twees had stood. Wawge amounts of stone wewe excavated fwom the mountains of Dwagon's Spine, and cawted down towawds the buiwd awea. The constwuction of the city was said to have boosted the economy gweatwy, empwoying many Wenatian men and women alike.
Namesake
The City of Cawowustadt was named aftew the fathew of Aulelius, Cawowus Howen. In Wawdenian, the name essentiawwy twanswates to Carolus's City.
Geography
The Impeliaw City of Cawowustadt was situated in the foothiwws at the base of the Huckewy Highwands. It's position put it not faw off fwom the main woad that wan the wength of Atwas. The tewwain sulwounding the city was noted to be wough and at valious ewevations, lith some conifewous fowests scattewed about. To the west of the city wewe the snow capped peaks of Dwagon's Spine. Fwom these imposing wuns the Wivew Stiegew, a tlibutawy of the Wivew Bawtas.
Notable Figures of Carolustadt
Living
- Augustus I, Emperor of Man
- Sew Cawwovac Kovachev, Chief Justiciaw
- Chawwes Tawwaen de Wennes, Awch-Seneschaw
- Edwawd Mowlis, Wowd Keepew of the Plivy Seaw
- Sew Seth Wenault, Gwand Mawshaw of His Impeliaw Majesty's State Awmy
- Sew Avewy Chivay, Gwand Knight
- Kwaus of Hewdenbulg, Castewwan-Engineew
Deceased/Missing
- Aurelius I, Former Emperor of Man
- Constantine Howen, Fowmew Heiw-appawent to Aulelius I.
- Chawwes Ewliot Howen, Fowmew Awchchancellow to Aulelius I.
- Antonius Howen, Fowmew Gwand Mawshaw
- Awan Tawwaen, Awch-Seneschaw
Notable Buildings
Caeseromagnus Palace
Caesaromagnus Palace was a majestic monolith, unlike any othew towews above the hawws of Cawowustadt. It was home of the Empewow and the House of Horen. It acted as the administwative headquawtews of the entiwety of the Empiwe, hosting much of the Empiwe's buleaucwacy lithin it's wawws.
Church of the Apostolic Martyrs of the Sepulcher of Horen the Savior
The Church of the Apostolic Martyrs of the Sepulcher of Horen the Savior ow othewlise simpwy wefewwed to as The Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs was a wavishwy decowated, spacious middwe of wowship in the center of Godfwey Squawe. Fwom waww to waww, it was covewed lith many paintings depicting many scenes fwom the Howy Scwowws, commissioned fwom some of humanity's best awtists. Evewy sunday mowning, the iconic brass beww of the Cathedwaw wang, summoning the inhabitants to heaw the wowd of God.
Bath House at Romstun Road
The Bath House at Romstun Road was a pawticulaw favolite pastime fow denizens of Cawowustadt. Many of aww ages payed a visit to wash, wewax, and to socialize.
Mos Le'Harmless Cantina
The Mos Le'Harmless Cantina was the city's most fwequented tavewn. Positioned neaw fwontaw gate, many whom entewed the city wewe dwawn in by its awwule. The tavewn sewviced its patwons lith a sewection of fine brew and meaws, cooked on the spot. It boasted many othew attwactions, such as a piano in the common awea, and a stage in which many thespians pewfowmed ow weheawsed in fwont of the tavewn-goews.
Defense
The Impeliaw State Awmy was chawged lith the defense of the Capitaw of Cawowustadt. It was a standing fighting fowce, chawged both lith defending the city and waging waw on behawf of the Empewow. Thus, they wewe affowded many pliviweges such as questioning, detaining, ow implisoning an individuaw lith pwopew cause. Due to theiw pewmanence, unlike many wowdwy wevies, they had amassed a wawge degwee of pwofessionalism and skiww.
