Lanàdus

The High City

Arriving in the City of Lanàdus, one gets a taste of the Old Empire‘s splendor. Whether it’s the massive stone piers that jut into the city’s harbor, or the towering seawalls with their thousands of windows, like ant holes scattered across the vast stone face. Perhaps its the long brilliant banners that are unfurled across the city walls each morning, celebrating the ruling family and that day’s celebrations. It is said that there are five celebrations for each calendar day in Lanàdus, and each has its own flag. A land that has lasted for almost two millennia has much to celebrate.

The City is built upon concentric tiers, arranged against the foot of great Tremèndūm Tor. Each successive tier peers down from above the ring before it, creating a high canvas of rooftops, chimneys, and windowed towers staring down from great heights onto the sail-filled harbor below. Above these rooftops looms the high mountain wall of Tremèndūm Tor, upon which stand the jagged ruins of Kryr Trèmendūm. One can only imagine the snapping pennants and tall towers that once rose from the ancient walls, where now only a shell of empty windows and crumbled roofs stand starkly against mountain slope. Kryr Trèmendūm is the ancient seat of power for the Dekàli Empire. Through some mysterious fate, the citadel was destroyed in a terrible explosion in the Year of the High King 1246. Although no invading army landed on the shores of Lanàdus, the Old Empire founded over 13 centuries before by Anðus Nor had fallen.

Wards

The tiers of Lanàdus are listed here in order from wharf to mountainside. Each tier represents ripples of water extending out from Tor Trèmendūm, mirroring the footsteps of Anðus Nor as he first stepped from the land, setting out to conquer the world. Each successive tier is exclusive to people of higher social classes. The exception to this is the Avenue of Monuments that cuts from the Mær Mærus to the foot of Kyrm Oryrāyn. The great gates along this avenue are opened on High Holidays so that the general populace can reach the High Temple of Irāyn.

Landmarks

  • Avenue of Monuments. A great stepped avenue that intersects each tier of the city. The Avenue is partitioned by a series of gates which are built into the ward walls. The Avenue is named for the countless statues, plaques, and crypts which line its length, all testaments to the Empire, its founders, and its triumphs. Only the richest and most distinguished families of the Old Empire are permitted to erect crypts along its length.
  • Kyrm Oryrāyn
  • Kryr Lànadus

People

History