City list

From Mizahar Lore

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This is the complete city summary list. Every city within Mizahar will be listed here with a brief description summarizing what it is. Links are provided. Please go to the individual city page for a more complete listing of what that city is like, its demographics, and what it can offer its residents and travelers.

Sylira

The main human population is concentrated in this region, divided into a series of fortified independent cities of which Syliras is the capital. Temperate to tropical, this area is controlled by the Syliran Knights and is considered one of the most civilized sections of Mizahar.

IMAGE	CITY NAME	DESCRIPTION	RACE	LANGUAGE	STORYTELLER	STATUS
	Syliras	Capital city of Sylria, Syliras is the cultural melting pot of humanity where folks are slowly rebuilding civilization in a setting forged by the honor of the Syliran Knights. Place of the massive Ironworks, and extensive agriculture, plus the location of the Miza Mint, where coin across the nation is made... Syliras is an important part of the Mizaharian World.	Human	Common	Dusk	Open For Play
	Sahova	An island colonized to serve as a magical research facility populated by undead, Sahova has stood the test of time and continues developing weapons for a long dead nation.	Nuit	Various - Common	Panna Cotta - Tarot	Open For Play
	Zeltiva	A port city surrounded on three sides by mountains, Zeltiva is the home of the finest shipbuilders and sailors in Mizahar. It also boasts an exceptional university, and is a center of trade in both goods and ideas	Human	Common	Liminal	Open For Play
	Nyka	A religious city known as the Celestial Seat, Nyka is ruled by a council four Alvina who call themselves the Celestials. Finding strength in numbers, these gods and their warrior monks try to run the city according to their individual talents.	Human	Common	Tarot	Closed - In Development
	Ravok	Built on an enormous lake, Ravok is the home of a floating city populated with humans who are more at home on the water than anywhere else.	Human	Common	Gillar	Open For Play
	Sunberth	A former mining town almost entirely destroyed in the Valterrian, Sunberth is populated by the descendants of the mine workers. They hold a tremendous grudge against the way their ancestors were treated, and have come to believe that the post-cataclysm chaos is actually better than the "order" that preceded it. As such, they have a great antipathy toward anything resembling "civilization" in the law-and-order kind of way.	Human	Common	Liminal	Open For Play

Taldera

Vast tracts of wilderness fill this northern region. Taldera is famous for its enormous wildlife, its lack of settlements. Karjin, Novallis, and Avanthal dominate this region, of which Avanthal is the capital city and by far the largest.

IMAGE	CITY NAME	DESCRIPTION	RACE	LANGUAGE	STORYTELLER	STATUS
	Avanthal	Frozen city of the north, famous for their Polar Guards and Goddess Queen, Avanthal is the home of some of the toughest cold weather people anywhere. Primarily a human settlement, Avanthal creates a unique survivalist atmosphere in a wintery wonderland that is normally locked in ice 365 days a year.	Vantha	Vani - Common	Gossamer	Closed - In Development
	The Spires	This giant tree city is home of the gentle Jamoura. Formed of nature, The Spires has no formal architecture or structure, but instead rises well into the lofty trees made of the trees themselves.	Jamoura	Jamourian - Common	Ja'Soth	Open For Play
	Novallas	In Development.	Humans	Common	Liminal	Closed - In Development
	Karjin	In Development	Human	Common	None	Closed - In Development

Kalea

This foreboding mountain region is home to some of the most skilled metalworkers anywhere. The Isur are a relic race from the pre-Valterrian times who make their fortress homes in the heartland of Kalea. Humans and other races are also found in Kalea.

IMAGE	CITY NAME	DESCRIPTION	RACE	LANGUAGE	STORYTELLER	STATUS
	Sultros	The mountain kingdom of the Isur, the heart of Sultros is a massive citadel built atop Mt. Izurith in the Kitrean Mountains of Kalea with a vast underground cavern containing the city below. Connected by a series of massive tunnels are four smaller citadels with accompanying caverns for the various Isurian clans.	Isur	Isur - Common	Gillar	Closed - In Development
	Wind Reach	A remote western outpost in some of the tallest mountains of Kalea, here humanity has formed a unique bond with enormous oversized eagles they live in harmony with. Often never touching the ground, these unique humans reside in The Aerie, an ancient dead volcano they've carved out for their enormous companions.	Inarta	Nari - Common	Gossamer	Open For Play
	Denval	Denval is a settlement in northern Kalea that existed in pure isolation for centuries following the Valterrian.	Humans	Common	Liminal	Closed - In Development
	Lhavit	Crystaline city of the clouds located on Kalea's extreme west coast. Home of the Alvina of the Stars and rife with magic, this remote city shimmers with its own unique light.	Human	Common	None	Closed - In Development
	Alvadas	Alvadas is better known as the city of Illusions. Alvadas has long been regarded the God of Illusion and Trickery’s home.	Humans	Common	None	Closed - In Development
	Kalinor	A surreal cavern city inhabited by Symenestra where stones glow and streets are reams of silk. Iridescent black and white structures hang between stalactites and cascade over limestone flows in organic and eerie arabesques. Without a Symenestra willing to carry you, entrance is impossible.	Symenestra	Symenos - Common	Columbina	Open For Play

Falyndar

Tropical jungle fills this region, making its people elusive and resilient to all sorts of hot weather and inhospitable creatures. As beautiful as it is deadly, Falyndar is the home of the Myrian people, where Taloba is its capital.

IMAGE	CITY NAME	DESCRIPTION	RACE	LANGUAGE	STORYTELLER	STATUS
	Taloba	Located in the center of Falyndar, Taloba is the home of the War-Goddess Myri and her savage, blood-thirsty Myrians. Filled with exotic wonders, it is all but closed to outsiders... enter at your own risk.	Myrian	Myrian - Common	Cayenne	Open For Play
	Zinrah	Located in northern Falyndar, Zinrah is a seemingly-abandoned cluster of ruins, but is merely the forefront of a bustling underground settlement inhabited by Dhani. Its abandoned appearance encourages placidity, and woe to those who stumble into a nest of man-eaters.	Dhani	Snake-Tongue, Common	Cayenne	Open For Play
	Charbosi	The underwater city of the Charoda, located off of the coast of southern Falyndar. Uninhabitable by outsiders that cannot breathe underwater, the Charoda have a trading post on the barest edges of the land, often alone, lest the Myrians catch them above water.	Charoda	Char - Common	Cayenne	Closed - In Development
	Black Rock	The stark, bleak island-city that is home to Dira, Goddess of Death, and those who serve her, alive and dead. A curious place, it is a mysterious beacon to the dead.	Ghosts	Various - Common	Cayenne	Open for Play

Cyphrus

Sometimes called The Sea of Grass, Cyphrus is an enormous region filled with an endless expanse of plains. Home of the horseclans and cities that tend to move around, Cyphrus is a haven for those that want to 'disappear' for a time.

IMAGE	CITY NAME	RACE	DESCRIPTION	LANGUAGE	STORYTELLER	STATUS
	Endrykas	Not found on any map, Endrykas is a enormous moving encampment formed by the horseclans of Cyphrus coming together to trade, exchange information, and train. Often called the 'tent city', Endrykas' nature is as fluid as the sea of grass it resides on.	Drykas	Pavi - Common	Tundris	Open For Play
	Riverfall	Built on the side of an enormous waterfall where the Bluevein River plunges into the Suvan Sea in a three thousand foot drop, Riverfall is the home of the Akalak warriors. Here they've made a fortress bastion that welcomes visitors so long as they play by the Akalakian rules.	Akalak	Tukant - Common	Charon	Open for Play
	Claridon	In Development.	Humans	Common	None	Closed - In Development
	Kenash	In Development.	Humans	Common	None	Closed - In Development
	Xy	This is the largest and most civilized clan of Zith known to exist. Not a traditional town or city, Xy is a series of caves and tunnels built beneath a ruined castle simply called, Castle Xy. Made up of Zith and their slaves, it is the only colony that engages in limited amounts of trade with the outside world via the Castle.	Zith	Zithinese - Common	Gillar	Closed - In Development

Eyktol

Smoldering desert lands in the furthest south of Mizahar, Eyktol is unforgivably hot and considered one of the most inhospitable places on Mizahar. However, that doesn't mean life doesn't thrive there. It does... there are hearty peoples and lost empires deep in the heart of the desert.

IMAGE	CITY NAME	DESCRIPTION	PRIMARY RACE	LANGUAGE	STORYTELLER	STATUS
	Yahebah	Ancestral home to the Benshiras, half enclosed by a vast but crumbling wall. It was forsaken for the glorious Hazahdar, but now a few nomadic Benshira are returning to it as a center for trade. Some are even trying to rebuild the walls. It is also near several natural springs.	Benshira	Shiber - Common	Colombina	Open For Play
	Hai	Formerly Hazahdar, an underground city hewn from the stone and blighted by divine powers in the Valterrian. Untouched treasures glimmer in Hai's dark grottos and water flows freely, making a glorious coffin for Mizahar's worst criminals and reviled lepers.	Unoccupied other than by Lepers	Common	Colombina	Open for Play with DS Permission
	Ahnatep	The once glorious capital of the Eypharian people that towered over the banks of the great river. It is now half toppled and sparsely populated by Eypharians and Dhani. Few structures still stand as testaments to the power and splendor of the Eypharians and a sizable oasis dominates its center.	Eypharians	Arumenic - Common	Colombina	Open For Play
	Eloab	A ghostly village of stone and mud with no permanent people. The Eloabites are long dead, possibly slain by mysterious disease brought with the Valterrian. Only the Chaktawe dare hoist their tents on the village's roofs or use its wells while passing through.	Chaktawe	Tawna - Common	Colombina	Open for Play

Island Nations

There are several large islands that are not large enough to be considered regions, but indeed act as their own sovereign nations. These islands are as unique as the people that populate them.

IMAGE	CITY NAME	DESCRIPTION	PRIMARY RACE	LANGUAGE	STORYTELLER	STATUS
	Mura	Home of seers and healers, Mura is a the one and only city located on the White Isle, Konti Island. Populated by Konti women, this city is a peaceful cutural hub filled with those faithful to both the Goddess of Visions and the God of the Sea. Mura is a city that is half submerged since the Konti women are equally at home both within and outside of the sea.	Konti	Kontinese - Common	Alice	Open For Play
	Abura	The home city of the Akvatari, a strange melange of winding towers and underwater caves. The heart of a people fanatically devoted to the creative arts, whose work is highly valued throughout Mizahar.	Akvatari	Common	Liminal	Open for Play

Out of character note: For your entertainment - A layman's view of the cities. Syliras: the closest thing to normal, and the only city with a WalMart Zeltiva:We're just holding on until the pirates take over and turn this into the grog capital of the world. Sahova: No one with an IQ under 120 allowed. Sunberth: VEGAS VEGAS VEGAS! Ravok: Harlequin romance meets zombie film. Abura: Your very own acid trip. Avanthal: Like Aspen and the Alps but way less fun. Endrykas: If Rohan went RV-ing Mura: Where Lifetime always airs and hell breaks loose once a month. Riverfall: Sausage fest 365 days a year at frat city. Taloba: We're tough dammit! Real tough! And we like blood and bones and crap! Black Rock: Casper can kiss our sophisticated ass. Zinrah: Snakes, why'd it have to be snakes? Charbosi: Pacifist central, aka Chickens of the Sea. Sultros: The next Isur who sings "Hi-Ho" is going to get a righteous beatdown from this freakish arm. Wind Reach: Ok, maybe we have no muscle development in our legs, but do you have an eagle chauffeur? Kalinor: May want to get it fumigated before you move in. Ahanatep: Come and experience sand in places you never knew existed. Yahebah: Maseltoff! The desert hasn't killed you yet! Now lets dance it out! Eloab: Roanoke Island sounds like a great place to set up a colony. Hai: Escape from L.A., save Kurt isn't going anywhere. Brought to you by Colombina