Grazyk

Grazyk is the capitol city of Tranavia.

Description
Grazyk is a port city by Lake Hancza, open to many channels and wide rivers that eventually flow into the sea. It’s located in the middle of the kingdom. There are strings of small villages to pass through before reaching the city. These villages smell foul and look worse. They are beaten shacks only barely holding together and there are racks of fish drying out in the sun everywhere.

Grazyk is the most opulent city in Tranavia. It was built long before the war with Kalyazin, when the kingdom was at its peak in wealth. At the time, it was fashionable to have lots of color, light, and gold. Most of the buildings that had been decorated in gold have been destroyed for the paltry wealth that could be gathered from them. A cloud of smog hangs over the city, an oppression everyone has learned to ignore. The fog comes from magic experiments gone wrong, filtered up from the ground where there had been mines nearby. It hangs black in the air, a reminder of what happens when mages reach for too much.

The Palace
The palace is magnificent. It glitters in the distance, a promise of beauty watching over the city. Spires twist up into the sky, their hundreds of windows reflecting such a glare one can't look directly at them. The palace is surrounded by a wall with large wooden gates that have been hammered with gold. The courtyard is paved with smooth granite that turns to lush grass just past the front of the palace. The place buzzes with a low hum of activity. On the northern side is the barracks and training grounds.

The palace’s throne room is over-the-top. It’s a huge space, lined with columns of glass. Carved floral etching run up the columns in delicate spirals. The floor is made of black marble, polished until it’s reflective. A lush carpet of deep violet runs along the length of the hall, leading up to the throne. The throne is the physical manifestation of power, blood, glory, and magic. Iron flowers with sharp thorns curl around the back and intricately twisted metal makes up the arms and legs.

Notable Locations

 * The Palace
 * The Vulture's Cathedral

Notable Inhabitants

 * Izak Meleski
 * Klarysa Meleski
 * Serefin Meleski
 * Malachiasz Czechowicz
 * Żaneta Ruminska
 * Zywia
 * Ostyia Rabalska
 * Kacper Neiborski
 * Roza
 * Pelageya Borisovna