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“Where Camellias bloom.”

Aurea is the largest, main district and midpoint of Ariera. Spans from west to east. The temperature is pleasant and temperate, yet winters get quite cold. Aurea offers plenty of farms and orchards but primarily houses industrial cities with advanced infrastructure. This district is the birthplace of the King and the location where he sowed the seeds of his society. As a result, Aurea boasts a complex history, full of many mysteries.

History
The ruins of a previous time wiped completely clean, Aloysius started branching out his culture with supposedly little defiance after his overwhelming victory during The Great War. Soon enough, ruling this large land on his own proved difficult. Aurea originally encompassed the entire world, but it has shrunk along with the crowning of new children of Aloysius—his most trusted representatives. This initially did not go as planned. After much trial and learning experience, Ariera remains mostly peaceful in modern times.

King Aloysius
His Majesty King Aloysius is the self-proclaimed king of Ariera. He is well over a thousand years old and nobody from the point of his crowning still lives to tell the true tale of his rise to power. Aloysius let all kinds of theories of his life exist, as long as they’re far from the truth. Theories span from him being born from a Camellia flower, that he was brought down from the sun, or that he simply gave birth to the entire universe including himself. Many historians can’t make up their minds about what to think, and seeing as the king never answers such questions, many books contradict themselves. The most prevalent theory is just to let the King’s origins remain a mystery, with some arguing that the true explanation may be beyond comprehension.

Although the sight of this great ancient King may cause fright, he is notoriously gentle, with a kind and gracious demeanor toward his loyal subjects. Just don’t get on his bad side.

Solaris

Located in southwest Aurea, Solaris is the main capital of Ariera, home to King Aloysius' palace and the Camellia Court. Solaris resides handsomely in the bay of Sea Eillia, opening up a promising oceanic trade route for all districts.

Birthplace of the Carnelians, namely Julius, Markos, and Isabella.

Demographics
The common dialect in Solaris is British English, but the language is very diverse due to migrants. Being the world capital, Solaris has a large, rich population, the bulk of them being middle class. The city offers unique job opportunities, housing plenty of services, factories, and offices. Many move to the capital for the number of opportunities and the possibility of economic improvement.

Industry & Trade
Solaris is a modern city, full of intellectual minds and little menial labor. Here reside Ariera’s greatest people, from famous artists and poets to the greatest mathematicians. While few commodities are constructed here, many ideas, books, and scripts exit the city. Solaris accepts a lot of trade from its great big port, and the trade routes to the rest of Aurea pass through here to travel deeper into the north.

Infrastructure
Solaris has a very fine and modern infrastructure. Buildings and roads are always well-kept, and The Royal Guard is very active in the city. This makes Solarians a very safe people, and serious incidents are few and far between. Solaris is also a very walkable city, designed for foot and horseback with somewhat inconvenient cobbled streets. As a result, this has created a difficult, tight terrain for traveling by new technological innovations such as cars, making the inner city not traversable by large vehicles. The surrounding suburbia is much more accessible for these motorized transports.

Architecture
Solaris is one of the oldest cities in the world, meaning its architecture is traditional—but very well-kept. The buildings are primarily out of white stone. Streets are very narrow, with much greenery poking out of balconies and small gardens. The greenery is scarcely pruned, especially not the Camellia bushes, left to thrive as a symbol of peace and hope. The striking center point of the capital is the Royal Palace, the housing of the King. The castle is very large, hosting its own large population of hundreds, situated at an elevated point of the city, meaning it is visible from every corner of the surrounding cityscape. The castle is white, with several large, pink domes on top. These round features and pearly whites make the palace a very recognizable landmark. The inner city against the castle walls is called the castle town, a high-security area with dense buildings that serve as a natural barrier around the castle. Before the castle, the entrance is bordered by a large park with greenery and trees surrounding the climb. Anyone is free to visit the castle or prance in these gardens, but one must expect to be searched while doing so.

Geography
Solaris resides handsomely in the bay of Sea Eillia, opening up a promising oceanic trade route from all districts. All kinds of ships enter its great ports, and movement is constant. The capital is also connected to several large roads, one leading to Merlurra in the west, and two others to the other districts and Cinistera in the east. The terrain of Solaris is quite mountainous, with most of the inner city being elevated and built around the slopes.