Sergorod, formerly known as Saturnia, is a melting pot of wildly different cultures and said to be one of the greatest cities of the world. It serves as the capital of the Lunar Collective.
The heart of the Collective, the city is full of workers that belong to all the twelve houses. The large northern gate of the city is paradoxically called the South Gate, which marks the southern end-point for the Dragon Road which stretches all the way up the western coast of Aurial up to the North Gate of Aldrigvinter in the Great Kingdom of Terros.
Sergorod has now become a gothic city that is under a constant ashfall for half the year due to the nearby Kazarin Peak, a supervolcano on Eqos that sends plumes of ash over to the city. Many citizens shield their mouths to not breathe the damaging ash in, but this magical ash also makes the soil much more potent to grow crops in. In addition to the gothic aesthetics, it has more brutalist simple buildings built by the Collective in recent years.
Originally called Saturnia ("Dust-City" in Omnikarn), it is an ancient city from before the cometfall, barely surviving the cataclysm due to magical defenses. Surviving the second era as a free city, it came under the control of the Crimson Empire in the third era.
The city serves as the largest trade city for the western continent of Eqos, and became the start of the rebellion that eventually resulted in the Lunar Collective gaining independence from the Crimson Empire.
The city has one of the largest Genasi populations in the world, as frequent contact with the other planes during the city's history has caused much of the population to have Genasi traits. Alongside that, many Genasi from the world over ended up migrating to the Collective due to the tolerance shown here after the Cometfall.
"One begs the question as to how a city home to nearly a hundred thousand vivid and vibrant Genasi could be so overwhelmingly colorless." - Uragan Ventorius, a world famous Air Genasi bard from Terros.
The city hosts the Seven's Carnival once every eight years, alongside many other celebrations within the Collective. Seregorod is one of the stricter cities that the carnival performs in, with a lot of governmental scrutiny over every member of the entourage for possible spies.
Sergorod is known as one of the greatest cities on Abmarah, only rivaled in size by a few others such as Jamre, Sombus, and Xijing. Just like Sombus, it tries to claim the legacy of the former capital of mortalkind, Ikariyus, and has many architectural elements that reference the Temporal Empire.
Areas of the city include:
Old Town. a. Some locations of interest include:
The Table, which is a dodecagon shaped building that serves as the main governmental complex of the Lunar Collective.
Straria. An upper class district where many of the nobles of the collective gather.
The Golden Cathedral, which is the seat of House Zolotov and the Lightwatch, as well as the spiritual center of Golden Triadism.
The Mercury Ballroom, which is a high-rise ballroom owned by House Mercury often used for noble weddings and functions.
District Offices, where many of the administrative officials of the Collective have their offices.
High-End Tailoring, which is a clothing shop that creates the suits and dresses worn by much of the upper class.
Mercuria. An upper-middle-class district of the city within the walls.
The Krypton Goods Center, which is the largest 'supermarket' in Eastern Aurial. It is situated on the corner of Mercuria, Straria, and the Cuprum Docks.
Cuprum Docks. The primary docks of the city, owned and operated by House Copper.
South Gate. A large district that formed around the 'South Gate'. It is not the southern gate of the city, but is known as the southern gate of Aurial itself. It is the main passageway into the city, and the markets and town around it reflect that.
The Sparkling Triangle, which is a bar where the tables and everything is triangle-themed.