Kalamar(City)

Kalamar is the capitol city of the empire and nation of the same name. It is known for its great walls, soaring towers and broad domes of gleaming white stone as well as the Imperial Palace and the Cathedral of Kalam II.

Citizens and City Life
Citizens of the capitol city, of all the Human cities in the empire, are the most integrated into Elven culture. Elves in the city are not found exotic, and the Human nobility is notorious for mimicking Elven fashion and trends. The population of Kalamar is around 700,000 and predominantly Human, then about 10% Elf , 8% Halfling , and 2% Dwarf.

Kalamar is a very diverse city when it comes to not only culture but industry. It produces many textiles, military supplies, luxury goods, and hardware, all under the watchful eye of the Craftsman's Guild. Kalamar is also a major trade hub between East and West, and exports alabaster and pure, shining white marble which is mined and cut from quarries in the surrounding areas. Kalamar's main food source is seafood, then vegetables and livestock imported from the west. The city is also know for its excellent sewage and water systems. There are numerous underground cisterns as well as a complex maze of sewers draining into the sea.

Kalamar has a dark side as well; it sports a hidden undercity of which most citizens are unaware. One can just as easily lose the Alabaster Guards in the city's weave of dark corriors as one can find something much more sinister slumbering beneath its shining walls.

Geography
Kalamar is located on an rocky isthmus composed predominantly of a white variety of limestone. This isthmus connects the nation of Kalamar to the nation of Imarra. Due to the abundance of water and the solubility of limestone, vast cave systems have formed beneath the city's location over the eons. These cave systems have been implemented by the city planners to serve as huge cisterns, hidden passageways between defensive structures, and as secret caches and storage rooms.

The city is built upon bluffs of the same limestone its great walls are constructed from, adding to the grand view of soaring battlements emerging right from the water. The northern districts of the city are built closer to the water's surface, and is where the majority of harbors can be found. The city's centralized location and high elevation makes it an easily defendable hold and bustling site for trade, as well as a prime location for the Imperial seat.

Places of Interest
Merchant Quarter

Warehouse District

Craftsman's Guild Hall

Imperial Palace

Cathedral of Kalam II

University

Undercity

Port