Places

The nine canonical cities, and the decision that defines each one.

Urbanisation in Cross runs at around 16%, less than half the real Europe, and there is a reason: the largest city in the world died in one night in 1780. The Ivandir Doctrine taught the continent that density is a target, and set a de facto ceiling of 250,000 people.

Only two cities pass that ceiling — Aurum Roma, by theocratic exception, and Brithon, by insular exception. Brytonia never learned the lesson because Brytonia was never invaded.

~16% urbanisation rate

250 thousand the ceiling, with two exceptions

1878 the last new street in Aurum Roma

The nine capitals

All stagnant since 1878-1880.

City	Bloc	Population	The decision that defines it
City Aurum Roma	Bloc Clerical Order	Population 800 thousand	The decision that defines it palimpsesto: thousand years coexistindo numa quadra
City Brithon	Bloc Brytonia	Population 720 thousand	The decision that defines it never invaded — and it does not apologise
City Velinia	Bloc Serenissima Velinia	Population 250 thousand	The decision that defines it merchant capital e permanent naval front
City Karzhar	Bloc Heptarquia	Population 200 thousand	The decision that defines it it is beautiful. It frightens because it is good to live in
City Königsburg	Bloc Königsmark	Population 190 thousand	The decision that defines it throne and altar under one roof, with thirty metres of empty nave between them
City Stromakra	Bloc Meridia	Population 165 thousand	The decision that defines it a sincerely devout court over sincerely corrupt houses
City Vykhrad	Bloc Vykhradia	Population 160 thousand	The decision that defines it a capital without power — the king arbitrates, the eleven govern
City Bernkanton	Bloc Kantonal	Population 45 thousand	The decision that defines it weak on purpose. There is no throat to squeeze
City Pandæmonium	Bloc Limbus Mundi	Population —	The decision that defines it deliberately unmapped. No plan, no figure, no map

The seven cities of the Heptarchy

City	Prince · Vice	What it is
City Karzhar	Prince · Vice Luzhar · Pride	What it is political capital. Empty throne since 1819
City Sathkar	Prince · Vice Sathnar · Wrath	What it is forge-city. Pior ar do continente
City Belkar	Prince · Vice Belzebar · Gluttony	What it is the storehouse — it feeds the other six
City Leviakol	Prince · Vice Leviath · Envy	What it is the port. Admiralty by conquest
City Mammon-Ur	Prince · Vice Mammen · Greed	What it is a firm, with no public office
City Asmotheri	Prince · Vice Asmoteth · Lust	What it is the bloodlines and internal diplomacy
City Belikatra	Prince · Vice Belifor · Sloth	What it is the one that stops answering

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The full texts

The almanac gives you the figure. Here is the reason behind it — contradictions included, and everything the Curia would rather not explain.