Sunswell
Sunswell is a nation situated at the crown of the world. It is built among the flowering lands, where nectar flows so heavily that it leaks from the flower cups and mingles with the rain, forming rivers of sweetwater. Buildings sit just above the waters here, with boardwalks leading down to canals and city docks. Impressive step pyramids tower above the residential and commercial buildings, marking the palaces of nobles and their governmental centers. The city bursts with life and color, as its citizens travel along canals in ornate gondolas. Giant butterflies are drawn to the sweetwater in great flocks, and have become symbols of the vibrant city.
Defences
The main defensive feature of Sunswell is the terrain itself. The myriad waterways make attacks by land impractical, while only a few canals are deep enough for larger vessels. Clear and open skies make aerial invasion risky, as the invaders can be spotted several days out. With the volume of riches passing through Sunswell, the city can afford top-tier training for quite a large force of soldiers and sailors.
Industry & Trade
While the city produces many goods, its main trade is... trade. Thanks to the unique properties of the region, Sunswell is able to move huge quantities of material. And thanks to lucrative riches they are able to move, the shipyards are booming with business, allowing them to create larger and more intricate ships for more efficient and profitable trading.
The natural beauty of the city also makes it a desirable tourist destination, and a preferred city for important people to meet for transactions, even deals that don't require the boatmen of Sunswell.
The proliferation of powered machinery makes the city a destination to refine goods. Materials such as wood, pigments, and grain are ground, refined, and sold again for a great profit.
Infrastructure
Sunswell is best known for its intricate series of canals. By creating bark barrier walls, the people of the city have been able to make a maze of waterways, which they use to navigate the city in lieu of traditional roads and paths. Watermills dot the city, which are used to power tools and machines in the impressive shipyards. The currents also power sawmills and grind stones.
Architecture
The city is built atop twig logs that have been carefully wedged between budding leaves. With enough of these logs in place, they are cut flat to form wooden platforms above the water. Building these platforms along natural currents, the city has built an intricate system of canals that are used for transport and travel. Buildings are made of great slabs of bark, which are floated in on the currents. The style of architecture tends to be blocky rows of rectangular buildings, strung together for support and to keep weight low. Important city centers and palaces are traditionally step pyramids on their own platforms, to maximize dock space for commerce. Almost all buildings in Sunswell are brightly painted, favoring murals of red, teal and yellow to complement the vibrant greenery of the marsh.
Geography
Situated at the top of the crown leaves of Arboreus, Sunswell is built atop a marshy expanse of budding leaves. Buds of new leaves are so tightly packed and green that the waters do not flow down the tree in this marsh. Mighty waterfalls ring the region, where spaces begin to open under the new leaves. The marsh has many gentle sweetwater currents that mostly radiate out toward these waterfalls, but there are several strong currents of fresh water from rainfall outside the marsh.
Climate
Sunswell is usually pleasantly warm, with frequent gentle rains. The region is sunny, and has a greater than average daylight span compared to other parts of the world.
Type
City
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