Zaratoza

The Crown of Honamaya, Zaratoza is the largest city in the region, and a magnificent example of the unique architecture and design found here. Zaratoza first grew in a small, gradual slope on the inner side the mighty mountains it rests on, where travel was easy by foot and crops and livestock had room to safely expand. As the city grew, however, the gentle slope filled in quickly, and only the steep, rocky cliffsides remained nearby. The people of Zaratoza took the challenge on and built a mighty city of stone that clings to sheer rock and shakes off the snows, allowing their city to flourish. Nowadays, the city spans the sides of three neighboring mountains, connected by bridges and gondolas. The districts in the city zig-zag their way up the cliffs to occasional flatter ground, with tight, twisty roads and stone stairwells for foot traffic. Most homes here are multistory, with entrances wherever they can connect to a road or path, and often with a different family living on each floor.   Regardless of where in the city you are, on a clear day, there's an astonishing view of the inner seas in the distance, just over the lower ridge opposite the city.