Al-Maden (Calcot)

An inland city located somewhere within the deserts of Mithros. The hierarchy of naming for Al-Maden is commonly disputed by its local populace. Natives to the area generally say Al-Maden is located in an area called Weltal – the original name the people who settled the area gave it.

 Core Statistics
Age: Since the second age. Lands: Zerzura, inside the Mithrosian territory.

Leaders: The Noble Hierarchy of Merchants

Main Ethnicities: Human and Dragonborn, with a notably sized Demi-Human population.

Population Estimate: 3,000

Religion / Worshipped Gods: Sorecrown, Tazel, Goldstar, Quton

System of Government: Ran by a local mercantile enterprise, they take democratic vote only for the economic wellbeing of the city.

Technological Development: Relatively focused on agriculure and trade - much of the city is based in the ruins of the people that settled the area previously.

Important Locations
This section contains a list of important locations within Al-Maden.

Chiefly situated in the middle of the desert, Al-maden is close to an area that borders one of the only primary sources of water that flows through the region.

Heaven's Root A massive airship landing located near a north-western gate in the city. One of the only pieces of infrastructure left over from when the city was used by The Empire in the third age. A towering, root like structure made of myth-steel and wood. It resembles at a superficial level, a manner of great tree. Extending branches out blossom downward and form posts allowing it to host a dozen or so airships. Those flying newer, larger vessels may seek to make heading into the desert.

'''Statue of Sorecrown. ''' Though not specifically a god that holds any 'dominion' over the people of Al-Maden, this ancient, bizarre structure lays in an area once decimated by disease and ruin. A hamlet inside the city itself - it lays entirely uninhabited besides this statue. Depicting a god or goddess with a flayed face and ambiguous body, Sorecrown wears a twisting helmet of thorns that seem to imply an oozing liquid blanketing the face. People routinely make a barefoot-pilgramage to this sight to plead for rescue from disease or troubles, hoping whatever spirit or god is bound to the statue might release them.