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Kormar is the capital of the Empire, and the site of the Priesthood's headquarters, the Temple District. It is an ancient city, and one of the largest in the world. The Port of Kormar is a significant trade hub.

Location

Kormar is located relatively near Nacis, and has a subtropical climate.

Kormar is located due East of Nacis, on the Eastern slope of the Fourth Spine. To the Northwest is the state of Saofurn, and to the South lies Lósdork.

Geography

The city-state of Kormar is built on the seaward face of a hill and politically divided into four Wards, the Central Commons, and the Temple District, which is almost a separate city.

Three Wards are within the walls, separated by elevation, and the last is outside. The High Ward abuts the Temple District and houses all clergy that do not reside therein, the nobles of the Empire, and the elected members of the Senate, the Kings and Lords. The Middle Ward surrounds the Central Commons on three sides and is the primary residence of merchants, doctors, and anyone with either wealth but not status, as well as the location of the more reputable inns. The Low Ward, therefore, is the home of the lower castes, as well as the barracks for the militia-police. Outside the walls lie the Docks, which is a bit of a misnomer as everything outside the walls is included. Every Ward is the responsibility and under the partial jurisdiction of a Sheriff, who is elected from the permanent residents of that Ward, and is a speaking member of the Court of Lords.

The Central Commons is a large hexagonal plaza, with the Senate of the Empire occupying a large stone building on the upper side. The rest of the plaza is an open marketplace, with more established sellers and guilds working out of the surrounding buildings. Legally, only the plaza itself is the Commons, and residents of the surrounding buildings are considered to live in the Middle Ward.

The Temple District is a large monastery built on the very top of the hill. It has its own wall and its own architecture, and in many ways is its own city.

Off the coast there is a medium-sized island, which, besides a lighthouse, is entirely given over to a cemetery that has been used by the peoples of the area for hundreds of generations, containing over a dozen crypts and a large ossuary.