Sanctuary

Overview
Sanctuary is the floating holy city of the Empire of Uldarash, and acts as one of the nations capitals. It is currently ruled by Dentro, one of the two emperors of Uldarash. The culture of Sanctuary is centered around redstone and the acquisition of knowledge.

Early history
Sanctuary is dedicated to the great mage who, 1000 years ago, saved the people of Sanctuary from a great host of invaders by harnessing the power of redstone he raised the city to the skies and annihilated the enemies. The magic consumed him and transformed the people of Sanctuary into the Redstoneborne - a fusion of man and redstone. The mage is believed to have ascended to Godhood and each member of Sanctuary honors him by collecting magical knowledge for it is believed because they are made from him magic, that once they die they return to him, and bring the knowledge that they have collected over their lifetime.

The first floating island raised by the great mage got the name Elysium and over the years more islands have been raised by other mages of Sanctuary.

Present day
Sanctuary has had a lot of influence in politics on the continent of Haven, due to it once being a major city in the nation of Paloro. Later, Sanctuary, together with the other city states in the region, created the Empire of Uldarash to counter a potential eastern colonial expansion. Because of its size and strategic importance Sanctuary was made one of the two capitals of the empire.

Culture
The people of Sanctuary were inherently isolationist and often times preferred to avoid contact outside the city. This has of course changed since Sanctuary united with the rest of the empire. Now Sanctuary encourage people to come trade and share their culture. The people of Sanctuary also strongly prefer to avoid conflict whenever possible.

Through experimentation Sanctuary gained access to the nether early in history and the resources from there became a luxury and a symbol of status, and because of the inherent wealth of the city it spread all throughout Sanctuary.

Events

 * Carpicious Raids
 * The Great Western War