Atlas-Nakara

The Dual Cities of Atlas-Nakara are the capital city of the State of Atlas-Nakara within the nation of Redoriv. It was founded as a reorganization of the city of Nakara, after Castle Atlas was lifted into the air. The cities are closely integrated and function as a single city, however are represented as separate cities within the Circle of Speakers in the State Government.

Founding
The land on which Nakara now sits was originally a fur trapping colony owned by the Kingdom of Sanctum on the fringes of the city of Virfortis. Some time after Virfortis was abandoned, Sanctum began to develop the outpost into a town in its own right, which eventually went on to house Castle Atlas and to subsume the ruins of Virfortis.

Castle Atlas was built by Cecilia von Valdreach near the southwestern corner of the island, above where she believed the goddess Erinna's mortal body was buried. She soon discovered that the body had formed a large and highly magical crystal in an underground lake deep below the castle. After investigating the crystal and attempting to harness its power, it let out a huge burst of energy and lifted the castle a hundred meters into the air. Chains were quickly constructed to prevent the castle from being lifted any higher, with rings to contain the crystal where it now hovered.

Diarchal Reorganization
As the new floating island of Atlas grew in cultural and economic importance, the city was renamed and reorganized such that Atlas would have a greater representation and further influence in its own affairs. The two operated as separate polities, they continued to cooperate closely and often as a single united entity.