Aura (city)

Aura is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Cyclonus (under  Cyclonus (city) ) and the largest city situated on  the Strange Continent.

Location
Aura, the city, is located on the Southeastern corner of the Strange Continent, south of the Fallforest and the Mangrove Grove. It si approximately the same distance from Bay City and from Cobalt. Ith, a large town is located nearby to the south.

I. Before the Alliance with Cyclonus.
The City of Aura was ruled by three leaders prior to the Auran Alliance with Cyclonus. Each of these leaders was a representative of the three largest organizations of Mages and proactitioners of magic. These were the Violets of Aura, the Mor-Wden , and the Physicians. These three organizations were the force that bound the Auran people together. Members of the special magical organizations, called mages, recieved tattoos over their heart, with the special insignias associated with the type of magic. Before the Alliance, magic was commonplace in Aura, and used my families, rich or poor. Magical services, such as those offered by the Violets, were cheap, so much so that Aurans would continually wear cloth or gloves on their hands, to protect themselves from curses attached to items (known as wifs).

It is not known how many years that people of Aura lived this way, but it is known that these practices were well established and engraved into the lives of the Auran people.

II. The Massacre of the Mages
When two hundred Cyclonian troops arrived in the City of Aura, before the Alliance, the King instructed his troops to kill all of the mages, fearing the power that they posessed. For each Cyclonian soldier, two mages were murdered. Any man, woman, or child, bearing a tattooed insignia was either stabbed, beheadded, hung, drowned, or tortured to death. Magical books and learnings were burned openly in the streets. This event sparked an ongoing resentment of Cyclonus amoung the Aurans, that would continue for centuries to come.

Only the Violets of Aura managed to recover from this catastrophe. For hundreds of years, in secret, they have offered their services to willing buyers, for great sums of money (as magic had become exceedignly rare). It is estimated that fewer than fifty Violets exist in the city of Aura in present day.

III. Alliance with Cyclonus
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Culture / People
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Currency
Aurans trade using their own units of money:

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