Lyzentos

Lyzentos is an ancient city located on the mouth of the River Sassyar. It boasts a glorious city centre made of pure marble, a university, a monastery and a great temple to Hynethe. Considered the centre of Valkanrian culture, architecture, and religion, it is also the largest and most populous city on the Valkanrian subcontinent with a population of 500,000.

History
Prior to the unification of the Kingdom of Sassyar, the city was merely a small village set on the mouth of the River Sassyar. Over time, as its trade grew, a wealthy nobleman, Cares, commanded his army of slaves to construct the city centre out of large blocks of marble. Once the city was completed, he was hailed as a god and founded the Carian dynasty. One by one, other cities along the Sassyar swore fealty to him. He named all of his noblemen princes and held court in the high temple of Lyzentos.

Lyzentos itself is based around three hills: the Carian Hill, named for Cares, which holds the high temple; the Vanerian Hill, named for Cares' sister-queen Vaneria, which boasts the university; and the Alexandrine Hill, named for Cares' son Alexander, which hosts the monastery.