Collossapolos

In 1312, the necromancer Defilnus built a keep on the rocky shores overlooking Lake Virgath. Built between two rivers in rugged, hilly terrain it was in a remote area. The mere presence of Defilnus's Bone Keep brought a sense of security, opening land routes between east and west. Never intending to become a place of commerce, Defilnus's simple keep became an area of protection in an otherwise lawless land.

In 1341, tired of playing government to a rapidly growing area, Defilnus sold the land around her keep to the Orchish Empire. This twenty mile wide tract between lake Boraresh in the south, and Virgath in the north had two villages and a town, roughly 15,000 souls. On the deed, this area was listed as Collossapolos, a private trade district. The continued growth and prosperity of the area eventually led to the merging of towns and villages, becoming an enclosed city in the early 1500s.

Today, second in size to Paradomea City, Collossapolos sprawls along the banks of two rivers. The heart of the Orchish Empire's trade network, it has a port on Lake Virgath and is a junction for four roads.

Collossapolos is a rowdy city with a lot of brawling, arenas, frequent sporting events, huge marketplaces and seedier things like prostitution, gambling, and extortion. Sprawling between two rivers, over and in hills, along cliffs, Collossapolos has thirty districts. Each district is surrounded by walls and towers; keeping out enemies and containing bouts of violent civil unrest.