Vraga Moltus

Vraga Moltus is an ancient city on the Pearl Sea. One remarkable feature of the city is its curved tiered wall facing north into the Lands of Purity. This wall's first tier is 75' tall and the next three tiers are 50' high. All along the tiers are statues of the heroes of the city.

Vraga Moltus was founded by refugees of the Niratar Theocracy. In 1017, in a gaudy display of wealth for the times, this coastal settlement became the capital of the Farinteen Dynasty.

In 1476, the city was bombarded from the skies by Har'kish's flying battle orb - the Eye of Gith. This terror attack, paid for by the Black Tide, killed nearly a thousand civilians and destroyed dozens of buildings.

In the last year of the Black Tide War (1465 - 1486), Vraga Moltus was hit from the surface by an undead force nearing ten legions. From below, along tunnels and lifts leading to the Great Tradeway, the city was attacked by a drow army out of Uzurundabud. The ensuing fall of Vraga Moltus brought an end to the Farinteen Dynasty.

In the Severed Neck Battle, the Black Tide lost Vraga Moltus and a sizable force. After the Athenian Crusade (1539 - 1551), the government decided that joining Malacost was not to their best interests, so they allowed a foreign nation, Ivory Asylum, to establish colonial administration of the city and surrounding area. Ivory Asylum claims that administration of the city is small payment for their help in the Black Tide War.

Deep under the city, accessible by elevators and tortuously steep tunnels is the heavily guarded fortress Amurlax. This bastion was built over the town that once existed here. It was built to prevent the repeat of what happened to Vraga Moltus in the Black Tide War when the drow sacked the town and then proceeded to attack Vraga Moltus from beneath. Beyond Amurlax's imposing walls and numerous layers of defenses is the southwestern entrance to the Great Tradeway. Trade between Vraga Moltus and the Underdark civilizations of Igreshand often passes through Amurlax and is tariffed accordingly.